Frisoli, Leonard M.

Mr. Friedberg is Counsel in the Intellectual Property Group. He has 25 years of experience in the protection, licensing and enforcement of intellectual property rights. His practice encompasses trademark and copyright law, unfair competition, trade secrets, advertising law, internet law and entertainment law. Mr. Friedberg represents clients in a variety of industries, including consumer goods and services, computer software and hardware, pharmaceutical and biomedical products, media and entertainment and financial services, for both corporate work and litigation before state and federal courts and in the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Mr. Friedberg has a range of professional and educational affiliations. He was selected for Super Lawyers in the New York Metro Region in 2007, 2008 and 2010, and was a speaker for "Strategic Licensing Opportunities" for the Strategic Research Institute. He taught "Internet and New Media Law" at Fordham Law School C.L.E. and was a Judge for the Cardozo Entertainment Moot Court Competition. He is also member of the International Trademark Association and is on the editorial subcommittee of The Trademark Reporter. He is regularly quoted in the press. Mr. Friedberg recently authored Navigating Intellectual Property Disputes, an authoritative, insider's perspective on assisting clients with managing IP assets and litigating disputes.

Mr. Friedberg received his B.A. in 1982 from SUNY Binghamton and his J.D. in 1985 from Duke University School of Law.  His legal accreditations include Bar Admissions to the United States District Courts for the Northern District of New York in 2007, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in 2002, the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York in 1987, and New York State in 1986.