Lady Gaga. Kanye West. Justin Timberlake. The list of clients Pryor Cashman has represented in intellectual property matters during the past year reads like the guest list for a Grammys afterparty. From trademark and copyright cases to right-of-publicity and patent matters, the firm has represented some of the music industry’s biggest stars and major corporate players, including Universal Music Group, EMI Music Publishing and Capitol Records.
Pryor Cashman has been representing recording artists such as Bob Dylan for nearly 50 years, but the rise of digital media has created a whole new area of demand for the firm’s intellectual property service. In response, Pryor Cashman started a digital-media group, which includes attorneys from its IP, corporate and litigation practices. The group focuses on matters involving the distribution, reproduction and performance of copyrighted information on the Internet.
