Representation of record company in litigation against band members and competitor

Represented a small, independent record company in litigation that ensued when the members of one of the most successful “boy bands” of the 1990s disaffirmed their recording contracts with the client and signed new contracts with a major recording label. The litigation focused upon the rights of the record company and the group members in the trademark under which the band’s recordings had been released. The litigation resulted in a major decision by the United States Court of Appeals in favor of the record company. That decision continues to be cited in cases involving competing claims to the names of musical acts.