John F Burleigh
John F. Burleigh, a partner, is a graduate of Cornell University, where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Chicago, and is a graduate of the Harvard Law School (cum laude). Having taught constitutional law for 6 years and practiced for 25 years, Mr. Burleigh has litigation experience in the federal and state courts, as well as more generally in the areas of copyrights, trademarks, entertainment, publishing, online media and licensing.
Areas of Practice
- Litigation
- Intellectual Property
- Copyright
- Publishing (Traditional and Online)
- Entertainment
- Media Law
- Prepublication Counseling
- Technology Law
- Licensing
- Video Games
Bar Admissions
- New York, 1983
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York
Education
- Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts
- J.D. (Cum Laude) - 1983
- University of Chicago
- Ph.D. - 1978
- Major: Political Science
- University of Chicago
- M.A. - 1978
- Cornell University
- B.A. - 1969
- Honors: With Distinction in All Subjects, Phi Beta Kappa
Representative Cases
- Blakeman v. The Walt Disney Co., 613 F. Supp. 2d 288 (E.D.N.Y. 2009)
- Dabiri v. Federation of State Medical Boards, 2009 WL 803126 (E.D.N.Y. 2009)
- McGovern v. Solomon, 466 F.Supp.2d 554 (S.D.N.Y. 2006)
- Four Corners Comm., Inc. v. Graphic Arts Mut. Ins. Co., 38 Media L. Rep. 1405, 2009 WL 4441215 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2009)
- Kimm v. Lee, 2005 WL 89386, RICO Bus.Disp.Guide 10,811 (S.D.N.Y. 2005), aff’d, 196 Fed.Appx. 14 (2d Cir. 2006)