Harvey Wayne Geller

I am a well-known and highly respected litigation attorney with almost 30 years of experience handling matters for both plaintiffs and defendants.  I have been at the forefront of almost every major issue affecting the intellectual property and online communities as well as the entertainment industry, and was instrumental in developing and shaping new media and Internet piracy law.  I litigated the landmark cases against , Napster, Aimster, Grokster, LimeWire, and Grooveshark, in addition to the industry leading cases against “user generated content” websites.  I also litigated the groundbreaking case against Napster’s investors, and was instrumental in creating one of the largest and most successful nationwide anti-piracy programs ever instituted in the United States.  I am currently leading the trailblazing class actions involving the protection of pre-1972 recordings brought by Flo & Eddie (The Turtles) against Sirius XM and Pandora.

But my expertise expands well beyond entertainment, new media, and intellectual property issues.  I also have broad and significant experience litigating a wide range of matters involving antitrust, business torts, defamation and trade libel, contract disputes, accounting and royalty disputes, bankruptcy, employment, real estate, insurance, and personal injury.  I have litigated extensively in state and federal court around the country as well as abroad and is experienced in all aspects of litigation, including trials and appeals, and class actions.

Prior to joining Gradstein & Marzano as Of Counsel, I was was Deputy General Counsel and Senior Vice President of Business & Legal Affairs at Universal Music Group (UMG) – one of the largest entertainment companies in the world with interests in recorded music, music publishing, distribution, artist management and merchandise where for more than 15 years, I was its head of litigation and its primary legal affairs counsel.  Before joining UMG, I was a partner with a prominent mid-sized general practice law firm in Los Angeles, where I built a complex business litigation practice with an emphasis on intellectual property, unfair competition, unfair business practices, antitrust, securities, and entertainment.