David Milton Given

DAVID M. GIVEN, partner and co-founder of the firm, began his career with the esteemed New York trial attorney Louis Nizer. His current practice spans both commercial and class action litigation as well as transactional matters, the latter with a special emphasis on entertainment, technology and intellectual property law.

David has served as counsel in a number of high-profile cases, including in the copyright infringement case against pop-star AVRIL LAVIGNE; in the long-running dispute among members of the iconic punk rock band DEAD KENNEDYS; and in the battle over the right to use the moniker to the popular classic rock act THE DOOBIE BROTHERS. Following his representation of Carolyn "Mountain Girl" Garcia in a highly publicized case involving the estate of the legendary JERRY GARCIA, David was instrumental in formulating and executing the strategy for the post-estate administration of Jerry's invaluable intellectual property rights.

David has also counseled clients like LUCASFILM LTD., SONY PLAYSTATION and VIZ MEDIA as well as a host of online companies and startups on a range of transactional matters, including on such issues as digital rights management and licensing, digital distribution of entertainment-related content, and international copyright law. Among other things, David was responsible for crafting one of the first online music licenses in his capacity as outside counsel to what was then known as . More recently, David has given advice to developers of content applications for various consumer-oriented device platforms like the Apple iPhone.