David M. Given
Phillips Erlewine & Given LLP
DAVID M. GIVEN is a founding partner of Phillips, Erlewine & Given LLP, with
offices in San Francisco and Los Angeles. His law 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 LicenseMusic.com.
More recently, David has given advice to developers of content applications for various
consumer-oriented device platforms like the Apple iPhone.
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