Mr. Doniger focuses on business disputes in general and intellectual property in particular, representing television and film producers, photographers, musicians, authors, artists, and clients in the marketing, fashion, entertainment, real estate and hospitality industries. In his 30 years of practice, he has handled cases in the courts of CA, NY, IL, PA, TX, NV, CO, FL, IA, and NC, and overseen litigation in foreign jurisdictions including Canada and the United Kingdom through the firm’s network of local counsel. He has taken more cases to trial than most, realizing many six and seven-figure verdicts and settlements, including:

• [Confidential] $5+ million settlements for two tattoo artists against clothier.
• L.A. Printex Industries, Inc. v. Aeropostale, CV09-02449 (seven-figure settlement after 9th Circuit win)
• A.V.I.D. LLC v. Exist, Inc., Case No. 2:10-cv-09383 ($1,754,272 verdict)
• Star Fabrics, Inc. v. Morex, Inc. et al., 2:10-cv-7987 ($1.1 million day-of-trial settlement)
• Unicolors v. H&M Hennes Mauritz, LP., 2:16-cv-2322 ($1 million judgment after SCOTUS win)
• Harvest Aid, LLC v. Steven Paul, Echo Bridge Acquisition Corp, et al., 2:21-cv-4154 ($734,280 judgment)
• One World Marketing v. MEK Int’l, BC 193556 – ($550,000 verdict)
• Ou v. Li (the “Bling Empire” case), 21STCV36429 ($543,750 verdict)
• Desire LLC v. Manna Textile, et al., 2:16-cv-4295 ($480,000 verdict)
• TMB III Movie, LLC v. PFG Entertainment, 2:13-cv-04949 ($460,000 verdict)
• U.F.I. v. Lane Bryant, et al., 2:08-cv-6865 ($447,670 verdict)
• EKB v. Target Corp., et al., 2:10-cv-3334 ($389,638 verdict)

Mr. Doniger’s practice also includes appellate advocacy. He has successfully argued before the Ninth Circuit, Second Circuit, Eighth Circuit, and California appellate courts, and was part of the team that argued Unicolors, Inc. v. H&M Hennes & Mauritz, L.P., 595 U.S. 178 (2022)—cases which resulted in important holdings clarifying various areas of, inter alia, copyright and California Anti-SLAPP law.

In 2023 Mr. Doniger was selected to receive a California Lawyers Association IP Law Section Vanguard Award which “honors outstanding legal professionals in the judiciary, private practice, in-house practice, academia, and public policy advocacy for their contributions to the advancement of intellectual property law.” He has also been designated a California Super Lawyer for the years 2021-2025, a Martindale-Hubbell Platinum level Client Champion, and has been honored with numerous other professional accolades.

He currently sits on the Executive Committee of the CLA IP Law Section, serves as advisory counsel for American Photographic Artists and works with a coalition of trade groups to advance artist rights through legislative and other avenues. He regularly speaks on intellectual property topics and has been retained as an expert witness on handling of copyright litigation.

Mr. Doniger is a graduate of the USC Law School and the Straus Institute’s mediation training program and has served as a mediator both privately and for the Los Angeles Superior Court. When not lawyering, he enjoys spending quality time with his family and friends, live music, and discussing black holes, dark matter, and other things that lend perspective to the significance of our problems.