Jonathan Pink
Jonathan Stuart Pink (born May 17, 1961), is an American attorney specializing in entertainment and media, business and intellectual property disputes. He is currently a partner with Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP based in the firm’s Los Angeles offices, where he is national Co-Chair of the firm's Entertainment, Media and Sports Practice Group. In addition, Pink previously served as an adjunct professor of intellectual property law at Western State University Law School, and was a [http://www.calbar.ca.gov/Attorneys/Sections/Intellectual-Property-Law/IP-Vanguard-Awards#a2015 2015 recipient of the IP Vanguard Award], the highest distinction awarded by the Intellectual Property Section of the California State Bar.
Education and early career
Undergraduate and graduate studies, and early work
Pink began his undergraduate studies at the University of California, Berkeley. He graduated with Bachelor of Arts degrees in English and French in the spring of 1983. for various studios around Los Angeles, including TriStar Pictures and Columbia Pictures. His work eventually led him to become a Samuel Goldwyn Award finalist in 1985.
During his final year at UCLA, Pink landed a writing internship for Paramount Pictures in Los Angeles where he worked on the popular sitcom Cheers, then in production for its sixth season. After his internship with Paramount ended in the summer of 1988, Pink shifted his focus back towards screenwriting until 1991, when he became a syndicated cartoonist for Tribune Media Services.
Law school
In 1992, while still working as a cartoonist and screenwriter, Pink attended Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles. Pink graduated from Southwestern with a Juris Doctor in 1995. where he practiced as an Associate in the Intellectual Property Group until 2004. While at Sedgwick, Detart, Moran & Arnold LLP, defended the former members of the band, Black Flag, in a trademark claim brought by one of their former bandmates, represented Tony Award-winning performer, Ben Vereen, in the actor's action for misappropriation of his name and likeness in connection with a toothpaste advertisement.
Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard and Smith, LLP
In 2004, Pink made partner at Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard and Smith LLP, a Los Angeles-based law firm with 31 offices across the U.S. He served as Vice Chairman of the firm’s Intellectual Property Group.
During his four years at Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard and Smith LLP, Pink served as lead defense counsel in a seminal intellectual property case invalidating as unconstitutional Section 511(a) of the United States Copyright Act: Marketing Information Masters, Inc. v. Board of Trustees of the California State University System, 552 F. Supp. 2d 1088 (S.D. Cal. 2008).
Bryan Cave, LLP
Pink moved to international law firm Bryan Cave LLP in 2008, to head the firm’s Internet and New Media Team. His practice focused on intellectual property and commercial litigation, including arts and entertainment-related matters. Beginning February 2013, Pink served as leader of the firm’s Entertainment and Media Team. Among other high-profile cases, Pink served as lead litigation counsel for internationally known music group The Black Eyed Peas, and NPR’s All Things Considered, and has been quoted by The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, and The Wall Street Journal. He was mentioned and publicly thanked in the liner notes to pop star David Guetta's album, "Listen".
Although his cartoons no longer appear in publications with any regularity, in 2008, Pink's illustrations were included in the international cartooning exhibition, Salon d'Humor, in St. Just le Martel, France.
Pink has been named a “Southern California Super Lawyer” by Los Angeles Magazine every year since 2008, as well as 2006. He is a [http://www.calbar.ca.gov/Attorneys/Sections/Intellectual-Property-Law/IP-Vanguard-Awards#a2015 2015 recipient of the IP Vanguard Award], the highest distinction awarded by the Intellectual Property Section of the California State Bar.<ref name="The State Bar of California"/>
Education and early career
Undergraduate and graduate studies, and early work
Pink began his undergraduate studies at the University of California, Berkeley. He graduated with Bachelor of Arts degrees in English and French in the spring of 1983. for various studios around Los Angeles, including TriStar Pictures and Columbia Pictures. His work eventually led him to become a Samuel Goldwyn Award finalist in 1985.
During his final year at UCLA, Pink landed a writing internship for Paramount Pictures in Los Angeles where he worked on the popular sitcom Cheers, then in production for its sixth season. After his internship with Paramount ended in the summer of 1988, Pink shifted his focus back towards screenwriting until 1991, when he became a syndicated cartoonist for Tribune Media Services.
Law school
In 1992, while still working as a cartoonist and screenwriter, Pink attended Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles. Pink graduated from Southwestern with a Juris Doctor in 1995. where he practiced as an Associate in the Intellectual Property Group until 2004. While at Sedgwick, Detart, Moran & Arnold LLP, defended the former members of the band, Black Flag, in a trademark claim brought by one of their former bandmates, represented Tony Award-winning performer, Ben Vereen, in the actor's action for misappropriation of his name and likeness in connection with a toothpaste advertisement.
Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard and Smith, LLP
In 2004, Pink made partner at Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard and Smith LLP, a Los Angeles-based law firm with 31 offices across the U.S. He served as Vice Chairman of the firm’s Intellectual Property Group.
During his four years at Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard and Smith LLP, Pink served as lead defense counsel in a seminal intellectual property case invalidating as unconstitutional Section 511(a) of the United States Copyright Act: Marketing Information Masters, Inc. v. Board of Trustees of the California State University System, 552 F. Supp. 2d 1088 (S.D. Cal. 2008).
Bryan Cave, LLP
Pink moved to international law firm Bryan Cave LLP in 2008, to head the firm’s Internet and New Media Team. His practice focused on intellectual property and commercial litigation, including arts and entertainment-related matters. Beginning February 2013, Pink served as leader of the firm’s Entertainment and Media Team. Among other high-profile cases, Pink served as lead litigation counsel for internationally known music group The Black Eyed Peas, and NPR’s All Things Considered, and has been quoted by The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, and The Wall Street Journal. He was mentioned and publicly thanked in the liner notes to pop star David Guetta's album, "Listen".
Although his cartoons no longer appear in publications with any regularity, in 2008, Pink's illustrations were included in the international cartooning exhibition, Salon d'Humor, in St. Just le Martel, France.
Pink has been named a “Southern California Super Lawyer” by Los Angeles Magazine every year since 2008, as well as 2006. He is a [http://www.calbar.ca.gov/Attorneys/Sections/Intellectual-Property-Law/IP-Vanguard-Awards#a2015 2015 recipient of the IP Vanguard Award], the highest distinction awarded by the Intellectual Property Section of the California State Bar.<ref name="The State Bar of California"/>
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