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Michael is a precedent‑setting trial and appellate lawyer who defends technology and media companies in industry‑defining copyright and digital media disputes, helping clients manage existential risk, reshape liability standards, and protect innovative distribution models.
Michael Elkin, three-time Am Law Litigation Daily “Litigator of the Week” winner, represents technology, media, publishers, and entertainment companies in complex intellectual property disputes arising from the distribution of digital content and the use of emerging technologies. Michael’s practice includes trial and appellate litigation involving copyright, trademark, patent licensing, and trade secret claims, particularly matters addressing secondary liability, user‑generated content, and generative artificial intelligence applications.
Michael has extensive experience litigating claims under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, including disputes involving safe‑harbor protections, and large‑scale allegations tied to subscriber or platform activity. He has tried bet-the-industry digital media trials and argued appeals that have helped shape the boundaries of copyright law in the digital media revolution. He regularly represents internet service providers, online platforms, and content distributors facing claims with significant financial exposure.Credentials
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Brooklyn Law School
J.D. · 1985
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Best Lawyers in America — Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Entertainment Law - Music
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Intellectual Property
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Additional Areas of Practice:
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Arbitration
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Communications Law
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Copyright Law
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Media Law
2026
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Michael Elkin focuses on Entertainment and IP.
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Michael Elkin primarily serves clients in New York, with an office at 90 Park Avenue, 15th Floor.
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