Generative AI and IP: Confidentiality, Protectability, Risk Mitigation, and Latest Developments

Ms. McGinn’s practice focuses on matters involving the convergence of advertising and promotions, emerging media, technology, privacy, and intellectual property law. She works with many of the best-known brands in the country, including H&R Block and the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. and its confection brands. Embracing a business-minded approach, she helps clients develop new brand assets and assists them in promoting and advertising their brands and products. Clients--including Turner Broadcasting and its programming properties, for which she handles trademark clearances for new shows, web properties, interstitials and sweepstakes--regularly turn to Ms. McGinn for trademark counseling services. In the advertising and promotions facet of her practice, she works with clients on sweepstakes review, copy review, and promotion design and fulfillment, with an emphasis on internet and interactive advertising and promotions. Ms. McGinn also provides legal services for digital companies and app developers, handling a variety of IP matters and privacy policies and practices relating to websites and mobile applications. As a thought leader in her industry, she frequently speaks at events and conferences. Ms. McGinn also serves as the firm’s first chief diversity partner and co-chair of the Diversity Committee.  

Ms. Wiznitzer maintains a transactional practice focused on advertising, media, entertainment, sports and technology. She is experienced in drafting and negotiating a wide range of commercial, corporate, entertainment, sports and financial service agreements and transactions. Specifically, Ms. Wiznitzer advises clients on matters associated with intellectual property, licensing, brand protection and sponsorship, as well as in connection with joint ventures, M&As, broad corporate transactions, new ventures and general corporate matters. Notably, she has worked with professional sports teams and leagues on a variety of corporate and commercial transactions.