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Vincent H. Chieffo
Greenberg Traurig, L.L.P.
2450 Colorado Avenue, Suite 400 East
Santa Monica, CA 90404
(Loa Angeles)
Admitted: 1971, California; U.S. District Courts, Northern, Central and Southern Districts of California; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth, Eleventh and Federal Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court
Law School: Columbia University School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 1970.
College: Hamilton College, A.B., 1967.
Birth Date and Place: New York, New York, October 5, 1945.
Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Entertainment Law; Litigation.
Additional Information: Member of the Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County (Member, Intellectual Property and Unfair Competition Section), American and International Bar Associations; State Bar of California; Los Angeles Copyright Society (Past President); Copyright Society of the U.S.A.
Staff Member 1968-1969 and Articles Editor, 1969-1970, Columbia Law Review. Law Clerk to Judge Wilfred Feinberg, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, New York, 1970-1971. Author: "Entertainment Law Practice in California," Parts I and II, California Business Law Reporter (SEB), September and November, 1991; "Bette Midler v. Ford Motor Co.: ‘To Impersonate Her Voice Is To Pirate Her Identity’" June, 1992; "Descendibility of Publicity, Rights/Flaws in the New State Law," Los Angeles Lawyer; "It's a Crude, Crude World: The Buchwald Case," Montage, April, 1990; "Current Issues in Entertainment Law," Intellectual Property Section of the State Bar of California, Los Angeles County, and the Los Angeles Copyright Society, 1989. Co-Author: "Vanna White and Tom Waits: Recent Court Decisions Expand Rights of Celebrities To Resist Unwanted Commercial Exploitation," California Business Law Reporter (SEB), December, 1992. Lecturer: Independent Feature Project/West (1988 Seminar Series - selected infringement and right of publicity subjects); USC Entertainment Law Institute, 1991 and 1998. Member, Planning Committee, 1991, and Co-Chairman, 1992-1993, USC Entertainment Law Institute. Member, California Copyright Conference.
Reported Cases: Fogerty v. Fantasy, 510 U.S. 57 (1994) on remand, 94 F.3d 553 (9th Cir. 1996); Alioto v. Pagola and Raider Football Club, Southern District of California, 1990-1995; Schwartz v. Las Vegas Sun, 104 nev. 508, 761P.2d 849 (1988) and 110 nev. 1042, 881 P.2d 638 (1994); Stone v. Williams, 970 F.2d 1043 (2d. Cir. 1992); Stone v. Gulf America Fire & Casualty Co., 554 So. 2d. 346 (ALA 1989); Demaris v. Greenspun, 712 F.2d. 433 (9th Cir. 1983); Cher v. Forum International Ltd., 692 F.2d. 634 (9th Cir. 1982); Guglielmi v. Spelling-Goldberg Prods, 25 Cal. 860 (1979).
Transactions: Representation of strategic partners in several mini-major studio international partnerships (Regency Pictures, Douglas-Reuther Productions) involving equity investments, multi-picture revolving lines of credit for up to $300 million, and single picture financing.
Firm Members: Daniell Newman Rick Shackelford Robert Herrington
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is Vincent Chieffo located?
Vincent Chieffo is located in Santa Monica, CA at 2450 Colorado Avenue, Suite 400 East, 90404 (Loa Angeles County).
What are Vincent Chieffo's practice areas?
Vincent Chieffo's practice areas include: Intellectual Property; Entertainment Law; Litigation..
What firm is Vincent Chieffo associated with?
Vincent Chieffo is associated with Greenberg Traurig, L.L.P. in Santa Monica, CA.
Where did Vincent Chieffo attend law school?
Vincent Chieffo attended Columbia University School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 1970. and Hamilton College, A.B., 1967..
When was Vincent Chieffo admitted to the bar?
Vincent Chieffo was admitted to practice: 1971, California; U.S. District Courts, Northern, Central and Southern Districts of California; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth, Eleventh and Federal Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court.