Jessie F. Beeber

Representative Matters

• Represented J.K. Rowling and Scholastic against claims of trademark and copyright infringement stemming from the Harry Potter books
• Represented Clorox (Fresh Step Litter) in a prominent comparative advertising dispute
• Defended The Pep Boys in a false advertising class action
• Represented John Wiley & Sons in a series of copyright infringement lawsuits brought by photographers
• Represented artist Allen Hirsch in a property damage trial
• Represented the Tribeca Film Festival in a large-scale trademark infringement lawsuit against an infringer
• Represented The Gatorade Company in litigation and NAD proceedings regarding comparative advertising claims
• Represented Samsung Electronics America, Inc. in network challenges over consumer electronics products
• Represented Employers Reinsurance Company in a dispute with MP3.com regarding coverage for copyright infringement claims
• Represented the Margaret Mitchell Estate in a controversial copyright case against the author and publisher of The Wind Done Gone, a parody of Gone With the Wind
• Represented the author and publisher of 60 Years Later: Coming Through the Rye against a copyright infringement claim brought by J.D. Salinger
• Representing Suffolk Federal Credit Union in a significant insurance coverage claim against its fidelity insurer
• Representing lenders and investors in connection with repurchase demands made by mortgage-backed securities issuers, underwriters, and monoline insurers

Education

• J.D. Cornell Law School 1995
• • Note Editor, Cornell Law Review
• B.A. Cornell University 1992

Bar Admissions

• New York

Court Admissions

• Southern District of New York
• Eastern District of New York
• Northern District of New York
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Professional Memberships and Activities

• Vice-chair, Advertising Disputes and Litigation Committee, Antitrust Section of the American Bar Association

• Super Lawyers, Intellectual Property Litigation, New York Metro, 2008 – 2018, 2020
• Legal 500, Marketing and Advertising, 2015

Personal Activities