Jessie F. Beeber
Partner
Related Practices
- Commercial Litigation
- Intellectual Property Litigation
- Advertising and Marketing Litigation
- Class Action Defense
- Trademark Litigation
- Trademark Prosecution and Brand Management
- Copyrights and Licensing
- Employee Mobility and Trade Secrets
- Litigation
- Insurance Coverage and Disputes
- Helms-Burton Act
- Trust and Estate Litigation
Related Industries
Experience
Experience
Representative Matters
- Representing a premier investment research firm in litigation against its former employee and his competing business venture for misappropriation of trade secrets and confidential information
- Represented the estate of Robert Indiana (the artist best known for his famous LOVE design) in two multi-party litigations and an arbitration, all stemming from disputes over Indiana’s artistic legacy and the rights to sell his valuable works
- Represented major sports and entertainment venues in their COVID-19 business interruption insurance recovery efforts
- Represented real estate partnerships in litigation stemming from surviving partners’ exercise of buyback rights
- Represented Companhia Energética Potiguar, a Brazilian operator of power plants, in its litigation against Caterpillar Inc., arising out of the malfunction of 144 generator sets manufactured by CAT; successfully opposed Caterpillar’s motion to dismiss for forum non conveniens and its summary judgment motion, leading to a favorable settlement shortly before trial
- Represented a well-known music performer in litigation with a former manager
- 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 against 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
- Represented Suffolk Federal Credit Union in a significant insurance coverage claim against its fidelity insurer
- Represented lenders and investors in connection with repurchase demands made by mortgage-backed securities issuers, underwriters, and monoline insurers
Insights
Insights
Credentials
Credentials
Education
- J.D. Cornell Law School 1995
- Note editor, Cornell Law Review
- B.A. Cornell University 1992
Bar Admissions
- New York
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Professional Memberships and Activities
- Venable
- Chair, Commercial Litigation New York
- Chair, Partnership Selection Committee
- Allyship co-chair, Diversity Council
- Member, Summer Associate Hiring Committee
Recognition
Recognition
- The Best Lawyers in America, 2025
- Profiles in Diversity Journal, Women Worth Watching in Leadership Award, 2023
- Super Lawyers, Intellectual Property Litigation, New York Metro, 2008 – 2018, 2020 – 2024
- Legal 500, Marketing and Advertising, 2015