Jessie F. Beeber

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

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

• Profiles in Diversity Journal, Women Worth Watching in Leadership Award, 2023
• Super Lawyers, Intellectual Property Litigation, New York Metro, 2008 – 2018, 2020 – 2023
• Legal 500, Marketing and Advertising, 2015