Lee Brenner, chair of Venable's Entertainment and Media Litigation Group and a member of the firm’s board of directors, is a trial attorney and high-stakes business litigator. With numerous published decisions in his career, Lee has deep experience in the media and entertainment industry, particularly in the areas of defamation, copyright law, idea theft, credit disputes, privacy, intellectual property, and right of publicity. He has developed significant experience regarding defamation by anonymous posters on the Internet. Lee also has an extensive background in handling matters related to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).
A sought-after speaker and educator, Lee speaks regularly to clients and professional groups on contract disputes, spinoffs, remakes, defamation, right of publicity, copyright, idea submission, and privacy. Lee is also dedicated to community service. Notably, he has performed pro bono counsel and trial work regarding First Amendment issues.