Paul V. LiCalsiPartner
- New York
- E: plicalsi@reitlerlaw.com
- P: (212) 209-3090(212) 209-3090
- F: (212) 371-5500
- Experience
- Education
- Professional
- Admissions
- Publications
Experience
Paul LiCalsi is a seasoned litigator who has worked in a wide variety of industries, with a particular concentration in entertainment and media. Adept at the complexities of high-stakes commercial and intellectual property disputes, Mr. LiCalsi has represented many leading entertainment and media institutions and individuals, including Apple Corps Limited (the Beatles), Cardi B, Taylor Swift, Elton John, Billy Joel, Dominic Dunne and the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). His experience includes copyright, trademark, Internet rights, enforcement of personal services contracts, contract and commercial disputes, rights of publicity, and unfair competition, and he speaks frequently on issues at the frontlines of entertainment, media and intellectual property. Mr. LiCalsi brings the same insight and dedication that distinguish his longstanding role as counsel to the Beatles to his service on the Board of the T.J. Martell Foundation, the music industry’s largest foundation that funds innovative medical research focused on finding cures for leukemia, cancer and AIDS.
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- Duke University School of Law, J.D., with Honors
- Yale University, B.A., cum laude
Professional
- Co-Chairman, Litigation Committee of New York State Bar Association Entertainment and Sports Law Section
- Board of Directors of the T.J. Martell Foundation for Leukemia, Cancer and AIDS Research
Admissions
- New York
Publications
- Speeches:
- Copyright Law and Litigation – Annual Review New York State Bar Association, Entertainment and Sports Law Section, New York, New York (November 17, 2017)
- The Art of Copyright War: A Look Inside the World of the Copyright Infringement Case North American Law Summit for Entertainment, Sports, and IP, Montego Bay, Jamaica (November 10, 2017)
- Hot Topics and Emerging Issues in Entertainment Law Entertainment & Technology Law Conference (March 26, 2015)
- Entertainment Law Through the Eyes of a Litigator American Bar Association 26th Annual North American Law Summit, Costa Rica (November 13, 2014)
- The Legal Geniuses Panel Future of Music Coalition, Washington, D.C. (October 28, 2014)
- Beyond the Copyright Claim Using All Your Ammunition CMJ Music Marathon 2012 (October 2012)
- Featured Speaker:
- 23rd Annual North American Entertainment, Sports & Intellectual Property Law Conference (November 2011)
- Representing Minors in New York New York State Bar Entertainment and Sports Law Section (October 2011)
- Cutting Edge Music Conference (August 2009 and September 2011)
- Annual Southern Regional Entertainment and Sports Law Conference (2000-2013)
- From Hollywood to South Beach:
- The Second Annual International Legal Symposium on the World of Music, Film, Television and Sports ABA Forum on the Entertainment & Sports Industries (April 2011)
- Entertainment Litigation can be Entertaining!!! North American Entertainment, Sports and Intellectual Property Law Conference (November 2010)
- Irreparable Harm: Injunctive Relief in Copyright Infringement Actions After Salinger Moderator, New York State Bar Entertainment and Sports Law Section (September 2010)
- World of Music, Film, Television and Sports American Bar Association’s First Annual International Legal Symposium (April 2010)
- Entertainment and Sports Industries American Bar Association Annual Meeting (October 2009) 17th Annual Cutting Edge Music Business Conference (August 2009)
- Annual Meeting of the Copyright Society of the U.S.A. Featured speaker on the subjects of political parody, fair use and copyright infringement (June 2009)