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drabinowitz@mosessinger.com
T: (212) 554-7815 F: (917) 206-4315
David Rabinowitz, co-head of both our Litigation and Employment and Labor Law practices has been a partner with Moses & Singer since 1985. He is an experienced litigator and trial attorney for civil commercial cases involving contracts, copyright, trademark and unfair competition, employment and employment discrimination, real estate, general and health privacy regulation, and decedents' estates and trusts with emphasis on the entertainment, media, banking and business products industries. Mr. Rabinowitz is experienced with arbitration and other alternative dispute resolution procedures, and he has appeared in state and federal courts throughout the United States.
Mr. Rabinowitz has lectured and participated on panels before The Association of the Bar of the City of New York, the American Bar Association, the Practising Law Institute, The Copyright Society of the U.S.A., the Licensing International annual convention and the Massachusetts Software Council. He has taught Copyright Law at Seton Hall Law School as an adjunct professor. He is a member and former trustee of The Copyright Society of the U.S.A. Mr. Rabinowitz has published articles which have appeared in Advertising Age, Entertainment Law Reporter, The Entertainment Publishing and the Arts Handbook, the Journal of The Copyright Society of the U.S.A. and Practical Lawyer. He has written a series of articles on Internet Law entitled "Web Site Story," which appeared in American Lawyer's Corporate Counsel magazine.
EDUCATION
- Columbia University School of Law, J.D., 1976
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, B.S., 1972
LAW SCHOOL ACTIVITIES/HONORS
- Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, 1973-1976
ARTICLES
- "Non-Traditional Fee Arrangements and Doing Business with Clients," talk given at The Copyright Society of the U.S.A., September 2007.
- "Intellectual Property," CRC Handbook of Chemistry & Physics, January 2003.
- "Why Employers Have to Pay Attention to the HIPAA Privacy Rule," VentureReporter.net, October 2001.
- "Privacy Lawsuits Based on Federal Statutes Protecting Electronic Data Generally," iHealthcare Weekly, March 2001.
- "New York State Insurance Enacts Privacy Rule: Part 2," iHealthcare Weekly, January 2001.
- "Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About the Copyright Act Before 1909," Journal of The Copyright Society of the U.S.A., January 2001.
- "New York State Insurance Enacts Privacy Rule: A Two Part Series," iHealthcare Weekly, November 2000.
- "Health and Financial Privacy Rules May Link Up: The Proposed Medical Financial Privacy Protection Act," iHealthcare Weekly, September 2000.
- "Everything You Didn't Want to Know About HIPAA But Have to Ask (Part 3-Administrative Simplification Rules)," e-Healthcare Market Reporter, June 2000.
- "Healthcare Websites: The Other Privacy Issue," iHealthcare Weekly, May 2000.
- "e-Health Law Issue," iHealthcare Weekly, March 2000.
- "Web Site Story 4-Nationwide Internet Jurisdiction is not Ended by Blue Note," Corporate Counsel, December 1999.
- "Evergreen Clauses: An Analysis of 3Com Corporation v. Banco de Brasil, S.A.," Documentary Credit World, September 1998.
- "Notice of Nonrenewal of an 'Evergreen' Letter of Credit Must be 'Clear and Unequivocal'," New York Business Law, September 1998.
- "Web Site Story 6-Breakaway Employees Beware," Corporate Counsel, August 1998.
- "Web Site Story 3-The Emerging Tort of Domain Name Infringement," Corporate Counsel, August 1997.
- "Web Site Story 5-Emerging Limits to Out-of-State Jurisdiction over Web Sites," Corporate Counsel, April 1997.
- "Web Site Story 2-Finding Yourself Subject to Jurisdiction Far, Far Away," Corporate Counsel, April 1997.
- "Web Site Story-A Legal Primer for Web Site Owners and Designers," Corporate Counsel, August 1996.
- "What To Do With A Fallen Star: Voiding Endorsement Deal Can Be a Legal Headache," Advertising Age, November 1994.
- "Choice of Law in Sound-Alike Cases," Entertainment Law Reporter, January 1993.
- "Copyright Preemption: New York State's Erroneous Interpretation," Journal of The Copyright Society of the U.S.A., co-authored with Helene Godin, March 1992.
- "Copyright and Trademark Infringement: Current Techniques for Plaintiffs and Defendants," 1990 Entertainment, Publishing and the Arts Handbook, Clark, Boardman, Callaghan, June 1990.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- New York State Bar Association
- Member and Former Trustee, The Copyright Society of the U.S.A.
- The Association of the Bar of the City of New York
BAR/COURT ADMISSIONS
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 2006
- U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, 2000
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1989
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 1988
- U.S. District Court, Western District of New York, 1986
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York, 1985
- U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, 1977
- New York, 1977
PRESENTATIONS
- "Non-Traditional Fee Arrangements and Doing Business with Clients," The Copyright Society of the U.S.A., 2007
- “Ethical Issues for the Entertainment Lawyer,” The Association of the Bar of the City of New York, 2006
- “Ethical Considerations in International Patent Licenses,” Practising Law Institute, 2006
- "Ethical Considerations In Licensing," Practising Law Institute Advanced Licensing Agreements, 2006
- "Understanding the Intellectual Property License," Practising Law Institute, 2005
- "Know Your Boundaries! The Unauthorized Practice of Law," Practising Law Institute, 2005
- "Winning Ethics in Licensing," Licensing International, 2004-2005
- Practising Law Institute's Eighth Annual Internet Law Institute, 2004
- "Ethics for the Entertainment Lawyer," The Association of the Bar of the City of New York, 2004
- "Ethics for the IP Practitioner," The Association of the Bar of the City of New York, 2003
- "Internet Law Institute," Practising Law Institute, 2003
- Adjunct Professor, Copyright Law, Seton Hall Law School, 2001-2004
- "Trademark Basics for Attorneys," The Association of the Bar of the City of New York, 2000-2003
- "Get Wired 2000: Practicing Arts, Entertainment, Media & Sports Law in the Digital Age," The Association of the Bar of the City of New York, 2000
- "Basic Ethics for the Negotiating Lawyer," The Copyright Society of the U.S.A., 2000, 2002
- The Copyright Society of the U.S.A., 2000 Annual Meeting
- "Internet Law," guest lecturer at Fordham University School of Law, 1998-2002
- "Fair Use-Real, Virtual and Totally Virtual," Trademark Committee, The Association of the Bar of the City of New York, 1997
- "Legal Issues in the Agency Business," American Association of Advertising Agencies, 1997
- "Understanding The Intellectual Property License," Practising Law Institute, 1997-2001
- "Look-Alikes and Sound-Alikes, the Legal Implications," American Corporate Counsel Association, 1996
- "Dispute Resolution Provisions in Copyright Related Contracts," The Copyright Society of the U.S.A., 1994
- Section of Patent, Trademark & Copyright, American Bar Association, Annual Meeting, 1993
- "How to Handle Basic Copyright and Trademark Problems," Practising Law Institute, 1990
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