John Margiotta

Partner @Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu

New York, NY, US

John Margiotta is a Partner at Fross Zelnick. His practice is broadly focused on both contentious and non-contentious matters. On the contentious side, John litigates, mediates and arbitrates in the areas of copyright, trademark and trade dress infringement, anti-counterfeiting, unfair competition, false advertising, trademark dilution, breach of contract, right of publicity and First Amendment and Internet-related matters. On the non-contentious side, John negotiates and drafts a wide range of commercial agreements, including vendor agreements, celebrity endorsement contracts, appearance contracts, personal services contracts, apparel and consumer goods licenses, transfer and assignments of rights agreements, commissioned art and author-publisher agreements, software and SAS licenses, sponsorship agreements, dealer and distribution agreements, and trademark co-existence agreements. He also regularly advises clients on trademark clearance and registration issues, gray goods enforcement, copyright registration and protection, trademark and anti-counterfeiting enforcement strategies, as well as international portfolio management. John works with clients spanning a wide range of industries, including luxury brands, watches, jewelry, shoes, apparel, wine and liquor, banking, auditing, consulting, entertainment, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, facilities management services, publishing and software. John has been recognized by Chambers USA (20••••15), Legal 50•••••••15), Managing Intellectual Property IP Stars (20••••15), New York SuperLawyers Rising Stars (2011) and New York SuperLawyers (20••••15). He was recently specially mentioned in the World Trademark Review\'s 2016 (handles counterfeiting work \"exceedingly well\").

College of the Holy Cross

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) with Honors, Magna Cum Laude, Philosophy

Harvard Law School

Doctor of Law (JD), Cum Laude

Columbia University - Graduate School of Journalism

Master of Science (MS)