An experienced intellectual property and data privacy attorney, Leanthony focuses on counseling clients at the intersection of entertainment, technology, big data, and new media. He utilizes the law as a tool to solve clients’ problems by helping them protect and enforce their trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets from misuse online and in the marketplace.
Leanthony skillfully navigates the USPTO for clients, from the selection and clearance of a trademark to representing clients in administrative proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. He is also a member of the team managing, supervising, and overseeing an international trademark and copyright portfolio in numerous countries for a high-profile billion-dollar e-commerce and retail company. This work includes complex intellectual property licensing frameworks in more than 100 countries.
Clients appreciate Leanthony’s commitment to results, ability to process complex information and build an executable strategy, and his capacity to work on large-scale projects domestically and abroad. He maintains an open line of communication with clients and enjoys partnering with them as a team to add value to their brand.
He has expertise in privacy law and holds the Certified Information Privacy Professional U.S. (CIPP/US) credential through the International Association of Privacy Professionals. His experience includes internal and external policy drafting, data privacy due diligence, incident response and breach notification, and guiding clients through a variety of privacy compliance laws, including the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), New York Department of Financial Services Cybersecurity Regulation, EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), EU-U.S. and Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Frameworks, TCPA, CAN-SPAM Act, FCC CPNI regulations, ADA, and COPPA.
Leanthony’s experience is a natural fit for clients in the entertainment, gaming, new media, software, technology, and sports industries. His background supports clients with content media licensing and technology agreements, social media strategy, marketing compliance, FTC guidelines, and promotion restrictions.
