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Doug is a Partner of the New York office of Reed Smtih LLP, a member of the firm’s Entertainment and Media Industry Group and the leader of the firm's Advertising and Marketing Law Practice.

He has more than 35 years' experience representing the entertainment and media industries, including individuals and multinational companies in motion picture, publishing, advertising, marketing, promotions, unfair competition, intellectual property, and e-commerce matters. Doug serves as legal adviser to several worldwide trade organizations and is General Counsel to the Association of National Advertisers, the Advertising Research Foundation, and the Advertising Council. He is also the chief negotiator for the Joint Policy Committee on Broadcast Talent Union Relations, the multi-employer bargaining unit for the advertising industry that negotiates the multi-billion dollar commercials collective bargaining agreements with SAG-AFTRA and the American Federation of Musicians. In addition Doug is the founder of the Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA), a network comprised of independent law firms that have expertise in advertising and marketing law with members in more than 80 countries. Doug also has considerable experience in intellectual property issues that rise in connection with marketing brands, including trademark protection, Internet domain name disputes and gTLD issues, and ICANN governance.

Doug is also an adjunct faculty on Advertising Law at the University of New Hampshire School of Law.

According to The Legal 500 directory, Doug is described by his clients as smart, direct, efficient, and great to deal with.

Honors & Awards

• Featured in The International Who’s Who of Sports & Entertainment Lawyers by Who’s Who Legal, November 2013
• Named 2013 “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers in America
• Top rated in both Chambers and the Legal 500
• Selected for inclusion in the 2007-2014 issues of Super Lawyers
• Selected for the 2009-2015 editions of Best Lawyers in America
• Honorary Doctor of Law degree, University of New Hampshire School of Law, 2011

Publications

• Crowded Skies: Opportunities and Challenges in an Era of Drones, 31 March 2015
• "ANA Webinar: Programmatic Buying – Real Time Buying, Real Time Legal Problems," AdLaw® By Request™, 23 December 2014
• "ANA Webinar: Programmatic Buying - Real Time Buying, Real Time Legal Problems," Adlaw By Request, 23 December 2014
• "ABA Event – Operation Full Disclosure: What You Need to Know About TV and Print