Doug is a member of the firm’s Entertainment and Media Industry Group and the leader of the firm's Advertising and Marketing Law Practice, recognized by U.S. News & World Reports as the 2016 Law Firm of the Year for Advertising Law.
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 an adjunct faculty on Advertising Law at the University of New Hampshire School of Law and the author of four books, Please be Advised, a Legal Reference Guide for the Advertising Executive, 101 Things I Want to Say…the Collection, a book of parental advice, and Presidential Intentions and Presidential Declarations, novels of historical fiction.
According to The Legal 500 directory, Doug is described by his clients as smart, direct, efficient, and great to deal with.
