Sean Anderson

Intellectual Property, Digital Media & Technology

• Key defense counsel for multiple internet service providers in large-scale copyright infringement actions brought by record companies and music publishers involving peer-to-peer networks, ultimately resulting in a precedent-setting U.S. Supreme Court decision defining the scope of secondary liability.
• Represented multiple video game developers in copyright infringement and licensing disputes.
• Represented multiple online media and technology companies in matters involving Digital Millennium Copyright Act notice-and-takedown procedures.
• Represented a luxury goods company in a cross-border intellectual property and commercial dispute.
• Represented multiple technology companies in multiweek arbitrations and jury trials involving patent-licensing agreements and fraud claims.
• Defended major technology and financial services companies against antitrust claims involving joint ventures and patent pools.

Commercial & Financial Litigation

• Represented national companies in large-scale indemnification and commercial contract disputes.
• Represented financial institutions and corporate officers in securities and derivative class actions.
• Represented companies and individuals in FINRA arbitrations involving noncompete and contractual claims.

White Collar, Regulatory & Investigations

• Represented individuals and companies responding to subpoenas and investigations by the DOJ, SEC, New York Attorney General’s Office, Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, and other enforcement agencies.
• Represented technology companies in False Claims Act investigations brought by federal and state authorities.
• Advised on matters involving the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, anti-money laundering laws, and trade sanctions compliance.

Sean Anderson focuses his practice on intellectual property and commercial litigation, representing clients at all stages of complex matters—from counseling to pre-dispute investigations and from discovery through trials and appeals. Sean’s work frequently involves claims dealing with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, online content platforms, licensing disputes, and emerging technology such as artificial intelligence and digital assets.

Over the last decade, Sean has developed extensive experience in cutting-edge intellectual property disputes that are redefining the legal landscape. In representing both emerging and established companies, Sean brings his passion for the law and his clients’ businesses to efficiently achieve solutions to complicated disputes.

Before entering private practice, Sean gained government and judicial experience through internships with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (Civil and Criminal Divisions), the Hon. George B. Daniels of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, and the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Enforcement Division. Before law school, Sean spent six years working in contemporary art galleries in New York, an experience that continues to inform his understanding of creators’ rights, licensing, and the intersection of art, commerce, and intellectual property.

Languages

• French

Bar Admissions

• New York

Education

• Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 2015)
• The University of Chicago (B.A., 2006)

Court Admissions

• U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois

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