Harrison J. Dossick has over 20 years experience litigating and resolving intellectual property, contract, business tort, and other complex commercial disputes across a wide range of industries in state and federal courts. A substantial part of his practice is devoted to representing motion picture studios, television networks, technology companies, content owners, and other institutional media and entertainment companies in copyright, trademark, idea submission, profit participation, financing, acquisition, licensing and distribution disputes. His experience also encompasses e-commerce, Internet, advertising, trade secrets and right of publicity cases, and representing creditors in judgment enforcement, adversary bankruptcy proceedings and related actions.
Mr. Dossick is a member of the firm's Intellectual Property, Entertainment and Entertainment Litigation Practices, and is co-chair of the firm’s national E-Discovery Practice. He has been recognized as a Southern California Super Lawyer in
Los Angeles Magazine and
Southern California Super Lawyers Magazine (2006–2010).
Prior to joining the firm in 2000, Mr. Dossick was a partner with Troop Steuber Pasich Reddick & Tobey, LLP (originally known as Hill Wynne Troop & Meisinger) in Los Angeles.
Representative Matters
- Creatier Interactive, LLC v. Bates et al. Lead counsel to technology company in theft of trade secrets and related disputes.
- Grigson v. Creative Artists Agency, Columbia TriStar Home Video and Sony Pictures Entertainment. Lead defense counsel to motion picture studio in case alleging breach of distribution agreement involving sequel to “Texas Chainsaw Massacre.”
- Levine v. Game Show Network. Defended cable television channel in idea submission/copyright infringement dispute over television game show.
- In re Yari Film Group Releasing, LLC. Litigation counsel to major motion picture studio/distributor in bankruptcy court adversary proceedings; successfully defeated Debtor’s efforts to enjoin DVD release of licensed films.
- Jackson v. Universal Pictures LLLP. Successfully defended studio in action to enjoin theatrical release of motion picture.
- C2 Pictures, LLC v. Sony Pictures Entertainment. Defended studio in profit participation dispute brought by producers of sequel to "Basic Instinct."
- Ticketmaster Ticketing Corp. v. N2K, Inc. Trial counsel to industry leading e-commerce retailer in dispute with Internet advertiser.
Publications and Speeches
Mr. Dossick has authored more than a dozen articles published in the
Los Angeles Daily Journal and
Los Angeles Lawyer Magazine, including the cover story in its Seventeenth Annual Entertainment Law Issue, entitled, "Facing the Music" (co-authored with Partner David Halberstadter). He also has spoken at numerous seminars sponsored by the Los Angeles Copyright Society, the Beverly Hills Bar Association, the Century City Chamber of Commerce, iHollywood Forum and the Los Angeles County Bar Association on litigation and entertainment industry-related topics.
Education and Bar Admissions
Originally from New York, Mr. Dossick received his Juris Doctor from Boston University School of Law in 1986, and a Bachelor of General Studies from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, with distinction, in 1982. He is admitted to practice in California.