IP Transactions Attorneys Host Right of Publicity Roundtable

Event
October 29, 2025

IP transactions partners Erica Han and Dan Freshman, IP transactions counsel Evan Gourvitz, senior counsel Dennis Coleman, who founded the firm’s sports law practice, and IP transactions associate Jackie Malmed hosted a Right of Publicity Roundtable on October 28 in New York City.

The Ropes & Gray attorneys joined in-house attorneys from beauty, technology, luxury goods, sports, and media organizations to engage in a robust conversation on topics including trends in influencer and celebrity endorsement deals; next-generation AI and AI influencers; navigating the conflicting demands of right of publicity, defamation, free speech and fair use; and next-generation name/image/likeness issues for college and youth athletes following the House v. NCAA settlement.