Victor A. Kovner
Partner
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
New York, NY
Areas of Expertise
- First Amendment
- Communication law
- Commercial litigation
- Intellectual property
Biographical Information
- J.D., Columbia University School of Law
- B.A., Yale College
Work Experience
- Partner, Lankenau Kovner & Outten
- Corporation Counsel of the City of New York, 1990-1991
Representative Memberships
- Advisory Board of Media Law Reporter
- Chair, Legal Affairs Committee of Magazine Publishers of America
- Member, Lawyers Committee of Association of American Publishers
- Member, Copyright Society
- Cofounder of Libel Defense Resource Center
Publications
- Commercial Litigation in New York State Courts, 2d, chapter 84, "Commercial Defamation"
Representative Writings
- Principal author of annual outline on law of news gathering, invasion of privacy, and related torts for PLI Communications Law
Representative Engagements
- Regular lecturer at Practising Law Institute's annual Communications Law Seminar
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