Alex Weingarten

Partner

Venable

THE LATEST: A trial lawyer active in entertainment, trusts and estate litigation, Weingarten tackles business matters in dispute. Representing the adult children of the late rocker Tom Petty, he resolved an estate conflict with his clients& stepmother in December. He has also recently represented Selena Gomez in a right of publicity claim and defended the music group 5 Seconds of Summer against a copyright infringement claim over the song "Youngblood." Other clients include Anonymous Content, Fuse Media, Spotify, Vevo, Xponential Fitness, Universal Music Group, Will Ferrell and Brooke Shields.

BACKGROUND: Weingarten's practice spans Hollywood talent, executives, entrepreneurs, companies and high-net-worth individuals, which often involves intellectual property ramifications. Representing a potentially huge music event that raced against the clock to launch on an anniversary, Weingarten advised&Woodstock 50 that, after many twists and turns, it was unable to mount a revival of the fabled music festival.

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