Gourvitz, Evan

Evan Gourvitz has successfully litigated intellectual property disputes and counseled clients on intellectual property protection, as both outside and in-house counsel, for more than 20 years.

He has handled every type of intellectual property matter, including copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, false advertising, and right of publicity, as well as First Amendment and general commercial litigation matters, for clients in the consumer products, entertainment, alcoholic beverage, pharmaceutical, financial, technology, publishing, and fashion industries, among others.

Evan is especially familiar with social media, having been involved both personally and professionally for more than 25 years. He regularly advises clients on cutting-edge digital issues, including the removal of purportedly infringing, libelous, or offensive materials from websites and social media; the use of celebrity and brand names on social media; cybersquatting and UDRP proceedings; social media reputation management; doxing (the public release of personal information on the Internet); and how to prevent disputes and demand letters from “going viral.”