Edward "Ed" Klaris - Lawyer in New York, NY

Edward Klaris is the managing partner at Klaris Law andCEO of KlarisIP. He founded the firms in 2015 after having been a litigator atDavis Wright Tremaine, as well as a 17-year stint in-house at ABC/Disney, TheNew Yorker, and Conde Nast. Since 2005, Ed has been an adjunct professor atColumbia Law School, teaching media law and intellectual property. Since starting Klaris, Ed has been recognized as one ofthe Best Lawyers in America by US News World Report and as a Trailblazerby the NY Law Journal. The Financial Times and Inc. 5000 both awarded the firmone of the fastest growing businesses in North America. The firm prides itselfon being highly responsive to clients and providing first class legal servicesat reasonable rates fit to client needs. Ed has thrived at building a strong practice and cares deeply about surrounding himself with smart,open-minded colleagues, who are share his passion forthe work.

Over the course of Eds career, he has representedclients in a range of business sectors, servingas an advisor and advocate for small, medium and largecompanies. His media andentertainment practice covers publishing, podcasting, movie and TV production,documentaries, pre-publication review, licensing, distribution, technology,virtual reality, machine learning, online subscription and commerce businesses,as well as many clients in the art business. Eds trademark practice includesstudios, major hospitality businesses, lifestyle and gaming companies, and manyothers. The firm has connections with a large network of intellectual property firmsaround the world.

Ed has published many articles and contributedto several books, including the definitivecopyright and trademark due diligence report for the Practicing Law Institute. He speaks at conferences aroundthe world and is an active member of the Media Law Resource Center and theAssociation of the Bar of the City of NY. He raised his two children in NYC with his wife, RobinPogrebin, a reporter for The New York Times, and now also spends part of the year working from Los Angeles. Ed graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Vassar College and wasthe Editor-in-Chief of the Arts Entertainment Law Journal at Cardozo LawSchool. He is admitted to practice in the United States Supreme Court,and the federal and state courts in New York.