Lorri Lomnitzer, Esq.

Lorri Lomnitzer is an associate with Assouline & Berlowe and emphasizes her practice in intellectual property and commercial litigation. Prior to becoming an attorney at Assouline & Berlowe, Ms. Lomnitzer was Director of Operations at an independent record label where she handled all aspects of the music business, including distribution, production, and licensing. At the record label, Ms. Lomnitzer negotiated and prepared publishing and recording artists’ contracts, with a focus on copyright and royalty issues. Ms. Lomnitzer traveled annually to MIDEM in Cannes, France for the international music convention. Ms. Lomnitzer is experienced with negotiating content licensing contracts and track purchase agreements for CD compilations. Ms. Lomnitzer’s in-depth knowledge of the music industry coupled with her Intellectual Property Law training allows for an insightful perspective into copyright and trademark protection and enforcement.

Ms. Lomnitzer received her undergraduate degree from University of California Los Angeles, CA (UCLA) in Economics and obtained her law degree and certificate of concentration in Intellectual Property Law from Whittier Law School in California. While in California Ms. Lomnitzer worked at the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office-High Tech Crimes Unit where she handled high technology and intellectual property cases such as unauthorized CD and DVD duplication, trademark violations, e-bay fraud, identity theft and high profile trade secret crimes.

Areas of Practice

• Copyright and Trademark Registration
• Intellectual Property Litigation
• Entertainment Law

Languages Spoken

• French
• Hebrew
• Conversational Spanish

Bar Admissions

• State of Florida
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida

Education

Whittier Law School, Orange County, CA, J.D
    Intellectual Property Certificate Program
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), B.A. Economics

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association (ABA)
• American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
• Broward County Bar Association (BCBA), Entertainment and Sports Law Section
• Florida Bar
• Business Law
• Entertainment Arts and Sports Law
• Recording Academy Associate

Speaking Engagements

• Florida Entertainment and Sports Law Section (EASL), 2008 Retreat Lecture Series, How to Advise Your Clients in Your Practice of Law in the Digital Age regarding Intellectual Property Rights Protection and Infringement in the New Digital Era.

Past Employment Positions

• Kubicki Draper
• Kent Daniels & Associates
• Dayinvestor.com
• Summit Entertainment
• Olympia Records