Alanna B. Newman
Special Counsel
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Phone: +1 212 404 8733
- Duane Morris LLP
22 Vanderbilt
335 Madison Avenue, 23rd Floor
New York, NY 10017-4669
USA
Alanna B. Newman practices in the areas of commercial litigation and intellectual property law. Ms. Newman focuses her practice primarily on litigation, investigations, and providing advice in a variety of complex commercial matters, including intellectual property disputes and matters involving trademark and copyright.
Ms. Newman is a cum laude graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where she was an Articles Editor for the Journal of Constitutional Law, and a summa cum laude graduate of Cornell University.
Ms. Newman served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Kiyo A. Matsumoto in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
Areas of Practice
- Litigation and Dispute Resolution
- Intellectual Property and Media Law
- Internal Investigations
Admissions
- New York
- New Jersey
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Education
- University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, J.D., cum laude
- Articles Editor, Journal of Constitutional Law - Cornell University, B.S., summa cum laude
Experience
- Duane Morris LLP
- Special Counsel, 2022-present
- Associate, 2020-2022 - Satterlee Stephens LLP
- Associate, 2018-2020 - Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
- Associate, 2012-2016, 2017-2018 - U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- Law Clerk to the Hon. Kiyo A. Matsumoto, 2016-2017
Honors and Awards
- Named to Best Lawyers "Ones to Watch," 2024-2027
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Selected Publications
- Co-author, "Northern District of California Decides AI Training Is Fair Use, but Pirating Books May Still Be Infringing," Duane Morris Alert, July 2, 2025
- Co-author, "Supreme Court Again Declines to Weigh In on Discovery Rule's Application to Copyright Infringement Claims," Duane Morris Alert, June 24, 2025
- Co-author, "Second Circuit Says “Sophisticated” Plaintiffs Are Not Precluded from Relying on the Discovery Rule to Bring Copyright Infringement Claims," Intellectual Property & Technology Law Journal, Vol. 37, No. 1, January 2025
- Co-author, "Second Circuit Declines to Revisit Discovery Rule in Copyright Infringement Claims," Duane Morris Alert, November 13, 2024
- Co-author, "Second Circuit Says 'Sophisticated' Plaintiffs Are Not Precluded from Relying on the Discovery Rule to Bring Copyright Infringement Claims," Duane Morris Alert, August 22, 2024
- Co-author, "Supreme Court Leaves Discovery Rule Intact for Copyright Infringement Claims," Duane Morris Alert, May 23, 2024
- Co-author, "Supreme Court Opens a Door for Copyright Infringement Damages – But Will It Be Closed in the Future?" Duane Morris Alert, May 16, 2024
- Co-author, "U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Implements Trademark Modernization Act, Paving the Way to Clear the Federal Register," Duane Morris Alert, November 23, 2021
Representative Matters
Represented publishing and global education tech company in putative class action brought under Massachusetts General Law Chapter 93A in federal district court and on appeal to the First Circuit.
Represented publishing and global education tech company in class action challenging payment of author royalties for electronic works.
Represented investment bank in connection with FIRREA claims brought by DOJ over the sale of securities, responsible for managing third party discovery.
Represented major media corporation and magazine operator in copyright infringement litigation in federal court.
Obtained dismissal of claims against a broker dealer seeking $15 million in damages based on allegedly unauthorized sales of securities.
Represented a bank trustee in defense of breach of fiduciary duty claims in litigations brought by trust beneficiaries in state and federal courts.