Lindsay Korotkin

Partner

Lindsay serves as an advisor to companies and creators in the fashion & retail; art, media & entertainment; and technology industries. As a Partner in the firm’s Intellectual Property department, she helps brands and creators protect and monetize their most valuable assets.

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Lindsay’s practice focuses on trademark, trade dress, copyright, right of publicity, and art market litigation, prosecution, and transactions. She represents and counsels clients ranging from Fortune 10 companies to individuals and family businesses across a wide array of industries, including: fashion, beauty & retail; art, media, publishing, music & entertainment; food, alcoholic beverage & health; architecture, interior design & real estate; and technology, among others.

Litigation

Lindsay represents clients in connection with trademark, copyright, and design patent infringement, trademark dilution, defamation, breach of contract, and other related claims in federal and state court, as well as issues of trademark and copyright registrability at the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board and Copyright Office Review Board. She also works closely with foreign counsel to oversee her clients’ foreign disputes and to coordinate claims and defenses when those disputes span around the world.

  • Lead counsel for Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. in defense of US and foreign law trademark infringement claims in connection with reference to a co-financing partner’s name in film credits. Victories included obtaining dismissal of state and foreign law claims due to failure to state a claim and on jurisdictional grounds. Rat Pack Filmproduktion GMBH v. RatPac Ent., LLC, No. 2:23-CV-04790-MEMF (ASX), 2024 WL 4452483 (C.D. Cal. Feb. 15, 2024).
  • Successfully represented the Alexander Wang fashion house and designer Alexander Wang in defense of copyright infringement claims, winning at the motion to dismiss stage before the district court, and, after oral argument, obtaining affirmance from the Ninth Circuit. Jangle Vision, LLC v. Alexander Wang Inc. et al., No. 2:21-cv-09964, Dkt. 43 (June 3, 2022), aff’d, No. 22-55642, 2023 WL 7042518 (9th Cir. Oct. 26, 2023) (argued).
  • Currently representing Fossil Group, Inc. and Michael Kors, L.L.C. in trademark infringement and counterfeiting claims against an ecommerce seller. Victories to date include: (i) obtaining early disposal of tortious interference, declaratory judgment, and unfair competition counterclaims; (ii) winning summary judgment on seller’s defamation counterclaim; (iii) successfully excluding seller’s expert under Daubert and FRE 702. Fossil Grp., Inc. v. Angel Seller LLC, No. 20-CV-2441 (WFK) (TAM), 2021 WL 5409605 (E.D.N.Y. Aug. 27, 2021), report and recommendation adopted, 2021 WL 4520030 (E.D.N.Y. Oct. 4, 2021); Dkt. 375 (Jan. 8, 2024); 2025 WL 1031062 (E.D.N.Y. Apr. 7, 2025).
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Prosecution and Counseling

In the prosecution space, Lindsay helps clients obtain trademark and copyright registrations and manages worldwide IP portfolios in an array of fields, including for one of the largest companies in the world. She also provides day-to-day counseling and advice on issues including trademark, copyright, moral rights, and right of publicity protection and enforceability, in addition to performing high-volume global trademark clearances for names, logos, and designs.

Transactions

In the transactional space, Lindsay has extensive experience drafting and negotiating a wide array of agreements across industries, including IP licenses, joint venture agreements, gallery representation and consignment agreements, advertising services agreements, book publishing agreements, releases, production agreements, non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), and settlement and co-existence agreements. She also advises artists, creative professionals, property owners, and real estate developers on the applicability of and compliance with the Visual Artists Rights Act (VARA), 17 U.S.C. § 106(a), including in connection with site-specific artwork.

Previous Work

Before joining ArentFox Schiff, Lindsay served as a Junior Law Clerk for the Honorable Jack B. Weinstein at the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Prior to law, she worked in the contemporary art world, managing high-value collections and advising artists, galleries, and nonprofit organizations.

Professional Activities

  • Advisory Board Member, The Center for Art Law
  • Fellow, Legal Council on Legal Diversity
  • International Trademark Association (INTA), Famous Marks Committee Member
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Publications, Presentations, and Recognitions

Publications

Presentations

  • Speaker, “Comparative Perspectives on Fashion Law”, The Kernochan Center for Law, Media, and the Arts, Columbia Law School, February 3, 2025 (New York, NY)
  • Speaker, “Art & Copyright Law Clinic”, The Center for Art Law, November 13, 2024 (Virtual)
  • Speaker, “Litigation and Damages Implications of Trademark Searching and Clearance”, Confidential Client CLE, November 8, 2024 (Virtual)
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Recognitions

  • Lindsay is recognized as one of the leading trademark and copyright litigators in the United States by The Legal 500
  • Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Intellectual Property Law (2023-2024)

Life Beyond the Law

Outside of the office, Lindsay enjoys collecting art, hiking, growing food, and spending time with her family.