Neil K Roman

Neil Roman is a partner whose areas of practice include civil litigation, including trademark, copyright, and insurance coverage litigation, as well as sports, labor, and antitrust law. Mr. Roman served for over a decade as lead national copyright litigation counsel for the National Football League and has since 2004 served as lead national trademark litigation counsel for the American Automobile Association (AAA); he also has an active insurance coverage practice on behalf of policyholders. In addition, Mr. Roman serves as one of the firm’s Managing Partners for Legal Personnel, having previously served as one of the hiring partners. REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS Trademark litigation matters, including QS Wholesale, Inc. v. World Marketing, Inc., No. 8:12-cv-00451-DOC-RNB (C.D. Cal.) Insurance coverage matters, including The Gillette Company v. OneBeacon America Insurance Co., No. 07-5102-BLS2 (Massachusetts Superior Court) and Brown Group Retail, Inc. v. Century Indemnity, No. 03CV1410 (Colorado District Court) In re Estate of Ferdinand E. Marcos Human Rights Litigation, 536 F.3d 980 (9th Cir. 2008) American Automobile Association v. Greenlight Properties (AAACARDOFFER.COM), No. FA 0807001213534 (National Arbitration Forum, Aug. 19, 2008) National Football League v. PrimeTime 24 Joint Venture, 211 F.3d 10 (2d Cir. 2000) and 131 F. Supp. 2d 458 (S.D.N.Y. 2001) CBS, Inc. v. PrimeTime 24 Joint Venture, 9 F. Supp.2d 1333 (S.D. Fla. 1998) White v. National Football League, 41 F.3d 402 (8th Cir. 1994) PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE Cable News Network, writer, Atlanta, Georgia, 1981-1982 The Washington Star, writer, Washington, DC, 1980-1981 MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS Legal 500 US, Intellectual Property - Trademarks: Litigation (2012)