Jonah Grossbardt, a litigator known for his calm and composed demeanor, offers his clients creative, strategic, and pragmatic solutions. His 15+ years of practice have been marked by a deliberate approach and a friendly nature. He has primarily focused on representing plaintiffs and defendants in a range of industries, including entertainment, design and tech, in contract disputes, partnership dissolutions, and copyright and trademark litigation, among other matters.
Jonah is admitted to practice law in both New York and California and the following federal courts: Central, Northern, Southern, and Eastern Districts of California, the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, Colorado, and the Southern District of Texas as well as the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court.
Jonah’s practice originated in New York City at The Roth Law Firm, specializing in entertainment, securities, intellectual property, and business litigation, representing both corporate clients and individuals.
In pursuit of less noise and more sunshine, Jonah moved to Los Angeles, where he opened a satellite office for Savur Threadgold, a New York City-based entertainment law firm. Following this, Jonah shifted his practice to focus on intellectual property law, mainly copyright and trademark infringement, and joined SRIPLAW, a boutique intellectual property firm based in South Florida. At SRIPLAW, Jonah managed the Los Angeles office for over five years and represented content creators in protecting their intellectual property rights.
Prior to commencing his career in law, Jonah worked in the jewelry industry in design,
marketing and operations. Working in all aspects of the jewelry business gave him an in-depth understanding of the challenges of running a business. Jonah’s background provides him with solid business acumen and a greater sense of his clients and their businesses, as well as the best methods for solving business disputes.
Jonah was previously a board member of the Barristers Committee and on the Executive Committee of the Intellectual Property, Internet, and New Media Law Committee and the Board of Governors at the Beverly Hills Bar Association. He was also the co-chair of the Roxbury Park Legal Clinic.
Jonah earned his B.A. at Tulane University in 2003 and graduated cum laude from Pace University School of Law in 2007. While at Pace Law School, Jonah consistently made the Dean’s List and was elected as the Student Bar Association President. His experience during law school also included clerking for a judge in the New York County Commercial Division of the New York State Supreme Court and interning at the Commodities Futures Trading Commission.
Obtained a Temporary Restraining Order stopping a plaintiff from issuing improper DMCA takedown notices on YouTube. Breakbeat Media LLC et al v. FM Entertainment LLC, SDNY 1:23-cv-07029-DEH.
Obtained an Order Compelling Arbitration of a music distribution dispute between a music manager and a distribution company. Gonzalez v. Oplaai LLC, No. 2:23-CV-06192-SB-E, 2023 WL 11195911 (C.D. Cal. Dec. 19, 2023).
Represented an actor in terminating her management agreement with a prior manager. Sheila Crawford vs Miranda Mayo, LASC Case No. 23VECV04653.
Obtained a decision denying a defendant’s motion to dismiss where the defendant was claiming fair use of a photograph on its website. Pickersgill v. Egotist, LLC, No. 22-CV-01037-CMA-NRN, 2022 WL 4235012 (D. Colo. Sept. 14, 2022), report and recommendation adopted, No. 122CV01037CNSNRN, 2022 WL 10032230 (D. Colo. Oct. 17, 2022)
Represented a creator of microscopic images in an appeal in the 9th Circuit reversing the lower court’s wrongful dismissal of the creator’s copyright claims. APL Microscopic, LLC v. Steenblock, No. 21-55745, 2022 WL 4830687 (9th Cir. Oct. 3, 2022).
Obtained a judgment and attorneys’ fees and costs for a photographer for the unauthorized use of an image by the defendant. Harrington v. Equity Asset & Prop. Mgmt., Inc., No. 318CV00216GPCNLS, 2020 WL 209134 (S.D. Cal. Jan. 14, 2020)
Represented a spoken word artist in a copyright infringement dispute against a group of high-profile rappers for the use of the artist’s performance in the rappers’ song. Ronald Oslin Bobb Semple v. Kanye West et al., C.D. Cal. 2:19-cv-01682-FMO-GJS.
Represented a percussionist in a band dispute with his former band members. Fehn v. Slipknot, Incorporated et al., Sup. Ct. N.Y. County Index No. 65139/2019.
Represented the Estate of Thelonious Monk in a trademark and right of publicity action against a brewery where the brewery first moved to dismiss, and the motion was denied, and the case proceeded to summary judgment and resolved prior to trial. Monk v. N. Coast Brewing Co. Inc., No. 17-CV-05015-HSG, 2018 WL 646679 (N.D. Cal. Jan. 31, 2018).
Represented a talent manager in a dispute over clients and splits with her prior management company.