Nancy Wolff represents a wide range of creative individuals and companies in all areas of media and publishing. Representative clients include stock film and image libraries, publishers and digital media companies, individual photographers, artists, fashion designers, performers, business coaches, website developers, app developers, authors, illustrators and graphic designers.

She counsels clients in copyright, trademarks, licensing, branding, development contracts, distribution agreements, rights of publicity and privacy and libel vets. In addition to transactional work, she represents clients in arbitration hearings as well as state and federal court civil actions.

She acts as counsel to Picture Agency Council of America, (PACA) trade association of stock image libraries, and PLUS Coalition, Inc. a non-profit dedicated to creating standards in image licensing. She is an advisor to the Young Photographers Alliance (YPA). Ms. Wolff has also been named by The American Society of Picture Professionals as “Picture Professional of the Year” in 2007.

SPEAKING AND PRESENTATIONS

She is a frequent speaker throughout the United States and Europe on copyright, digital media, and licensing for many organizations including the ABA IP Law Conference, AIPLA (American Intellectual Property Law Association), PACA (Picture Archive Council of America), ASPP (American Society Of Picture Professionals), CEPIC International Conference (Coordination of European Picture Agencies, Press and Stock), The Copyright Society, AAP (Association of American Publishers), Art Buyers Club, Graphic Artists Guild, International Center of Photography, Practicing Law Institute in New York, New York County Lawyers Association, Graphic Artists Professionals, PhotoPlus West and East. Additionally she is also often a guest speaker at Columbia Law School.

EMPLOYMENT

• Cowan, DeBaets, Abrahams & Sheppard, 2005 --
• Wolff & Godin LLP
• Cavallo, Wolf & Wolff LLP (Formerly Cavallo & Wolff)
• Schulte, Roth & Zabel LLP

BAR ADMISSIONS

• New York, New Jersey, California, and Pennsylvania
• Admitted to U.S. District Courts for the Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of New York, Central and Northern District of California, District of New Jersey, United States Courts of Appeal for the Second and Ninth Circuit and the United States Supreme Court

EDUCATION

• University of Maryland, Magna Cum Laude, BS in Business Management.
• Rutgers School of Law in Newark, New Jersey; Business manager and editor of the Rutgers Law Review.

PUBLICATIONS

• Professional Photographer’s Legal Handbook (Allworth Press)
• Fair use chapter for International Libel and Privacy Handbook, edited by Charles Glasser
• Bi-monthly articles for PACA (Picture Archive Council of America) industry newsletter
• Contributing author to ASPP-American Society of Picture Professionals
• Contributing Author to PDNedu published by PDN and Nikon

BRIEFS

• Amicus brief filed in 9th Circuit, Perfect 10, Inc., v. Visa International Service Association
• Amicus brief for 9th Circuit on Chase Jarvis v. K2 Inc

ASSOCIATIONS AND ACTIVITIES

• Member and Secretary of the Copyright Society of U.S.A.
• Chair of American Bar Association IP Section 30 on Copyright Legislation
• Member of the American Bar Association IP Section 355 on Copyright and Technology; Section 304, Visual Arts and Dramatic Works
• Member of NY County Lawyers Association
• Member of American Bar Association Copyright Reform Task Force
• Member of New York City Bar Association Art Law Committee
• Previous member of Section 108 Study Group convened by the Library of Congress and charged with updating the Copyright Act
• Member of American Society of Picture Professionals
• Member of Advisory Board to Young Photographer’s Alliance

OTHER MEMBERSHIPS

Member of Focused Business Network since 2006