Jeffrey Neuburger is a Partner in the New York office, co-head of the Technology, Media & Communications Group and a member of the Privacy & Data Security Group.
Jeff’s practice focuses on technology, media and advertising-related business transactions and counseling of clients in the utilization of emerging technology and distribution methods. For example, Jeff represents many clients in online strategies associated with advertising, products, services and content commercialized on the Internet through broadband channels, mobile platforms and other emerging channels of business. He also represents companies in connection with affiliation agreements and other contracts related to broadcast and cable television distribution (including video-on-demand), print publishing, mobile and other channels of business.
Jeff drafts and negotiates agreements related to most types of transactions in the media, advertising, content and technology areas, including joint ventures, strategic alliances, licenses, affiliation agreements, distribution agreements, development agreements, and advertising agreements, among others. He also structures and negotiates large-scale, complex, multiparty agreements related to the exploitation of content through new technologies.
In addition, Jeff counsels clients on a wide range of privacy and data security matters, including the implementation of policies, the management of information, and responding to situations of potential unauthorized access to personally identifiable information.
Jeff advises on issues including open source, mobile marketing, intellectual property (including issues relating to music licensing and issues under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act), publisher liability (particularly related to issues under the Communications Decency Act), electronic signatures, “terms of use,” and digital rights management.
As an Adjunct Professor at Fordham University School of Law teaching E-Commerce Law, Jeff lectures extensively on a range of issues, including computer and e-commerce law, emerging technology developments, intellectual property, outsourcing, privacy and data security. He also is co-author of two books, Doing Business on the Internet and Emerging Technologies and the Law. Founder of the monthly newsletter, New Media, Technology and the Law, Jeff writes two blogs, PBS’s “MediaShift” blog, http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/jeffrey-d-neuburger-1/, as well as Proskauer’s Technology, Media and Communications blog, http://newmedialaw.proskauer.com/. He also has served on advisory panels to Congress, and is regularly quoted by mainstream general and trade publications.
Prior to practicing law, Jeff began his career working in the information technology field. He completed General Electric Company’s two-year Information Systems Management Program and spent an additional four years in Information Systems Management at GE Capital. His undergraduate degree is in computer science and applied mathematics. Jeff has been recognized as a leading technology lawyer in various publications and directories.
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Examples of Jeff’s work includes the representation of:
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Web publishers in connection with issues related to online advertising, wireless distribution and issues related to “user generated content,” blogs, “mash ups,” “widgets,” “gadgets” and other Web 2.0 issues
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Formation and representation of not-for-profit open-source consortium
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Clients in connection with the acquisition of hardware, software and services related to internal operational systems (e.g., content management systems, customer relationship management systems, trading systems, financial management systems, data feeds, electronic publishing systems, point of sale systems, warehouse management systems, truck fleet management systems, inventory management systems, human resources systems, payroll systems, infrastructure management systems, electronic publishing systems, and others)
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Clients in Internet and electronic publishing initiatives
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Clients in advertising agreements with Internet ad networks and others
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Major brand owner in a merchandising program involving the licensing of characters for exploitation of a wide range of consumer products
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Clients with music licensing issues (including music publishing) associated with streaming and downloading on the Web
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Clients in “M&A” involving Web or technology-based assets
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Clients in data center outsourcing, collocation, disaster recovery, off-site backup, etc.
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Client as an expert witness in major federal court litigation relating to interpretation of television distribution agreement in light of emerging technologies
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Major universities in technology transfer transaction and joint development agreements
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Clients in Web site design, development and hosting initiatives, and the creation and negotiation of co-branding, linking, affiliation agreements, terms of use, privacy policies, insertion orders, sponsorship agreements, etc.
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Television broadcast networks, television stations, cable distributors and programming networks in production agreements, license, affiliation and multiplatform distribution agreements, technology, online and other matters
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Clients in telecommunications infrastructure, networking and services agreements
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Clients in connection with online privacy and data security, including issues related to children’s privacy, breach notification, privacy policies and best practices
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Clients in satellite transport issues
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Clients in videogame-related transactions, including causal online games; production of a broadband game portal; PC, console, cable and cell-phone based games; and “massively multiplayer online games,” including the publisher of one of the most successful “massively multiplayer online games” ever
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Broadband provider in connection with content licensing, technology acquisition, advertising, commercial services agreements, etc.
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Magazine publishers in connection with online publishing
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Major content providers in connection with multiplatform distribution of content, including on mobile platforms
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Clients in negotiation of numerous IT and business process outsourcing agreements
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Major telemarketer in FTC investigation of alleged violations of “Do Not Call” Rule
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