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Robert L. Raskopf

Senior Counsel
305-350-2417
Area of Focus: Trial & Litigation
Robert L. Raskopf
Senior Counsel
305-350-2417
  • OVERVIEW
  • EXPERIENCE
  • INSIGHTS
  • CREDENTIALS
  • PRACTICES
GET TO KNOW BOB

A prominent trial and appellate lawyer with decades of experience driving successful outcomes for clients in the courtroom, Bob’s litigation counsel focuses on intellectual property, media, sports, entertainment and privacy issues. His representation has covered disputes involving trademarks, false advertising, copyright, defamation, trade libel, First Amendment, privacy/publicity, product configuration and product disparagement, trade dress, trade secrets, and access to courts and governmental proceedings. He has litigated numerous cases through trial and appeal, both jury and non-jury, in state and federal court, and has been counsel of record in over 100 reported decisions. Bob’s litigation experience also includes jury and non-jury trials in areas such as product liability, malpractice, personal injury, and breach of contract.

Bob has represented leading companies across a range of business sectors, with some of his major representative clients including the National Football League, the National Hockey League, Major League Soccer, Bloomberg, L.P., Fox Broadcasting, ESPN, Comcast, Verizon, Gucci, Colgate-Palmolive, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Coca-Cola, Del Monte, Vimeo, Starwood Hotels, Ticketmaster, Johnson & Johnson, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Q & A
How does your involvement in industry associations shape your counsel?
For many years, I’ve been engaged in various committees and organizations that are at the forefront of sports, entertainment, media, and intellectual property law. This includes the Entertainment Law Committee and the Sports Law Committee of the New York City Bar Association, the New York Intellectual Property Law Association, and the International Trademark Association, among others. I am also involved in similar bodies in Florida, where the sports and media industries are growing rapidly. Through my involvement in these organizations, I am constantly on top of the most critical issues and developments affecting my clients when it comes to intellectual property, libel, disparagement and other media and IP-related disputes.
What makes you stand out as an attorney focused on intellectual property disputes?
After decades of working at the forefront of media and intellectual property disputes involving some of the largest companies and household names, I’ve developed deep relationships with in-house counsel across various industries. I therefore understand the myriad issues that corporate legal departments contend with when approaching a dispute that involves their intellectual property, reputations, and brands. Clients appreciate my ability to readily understand their business environments and what is at stake in my strategic counsel to them.
EXPERIENCE
INSIGHTS
CREDENTIALS
  • Boston College Law School, J.D., Boston College Law Review: Editor, 1976
    Boston College, B.S., magna cum laude, 1973
  • Boston College Law School Alumni Board

    Member, 2017 - present
    President, 2022

    New York Intellectual Property Law Association
    Entertainment, Sports & Social Media Committee, Member
    Internet & Privacy Law Committee, Member
    Trade Secrets Committee, Member
    Copyright Law & Practice Committee, Member
    New York City Bar Association

    Communications & Media Law Committee, Member
    Entertainment Law Committee, Member
    Sports Law Committee, Member

    International Trademark Association

    Board Member
      The Trademark Report
      Past Editor-in-Chief

    United States Anti-Doping Agency
    Board of Directors, Member, 2012 - 2016
    Federal Bar Council
    Intellectual Property Committee, Founding Member
    Chaminade High School Lawyers Association
    Advisor
  • Florida
    New York

  • Band 2, Chambers USA, New York, Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets, 2018 - 2021

    Band 2, Chambers USA, New York, Intellectual Property: Trademark & Copyright, 2013 - 2017

    Band 3, Chambers Nationwide, Intellectual Property, 2021

    World Intellectual Property Review, WIPR Leaders, 2024

    Who’s Who Legal USA, Leading Trademarks Practitioner, 2020

    World Trademark Review, Leading Trademark Practitioner, 2020

    Legal 500 USA, Leading Lawyer for Intellectual Property in Copyright, Trademark and Trade Secrets, 2019 

    SuperLawyers, New York “Super Lawyer” in Intellectual Property Litigation and Entertainment & Sports Law, 2006 - 2020

    Legal 500 USA, Leading Lawyer for Intellectual Property in Copyright and Trade Secrets, 2018   

    Legal 500 USA, Leading Lawyer in Copyright and Trade Secrets, 2017 

    Managing IP, IP Star, 2013-2017

    Band 3, Chambers USA, New York, Media & Entertainment: Copyright & Contract Disputes, 2006 - 2014

    Corporate LiveWire, Lawyer of the Year (New York), Trademarks & Copyright, 2014

    AV Preeminent, Top Rated Lawyers in Litigation, 2014

    World Trademark Review 1000, New York: Silver Individual Recommendation, Enforcement & Litigation, 2014

    American Lawyer , Top Rated Lawyer in Intellectual Property, 2013

    Sports Business International, The World's 20 Most Influential Lawyers, 2010

    National Law Journal, Appellate Hot List, 2010

    Martindale-Hubbell, Top Rated Lawyer, Legal Abilities and Ethics in the Practice Area

    Martindale-Hubbell, Preeminent Lawyer, Civil Trial Practice

    The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers, International Trademark Lawyers, various years

    Who’s Who Legal USA, Trademarks Lawyer, 2006

    Law Dragon 500, New Star, 2006

    Band 3, Chambers USA, New York, Media & Entertainment: Litigation, 2005

PRACTICES
Appellate Commercial Litigation Media and Intellectual Property Litigation