Atty. Ashima Dayal
Ashima Dayal has more than 25 years of experience guiding clients through legal challenges in their media and marketing activities. She works closely with book and magazine publishers, authors, filmmakers, consumer goods companies, advertising agencies, designers and other individual creative professionals to protect their content and defend their use of third-party material when disputes arise.
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About Ashima Dayal at a glance
Ashima Dayal is a copyright and entertainment attorney based in New York, New York, practicing at Davis+Gilbert LLP. Admitted to practice in New York, New York State Bar Association. Educated at Columbia University (J.D., 1996). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Advertising Law (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Copyright Law (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Additional Areas of Practice: (2026). Serands clients in New York, NY and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Ashima Dayal has more than 25 years of experience guiding clients through legal challenges in their media and marketing activities
- She works closely with book and magazine publishers, authors, filmmakers, consumer goods companies, advertising agencies, designers and other individual creative professionals to protect their content and defend their use of third-party material when disputes arise
- Ashima’s clients need practical answers
- When considering the use of third-party content in a book, film, commercial or other production, she weighs legal issues against business realities
- Her thorough, meticulous research informs tailored and concise responses that equip busy in-house teams to make smart decisions
- She understands the vast difference between whether a proposed action is permissible and whether it’s advisable, and helps clients quantify the real risk at hand
- When claims arise, publishers, authors, filmmakers, consumer goods companies and advertising agencies benefit from Ashima’s effectiveness in guiding clients through copyright, right of publicity and defamation disputes
- She draws on her knowledge and experience to position clients to act efficiently and strategically
- Her skillful negotiation tactics settle claims favorably
- in fact, she’s been known to shut down claims with a single masterful letter
- Before becoming a lawyer, Ashima gained invaluable television and film industry insight working for a network news division, a network marketing division, and an entertainment PR company
- Her academic background in art history gives her an edge when advising clients on the risks posed by their art-infused creative content, and when defending copyright claims
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Practicing law in New York. Legal matters in New York are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in New York are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate New York state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in New York brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in New York courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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