Atty. David A. Donahue
David Donahue brings the benefit of his extensive courtroom experience when advising clients on protection and enforcement issues relating to copyright, trademark, unfair competition, right of publicity, design patent, and related commercial matters. His commercial litigation experience also informs his approach to negotiating and drafting commercial agreements involving intellectual property matters.
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David A. Donahue is a copyright and ip attorney based in New York, New York, practicing at Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu PC. Admitted to practice in New York, New York. Educated at St. John's University (JD, 1998). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Copyright Law (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Intellectual Property (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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- David Donahue brings the benefit of his extensive courtroom experience when advising clients on protection and enforcement issues relating to copyright, trademark, unfair competition, right of publicity, design patent, and related commercial matters
- His commercial litigation experience also informs his approach to negotiating and drafting commercial agreements involving intellectual property matters
- David’s deep litigation experience includes successes in federal and state trial and appellate courts across the country and in matters before the USPTO’s Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
- He advises and represents clients that reflect diverse sectors, including hotels and resorts, food and beverage, fashion, music, entertainment and celebrities, authors and literary works, fine art, and film
- Heineken, Peloton Interactive, Gala-Salvador Dalí Foundation and Gap are among his clients
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David A. Donahue is one of 17,495 copyright attorneys indexed nationally. Browse copyright attorneys in New York →
IP attorneys protect inventions, brands, and creative work through patent prosecution, trademark registration, copyright, and trade-secret enforcement.
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