Atty. Heather J. Silver
Heather is a skilled litigator with extensive trial experience who represents businesses, individuals, and government entities in complex commercial litigation. She is an aggressive advocate who is committed to designing efficient and innovative strategies to safeguard and promote her clients' legal and economic interests.
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Heather J. Silver is a Shareholder based in Los Angeles, California, practicing at Greenberg Traurig, LLP. Their practice focuses on business, ip, litigation, appellate, and entertainment. Educated at Loyola Law School, Los Angeles (J.D., 2012) and Boston University (B.A., 2009). Active member of Professional & Community Involvement •Member, Media Law Resource Center, Anti-SLAPP Committee •Member, Los Angeles County Bar Association •Member, National Association for Women Lawyers. Serands clients in Los Angeles, CA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Heather is a skilled litigator with extensive trial experience who represents businesses, individuals, and government entities in complex commercial litigation
- She is an aggressive advocate who is committed to designing efficient and innovative strategies to safeguard and promote her clients' legal and economic interests
- Clients appreciate Heather’s ability to distill complex arguments, making them compelling and accessible for judges and jurors
- Heather focuses her practice primarily on entertainment and intellectual property claims (including claims involving patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets), as well as complex commercial real estate disputes
- Clients also seek her counsel on a wide range of disputes, including contract, fraud, false advertising (both under the Lanham Act and California state law), trade libel/defamation, fiduciary duties, RICO, and various other business disputes
- Heather has unique experience in First Amendment jurisprudence, including the First Amendment defenses to claims of intellectual property infringement, the Noerr-Pennington doctrine, and California's anti-SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation) law, which insulates parties from liability in certain situations where their conduct relates to rights of free speech or petition
- Heather has obtained dismissal based on First Amendment principles in state and federal courts of would-be claims for a wide array of business torts, such as interference with economic advantage and unfair competition, as well RICO and civil rights violations, sparing her clients the cost and intrusion of discovery and extended litigation
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Heather J. Silver's Areas of Practice
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Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
Heather J. Silver is one of 501,317 business attorneys indexed nationally. Browse business attorneys in California →
IP attorneys protect inventions, brands, and creative work through patent prosecution, trademark registration, copyright, and trade-secret enforcement.
Heather J. Silver is one of 106,079 ip attorneys indexed nationally. Browse ip attorneys in California →
Civil litigation attorneys for breach of contract, business disputes, civil rights, and class action lawsuits.
Heather J. Silver is one of 454,532 litigation attorneys indexed nationally. Browse litigation attorneys in California →
Appellate attorneys for civil and criminal appeals at state and federal court.
Heather J. Silver is one of 86,319 appellate attorneys indexed nationally. Browse appellate attorneys in California →
Entertainment lawyers for music, film, sports contracts, talent representation, and IP licensing.
Heather J. Silver is one of 45,946 entertainment attorneys indexed nationally. Browse entertainment attorneys in California →
Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in California
Practicing law in California. Legal matters in California are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Los Angeles are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate California state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in California 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 California courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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