Client Successes
Litigation Communications
When the “court of public opinion”
factors into legal strategies
Marketplace Prominence
Professional profiles raised
with “earned media” initiatives
Damage Control
Responding aggressively to
business and institutional crises
Legal Legacy of Two Wars
Privatization of military activity
creates new legal challenges
Vindicating Trial Win
Litigation communications support
European settlement negotiations
An Olympic Pursuit
Raising awareness of international
consumer fraud investigation
Public Safety Politics
Firefighters raise awareness
and defend their interests
Advising AmLaw 100 Firms
Lending support to large law
firms’ communications teams
Wall Street Compensation
Lawyers for financial services
employees clarify contracts
Eye of the Legal Storm
Hurricane-related litigation
intensifies public policy debate
A President’s Exit
Leaving one of the nation’s
largest universities with respect
Capitol Concerns
The fight over a healthcare law
goes to the U.S. Supreme Court
Road to Redemption
A public official’s controversial
guilty plea and sentence
Confronting a Cultural Icon
Law firms protect clients in
high-profile business litigation
Seven Years and “60 Minutes”
A law firm's commitment
to clearing a client’s name
Oilfield Mystery
Man’s disappearance highlights
kidnap and ransom insurance
No Comment? No Way
Opposing counsel leaks
confidential settlement details
Singing a Different Tune
Famous rock musician
takes on trademark infringer
Under Water
Fishermen sue over collapse
of East Coast lobster fishery
Defense of Diana Memorial Fund
Global charitable work resumes
with resolution of U.S. lawsuit
Cruise Ship Justice
U.S. Supreme Court clarifies
disabled travelers’ rights at sea
Leveling the Playing Field
College coach addresses
NCAA investigation, probation
Establishing Presence
Central American professional
services firm raises its U.S. profile
Arresting Development
Prevented from discussing incident, police officers rely on their lawyers
Into Africa
U.S.-based non-profit begins
work in southern Africa
Singing a Different Tune
Famous rock musician takes on trademark infringer
When an online entrepreneur accused of selling bootleg and marked-up items with inferred ties to a prominent recording artist set up shop in Texas, a Houston law firm responded quickly.
The law firm immediately filed suit in Texas federal court. Powers MediaWorks LLC was retained by the law firm to help ensure fair and accurate news coverage of the litigation. The recording artist wanted the defendant to be seen as a serial trademark infringer and not as a victim or a "David" fighting "Goliath."
After a contentious hearing before the court over the recording artist’s request for a temporary restraining order, the defendant ignored a court order to shut down the website until the litigation was resolved. He soon was held in contempt of court and ordered to jail.
Time in jail convinced the defendant, who was accused of operating related online enterprises in other jurisdictions, to settle case by agreeing to a permanent injunction stating that he and anyone working for or with him “be prohibited in perpetuity from purchasing or possessing products” with the artist’s likeness or any registered slogans or images. The lawsuit and settlement were accurately reported throughout the world.