Profile
Bethany Rabe focuses her practice on entertainment-related litigation, with particular interest in copyright, trademark, right of publicity, defamation, and Internet matters, as well as appellate litigation and brand management. Bethany also has a broad range of general commercial litigation experience.
Concentrations
- Copyright and trademark litigation
- Entertainment disputes
- Commercial and business litigation
- Defamation and anti-SLAPP
- Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) compliance and litigation
- The Visual Artists Rights Act (“VARA”)
- Rights of publicity
- Removing infringing goods from online marketplaces
- Appellate litigation
主要执业方向
主要执业经验
Bethany has played an active role in countless matters, including the teams that have:
- Enforced a pantomime copyright for Teller's famous “Shadows” illusion.
- Represented champion boxer Floyd Mayweather, including
- Obtaining summary judgment (and affirmance on appeal) in a multimillion-dollar copyright infringement action involving his appearance on WWE's WrestleMania 24.
- Litigating and ultimately resolving defamation litigation with boxer Manny Pacquiao.
- Obtaining dismissal of the class-action lawsuit against Mr. Mayweather and others arising out of the 2015 Pacquiao-Mayweather fight.
- Obtaining final judgment and permanent injunction when Mr. Mayweather’s name and likeness were infringed by multiple defendants.
- Represented the Grand Canyon Skywalk developer in defamation litigation.
- Extern, Clark County District Attorney's Office
- Captain, United States Air Force Reserve
荣誉和领导力
- Listed, The Best Lawyers in America
- Copyright Law, 2024-2025
- Trademark Law, 2024-2025
- Team Member, a Law360 “Media & Entertainment Practice Group of the Year,” 2022
- Recipient, Legal Aid of Southern Nevada Lied Award, 2020
- Listed, Vegas Inc., “Top Lawyers,” 2021
- Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Mountain States Super Lawyers, "Rising Star," 2014-2015 and 2017-2020
- Recipient, Laurie Miller Public Service Award, 2019
- Recognized, Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada, Pro Bono Awards, “100-Hour Club,” 2018
- Team Member, a U.S. News - Best Lawyers®, "Law Firm of the Year" in Entertainment Law - Music, 2011-2012
- Past Editor-in-Chief of Litigation News, the ABA Section of Litigation’s flagship publication (circulation of approximately 30,000); Current Editorial Board Member and Editor-at-Large
- Teaching Fellow, CopyrightX (an online copyright course offered through Harvard Law School, the HarvardX distance learning initiave, and the Berkman-Klein Center for Internet and Society)
- Member, American Bar Association, Section of Litigation
- Member, Intellectual Property Litigation Committee
资历
教育
- LL.M., Harvard Law School
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J.D., with distinction, University of Utah College of Law
- Articles Editor, Utah Law Review
- M.P.P., Public Policy, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
- B.S., with distinction, U.S. Air Force Academy
获准执业地区
- Nevada
- 加利福尼亚州
- U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada
- 加利福尼亚中区美国联邦地区法院