AREAS OF FOCUS
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Dispute resolution where rights and commercial value converge
Neutral arbitration and mediation services for complex intellectual property disputes involving ownership, infringement, licensing, enforcement, commercialization, and digital exploitation—including international and cross-border matters.
COPYRIGHT &
OWNERSHIP
Authorship, ownership, infringement, assignment, and chain-of-title disputes
TRADEMARK
& BRANDING
Trademark, unfair competition, false endorsement, and brand-licensing disputes
LICENSING
& COMMERCE
Scope, exclusivity, royalties, accounting, termination, and exploitation disputes
PUBLICITY
RIGHTS
Name, image, likeness, voice, AI, and digital-persona disputes
SECTOR EXPERIENCE & APPROACH
THE RIGHTS BEHIND THE VALUE—UNDERSTOOD IN CONTEXT
Intellectual property disputes rarely turn on legal doctrine alone. They often require an understanding of how rights were created, transferred, licensed, developed, and commercialized; how multiple agreements and parties fit together; and what the disputed rights mean to an ongoing business, brand, or creative enterprise.
Rainey brings more than 19 years of experience at the intersection of intellectual property, entertainment, media, technology, and dispute resolution. His background combines complex copyright, trademark, right-of-publicity, licensing, and chain-of-title matters with senior responsibility for protecting, licensing, and commercializing globally recognized creator, brand, and media properties. His work has spanned film and television, publishing, consumer products, games, streaming platforms, and AI-enabled technologies across multiple jurisdictions.
That combination of disputes, transactions, and portfolio stewardship informs a neutral approach grounded in careful preparation, efficient and proportionate procedure, clear communication, and a practical understanding of the rights, technologies, and commercial relationships at stake.
SELECTED QUALIFICATIONS
Former General Counsel of Stan Lee’s POW! Entertainment, with responsibility for IP disputes, enforcement, licensing, and chain of title
CREATOR & IP
RIGHTS
MEDIA
LEADERSHIP
Senior legal and business-affairs responsibility for a global portfolio of more than 800 film and television titles
INTERNATIONAL
&CROSS-BORDER
Experience involving content rights and commercial relationships across multiple jurisdictions. Appointed arbitrator, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Arbitration and Mediation Center
APPOINTMENT INQUIRIES
SEEKING A NEUTRAL FOR AN Intellectual
Property DISPUTE?
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