Mark I. Bailen focuses his practice on publishing, intellectual property and commercial law matters.
Mr. Bailen represents publishing clients in a broad range of matters affecting their business including libel and privacy, newsgathering, copyright, trademark, First Amendment rights and contract issues. He has defended numerous libel and privacy cases in jurisdictions across the country on behalf of newspapers and other clients who publish and disseminate news, information, opinions and ideas. He has vetted manuscripts, including the best-selling biography of a former U.S. president and he represents publishers on contract-related issues, such as matters concerning royalties, subsidiary rights, and licenses. He has assisted clients in preventing the unauthorized use of their trademarks and copyrighted material on the Internet and he has litigated an issue of first impression concerning the identities of anonymous on-line posters before the Maryland Court of Appeals. He has served as a panelist at industry seminars and lectured on media law.
Mr. Bailen also advises clients on general corporate matters and handles complex commercial litigation in federal and state courts and through arbitration. He recently managed a team of attorneys through a six-week jury trial in New York in a multi-million dollar breach of fiduciary duty and fraud action that resulted in a favorable verdict for the firm’s clients. He also has represented clients in arbitration concerning contract and fiduciary duty issues.
Mr. Bailen has served on the boards of the Metropolitan Police Boys & Girls Clubs of Washington and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington. In 2003, working with then-Police Chief Charles Ramsey and the Metropolitan Police Department, Mr. Bailen was instrumental in facilitating the merger of the two organizations. Mr. Bailen served as President of the Metropolitan Police Clubs’ regional board from 2007 to 2010.
Prior to attending New York University School of Law, Mr. Bailen served as a television producer in Washington, D.C., for a nationally syndicated political talk show.