Jeffrey A. Newman
Partner
Jeffrey A. Newman represents a broad spectrum of online media businesses, publishing companies, and traditional media outlets. Jeff’s clients include television stations such as New England Cable News (NECN), newspapers, and Web-based media, such as GlobalPost.com, an international news service headquartered in Boston.
His services include advice and representation on Internet issues, domain name rights, copyright and trademark licensing, First Amendment issues, intellectual property, privacy matters, business and corporate transactions, and the development of policies and practices for newsrooms and Web-based media companies.
Jeff also offers prepublication and prebroadcast review for publishers, newspapers and television stations, defends claims of defamation, and represents companies in privacy actions. Jeff also defends and prosecutes cases involving copyright and trademark infringement.
In addition to his extensive media-related work, Jeff’s corporate practice involves representation of start-up and emerging companies in the areas of medicine and science. He currently represents Fission Pharmaceuticals concerning using genetically engineered cells to find new drug compounds, and is an active volunteer on the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council.
Before law school, Jeff was a newspaper reporter and photojournalist. He interviewed both Charles Manson and Nicole Barrett, who was Gary Gilmore’s fiancée. Jeff’s interview with Ms. Barrett was featured in Norman Mailer’s book The Executioner’s Song.
Jeff is also the creator of “FUTUREBRINK,” a computer simulation game that previews the planet's future based on decisions by players as world leaders responding to crises. He has launched a related blog called “FutureBrink,” which is about efforts to predict future events based on simulation modeling, machine learning, predictive analysis, and other methods. The blog is also about the future of technology and its meaning to society.
Bar Admissions- Massachusetts
- United States District Court of Massachusetts
- First Circuit Court of Appeals
- United States Supreme Court
Education- Suffolk University, M.B.A., 2009
- Boston College Law School, J.D., 1982
- University of Massachusetts-Amherst, B.A., 1973
Noteworthy- AV® Peer Review Rated
- July 2009: Recognized as a "Super Lawyer" in the area of First Amendment/Media/Advertising Law in Super Lawyer, Corporate Counsel Edition
- 2004-2008: Named a Massachusetts "Super Lawyer" by Law and Politics (published in Boston magazine)
- Author and creator of FutureBrink, a model simulation game using real data to track global crises
Memberships- American Bar Association
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America
- Boston Bar Association
- Massachusetts Bar Association
- Massachusetts Biotechnology Council
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