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Pillsbury
San Francisco
50 Fremont Street
San Francisco, CA 94105-2228
Tel. +1.415.983.6443
Fax. +1.415.983.1200
Admissions
State of California
Education
J.D., University of California, Hastings College of the Law, 1981
Order of the Coif, Thurston Society (top 5% of class)
B.A., University of Denver, 1978
Phi Beta Kappa

Professionals

Cydney A. Tune
Cydney A. Tune
Counsel

Ms. Tune leads the firm's Copyrights practice section and Media & Entertainment industry team. She represents and advises clients in a variety of intellectual property issues, including copyrights and trademarks, as well as in a broad array of entertainment, licensing and e-commerce matters. She represents clients in connection with music, video, multi-media, publishing and other entertainment projects. Her practice also includes the full range of copyright and trademark protection, including counseling, strategic planning, clearances, prosecution, and extensive policing and enforcement, both in the U.S. and abroad. Ms. Tune has extensive experience in complex litigation including cases involving unfair competition, unfair business practices, product liability, franchise terminations, breach of contract, antitrust, a variety of business torts, securities, class actions and multi-district litigation. Ms. Tune represents a variety of clients, including virtual worlds service providers, social networking websites, Internet companies and other companies that conduct business online, broadcasters, associations and gaming companies, among others.

In 2010, Ms. Tune was listed among California’s top “25 portfolio managers, prosecutors and license specialists” in The Daily Journal’s Intellectual Property supplement and she was recently voted by her peers as among the Best Lawyers in America in the Entertainment Law category. The Daily Journal also named Ms. Tune one of 2008's Top 10 Copyright Lawyers in California. She is a frequent lecturer and publisher on a variety of copyright and IP topics. She sits on the editorial board of the International Entertainment Law Journal, and is on the Advisory Board of Copyright World and Internet Law & Strategy, among others. Ms. Tune is also a member of the IP Section Executive Committee and Chair of the Copyright Committee for the State Bar of California. Additionally, she sits on the Governing Board and is Chair of the Merchandising and Licensing division of the ABA Forum on the Entertainment and Sport Industries.

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