Joel B. Rothman

Board Certified in Intellectual Property Law

Joel B. Rothman is a partner in the firm’s West Palm Beach office and board certified in intellectual property law by The Florida Bar.  Mr. Rothman represents individual and corporate clients in intellectual property infringement litigation involving patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, trade libel and related commercial matters.  His litigation practice also includes significant focus on electronic discovery issues such as e-discovery management and motion practice relating to e-discovery.

Mr. Rothman also files applications for trademark and copyright registrations, represents companies in licensing and acquisitions, and advises clients on information security and privacy matters.  Mr. Rothman has significant employment litigation experience as well, including defense of Fair Labor Standards Act, wrongful termination, and discrimination matters.

A substantial portion of Mr. Rothman’s practice is devoted to representing dietary supplement companies in FDA and FTC regulatory matters, transactions and litigation.  Mr. Rothman publishes the Nutritional and Dietary Supplement Law Blog at http://www.nutrisuplaw.com that provides information and resources on laws and regulations that apply to the manufacture and sale of supplements, functional foods, and cosmetics.  He is a member of the American Herbal Products Association and Council for Responsible Nutrition.

Professional Activities and Achievements

Mr. Rothman is a member of the American Bar Association, The Florida Bar, the Palm Beach County Bar Association, the American Intellectual Property Law Association, and the International Trademark Association.   He is a member of the Executive Council of the Business Law Section of The Florida Bar and is currently chair of the Intellectual Property Committee Section.

Mr. Rothman is “AV” Rated by Martindale-Hubbell and was named to “Best Lawyers in America” for FDA law and information technology law.  Mr. Rothman is also rated 10.0 “Superb” by Avvo.

Recent Publications and Lectures

Nutritional Outlook Magazine recently published an article by Mr. Rothman entitled “Playing It Safe: Marketers can protect themselves against product adulteration and recalls.” He regularly writes for the Nutritional and Dietary Supplement Law Blog, and he serves on the board of editors for Leader’s Legal Tech Newsletter.

Education

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University (J.D., with honors, 1991)
State University of New York at Albany (B.A., magna cum laude, 1988)

Bar admissions

Florida
New York
New Jersey
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second and Eleventh Circuit
U.S. Middle, Northern and Southern Districts of Florida
U.S. Eastern and Southern Districts of New York
U.S. District of Colorado
U.S. District of New Jersey