LEE S. BRENNER was born in Waukesha, Wisconsin, on March 18, 1970. Mr. Brenner received his bachelors of science degree, with distinction, from the University of Wisconsin, Madison in 1992, and his law degree cum laude from the Hastings College of the Law, University of California in 1995. Admitted to practice in California in 1995, Mr. Brenner was a founding member of the White O’Connor firm in 1996.

Mr. Brenner is a partner in the firm, serving as counsel for individuals, television networks, production companies, corporations and partnerships in business, employment, media and entertainment lawsuits. Mr. Brenner has extensive experience in litigating complex civil matters in both state and federal courts.

Mr. Brenner has authored or co-authored several articles:

• "There's No Role for Media Critics in Copyright Infringement Cases," published in the December 2009 edition of Los Angeles Lawyer.  The article is available for viewing here.

• "Evidence In The Wastebasket: The Use of Preliminary Drafts In Copyright Litigation," published in the October 2009 edition of Communications Lawyer.  The article is available for viewing here.

•  "Hey, What's the Big Idea?  Pretrial Attacks on Fraud Claims in the Idea Submission Context," published in the Fall 2008 edition of the American Bar Association's Business Torts Journal.  The article is available for viewing here.

• "The Very Idea," published in the May 2008 Entertainment Law Issue of the Los Angeles Lawyer magazine, concerning the standards and tests involved in substantial similarity cases.  The article is available for viewing here.

• "The DeMinimis Doctrine:  How Much Copying Is Too Much?" published in the Spring 2006 issue of the Communications Lawyer, concerning the de minimis defense to a claim of copyright infringement.  The article is available for viewing here.

• "The Bare Coporate Receipt Doctrine," published in the Winter 2007 issue of the Communications Lawyer, concerning the rise of the bare corporate receipt doctrine, a defense to a claim of access in copyright litigation. The article is available for viewing here.

• "Intellectual Property," published in the  National Law Journal article concerning alleged idea theft and the litigation surrounding the reality television programs The Next Great Champ and The Contender.  The article is available for viewing here.