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George Borkowski Joins RIAA as Acting Director of Civil Litigation

Washington, DC - The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) today announced the appointment of George Borkowski as its acting Director of Civil Litigation. Borkowski will serve in this position until a permanent replacement can be found for Steve Fabrizio, who will be leaving RIAA in January.
In this position, Borkowski will manage the RIAA's litigation -- Internet piracy and traditional piracy cases, including the Napster litigation.

“We are delighted to have George join our legal team,” said Cary Sherman, RIAA’s Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel. “He brings with him many years of practice in matters of copyright, patent and trademark infringement and entertainment law,” said Sherman.

Borkowski is on loan to the RIAA from the Los Angeles office of Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp where he served as the co-chair of their Technology and Intellectual Property Practice Group and as a partner within the Litigation Department. His expertise lies in the fields of technology and intellectual property, Internet law, antitrust and unfair competition, trade secrets, defamation, entertainment and complex business litigation.

Borkowski holds a juris doctorate from Harvard University and a bachelor’s degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo.

The RIAA is a trade association whose members create, manufacture and/or distribute approximately 90 percent of all legitimate sound recordings produced and sold in the United States.

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The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is the trade organization that supports and promotes the creative and financial vitality of the major music companies. Its members are the music labels that comprise the most vibrant record industry in the world. RIAA® members create, manufacture and/or distribute approximately 85% of all legitimate recorded music produced and sold in the United States.

In support of this mission, the RIAA works to protect the intellectual property and First Amendment rights of artists and music labels; conduct consumer, industry and technical research; and monitor and review state and federal laws, regulations and policies. The RIAA® also certifies Gold®, Platinum®, Multi-Platinum™ and Diamond sales awards as well as Los Premios De Oro y Platino™, an award celebrating Latin music sales.

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