Cayman Mitchell is a litigator at the vanguard of legal issues involving software and other technology, with a core practice of high-stakes intellectual property disputes backed by their background in computer science. Cayman has extensive knowledge and experience in anti-piracy litigation and enforcement, as well as in advising and litigating on cutting-edge issues at the intersection of law and technology, including machine learning, cryptographic protocols, cloud infrastructure, and SaaS and PaaS environments. They represent leading players in the entertainment and technology industries—including video game developers, megacap tech companies, software developers, and record labels—and are trusted both to aggressively enforce their clients’ most valuable intellectual property rights and to defend their clients against the weaponization of those rights.
Cayman brings their interdisciplinary skills to bear on cases that require complex technological insight. They have been the day-to-day lead of numerous matters, including recently leading a trial team in litigation raising novel questions about the application of copyright law to AI through a successful settlement shortly before trial. Other notable successes include prevailing in a number of related cases on behalf of Nintendo of America concerning copyright infringement and unlawful circumvention of encryption on the Nintendo Switch—the earliest of which were noted when Law360 named Jenner’s Content, Media, and Entertainment Practice a practice group of the year in 2021. Cayman has also assisted their clients with significant appellate work on copyright and software, including being the primary drafter of an amicus brief in the US Supreme Court in Google v. Oracle on behalf of the Copyright Alliance.
Cayman’s active pro bono practice includes litigating on LGBTQ+ rights, reproductive rights, copyright, and criminal defense.
Credentials
Overview
Cayman Mitchell is a litigator at the vanguard of legal issues involving software and other technology, with a core practice of high-stakes intellectual property disputes backed by their background in computer science. Cayman has extensive knowledge and experience in anti-piracy litigation and enforcement, as well as in advising and litigating on cutting-edge issues at the intersection of law and technology, including machine learning, cryptographic protocols, cloud infrastructure, and SaaS and PaaS environments. They represent leading players in the entertainment and technology industries—including video game developers, megacap tech companies, software developers, and record labels—and are trusted both to aggressively enforce their clients’ most valuable intellectual property rights and to defend their clients against the weaponization of those rights.
Cayman brings their interdisciplinary skills to bear on cases that require complex technological insight. They have been the day-to-day lead of numerous matters, including recently leading a trial team in litigation raising novel questions about the application of copyright law to AI through a successful settlement shortly before trial. Other notable successes include prevailing in a number of related cases on behalf of Nintendo of America concerning copyright infringement and unlawful circumvention of encryption on the Nintendo Switch—the earliest of which were noted when Law360 named Jenner’s Content, Media, and Entertainment Practice a practice group of the year in 2021. Cayman has also assisted their clients with significant appellate work on copyright and software, including being the primary drafter of an amicus brief in the US Supreme Court in Google v. Oracle on behalf of the Copyright Alliance.
Cayman’s active pro bono practice includes litigating on LGBTQ+ rights, reproductive rights, copyright, and criminal defense.
Areas of Focus
Credentials
Admissions
- New York, 2023
- Massachusetts, 2018
Education
- Harvard Law School, JD, Dean’s Scholar Award in Copyright Law, 2018
- Pace University, BA, summa cum laude; Scholastic Achievement Award, Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems (top undergraduate award from CSIS college), 2014
Court Admissions
- Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, 2018