Cowan, DeBates, Abrahams & Sheppard is a law firm, located in New York City. The firm has represented and counseled clients in the areas of entertainment and publishing, copyright, trademark, trusts and estates, commercial and corporate transactions, new media, real estate, and litigation, for more than 20 years. Its clients include MacNeil Lehrer Productions, Court TV, the Association of Independent Video and Filmmakers, National Interfaith Cable Coalition, Ric Burns, the Joyce Theater, Judith Jamison, David Rabe, and Neal Slavin. The firm also has experience in the area of art law, and represents artists, collectors, galleries, auction houses, sculptors, photographers, dealers, and online dealer consortia.