Frankfurt Kurnit is a diverse and inclusive law firm both in composition and practice. We are signatories to the New York City Bar’s Statement of Diversity Principles and believe that employing people with varied experiences, backgrounds and viewpoints leads to a firm with different and innovative ideas, knowledge, and approaches, and creates an internal culture that encourages positive relationships and communication. This also allows the firm to appreciate and service clients with varied perspectives and backgrounds.
In 2023, we were proud to have been honored by Lawyers of Color (LoC) with their Aspire Diversity Award. Partners Lisa E. Davis and Terri Seligman were also recognized by The New York Law Journal as 2022 Diversity Initiative honorees.
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Our client, Mary-Louise Parker, will star in Jamesy Boy, an indie prison drama toplined by newcomer Spencer Lofranco. Trevor White is directing and wrote the script with Lane Shadgett. View Article
March 9, 2012
In another example of the Federal Trade Commission's broad efforts to ensure that environmental marketing is truthful and based on solid scientific evidence, the FTC recently proposed settlement orders that prohibit five window replacement companies from making false claims about how much money consumers could save on their heating and cooling bills by having windows installed. Read more.
March 6, 2012
Crain's New York Business featured Andrew Hurwitz in "Executive Moves" as a partner in the Frankfurt Kurnit Entertainment Group. View Article
March 5, 2012
Two new privacy measures are likely to impact organizations that collect information about their customers online. Read more.
March 2, 2012
The Gala Gazette featured Jeffrey A. Greenbaum and Terri Seligman in a discussion of the FTC investigation concerning environmental marketing claims made in cat litter advertising and its implications in a market with a greater focus on "green" or environmentally conscious products.
March 1, 2012
The Federal Communications Commission has issued an order requiring telemarketers to obtain prior written consent from consumers before distributing prerecorded telemarketing messages via autodialer to cell phones or residential landlines. Besides exceptions noted here, the order applies regardless of whether there is an existing business relationship between the marketer and the consumer, and will go into effect 12 months after formal publication of the approved rule in the Federal Register. Read more.
February 27, 2012
Our client, Bradley Whitford, formerly of The West Wing, is set to star in Fox's spy drama series, The Asset, where he will play a station chief opposite Ali Larter's CIA field operative character. View Article
February 23, 2012
A state appeals panel recently rejected an arbitrator's $3 million sanction against oil tycoon Jack Grynberg in a decade-long dispute with BP and Statoil, ruling that the arbitrator exceeded his authority in sanctioning Mr. Grynberg for filing a series of lawsuits in bad faith. The New York Law Journal quoted Ronald Minkoff, who represented Mr. Gynberg, on this matter.
February 23, 2012
The Federal Trade Commission issued a staff report yesterday that says makers of mobile apps directed at children, the app stores that sell them, and certain third parties providing services within apps (e.g., advertisers), are not providing the information that parents need to understand what data the apps collect and how that data is handled. Read more.
February 17, 2012
The Electronic Retailing Self-Regulation Program featured Jeffrey A. Greenbaum on its blog page as part of a Social Media Week panel discussion hosted by ESRP on how to incorporate social platforms into advertising campaigns and marketing strategies. View Article
February 17, 2012
In the last several weeks, plaintiffs’ lawyers have filed a number of class action lawsuits against businesses for allegedly violating California’s “Shine the Light” privacy law (the “Law”). According to one report, targets include nearly a dozen publishers, including Men’s Journal, Reader’s Digest, and CBS Interactive. The complaints allege that each business failed to comply with its obligations under the Law by not providing California customers with a method for obtaining a disclosure regarding how they share information. Read more.
February 15, 2012
Our client, John Goodman, has signed on to co-star in Downwardly Mobile, an NBC comedy pilot, alongside his former co-star Roseann Barr. View Article
February 12, 2012
The Federal Trade Commission recently warned the marketers of several mobile apps that they may be violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Each of the apps at issue include background screening functionality. Read more.
February 7, 2012
The use of someone without permission in entertainment can trigger a lawsuit for "commercial appropriation of likeness." And so it was recently when "Jimmy Kimmel Live" created a video mocking a 2010 "business meeting" between basketball star LeBron James and a rabbi. Read more.
February 1, 2012
There are new wage and hour paperwork requirements for private-sector employers in New York and California. Here’s a brief rundown of what you need to do to comply. Read more.
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January 26, 2012
Last week, the Federal Trade Commission and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau entered into a memorandum of understanding in order to outline how the two agencies will share responsibility for protecting consumers in the financial products and services sector. Read more.
January 24, 2012
Frankfurt Kurnit client, Amanda Seyfried, negotiates final terms to play Cosette in Universal Pictures and Working Title's Les Miserables, alongside Hugh Jackman, Jean Valjean and Russell Crowe.
January 20, 2012
Last week, the Federal Trade Commission announced that CVS Caremark Corporation will pay $5 million to settle claims that it misrepresented the actual prices of certain Medicare drugs. Read more.
January 19, 2012
Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz, PC added Andrew Hurwitz as a partner, and Alan Sacks as counsel, to its Entertainment Group. Mr. Hurwitz and Mr. Sacks formally joined the firm today. Read more.
January 17, 2012
Super Lawyers listed twenty-four Frankfurt Kurnit attorneys in its 2012 edition. Read more.
January 14, 2012
Marianne Calabrese co-authored, “Inside the Minds: Estate Planning Client Strategies,” published by Aspatore 2012 ed.
January 5, 2012
Bloomberg Law Reports Jeremy Goldmans article on the e-discovery issues in the Fairey v. Associated Press case.
January 1, 2012
Chambers USA has shortlisted us for an award for top advertising group in the US. The "Awards for Excellence" are based on research for the 2012 edition of Chambers USA and reflect a law firm's pre-eminence in key practice areas.
January 1, 2012
MediaPost featured Jeffrey A. Greenbaum in an article about the Federal Trade Commission's investigation into Hyundai's promotional strategy to provide their bloggers with gift certificates in exchange for linking Hyundai's ads. View Article
December 21, 2011
The Federal Trade Commission recently closed its investigation of Hyundai Motor America’s alleged violation of Section 5 of the FTC Act (15 U.S.C. § 45) in connection with a blogging campaign conducted to spark interest in Hyundai’s Super Bowl XLV ads. Read more.
December 21, 2011
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