Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

In the Press: Quoted

Hannah Taylor Featured in Michigan Law’s Quadrangle

Hannah Taylor is quoted in the University of Michigan Law School's Quadrangle in the article, "So You Want to Work in Entertainment Law?". View Article

January 20, 2016

In the Press: Quoted

Sean Kane in Gamasutra

Sean Kane is quoted in the Gamasutra article, "What Legal Experts Think of Sony's 'Let's Play' Trademark Claim". View Article

January 19, 2016

Alerts: Advertising Law: Sports Law

Planning to Use Olympic Participants in Your Advertising?

There's important news for marketers and agencies considering the Olympic Games in Rio: the deadline for non-sponsors to request an IOC Rule 40 "waiver" is January 27, 2016. Here's a review of Rule 40 and what you need to know to keep your Olympic-themed campaigns on track. Read more.

January 19, 2016

Press Releases

Frankfurt Kurnit Promotes Caren Decter and Hayden Goldblatt to Counsel

Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz, PC has elected Caren Decter and Hayden Goldblatt as counsel effective January 1st, 2016. Read more.

January 19, 2016

In the Press: Quoted

Richard Maltz in ABA/BNA Lawyers’ Manual on Professional Conduct, Current Reports

Richard Maltz is quoted in ABA/BNA Lawyers' Manual on Professional Conduct, Current Reports in the article, "New York Standardizes Lawyer Disciplinary Procedures". View Article

January 15, 2016

Alerts: Advertising Law

Still Paying Attention: FTC Extracts $2M Settlement from Brain Game Company

In a follow-up to its settlement with Focus Education, LLC in January of last year, the FTC recently entered into a $2 million settlement with Lumos Labs over claims that advertising and marketing for its Lumosity "brain training" games misled customers about cognitive benefits. Read more.

January 11, 2016

In the Press: Quoted

Greg Boyd in WeiserMazars 2015 Media Barometer

Greg Boyd is quoted in the WeiserMazars 2015 Media Barometer -- Cyber Security Special Edition. View Article

January 11, 2016

In the Press: Quoted

Google Books Litigation: Frankfurt Kurnit Petitions US Supreme Court for Review

IP litigation partners Edward H. Rosenthal and Jeremy S. Goldman are co-counsel for The Authors Guild in the so-called Google Books case — arguably the most significant copyright case in the courts today. Read more.

January 6, 2016

Victoria Cook Featured in Indiewire

Victoria Cook's article, "Gender Parity in Documentary Filmmaking Is A Fiction" is featured in Indiewire here. Further commentary on her piece can be found here.

January 5, 2016

Published Articles

Demand Equal Representation for Women Documentarians, Too

Victoria Cook's article, "Demand Equal Representation for Women Documentarians, Too" is featured on the Alliance of Women Film Journalists website. View Article

January 5, 2016

Published Articles

Does N.Y. Judiciary Law §487 Apply to Arbitrations?

The New York Legal Ethics Reporter published Ronald C. Minkoff and Tyler Maulsby's article, titled "Does N.Y. Judiciary Law §487 Apply to Arbitrations?". View Article

January 3, 2016

Published Articles

Miracle on Eagle Street: New York’s Temporary Practice Rule

The New York Legal Ethics Reporter published Ronald C. Minkoff's article, titled "Miracle on Eagle Street: New York’s Temporary Practice Rule". View Article

January 3, 2016

Published Articles

Recent N.Y. Ethics Opinions: January 2016

The New York Legal Ethics Reporter published Tyler Maulsby's article, titled "Recent N.Y. Ethics Opinions: January 2016". View Article

January 3, 2016

Published Articles

Excessive Fees Revisited: Enforcement of Lucrative Retainers After “Lawrence”

The New York Legal Ethics Reporter published Richard M. Maltz's article, titled "Excessive Fees Revisited: Enforcement of Lucrative Retainers After “Lawrence”". View Article

January 1, 2016

In the Press: Quoted

New York Okays Temporary Practice by Outside Lawyers

Ronald Minkoff was quoted in the Bloomberg BNA article, 'New York Okays Temporary Practice by Outside Lawyers,' about New York's leadership on allowing foreign attorneys to work temporarily in New York. 

December 31, 2015

Alerts: Privacy & Data Security Law

App Developers Pay $360,000 to Settle COPPA Charges

Two app developers recently paid a total of $360,000 to settle charges by the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") that they violated the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act ("COPPA") Rule. The cases make clear that children's privacy online remains an FTC focus. Here's what happened. Read more.

December 29, 2015

Alerts: Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility

Law Firms Win Big Case Arising from Representation of Clients with Competing Interests

Law firms often struggle to determine when the rules of professional conduct permit representation of clients who compete in the marketplace. When is it OK, for example, to represent clients with competing patents, trademarks, or copyrights? A recent Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court case provides important guidance for IP lawyers -- particularly those representing clients with patents. Read more.

December 28, 2015

Alerts: Advertising Law

Did the FTC Just Kill Native Advertising?

Two years after conducting a workshop to study native advertising, the FTC on December 22nd released long-awaited guidance that all marketers and publishers need to review. Read more.

December 23, 2015

Alerts: Intellectual Property Law

Federal Court Rules that Ban on Offensive Trademarks is Unconstitutional

Here's some big news for anyone who owns -- or is contemplating registration of -- a trademark that may offend certain audiences. The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on December 22nd that a law banning the registration of disparaging trademarks is unconstitutional. Read more.

December 23, 2015

In the Press: Quoted

FTC Says Native Ads Must Carry Clear Disclosures

Terri Seligman is quoted in MediaPost's article, "FTC Says Native Ads Must Carry Clear Disclosures". View Article

December 22, 2015

Alerts: Employment Law

Year-end Compliance: NYC Requires Certain Employers to Offer Transit Benefits

New York City's Commuter Benefits Law takes effect on January 1, 2016. Under the law, for-profit and nonprofit employers with 20 or more full-time non-union employees working in New York City must offer their full-time employees the opportunity to use pre-tax income to purchase qualified transportation fringe benefits. Read more.

December 21, 2015

In the Press: Praise

Frankfurt Kurnit Named Best for Advertising Law (USA) & Best for Executive Compensation (USA) by AI

Acquisition International (AI) has named Frankfurt Kurnit as the 'Best for Advertising Law (USA)' and 'Best for Executive Compensation (USA). 

December 21, 2015

Published Articles

Terri Seligman and Hannah Taylor in the ABA’s Newsletter, What’s In Store

Terri Seligman and Hannah Taylor's article, "Advertising Self-Regulatory Council Implements Significant Revisions To Its Procedures" is featured in What's In Store, the American Bar Association's newsletter of the Section of Antitrust Law's Consumer Protection Committee, Privacy and Information Security Committee, and Advertising Disputes and Litigation Committee. View Article

December 17, 2015

Alerts: Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility

New York Authorizes Temporary Practice By Out-Of-State Lawyers

In a thrilling and important development, New York has promulgated a new Court Rule, 22 NYCRR § 523 ("Section 523"), that allows lawyers admitted in other jurisdictions, but not admitted in New York, to practice here under certain circumstances. Read more.

December 16, 2015

In the Press: Praise

BTI Names Frankfurt Kurnit a Client Service A-Team 2016

The BTI Client Service A-Team is limited solely to law firms considered by clients to deliver the absolute best levels of client service. The ranking is based on independent, unbiased feedback from clients, no law firm influences the results, submits nominations or provides client names. View Article

December 16, 2015