In a much anticipated opinion, the Ninth Circuit has dissolved a takedown injunction previously issued against Google and YouTube, prohibiting the companies from posting or displaying any version of the controversial film Innocence of Muslims that included Ms. Cindy Lee Garcia. Read more.
May 18, 2015
Frankfurt Kurnit is a finalist for Chambers USA's "Media & Entertainment Team of the Year" award. View Article
May 15, 2015
Earlier this year, the FTC publicly banned the operator of an alleged "revenge porn" website from sharing nude videos or photographs of people without their affirmative express consent. Read more.
May 15, 2015
Intellectual Property Today has named Frankfurt Kurnit to its list of the Top 100 Trademark firms in the U.S. View Article
May 13, 2015
Law360 quoted Nicole Hyland on what Mylan Inc. et al. v. Kirkland Ellis LLP could mean for conflict waivers. In the suit, Mylan alleged Kirkland & Ellis LLP breached fiduciary, ethical and professional duties when it agreed to represent Mylan’s rival, Teva. Read more.
May 11, 2015
Your e-commerce company probably has a privacy policy (if it doesn't, then it should). But is anyone checking to see that the company follows the policy? Companies that don't follow their own privacy policies can get into legal hot water pretty quickly. Read more.
May 6, 2015
Tyler Maulsby summarized recent NY ethics opinions in the May 2015 issue of the New York Legal Ethics Reporter. Read more.
May 1, 2015
The FTC recently filed complaints alleging two US businesses that claimed to be in compliance with the US-EU Safe Harbor Framework were, in fact, no longer compliant. Read more.
April 29, 2015
Swedish Marketing Manager quoted Jeffrey Greenbaum in "Shitstorm & Native Advertising" on social media marketing issues in the US.
April 28, 2015
The National Law Journal listed Lisa E. Davis as one of the 75 most accomplished female attorneys working in the legal profession today. Read more.
April 21, 2015
Congratulations to our partner Victoria Cook who was listed by Variety in their annual New York Women's Impact Report. The report spotlights innovators, overachievers and the execs at the top of the Gotham entertainment business. View Article
April 21, 2015
Bob Ambrogi of Lawyer 2 Lawyer interviews Nicole Hyland about her popular blog analzying the legal ethics of the show, 'Better Call Saul.' View Article
April 20, 2015
MLex quoted Brian G. Murphy in "Digital Advertisers Need to Consider Disclosures for 'Ordinary Consumer,' FTC Official Says" on how rapidly advertising is evolving. View Article
April 17, 2015
Victoria Cook spoke with The Insider about the pending lawsuits against Fox's hit show, "The Empire."
April 17, 2015
Maura Wogan and Jeremy S. Goldman were listed in Variety's Legal Impact Report for 2015. View Article
April 14, 2015
A day barely passes without news of a major data breach perpetrated by outsiders who gained unauthorized access to sensitive personal information and intellectual property stored on company computers. Read more.
April 10, 2015
For a variety of reasons, some New York lawyers choose to practice "virtually" - that is, they conduct their business primarily over the Internet, rather than through a physical law office. Read more.
April 9, 2015
CMO Council and TheMarketingSite.com quoted Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA) Chairman, Jeffrey Greenbaum, on GALA's recent release of "Advertising Law: A Global Legal Perspective," an advertising law book which provides an overview of the advertising and marketing laws in 56 countries.
April 8, 2015
Bloomberg BNA quoted Nicole Hyland on the legal ethics of two recent cases of alleged attorney misconduct. View Article
April 3, 2015
Bloomberg BNA quoted Brian Murphy on the use of Communications Decency Act Section 230 by review site publishers facing defamation claims for allegedly inaccurate reviews.
April 2, 2015
Tyler Maulsby summarized recent NY ethics opinions in the April 2015 issue of the New York Legal Ethics Reporter. Read more.
April 1, 2015
MediaPost quoted Rick Kurnit in "Ad Lawyers' Predictions: Data Will Be King, Disclaimers Will Disappear," an article on the future of disclosures in advertising. View Article
March 31, 2015
Catherine Farrelly was quoted by Law360 in reaction to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling stating that federal court decisions on “likelihood of confusion” can be precluded by earlier findings on the same issue from the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.
March 26, 2015
Above the Law interviewed Nicole Hyland on her blog "The Legal Ethics of Better Call Saul". View Article
March 26, 2015
We frequently see private placement memoranda, seeking to raise capital for films, which refer to independent film success stories such as "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," "Little Miss Sunshine," or other independent films which became box office hits. Read more.
March 26, 2015
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