SHOOT’s Directors/Producers Forum and evening New Directors Showcase, both held at the DGA Theatre in NYC on Thursday, May 25, offered a wide range of insights and observations, as well as substantive exposure for up-and-coming filmmaking talent. The Forum featured Jeff Greenbaum and Victoria Cook. Here’s a rundown of Forum proceedings. Read more.
June 2, 2017
Frankfurt Kurnit is pleased to announce we have been nominated for a "Chambers Women in Law Award" -- Outstanding Firm in Advancing Gender Diversity and Inclusion. According to Chambers, the awards mark the 'internationally-recognised achievement of excellence in furthering the advancement of women within the legal sphere. The Awards seek to recognise these achievements, empower the people behind innovative women’s initiatives, and give greater visibility to gender diversity.'
May 26, 2017
CNN posted the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals decision in International Refugee Assistance Project v. Trump, upholding the district court’s nationwide preliminary injunction order against President Trump’s Executive Order 13780. Frankfurt Kurnit drafted an amicus curiae brief on behalf of the Anti-Defamation League, Jewish Council for Public Affairs, Union for Reform Judaism, Central Conference of American Rabbis, and Women of Reform Judaism. View Article
May 25, 2017
The New York Law Journal spotlighted our role in the wonderful Red Nose Day initiative, which raises millions of dollars for children’s causes. (Article behind paywall) View Article
May 25, 2017
CNBC quoted Jeff Greenbaum on the use of influencers by brands on social media. View Article
April 27, 2017
MediaPost’s Policy Blog quoted Jeffrey Greenbaum on recent FTC action focusing on advertisers’ use of influencers. View Article
April 21, 2017
Variety included Hayden Goldblatt in its 2017 Legal Impact Report. View Article
April 5, 2017
The New Jersey Law Journal quoted Nicole Hyland on ethical considerations arising from a Fox legal commentator’s on-air remarks. (Article behind paywall) View Article
March 29, 2017
The Hollywood Reporter quoted Victoria Cook on the growing risk of lawsuits by public figures against filmmakers. View Article
March 22, 2017
Fox News, Teen Vogue, The World IP Review, The Independent, Refinery29, Fatherly, and Beauty Packaging quoted Catherine Farrelly on Hasbro’s recent trademark “scent” application for Play-Doh.
March 17, 2017
Deadline Hollywood mentioned Lisa E. Davis as attorney for Amanda Seales in her HBO and TruTV deals. View Article
March 7, 2017
Mashable mentioned Frankfurt Kurnit as the lawyers behind Hasbro’s Play-Doh scent trademark registration. View Article
March 7, 2017
Law360 mentions Brian Maas and Tyler Maulsby as the lawyers for Christopher Bandas, who successfully avoided Rule 11 sanctions in Garber v. Office of the Commissioner of Baseball. View Article
March 7, 2017
Law360 quoted Ron Minkoff on how technological developments such as artificial intelligence are changing the practice of law. View Article
March 6, 2017
Inside Counsel magazine quoted Catherine Farrelly on Hasbro’s trademark “scent” registration for Play-Doh.
March 2, 2017
The birth announcement of Julien Harris Goldblatt, Hayden Goldblatt's son, is featured in the Hollywood Reporter. View Article
February 27, 2017
Congratulations to all of our clients who played a part in 2017 Oscar winning projects. Read more.
February 27, 2017
Law360 quoted Catherine Farrelly on Hasbro’s efforts to acquire a trademark for the scent of Play-Doh. The New York Times picked up Law360' s coverage of the Play-Doh mark in its 13 Great Stories That Have Nothing to Do With Politics column here. View Article
February 24, 2017
The Los Angeles Times quoted Rick Kurnit on right of publicity issues arising from a 20th Century Fox movie advertising campaign. View Article
February 21, 2017
The Associated Press, ESPN, CBS News, and Sports Illustrated quoted Christopher Chase on contract issues arising from friction between an NBA star and his sponsor.
February 17, 2017
Inside Counsel quotes Edward H. Rosenthal on Paul McCartney’s attempt to use copyright termination laws to reclaim rights to certain Beatles’ songs.
February 13, 2017
Deadline features the news that Luvvie Ajayi’s debut book, I’m Judging You: The Do Better Manual, will be developed as a cable comedy series by Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers’ Shondaland, along with ABC Signature Studios.
February 7, 2017
We filed a friend-of-the-court brief on behalf of our client, the Anti-Defamation League, in support of Washington and Minnesota’s challenge to President Trump’s Executive Order titled “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States.” You can read our brief here.
February 7, 2017
The New York Law Journal published Brian Maas and Caren Decter’s essay about the disconnect between the government’s forfeiture powers and a victim’s right to restitution. (Article behind paywall) View Article
January 31, 2017
Law360 mentioned Ron Minkoff as counsel to the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers in its Amicus Curiae brief to the US Supreme Court seeking constitutional review of a New York statute governing nonresident attorney practice. View Article
January 24, 2017
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