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The Federal Trade Commission has scheduled a public meeting to consider changes to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Rule. "Protecting Kids’ Privacy Online: Reviewing the COPPA Rule" will be held June 2, 2010 at the FTC Conference Center in Washington, DC. Read more.
April 20, 2010
Jeffrey A. Greenbaum will be one of the speakers at the SHOOT Directors Symposium, which is being held in conjunction with SHOOT's 8th Annual New Directors Showcase Event on May 11th.
April 16, 2010
Last year we reported about the passage by Maine of a sweeping new privacy law restricting collection of personal information from and marketing to minors. Recently, the Maine legislature passed a bill repealing that law in full, which was signed by Maine Governor Baldacci on March 29, 2010. Read more.
April 9, 2010
The Journal of Sponsorship published Rick Kurnit and Christopher Chase's article "Strategies to Protect the Exclusivity of Sponsors in the Sports Industry". View Article
April 8, 2010
Edward Rosenthal was mentioned in the New York Post as the attorney for CNBC's Maria Bartiromo, who has decided to drop the trademark on her her well-known "Money Honey" moniker. View Article
March 28, 2010
Yesterday the FTC announced the review of its Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Rule. COPPA imposes requirements on operators of Web sites that are aimed at children under 13, or that knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. Read more.
March 25, 2010
Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz was mentioned in NYConvergence for hosting a Gotham Media Ventures panel on celebrity justice.
March 18, 2010
MediaLawLetter published Ronald C. Minkoff's article "Ethics Corner: Putting the Genie Back What To Do When Your Client has Stolen Documents". View Article
March 15, 2010
Amy Nickin and Michael Williams were listed in Variety's Dealmakers Impact Report for 2010 as "Future Media Mavens." View Article
March 7, 2010
The American Lawyer recognized Ronald Minkoff as an ethics expert upon whom Cravath relied in its dispute, over whether Cravath could represent Air Products in a hostile takeover bid of its former client Airgas, with a former client. View Article
March 5, 2010
Cameron Myler, a former associate of our Litigation Group who competed in four Winter Olympics and won 11 World Cup medals, was quoted in several leading publications about the U.S. women's luge team's competition and evolution over the past few decades. View Article
February 26, 2010
Employee "misclassification" is in the news and on the radar of law enforcement agencies. As the New York Times recently reported, federal and state officials are increasing their focus on businesses that "misclassify" employees as "independent contractors." Read more.
February 23, 2010
Frankfurt Kurnit was mentioned in SHOOT Online as a "silver sponsor" for the SHOOT Directors Symposium and the SHOOT New Directors Showcase Event, which took place on May 11, 2010.
February 18, 2010
Rick Kurnit was mentioned in The Distributed Computing Industry Association's press release, picked up by PR-USA, as one of the keynote speakers in the P2P & Cloud Market Conference.
February 5, 2010
The New York Law Journal quoted Lisa E. Davis on social networking efforts in the legal field.
February 5, 2010
TV Guide Magazine quoted Richard Hofstetter on Conan O'Brien's departure from NBC.
January 15, 2010
Jeffrey A. Greenbaum was quoted in Marketing News Exclusive, a newsletter sent out by the American Marketing Association, on the legality of Weatherproof’s and PETA’s Obama ads.
January 7, 2010
By now, many of you have heard about the dramatic - and, many pundits would add, inexplicable - changes to the Federal estate tax law that became effective as of January 1, 2010 and will apply through the end of the calendar year. Read more.
January 6, 2010
The Armory Foundation acknowleged Mike Frankfurt was acknowledged in its 2010 Yearbook for providing pro bono services to The Armory Foundation for the past 20 years. The acknowledgment also appeared in the Millrose Games 2010 program – 20,000 copies of which were distributed at the games at Madison Square Garden.
January 1, 2010
Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz was #16 on Crain’s New York Business’s list of the “Best Places to Work in New York City." The rankings in this list were based on the results of 13,991 surveys of employees at more than 150 New York City companies.
December 7, 2009
Frankfurt Kurnit has been listed as one of the top 100 trademark law firms. Additionally, Edward Rosenthal has been listed as a top 50 trademark attorney.
December 4, 2009
Frankfurt Kurnit was acknowledged as a pro bono partner in the Legal Services NYC 2008 Annual Report.
December 1, 2009
Luis G. Rivera Marín, Secretary of Puerto Rico's Department of Consumer Affairs, recently announced the enactment of the Commonwealth's revised "Sweepstakes and Games of Chance Regulation". The new regulation will allow Puerto Rican residents to participate in sweepstakes and other games of chance that were formerly limited to participants in the US and the District of Columbia. Read more.
November 5, 2009
One of the more interesting developments in the legal landscape during the past decade has been the marked change in the way law firms look to achieve growth. Rather than exclusively nurture young associates until they climb the ladder to partner, many law firms take what seems an easier road by recruiting business-generating partners and associates from competing law firms. Read more.
October 16, 2009
Today the Federal Trade Commission announced that it has approved revisions to its "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising". The guides were last updated in 1980. Read more.
October 5, 2009
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