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Rick Kurnit was quoted in the January 22, 2008 MediaPost article, "Scientologists Threaten Gawker Media With Legal Action Over Cruise Video." View Article
January 22, 2008
Crain in its "Executive Moves" column, Variety in its "Executive Shuffle" column, and The New York Law Journal in its "News in Brief" column all mentioned Amy Nickin's promotion to Partner in Frankfurt Kurnit's Entertainment Group.
January 19, 2008
Lisa E. Davis' article, "Intransigence on Diversity" appeared in the December/January edition of The Network Journal.
January 15, 2008
The Courier Journal mentioned Lisa E. Davis in "Local Writer Claims Spike Lee Stole Script".
January 14, 2008
O’Dwyer’s PR published Gavin McElroy's article "Pricing Services to Increase Revenues" on its website.
January 9, 2008
E-commerce Law and Policy published Sean F. Kane's article "Passporting of Avatars and Property Between Virtual Worlds" in its December 2007, Vol. 9 issue.
December 31, 2007
Virtual Worlds Management published "Virtual Worlds Management Industry Forcast 2008", a peice Sean F. Kane contributed to as an author.
December 31, 2007
The New York Law Journal listed Brian Maas as counsel to the Barbara King Family Trust in its "Appellate Division Decision" column.
December 24, 2007
Black Enterprise magazine quoted Lisa Davis in its December article "The Rise of Independent Music".
December 1, 2007
Shoot magazine quoted Candice Kersh on "The Ownership Of Ideas - Panelists Discuss New Business And Compensation Models", a panel which she moderated.
November 30, 2007
C-Span re-aired the The City Bar Association Forum on First Amendment, in which Rick Kurnit took part, on November 28, 2007.
November 28, 2007
CNETNews.com quoted Brian Murphy extensively in its article, "Legally, Are Facebook's Social Ads Kosher?"
November 15, 2007
Rick Kurnit received praised from Richard Kirshenbaum, founder of advertising agency Kirshenbaum Bond + Partners, in the November 12, 2007 Adweek article, "King Richard's 20-Year Reign."
November 12, 2007
Brian Lehrer interviewed Candice Kersh was interviewed on on user-generated content and new development in advertising.
November 7, 2007
Two advertisers recently received a little more leeway to flex their collective funny bone–even when competitors were the butt of their jokes. Read more.
October 26, 2007
Author and former CIA operative Valerie Plame Wilson acknowledged Lisa Davis in the book, Fair Game: My Life as a Spy, My Betrayal by the White House.
October 22, 2007
Michael Frankfurt's photograph with The Creative Coalition's prominent members -- including Heather Graham, Sean Penn, and Tony Godwyn-- appeared in The Hamptons Magazine's Fall 2007 issue, accompanying the article, "Here's Your Cue." Mr. Frankfurt is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of The Creative Coalition.
October 1, 2007
New York Daily News, New York Post, St. Paul Pioneer Press, Albany Times Union, CBS 5, and the San Jose Mercury News all quoted Ronald C. Minkoff on the development of Norman Hsu's assets being frozen by a New York judge. Frankfurt Kurnit represents Source Financial Investors LLC, in the lawsuit against Mr. Hsu.
September 26, 2007
Rick Kurnit's article "Reward Ad Stars for Value, Results" was published in Advertising Age's Career Guide edition on September 24, 2007.
September 24, 2007
The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, and Contra Costa Times all quoted Ronald Minkoff on a lawsuit Source Financial Investors LLC filed against Norman Hsu. Read more.
September 21, 2007
The New York Law Journal featured Linda Wank and Elisabeth Cavanagh's "The Lasting Effect of Star Power" as the lead article in the Trusts & Estates section of its September 17, 2007 publication.
September 17, 2007
Inside Edition interviewed Trust and Estates expert Linda Wank to answer questions about Leona Helmsley's will.
August 29, 2007
Black Enterprise magazine quoted Lisa Davis on independent film distribution in the August 2007 article, "The Making of an Indie."
August 1, 2007
The ethical rules prohibiting lawyers from entering into restrictive covenants – Model Rule 5.6 and its predecessor, DR 2-108 of the Code of Professional Responsibility – are not as simple as they appear. For those lawyers, schooled under Cohen v. Lord Day & Lord, 75 N.Y.2d 95 (1989), the prohibition appears absolute: lawyers may not enter into agreements with their law partners that require those who leave the firm to forfeit earned compensation or other benefits if they compete with the firm. Some courts take an equally simplistic view. Read more.
July 28, 2007
In the Lipper HedgeWorld News article, "Answering Solengo: Free Speech & Fair Use" on July 27, 2007, Edward Rosenthal was mentioned as the attorney for DealBreaker - a Wall Street Blog opposing a complaint brought by Solengo Capital.
July 27, 2007
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