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The Federal Trade Commission (the "FTC" or the "Commission") announced this week that it updated its guidance for publishers and broadcasters on how to spot deceptive or false weight-loss claims when screening advertisements for publication. Read more.
January 15, 2014
Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz, PC named Nicole Hyland partner of the firm’s Attorney Ethics and Professional Responsibility Group, effective January 1st, 2014. Read more.
January 10, 2014
Frankfurt Kurnit is on the shortlist for Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year – USA. Finance Monthly will announce the winners in February.
January 3, 2014
Our work as professional responsibility attorneys over the past year has given us a front row seat to the most bedeviling ethical conundrums faced by lawyers. In our final Ethics Alert of 2013, we re-cap six important developments for New York-area lawyers, along with tips for staying on the right side of the line. Read more.
December 26, 2013
On December 18, 2013, the "Nonprofit Revitalization Act of 2013" (the "Act") was signed into law by Governor Cuomo. The Act represents a major overhaul to New York's Not-for-Profit Corporation Law, the first of its kind in over 40 years. Read more.
December 20, 2013
For those employers covered by New York's new Hospitality Wage Order, tip credit rules are also changing effective December 31, 2013. Read more.
December 20, 2013
Above the Law covered Crain's Best Places to Work list. Frankfurt Kurnit was highest ranked among the seven law firms listed. View Article
December 10, 2013
The purchaser in a corporate merger owns the seller's pre-merger communications with its lawyer, according to a recent Delaware decision. In Great Hill Equity Partners Iv, LP v. SIG Growth Equity Fund I, LLP, the buyer sued former shareholders of the seller alleging they fraudulently induced the buyer to enter into the transaction. Read more.
December 10, 2013
The Federal Trade Commission (the "FTC") hosted its much-anticipated workshop, "Blurred Lines: Advertising or Content?", in Washington, DC. The workshop facilitated a discussion among major industry stakeholders on the practice of "native advertising" in order to help the FTC determine whether additional regulatory guidance is needed. Read more.
December 9, 2013
Forbes quoted Edward H. Rosenthal and Barbara E. Shiers in an article about the estate of Ludwig Bemelmans, the creator of Madeline. View Article
December 6, 2013
MediaPost quoted Jeffrey A. Greenbaum on an investigation of an app that facilitates sharing of geolocation data and unique device identifiers with ad networks. View Article
December 5, 2013
Corporate Counsel quoted Jeffrey A. Greenbaum in an article about the details of a yearlong undercover operation designed to halt illegal reviewing activity. View Article
December 2, 2013
On November 21, 2013, the Second Circuit in New York issued a decision in Barenboim v. Starbucks, interpreting § 196-d of New York's Labor Law, which prohibits an employer, his or her agent or an officer of a corporation from retaining any part of a gratuity. Read more.
December 2, 2013
Variety recognized Andrew Hurwitz's client Jennifer Lee as one of "10 Screenwriters to Watch". View Article
November 26, 2013
Rick Kurnit published an article in Lawyer Monthly's Global Expert Guide to IP 2014 about brand integration and editorial content. View Article
November 22, 2013
Best Lawyers named Candice Kersh the 2014 Advertising Lawyer of the Year - New York City. Candice is the first woman to receive this honor. View Article
November 21, 2013
Brand owners and intellectual property rights advocates are reaching out to Congress to voice their support for S. 662, the "Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013." The bill, if passed, would strengthen enforcement of intellectual property laws at U.S. borders. Read more.
November 12, 2013
Terri Seligman was featured in Electronic Commerce & Law Report on how the new federal gift card regulations affect social buying websites such as Groupon and LivingSocial.
November 11, 2013
A recent New York City Bar Professional Ethics Committee opinion offers important new guidance to New York law firms on use of the "of counsel" title for lawyers who work in foreign countries. The opinion states that a New York law firm can designate as "of counsel" a New York attorney who resides and practices law overseas, provided the firm complies with three criteria. Read more.
November 7, 2013
In its 2014 edition Best Lawyers ranked Frankfurt Kurnit in "Tier 1" in Advertising, Copyright, Entertainment, Trademark, and Trust & Estates Law, "Tier 2" in Litigation (IP) and Media Law, and "Tier 3" in Commercial Litigation and Regulatory Enforcement Litigation. Read more.
November 6, 2013
Rick Kurnit was quoted by MediaPost after his panel discussion at the OmmaNative conference. View Article
November 5, 2013
On October 21, New York State passed a new child labor law. This law adds print and runway models under the age of 18 to the definition of "child performers" protected by the New York Labor Law. Read more.
November 5, 2013
A marketer of iPhone accessories and other products recently settled Federal Trade Commission charges that the company made false claims that its products are made in the United States. Read more.
October 29, 2013
Rick Kurnit has been named to Adweek's Top 50 Executives Who Make the Wheels Turn list. He was the only lawyer on a list comprising buyers, sellers, content makers and marketers who are taking a break from tradition and generating revenue as they do so. View Article
October 29, 2013
The Hollywood Reporter listed Andrew Hurwitz as counsel for Josh Radnor, star of How I Met Your Mother and writer and director of two Sundance features. View Article
October 25, 2013
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