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On April 1, 2016, the New York State ("NYS") estate tax exclusion amount increased to $4,187,500, further narrowing the gap between the NYS estate tax exclusion amount and the Federal estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer ("GST") tax exemption amounts ($5,450,000 as of January 1, 2016). Read more.
April 25, 2016
Law360 included Frankfurt Kurnit in its 2016 list of the 100 Best Law Firms for Female Attorneys, based on female representation at the partner and non-partner level, and total number of female attorneys. View Article
April 18, 2016
Corporate Livewire has ranked our firm as the 'Most Oustanding Law Firm' for 2016.
April 18, 2016
Above the Law has published their anual Gender Diversity Index based on a study of women at 1200 law firms. Of the 332 firms listed, we ranked 10th for the percentage of female associates at the firm and 22nd for the percentage of female attorneys at all levels working at the firm. Above the Law gave us an 'A' grade for gender diversity. View Article
April 14, 2016
The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") joined the widely publicized "natural" products debate by issuing four settlements and bringing a new complaint relating to misleading "all natural" or "100% natural" advertising claims. Read more.
April 13, 2016
Here is some news about an important new resource for mobile app developers working in the healthcare space. Read more.
April 12, 2016
Lisa E. Davis, Sean F. Kane, and Andrew P. Hurwitz were listed in Variety's Legal Impact Report for 2016. View Article
April 12, 2016
BizCommunity quotes Jeffrey A. Greenbaum, GALA's Global Chairman on the 14th Annual Global Advertising Alliance Meeting here.
April 7, 2016
Gavin McElroy was named by the 2016 International M&A Awards as the PR & Media Lawyer of the Year - USA.
April 7, 2016
On April 4, 2016, Governor Cuomo signed into law amendments to the New York Labor and Workers' Compensation laws that raised the New York State hourly minimum wage to $15, and provided for paid-family-leave time for most employees. For some New York businesses, the first deadline for compliance is December 31, 2016. Read more.
April 7, 2016
Law360 quoted Nicole Hyland on potential law firm liability and ethics rules exposure arising from database breaches. View Article
April 4, 2016
Sean Kane’s article, “Game On: Have an Idea for a Great Video Game?” provides a roadmap for how athletes can launch or participate in new video game business ventures.
March 29, 2016
Law360 noted that Edward H. Rosenthal and Jeremy S. Goldman are part of the legal team representing the Authors Guild in its battle with Google over whether the Google Books service infringes the copyrights of authors. The U.S. Supreme Court is considering whether to hear the case. View Article
March 23, 2016
On Monday DraftKings, Inc. and FanDuel, Inc., the two largest providers of Daily Fantasy Sports ("DFS") in the US, announced an agreement with New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman (the "NYAG") in connection with the ongoing DFS litigation. Read more.
March 23, 2016
Variety covers our firm's expansion in Century City, with five attorneys including entertainment group partner Andrew Hurwitz and litigation group partner Jeremy S. Goldman. View Article
March 22, 2016
The New York Legal Ethics Reporter published Tyler Maulsby's article, titled "Recent N.Y. Ethics Opinions: March 2016". View Article
March 21, 2016
The New York Legal Ethics Reporter published John B. Harris's article titled "Masking Tapes: An Analysis of the Law of Secret Recording in New York". View Article
March 21, 2016
The Ninth Circuit declined to review its earlier opinion in Lenz v. Universal Music Corp. that copyright holders must consider fair use before seeking to remove allegedly infringing content from websites such as YouTube and Facebook. Read more.
March 18, 2016
Less than three months after issuing guidance to marketers on native advertising, the FTC has brought and settled its first native advertising case against national retailer Lord & Taylor. Read more.
March 15, 2016
Terri Seligman is quoted in the Media Post article, "Lord & Taylor Settles FTC Complaint Over Native Advertising, Instagram Campaign". View Article
March 15, 2016
On February 2, 2016, EU and US authorities reached an agreement in principle on a new framework for transatlantic data transfers, dubbed the "Privacy Shield." Read more.
March 14, 2016
Frankfurt Kurnit client, John Goodman, is mentioned in the Hollywood Reporter about his upcoming role in the film, Patriots Day. View Article
March 14, 2016
Law360 quoted Nicole Hyland on the question whether a law firm can pay a client in exchange for a waiver of a potential conflict of interest. View Article
March 11, 2016
Nicole Hyland, Ronald Minkoff and Tyler Maulsby are featured in the Law360 article, "Gibbons Says New Ruling Ends DQ Bid In Pollution Suit". View Article
March 10, 2016
March 9, 2016 New York, N.Y. - Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz, PC has added Jay S. Rand as a partner and co-chair of the firm’s Corporate & Finance Group. Read more.
March 9, 2016
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