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Alan Sacks and Deborah Wolfe's article, "Building Your Brand: Smart Moves for Sweat Equity" is featured in the Holiday issue of Athletes Quarterly.
December 2, 2015
Christopher Chase's article, "Defending Your Trademark" is featured in the Fall issue of Athletes Quarterly. View Article
December 2, 2015
A recent decision in a long-running data security case is a must-read for corporate executives charged with ensuring the security of personal information. Read more.
November 30, 2015
Tyler Maulsby is mentioned in the Law 360 article, "Luv N' Care Files $10M Malpractice Suit Against New York Attorneys." View Article
November 25, 2015
The Hollywood Reporter mentions Frankfurt Kurnit client James Wolk in reference to his newest film, Mercy, soon to be streaming on Netflix. View Article
November 25, 2015
Mike Frankfurt is mentioned in the "Roger on Running" column in Running Times, which features leaders in the running community over age 80. View Article
November 20, 2015
Gavin McElroy is interviewed by Dennis Troyanos of the Troyanos Group, a niche recruiting and consulting firm, about employment law. Please click here to listen to the interview, or click here to view a pdf of the interview transcript.
November 19, 2015
The Post’s Page Six covered a story from Mike Frankfurt’s 80th birthday party. View Article
November 17, 2015
Law360 has listed Frankfurt Kurnit as one of the 100 law firms with the most IP partners. To view the full list, click here (behind paywall).
November 16, 2015
Politico mentioned Mike Frankfurt's 80th birthday in its daily blast, referring to Mike as "one of the most influential media and entertainment lawyers in America". View Article
November 11, 2015
Phil Mushnick of the New York Post mentioned Mike Frankfurt’s 80th birthday celebration in his "Equal Time" column. View Article
November 9, 2015
The New York Times quoted Ron Minkoff in a story about the controversy surrounding Al Jazeera’s General Counsel’s bar admission status. View Article
November 9, 2015
Jeffrey A. Greenbaum is quoted in the FTC Watch article, "FTC Cracks Down on False ‘Biodegradable’ Product Claims". View Article
November 3, 2015
Encouraging customers to write product reviews is a common and effective marketing tactic. But the disclosure requirements are significant. And a mistake can rankle competitors and lead to scrutiny by regulators or self-regulatory bodies such as NAD. That's what recently happened to The Scotts Company ("Scotts") when United Industries Corporation ("United Industries"), the maker of the Spectracide line of household insect and weed control products, challenged a sweepstakes promotion for the company's competing Ortho Home Defense, Ortho Bug-B-Gon, and Ortho Weed-B-Gon products. Here's what happened. Read more.
November 2, 2015
The New York Legal Ethics Reporter published Tyler Maulsby's article, titled "Recent N.Y. Ethics Opinions: November 2015". View Article
November 2, 2015
The New York Legal Ethics Reporter published Richard M. Maltz's article, titled "Dividing a Fee with a Per Diem Lawyer". View Article
November 2, 2015
Maura J. Wogan and Jeremy S. Goldman are mentioned in the Law360 article, "Hasbro Says Fox Anchor Doesn't Look Like A Hamster".
October 28, 2015
Lisa E. Davis is quoted in the Los Angeles Daily Journal article "LA Judge Halts Sale of Disjoined Tavern Mural". View Article
October 27, 2015
Here's some news for companies that have to comply with the privacy provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ("HIPAA"). The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") has announced plans to begin auditing compliance in early 2016. Read more.
October 20, 2015
New York State's tax authorities have been investigating whether New York-area art galleries are properly collecting and remitting New York sales tax on sales of artworks, and a recent New York State Department of Taxation and Finance ("Department") Tax Bulletin has shed some light on several Department positions with regard to sales of property to out-of-state residents, one of which is important to gallerists, collectors and other art industry professionals. Read more.
October 16, 2015
In a recent landmark decision, the Court of Justice of the European Union (the "CJEU") declared the EU-U.S. safe harbor invalid. The ruling comes out of the Schrems v. Facebook case, which has become one of the most widely followed and significant global data privacy cases to date. Read more.
October 16, 2015
A New York federal court has provided the creative community with an important reminder about the risks of portraying composite characters. Read more.
October 13, 2015
In two recent matters, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") challenged so-called gag clauses or non-disparagement provisions incorporated in contracts between marketers and consumers, alleging that prohibiting consumers from publishing negative reviews about the marketer is an unfair practice in violation of Section 5 of the FTC Act. Read more.
October 8, 2015
Jeffrey A. Greenbaum is quoted in the Bizcommunity.com article, "New Irish Advertising & Marketing Code". View Article
October 6, 2015
Greg Boyd is quoted in the September 2015 issue of Cyber Defense Magazine. View Article
October 6, 2015
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