Frankfurt Kurnit is a diverse and inclusive law firm both in composition and practice. We are signatories to the New York City Bar’s Statement of Diversity Principles and believe that employing people with varied experiences, backgrounds and viewpoints leads to a firm with different and innovative ideas, knowledge, and approaches, and creates an internal culture that encourages positive relationships and communication. This also allows the firm to appreciate and service clients with varied perspectives and backgrounds.
In 2023, we were proud to have been honored by Lawyers of Color (LoC) with their Aspire Diversity Award. Partners Lisa E. Davis and Terri Seligman were also recognized by The New York Law Journal as 2022 Diversity Initiative honorees.
We regularly host events for our clients, attorneys, and staff, leveraging Frankfurt Kurnit’s deep ties to the media, entertainment, and academic circles. We have hosted roundtable discussions, lectures, and working sessions led by prominent authors and experts on important and cutting-edge issues.
If you have any questions, please contact Lisa E. Davis at (212) 826-5530 or ldavis@fkks.com.
Law360 covers the New York City Bar Association webinar, "Lights, Camera, Ethics!: Why Your Favorite Movie Lawyers May Need an Ethics Lawyer," where Tyler Maulsby and his co-presenter chose scenes from five lawyer movies to discuss legal ethics issues that real-life attorneys could encounter while practicing. (Behind paywall) View Article
November 13, 2021
The Hollywood Reporter mentions Frankfurt Kurnit as counsel to Method Man who joined the cast of “On the Come Up,” Paramount Players’ adaptation of the best-seller by Angie Thomas. View Article
November 10, 2021
On November 4th, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced a new emergency temporary standard to protect workers from the spread of the coronavirus in the workplace. Read more.
November 4, 2021
U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms" ranked Frankfurt Kurnit nationally in "Tier 1" in Advertising, Copyright, Entertainment - Motion Pictures and Television, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Trademark, and Trusts & Estates Law; "Tier 2" in Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy) and Media Law; and "Tier 3" in Commercial Litigation. View Article
November 4, 2021
MediaPost quotes Jeffrey A. Greenbaum on the FTC’s concern about relationships between consumer protection issues and competition in the marketplace. View Article
October 30, 2021
Law360 quotes Ronald C. Minkoff on Rule 36 — which gives litigants who consent to it the option to participate in evidentiary hearings and nonjury trials remotely. (Behind paywall) View Article
October 30, 2021
The Hollywood Reporter quotes Andrew Hurwitz on the implications surrounding the fatal shooting on the set of “Rust.” View Article
October 28, 2021
Deadline mentions Frankfurt Kurnit as counsel to Brian d’Arcy James who joined the cast of HBO Max’s Love and Death, a limited series about the true story of Texas housewife Candy Montgomery’s murder of Betty Gore in 1980. View Article
October 21, 2021
CQ Roll Call quotes Jeffrey A. Greenbaum on the temporary delay of FTC policy initiatives due to the political split of the current commissioners. View Article
October 21, 2021
The Licensing Journal published Jeffrey A. Greenbaum’s article, “Planning to Promote That Your Products Were Made Using Better Farming Practices? Choose Your Words Carefully.” View Article
October 14, 2021
MediaPost quotes Jeffrey A. Greenbaum on the FTC’s “notice of penalty offenses” letters. View Article
October 13, 2021
Super Lawyers magazine features Lisa E. Davis in an article about her career as an entertainment lawyer and her advocacy for racial justice. View Article
October 4, 2021
BetterMarketing interviews Hannah Taylor on how NFT’s affect intellectual property rights. View Article
October 1, 2021
The list includes: Christopher R. Chase, Victoria Cook, Lisa E. Davis, Caren Decter, Catherine M.C. Farrelly, Michael P. Frankfurt, Hayden Goldblatt, Jeffrey A. Greenbaum, John B. Harris, Richard B. Heller, Richard Hofstetter, Nicole Hyland, Candice Kersh, Rick Kurnit, Brian E. Maas, Richard Maltz, Jeffrey Marks, Kimberly Maynard, Mark Merriman, Ronald C. Minkoff, Brian G. Murphy, Edward H. Rosenthal, Terri Seligman, Thomas D. Selz, Barbara E. Shiers, Wendy Stryker, Linda Wank, S. Jean Ward, and Maura Wogan. Marcie Cleary, Christina Jenkins, Sasha Levites, Tyler Maulsby, and Adam Osterweil are listed as “Rising Stars.” Read more.
September 30, 2021
As discussed in our previous alerts and blog posts, the New York Health and Essential Rights Act (the “NY HERO Act”) requires employers to among other things maintain, and upon designation by the NYS Commissioner of Health, implement, an “airborne infectious disease” plan that meets certain minimum standards. Read more.
September 28, 2021
Law And More mentions Frankfurt Kurnit in their coverage of Helen Wan’s novel being turned into a series for Netflix.
September 28, 2021
We are honored to be named by Vault as one of the “Best Midsize Law Firms in New York,” one of the “Best Law Firms for Media, Entertainment & Sports,” and one of the “Top 150 Under 150.” View Article
September 24, 2021
Deadline mentions Victoria Cook as counsel to New York Times bestselling author Kimberly McCreight. View Article
September 23, 2021
Deadline mentions Frankfurt Kurnit as counsel to Alysa Reiner who is cast in the audio superhero origin story, ”The Beautiful Liar.” View Article
September 21, 2021
After months in beta, Apple is releasing iOS 15 to the public. Building upon the Privacy Nutrition Labels and App Tracking Transparency (ATT) framework introduced in iOS 14.5, iOS 15 introduces new privacy controls that will impact brand marketing initiatives and the ad tech ecosystem. Although these controls are not an iOS 14.5-caliber seismic event, they are yet another example of how platform providers have become de facto regulators of privacy. Read more.
September 20, 2021
Reuters mentions Frankfurt Kurnit in their coverage of Netflix’s new series, “Partner Track” based on Helen Wan’s 2013 novel of the same name. View Article
September 16, 2021
One News Page shared Wendy Stryker’s article, "Employers Must Implement NY HERO Act Safety Plans Now." View Article
September 16, 2021
Crain’s New York, The New York Law Journal, Law360, and The New York Real Estate Journal covered the news that Larry Welch joined the firm as a partner and chair of our real estate group. View Article
September 15, 2021
Bloomberg Law quotes Ronald C. Minkoff on court reactions to the complaints filed against Rudy Giuliani. View Article
September 14, 2021
The Hollywood Reporter mentions Frankfurt Kurnit as counsel to Tom McCarthy. View Article
September 14, 2021
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