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April 21st, 2023
DA Seeks Inquiry Of Trump Atty On Possible Daniels Conflict
Ethics & Professional Responsibility Chair Ronald C. Minkoff is quoted in the article, “DA Seeks Inquiry Of Trump Atty On Possible Daniels Conflict” published by Law360. The article discusses alleged conflict arising from former President Trump's attorney, Joe Tacopina's prior privileged conversations with potential trial witness Stormy Daniels. In 2018, Daniels and Tacopina engaged in conversations related to a nondisclosure agreement linked to the alleged hush money payment now at issue in the case. Ron is quoted saying, "Tacopina's involvement with Ms. Daniels creates a bit of a mess for all involved. The DA is trying to give the court a way to navigate it without creating an issue that could disrupt the timing of the trial or any future guilty verdict."
Read the full article here. (Behind paywall)
Other Quoted
4 Takeaways From 1st Opinion on AI Training and Fair Use
Law 360 quotes Jacqueline Charlesworth on the Third Circuit ruling granting summary judgment to Thomson Reuters, in a case alleging tech startup ROSS Intelligence infringed copyrighted material from Thomson Reuters’ Westlaw platform to create a competing legal research tool. Ms. Charlesworth stated the ruling is significant because many AI companies are asserting transformative use, in interpreting The Andy Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith case. (Behind paywall) View Article
February 13 2025
Thomson Reuters Prevails in Copyright Battle with AI Company
MediaDailyNews quotes Jeremy S. Goldman on the federal court decision that Ross Intelligence infringed Thomson Reuters’ copyright by training its services using Westlaw summaries, known as “headnotes.” Mr. Goldman states the ruling could impact lawsuits by other copyright owners over the use of their material to develop AI. However, he distinguishes some of the high-profile cases such as those against OpenAI in training ChatGPT. He notes OpenAI argues it did not copy material to compete with authors and publishers but to create its language model and technology. View Article
February 12 2025
What a Character
Boston College Law School Magazine quotes Jeffrey A. Greenberg in a profile of Michael Schiffer, founder of S2 Advertising Law, and the former legal director at Twitter. The article titled "What a Character" notes that Mr. Greenberg was on the hiring committee that recruited Mr. Schiffer to join Frankfurt Kurnit’s Advertising group, where he worked for more than 10 years. View Article
February 11 2025
