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June 14th, 2016
Frankfurt Kurnit in Chambers 2016
For the twelfth consecutive year Chambers USA America's Leading Lawyers for Business recognized Frankfurt Kurnit. Chambers USA ranked us for our: Advertising: Transactional & Regulatory, Intellectual Property: Trade Mark & Copyright, Media & Entertainment: Entertainment Litigation, and Media & Entertainment: Film, Music, Television & Theater work.
On our advertising practice:
What the team is known for: "A top-tier advertising and marketing practice that advises clients on state and federal regulatory compliance and a comprehensive range of transactional matters. Acts for clients from a range of industries including consumer products, fashion and entertainment."
Strengths (Quotes from clients): "An excellent firm with great lawyers"
Significant clients: Staples, Mars, Crispin Porter + Bogusky, PepsiCo, The Clorox Company.
On our media and entertainment practice:
What the team is known for: "Handles an array of litigation matters in the media and entertainment area, with a particular focus on copyright infringement claims and right of publicity disputes ... renowned for its work in theater and film, but also known for its growing presence in television work. Also experienced representing clients in the fashion, publishing, digital media, music and news spaces."
Strengths (Quotes from clients): "They are an outstanding firm when it comes to theater, film and TV."... "All around, they are just great lawyers and really good people."
Significant clients: Robert De Niro, The Tribeca Film Festival, RatPac Documentary Films, Gannett Company, Time.
On our intellectual property practice:
What the team is known for: "Well-regarded trademark and copyright specialists with wide-ranging experience representing clients in the fashion, entertainment and media spaces. Regularly engaged to advise high-profile clients on brand management, and IP issues relating to commercial transactions and litigation."
Strengths (Quotes from clients): "A very good IP boutique"
Significant clients: Bonhams & Butterfields, Pernod-Ricard, National Hockey League, Newsweek, Scholastic.
Chambers praised the following Frankfurt Kurnit attorneys individually: Jeffrey A Greenbaum, Richard B Heller, Richard Hofstetter, Candice Kersh, Mark Merriman, Brian Murphy, Edward H Rosenthal, Terri Seligman, and Maura Wogan, and listed Rick Kurnit as a 'Star Individual'.
Other Praise
Lawyers Alliance for New York’s 2026 Cornerstone Award
Partner and Chair of the Real Estate Group Larry Welch is a 2026 honoree of the Lawyers Alliance for New York's Cornerstone Award. This award is presneted to a sleect group of individuals and institutions that have made extraordinary contributions through pro bono legal services. These services help nonprofits to address crticial human needs and improve the quality of life for thousands of low-income New Yorkers. Read more.
October 15 2026
Passle Thought Leaders 2026
Jeffrey A. Greenbaum, Terri J. Seligman, and Brian G. Murphy have been named Passle Thought Leaders for 2026, based on the reach of the insights they published during the first half of the year. Read more.
October 15 2026
54 Frankfurt Kurnit Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2027
We are pleased to announce that Best Lawyers — the oldest and one of the most respected peer reviewed lawyer recommendation services — continues to recommend Frankfurt Kurnit. Congratulations to Lee Goldberg, who was named “Lawyer of the Year” for Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures & Television in New York City and Brian G. Murphy, who was named “Lawyer of the Year” for Advertising Law in New York City. (Best Lawyers awards a "Lawyer of the Year" honor to only one lawyer in each practice area and location.) Read more.
August 20 2026
