Deadline mentions Frankfurt Kurnit as counsel to Natalie Portman, who is set to star in and co-produce Lena Dunham's upcoming rom-com, "Good Sex." View Article
February 12, 2025
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
The Ankler quotes Hayden Goldblatt on the changing film market and strategies for selling an indie-film at the Sundance, Berlin, Cannes, and Toronto film festivals. (Full article behind paywall) View Article
February 4, 2025
Frankfurt Kurnit is included in World Trademark Review 1000 – The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals for 2025. Read more.
February 3, 2025
Law360 quotes Kimberly M. Maynard on the latest decision in VIP Products, LLC v. Jack Daniel’s Properties, Inc., in which an Arizona federal judge ruled that a dog toy, which mimics the whiskey maker’s bottles, tarnished the Jack Daniel’s brand. (Behind paywall) View Article
January 30, 2025
California Lawyers Association (CLA) has named Daniel M. Goldberg, Chair of our Data Strategy, Privacy & Security Group, the 2025 "California Lawyer of the Year"—the first time they have bestowed this honor on a private practitioner. Daniel will accept this award at CLA's 2025 Privacy Summit in Los Angeles. View Article
January 27, 2025
Realscreen features Ben Moskowitz on its “Factual Under 40” list, which recognizes the talents of emerging creatives and executives aged 40 and under in unscripted and non-fiction screen content. View Article
January 24, 2025
SHOOT quotes and mentions Jeffrey A. Greenbaum in multiple articles covering the publication’s 22nd Annual New Directors Showcase. In a January 23, 2025 SHOOT article, Mr. Greenbaum describes the development of specific AI frameworks, noting legal restrictions in California and Tennessee with the use of talent with AI projects. He notes how AI is a “hot-button” union issue with SAG-AFTRA’s theatrical and TV contract. He also explains advertising laws relating to product demonstrations. A December 20, 2024 SHOOT article and SHOOT panel discussion video post state that Mr. Greenbaum provides a legal perspective on AI creation and production in the panel, “Attaining Content-ment.”
January 23, 2025
Cybersecurity Law Report quotes Rick Borden in an article reporting multiple financial regulatory agencies fined Bayview Asset Management and its affiliates $20 million for deficient cybersecurity practices. The regulators chastised the mortgage company for failing to cooperate in investigations following a data breach involving 5.8 million customers. Mr. Borden noted, “regulatory bodies are coming to a consensus that increasing the requirements around cyber are reasonable for these regulated entities.” The article discusses multi-state enforcement trends, offering practical pointers. View article (available through trial or paid subscription).
January 22, 2025
TheWrap mentions Frankfurt Kurnit as counsel to filmmaker Robert Eggers in his upcoming film “Werwulf.” Produced and financed by Focus Features, the horror film is scheduled for release on Christmas Day, 2026. View Article
January 22, 2025
AdExchanger quotes Daniel M. Goldberg in an article on California’s Delete Act, noting data brokers are required to register by January 31. He explains the definition of data broker extends to any company that collects and sells personal data about consumers, which includes companies using third-party data for targeted advertising. Mr Goldberg also anticipates more enforcement in 2025. View Article
January 21, 2025
Law360 mentions Jeremy S. Goldman and Molly G. Rothschild as counsel to Hasbro Studios, who has been dismissed from the long-running class action dispute over the alleged illegal action of children's data to generate targeted advertising. View Article
January 15, 2025
Shoot magazine reports Sean Jefferson was elected as a partner at Frankfurt Kurnit. The publication notes his extensive experience in all areas of film and television development, production and distribution, representing a wide range of clients. It also notes Mr. Jefferson’s multiple industry accolades. View Article
January 9, 2025
Deadline mentions Frankfurt Kurnit as counsel to Eliza Kennedy, whose much anticipated novel "Lucky Night" has just been acquired by Bond Group Entertainment, Linden Productions, 51 Entertainment and Seaview. Kennedy plans to adopt the novel as an original play. View Article
January 7, 2025
Games Industry Law Summit quotes S. Gregory Boyd and Sean F. Kane on two decades shaping video game law. The discussion covers key insights on industry evolution and emerging legal challenges. View Article
December 30, 2024
Variety features Andrew Hurwitz on its list of the top entertainment industry dealmakers for 2024. Read more.
December 19, 2024
Cybersecurity Law Report quotes Daniel M. Goldberg in an article on how the advertising industry is facing greater scrutiny from state attorneys general as more people opt out of targeted ads. Speaking on a California Lawyers Association (CLA) panel, Mr. Goldberg noted how adtech is now a key focus for regulators. Due to the extensive marketing of many companies, privacy program leaders across industries must assess the impact of adtech on their companies and mititgate risks. View article (available through trial or paid subscription).
December 18, 2024
Rick Borden is featured on the TrustGraph podcast Our Agentic Future on the episode, “The 2024 State of AI Regulations.” He explains how insurance companies are big data companies, discussing risk management, US regulations, and compliance. Listen here.
December 17, 2024
Law360 quotes Jacqueline Charlesworth on the Hachette Book Group Inc. v. Internet Archive lawsuit, in which the Second Circuit affirmed a Manhattan federal judge’s ruling that a nonprofit’s scanning books to a create e-books was not fair use. (Behind paywall) View Article
December 17, 2024
TechNadu mentions Sasha H. Levites and Mynda R. Krato as counsel to Justin Geldzahler, the writer and director of “Glue Trap,” an Indie horror-comedy, which Gravitas Ventures recently acquired. Geldzahler, known for his writing for “Succession” and “Euphoria,” produced his latest film with Christopher Fox and Norris Guncheon, and executive producer Sara McFarlane. View Article
December 16, 2024
Cybersecurity Law Report quotes Daniel M. Goldberg on the CPPA's proposed regulations that expand upon and clarify key provisions of the Delete Act, broadening the universe of what entities constitute a data broker. (Behind paywall) View Article
December 12, 2024
Law360 mentions Jeremy S. Goldman and Molly Rothschild as counsel to Hasbro Studios, one of the multiple defendants in a class action lawsuit alleging YouTube illegally gathered children’s data using targeted ads. The judge noted she was inclined to dismiss the YouTube channel owners including Hasbro. She cited the lack of allegations that they knew Google was collecting the data in violation of COPPA, thus could not be held secondarily liable. (Behind paywall) View Article
December 11, 2024
The New York Times quotes J.J. Harwayne Leitner regarding the National Association of Realtors’ (N.A.R.’s) spending and establishing the American Property Owners Alliance. She represents tax-exempt organizations and noted, “’It looks like N.A.R. created an organization that is a conduit’ for political spending that it may not want traced.” View Article
December 9, 2024
Deadline mentions Frankfurt Kurnit as counsel to Chris Wood and Melissa Benoit. The actors will be featured as an acting couple in the NBC television drama “Duo.” Wood and showrunner Rina Mimoun are writing the Warner Bros. Television script. Benoist also next stars in “The Waterfront,” Kevin Williamson’s drama series on Netflix. View Article
December 5, 2024
Bloomberg Law quotes Jeffrey A. Greenbaum on environmental marketing terms such as 'plant-based' in the context of growing consumer lawsuits alleging that the term is misleading. View Article
December 4, 2024
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