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Fashion Blog - Supreme Court to Resolve When Copyright Suit Can Commence | Candace Arrington (author)01/30/2019 | The Fashion Industry Law Blog
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Press Release - Patrick Burke, Cybersecurity and Cryptocurrency Regulator, Joins Phillips Nizer; Launched Office of Financial Innovation for NYS Department of Financial Services01/15/2019
Led state office overseeing cybersecurity and virtual currency regulations; established practitioner in global data privacy and digital investigations
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Press Release - Prominent Litigator Richard Kaye joins New York law firm Phillips Nizer12/04/2018
Expanding its team of veteran trial attorneys, Phillips Nizer LLP has added Richard Kaye, a prominent business and real estate litigator, as a partner in the firm’s New York office.
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Speaking Engagement - Lauren Wachtler, Co-Chair of the Litigation Practice, serves as Program Chair of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) CLE, "Taking the Lead 2019: Winning Strategies and Techniques for Commercial Cases," on March 12th. | Details here03/12/2019
This program will showcase methods of creating compelling opening and closing statements and direct and cross-examinations of witnesses through a re-enactment of an actual commercial trial.
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Media - Patrick Burke quoted by Cyber Defense Magazine in, "QuadrigaCX Cryptocurrency Exchange — Password or Death Fail?" about the death of Gerald Cotten, Founder, sole Director, and CEO of QuadrigaCX, the Canadian cryptocurrency exchange. | Read here02/12/2019 | Cyber Defense Magazine
Cotten died in December 2018 reportedly as the only individual with the master password to access the internal server for the exchange. Since the initial reports of Cotten's passing, alarming information has come to light, including alleged missing coins, cash, and other digital assets, and possible fraud.
"It’s one thing to trade your cryptocurrency on an unregulated exchange; it’s another to trust them to store your coins safely for you. If you are not day-trading, you do not need to store your crypto on an exchange. The safest place is with companies that specialize in providing ultra-safe custody for digital assets."
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"PFAS and PFOS Contamination" - Phillips Nizer welcomes Catherine R. McCabe, Commissioner, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection for a meeting of the American College of Environmental Lawyers (ACOEL) Region 2 hosted by Eileen Millett, partner, Environmental Practice and ACOEL Fellow.03/06/2019
Program Date: Wednesday, March 6, 2019 | Program Time: 4:00 - 5:30 pm.
Venue: Phillips Nizer LLP - 485 Lexington Ave., 10th Fl., New York, NY 10017
Commissioner McCabe will provide insight into how New Jersey and other states are addressing “emerging contaminants” such as PFOA, PFOS and other PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances). | bio
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Breakfast Program* - Regina Faul, Chair of the Employment & Labor Law Practice presents "Employers' Roles in Implementing Change after #MeToo" on Wed., November 28, 2018 | 8 - 10 a.m. at Phillips Nizer | *NYS CLE credit approval pending11/28/2018
On Wednesday, November 28, 2018, Regina E. Faul, Chair of the Employment and Labor Law Practice at Phillips Nizer, presents a free, 90-minute program, which intends to provide insight to lawyers about the changing NYS and NYC law addressing sexual harassment and other workplace issues, and also provide information that lawyers can use to recognize issues for their clients. | Registration, breakfast and networking: 8:00 - 8:30 a.m.; Program: 8:30 - 10:00 a.m. | RSVPs required by November 20th. (space is limited): events@phillipsnizer.com
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Recognition of foreign estate fiduciaries and the enforcement of foreign estate determinations within the state of New York (Trusts & Trustees, January 10, 2019)02/11/2019
The purpose of this article is to describe and explain the likely approach that a New York court will take with respect to recognizing the status of fiduciaries appointed under the laws of non-US jurisdictions and the extent to which a New York court will accept and enforce judgments concerning the inheritance of property in accordance with the laws of non-US jurisdictions. We first consider how New York’s approach to these issues must be viewed in the context of New York’s position as a state of the USA. We next consider the ways in which a New York court may assert jurisdiction over the inheritance of property of a decedent who was not domiciled in New York at the time of their death. We then consider the way in which the New York personal property of a foreign decedent may be distributed without court intervention and finally proceed to consider the rules for the administration of the New York property of a foreign decedent where court intervention is necessary and how such property may be distributed, especially when it passes to foreign beneficiaries.
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Accolade - Alan Behr, Chair of the Fashion Law Practice, and Monica McCabe, Chair of the Intellectual Property Law Practice, selected to the World Trademark Review 2019 (WTR 1000), annual ranking of trademark professionals worldwide. | Read here02/04/2019 | World Trademark Review
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Phillips Nizer colleagues Alan Behr and Monica McCabe both receive great feedback from the market: “Alan is hugely efficient in prosecution as well as in contentious matters and is especially effective in fashion and design cases.” “He has strong European ties, is very easy to communicate with and can move matters forward very fast.” “Extremely quick on her feet, Monica can handle a heavy workload with the utmost professionalism and an eye for detail. That she cares deeply about her clients really shows.” Behr chairs the firm’s fashion practice, while McCabe leads the IP group.
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Press Release - Phillips Nizer is pleased to welcome Richard P. Kaye as a partner in the Litigation Department12/03/2018
The prominent litigator and trial attorney has worked as outside general counsel for numerous companies, and early in his career was a former Manhattan Assistant District Attorney.