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Fashion Blog - White Collar Overtime Exemptions in the Fashion Industry - Part II | Evan Spelfogel (author)03/12/2019 | The Fashion Industry Law Blog
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Fashion Blog - White Collar Overtime Exemptions in the Fashion Industry – Part I | Evan Spelfogel (author)02/28/2019 | The Fashion Industry Law Blog
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Press Release - Phillips Nizer Launches White Collar Criminal Defense Practice with the Addition of Two Former Federal Prosecutors Ilene Jaroslaw and Bradley D. Simon in New York | Read the release02/28/2019
Ilene Jaroslaw, former chief of the General Crimes Section at the EDNY; and Bradley Simon best known for defending numerous prominent individuals in two decades of private practice
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CLE Program - Evan Spelfogel, senior counsel in the Employment & Labor Law Practice, co-chairs the NYS Bar Association Dispute Resolution Section 3-Day Commercial Litigation Mediation Training (March 19 - 21, 2019) at Fordham University School of Law. Participants can earn 24 CLE credits.03/19/2019
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Event - "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
RSVPs required to: ssalmon@phillipsnizer.com
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Article - Collecting Biometric Information Just Became Riskier Under Illinois Law (Pratt's Privacy & Cybersecurity Law Report, April 2019) authored by Patrick Burke and Alisha McCarthy | Read here04/01/2019 | Pratt's Privacy & Cybersecurity Law Report
The authors Patrick J. Burke and Alisha L. McCarthy discuss a recent Illinois Supreme Court ruling, which is a boost to plaintiffs in Biometric Information Privacy Act lawsuits, and carries a cautionary note for companies that collect biometric information from consumers or employees in Illinois.
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Article - CoinReport publishes, "The Lost Treasure of Quadriga CX: A Teachable Moment," an article by Patrick Burke, Chair of the Data Technology & Cybersecurity Group | Read here03/01/2019 | CoinReport
Customers of QuadrigaCX, the Canadian virtual currency exchange, have been left in limbo without access to their funds after it was reported the company's founder and CEO Gerald Cotton had passed away leaving no other company executive with the private keys to their accounts.
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Accolade - Congratulations to Marc Landis, our managing partner, elected to the executive board of Ally Law, a global legal network of more than 70 member firms and over 2,800 lawyers worldwide.03/12/2019
Phillips Nizer is the law firm member representative in the New York metropolitan area.
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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.