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Fashion Industry Law Blog Post - NFTs and Birkin Bags You Kind of Just Look At (Virtually)04/01/2022 | Fashion Industry Law Blog
A lawsuit involving fashion and NFTs that is now in its early stages may help clarify what the law will consider an NFT to be. The case, Hermès v. Mason Rothschild, 22 cv 983 (S.D.N.Y.), was recently filed by Hermès International and an affiliate to halt the marketing and sale of NFTs of images of the brand’s signature Birkin handbag.
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Phillips Nizer Expands Voting Rights in NYC11/08/2022
Today, the Special Term for Election Matters of New York State Supreme Court, New York County issued a decision in a petition brought pro bono publico by Phillips Nizer LLP on behalf of former Federal prisoners who were released to home confinement under the Federal “CARES Act”.
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Stephanie Lehman Interviewed by New York Magazine’s The Cut, Advising on Marital Relationships: “Marriage Advice From a Celebrity Divorce Lawyer”02/15/2023
The Cut spoke with Lehman about seeing couples through to the end of their marriages and her advice for those who want to make relationships work — including the importance of having uncomfortable conversations about finances before mismatched expectations spiral out into irreconcilable differences.
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Scott Piekarsky will Moderate a Panel at the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education’s (NJICLE) 2023 Legal Malpractice Update on March 25th02/10/2023
Scott Piekarsky, Partner in the Litigation practice, will moderate a panel at the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education’s (NJICLE) 2023 Legal Malpractice Update on March 25th discussing how lawyers can effectively protect against legal malpractice in 2023.
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Phillips Nizer's Fashion Law Practice Holds Annual Fashion Law Interest Group Meeting in Washington, DC05/05/2022
Phillips Nizer's Fashion Law practice held its annual Fashion Law Interest Group Meeting in Washington, DC at the Hay Adams Hotel. The group's attendees include outside counsel representing fashion designers, luxury apparel and accessories companies and retailers, in-house counsel and retail executives.
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Evan Spelfogel Co-chairs the NYS Bar Association Dispute Resolution Section 3-Day Commercial Litigation Mediation Training03/19/2019
Evan Spelfogel co-chairs the NYS Bar Association Dispute Resolution Section 3-Day Commercial Litigation Mediation Training at Fordham University School of Law
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How to Protect Your Co-op When Granting Share Transfers to a Trust11/01/2022
by Mark Axinn
As part of their estate planning, elderly shareholders often want to transfer their shares into an entity for the benefit of their adult children or their grandchildren. For a long time, boards have tended to bar shareholders from transferring their shares to trusts. -
Alan Behr Publishes New York Law Journal Article on the Impact of the Proposed New York State Legislature's Fashion Sustainability and Social Accountability Act03/09/2022 | New York Law Journal
Alan Behr published a New York Law Journal article on the proposed New York State Legislature's Fashion Sustainability and Social Accountability Act, a bill that stands to have a major impact on fashion companies operating in New York state as well as show hints of what may arise elsewhere.
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The U.S. Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Issues Final Rule Establishing Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirement, Effective 202402/02/2023
The U.S. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued a final rule (Final Rule) establishing a beneficial ownership information reporting requirement, pursuant to the Corporate Transparency Act of 2019 (CTA), that will require most corporations, limited liability companies, and other entities created in or registered to do business in the United States to file beneficial ownership interest reports (BOI Reports) with FinCen, which will contain information about their beneficial owners—the persons who ultimately own or control the company.
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COVID Vaccines and Camp, a Conundrum for Divorced Parents04/22/2022
While the COVID-19 pandemic may no longer be front-page news, the decision of whether to vaccinate children has become a hotly contested topic in divorce custody battles. When parents are unaligned on whether to vaccinate their child and share joint custody, the disagreement can impact other jointly made decisions such as education, extra-curricular activities and camp enrollment.
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Eleven Phillips Nizer Attorneys Recognized in the 2023 Edition of the Best Lawyers in America©02/21/2023
Best Lawyers® recognized Alan Behr, Jan L. Bernstein, Regina E. Faul, Helene M. Freeman, Michael W. Galligan, Marc A. Landis, Donald P. Perry, Jeffrey Q. Smith, Evan J. Spelfogel, Martin B. Wasser and Elliot J. Wiener.
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U.S. News - BestLawyers® Recognized Phillips Nizer LLP as One of the Nation's "Best Law Firms" for 202302/10/2023
U.S. News - BestLawyers® recognized Phillips Nizer LLP as one of the nation's "Best Law Firms" for 2023. The annual rankings are presented in three tiers. A total of eleven areas of the firm's practice were recognized nationally, and in the New York City and New Jersey areas. The rankings were announced on November, 2022.
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Karen A. Monroe Appointed Membership Officer of the International Bar Association’s Senior Lawyers' Committee02/21/2023
Karen A. Monroe was appointed Membership Officer of the International Bar Association’s Senior Lawyers' Committee, to serve from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2024.
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Phillips Nizer Successfuly Represented the Hudson River Waterfront Conservancy, Gaining Public Access to the Waterfront Walkway.01/26/2023
Phillips Nizer succesfully represented the Hudson River Waterfront Conservancy on a Summary Judgement Motion aganist Admirals Walk Condo Association of Edgewater on January 14, 2023 in Bergen County Superior Court, Chancery Division.