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• Video Game Developer Client Dismissed From Federal Lawsuit

  09/25/2024

  Phillips Nizer is pleased to share a recent legal victory for our partner Alan Behr and associates Judith Swartz and Karr Washington. The Federal District Court for the Western District of Washington dismissed all claims against our client, InnoGames,a video game developer.

• Elliot Wiener Featured in ABA Family Advocate Publication’s Winter Issue

  02/06/2024

  Elliot Wiener, Chair, Phillips Nizer's New York Matrimonial and Family Law practice, was featured in the Winter Issue of the American Bar Association’s publication, Family Advocate, with the article, "Sexual Addiction and Custody Disputes”. 

• Evan J. Spelfogel Recognized by the Southern District of New York

  10/11/2024

  Evan J. Spelfogel will be recognized by the Southern District of NY Federal Court for his contributions and service as a mediator, at the Eighth Annual James Duane Award Dinner on November 19th

• Phillips Nizer Recognized as a 2024 Best Place to Work by Crain’s New York Business

  09/18/2024

  Phillips Nizer LLP – Sept. 18, 2024 – Phillips Nizer has been named one of Crain’s 2024 Best Places to Work in NYC. The awards program recognizes and honors the best companies to work for in New York City.
  
  This marks the second time the firm has been recognized, following its inclusion in U.S. News & World Report's 2024 Best Companies to Work For earlier this year.
   
  “At Phillips Nizer, we lead with our values, which is why our talented professionals and staff thrive in our supportive environment,” said managing partner Marc A. Landis. “This award is a testament to the collaborative spirit and dedication of our team, and our clients benefit as well.”
   

• Alan Behr, Charles LaPolla, and Barry Fishkin to attend the 2024 INTA Annual meeting in Atlanta, GA on May 18th.

  04/30/2024

  Phillips Nizer partners, Alan Behr, and Charles LaPolla, and senior counsel Barry Fishkin from the firms Fashion Law, Intellectual Properties and Trademark practice groups, will be attending, the 2024 INTA Annual meeting in Atlanta, GA on May 18th. 

• Regina Faul Co-Chairs NYCBA Employment Law Institute Conference

  01/29/2024

  Regina Faul, Chair of Phillips Nizer's Employment & Labor Law practice, will co-chair The New York City Bar Association Employment Law Institute's annual conference, to be held on March 1, which will examine current trends, developments, and cutting-edge issues in employment and labor law.

• ON AGAIN, OFF AGAIN…OFF AGAIN NOW: The FTC’s Non-Compete Rule

  08/27/2024

  On August 20, 2024, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas set aside and deemed unlawful and unenforceable the Non-Compete Rule (“Rule”) promulgated by the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”).  In Ryan LLC v. Federal Trade Commission (“Ryan”), 2024 WL 3879954 (N.D. Texas August 20, 2024), the Court determined that the Rule was violative of the FTC Act, the Administrative Procedure Act, and the Declaratory Judgment Act.  The Court ruled that the FTC “exceeded its statutory authority in implementing the Rule” and further declared the Rule to be “arbitrary and capricious” for being unreasonably overbroad and not reflective of reasonable alternatives.  The Court held that the Rule “shall not be enforced or otherwise take effect on September 4, 2024, or thereafter.”

• Mark Axinn Published in Habitat Weekly With Article, “Dealing With Deadbeats”

  08/19/2024

  Mark Axinn, Chair, Cooperative and Condominium Practice at Phillips Nizer, was published in Habitat Weekly’s July/August 2024 issue with the article, “Dealing with Deadbeats”, discussing what co-op boards should do when a shareholder falls behind on shareholder payments or stops paying them altogether.