Tannenbaum Helpern's Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice has recently launched
Business Litigation Bulletin, a thought leadership series that provides strategic insight on legal cases that impact the business community. To read the full press release,
click here.
Tannenbaum Helpern attorneys recognized in Super Lawyers, Best Lawyers, Avenue Magazine, Fortune, Lawyers World, The American Lawyer and Corporate Counsel
We are pleased to announce that one-third of the firm's attorneys have been acknowledged this year in leading publications in their areas of specialization, recognizing their talent and expertise. To read the full press release, click here.
Tannenbaum Helpern's Klarreich and Singer to lead interactive workshop on 'social media in the workplace' at Staffing World 2012
Chair of Tannenbaum Helpern's Staffing Industry practice Joel A. Klarreich and Chair of Tannenbaum Helpern's Employment Law practice Andrew W. Singer to discuss how staffing firms can best address the legal risks associated with social media use. To read the full press release, click here
Tannenbaum Helpern's Joel A. Klarreich to speak on the Do's and Don'ts of social media and legal essentials for the staffing industry
At the September 13, 2012 "NJSA Law Day" event hosted by the New Jersey Staffing Alliance, Joel Klarreich will cover the best practices of social media for recruiters and sales staff and, in another interactive session, he will discuss the legal essentials for staffing managers and owners to protect themselves. To read the full press release,
click here
Tannenbaum Helpern's Vincent J. Syracuse joins NYSBA's Committee on Continuing Legal Education
An active educator and supporter of continuing legal education for legal professionals, Vincent J. Syracuse, chair of Tannenbaum Helpern's Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice, has been appointed as a member of the New York State Bar Association's (NYSBA) Committee on Continuing Legal Education. To read the full press release,
click here
NY Enterprise Report named Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP "Law Firm of the Year" and Jason B. Klimpl of the firm a "Rising Star"
Tannenbaum Helpern and Jason B. Klimpl of the firm received top honors at New York Enterprise Report's 2012 Best Accountants and Attorneys for Privately Held Companies Awards. click here
The Alzheimer's Association, NYC Chapter recognizes Tannenbaum Helpern's Neil Botwinoff for his pro bono services
At the Alzheimer's Association, New York City Chapter's 2012 Forget-Me-Not Gala, held at The Pierre Hotel on June 4th, the association presented Neil E. Botwinoff, a partner in Tannenbaum Helpern's Real Estate Department, with its first ever Board Recognition Award. To read the full press release, click here
Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP named as one of the top ranked law firms in the New York Area in 2012
Tannenbaum Helpern is proud to announce that it has been named as one of New York Area's top ranked law firms in 2012 by LexisNexis® Martindale-Hubbell®, a gold standard in ratings across the United States. To read the full press release, click here
Tannenbaum Helpern's Paul Sarkozi selected for key NY State business litigation role
New York, NY, March 5, 2012 - Tannenbaum Helpern is proud to announce that Paul Sarkozi, a partner in its Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice, has been selected by Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman to serve on the Chief Judge's Task Force on Commercial Litigation in the 21
st Century.
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Tannenbaum Helpern secures patent infringement win for Hypoxico
New York, NY, February 21, 2012 - In a patent infringement suit on behalf of Hypoxico Inc., Tannenbaum Helpern and The Law Offices of Roger S. Thompson are pleased to announce that a jury found in favor of Hypoxico and granted significant damages against the defendant, Colorado Altitude Training LLC (CAT).
Click here for the full news release
Announcements
Reported in the New York Law Journal on February 7, 2012, Tannenbaum Helpern's Litigation Chair Vince Syracuse argued before the NY Court of Appeals on February 8
th .
Click here for the article.
Vincent J. Syracuse nominated for the NYSBA's prestigious 2012 Attorney Professionalism Award
Tannenbaum Helpern is proud to announce that Vincent J. Syracuse, chair of its Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice Group, has been nominated for the second time by the NYSBA's Commercial & Federal Litigation Section for this distinguished award. To read the full nomination, click here.
18 Tannenbaum Helpern attorneys on the New York Metro Super Lawyers 2011 list
New York, October 25, 2011 -Tannenbaum Helpern is proud to announce that 18 of its attorneys made the New York Metro
Super Lawyers 2011 list, including four
Rising Stars. More than half of the firm's partners were selected. With no more than five percent of New York State lawyers selected for the annual Super Lawyers listing, Tannenbaum Helpern attorneys have consistently been selected for inclusion. Among the 18, ten attorneys have made the Super Lawyers list for four or more years, including five partners who have been on the list since its inception in 2006.
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Andrew Berger was recently elected to the Board of Trustees and to the Executive Committee of the Copyright Society of the U.S.A.
Andre R. Jaglom took office on June 1, 2011 as Chair of the International Section of the New York State Bar Association. He was elected to lead the Section, which has over 2,000 members, for the 2011-12 year, including its annual Seasonal Meeting to be held in Panama City, Panama September 21-25, 2011.
Andrew Berger was recently quoted by the
Wall Street Journal in its article about the copyright issues involving internet services that stream TV stations online and in the
National Law Journal's article about the issues before the First Circuit in the Sony BMG v. Tenenbaum.
Enrique E. Liberman was recently appointed the President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of The Art Fund Association LLC, a trade association comprised of professionals of, investors in, and service providers to, art investment funds and art funds of funds. Founded in 2009 by prominent art market professionals, The Art Fund Association shapes the dialogue, business practices and growth of the art fund industry by providing a forum where leaders, investors and practitioners in the global art fund industry can come together for the advancement and promotion of art investment vehicles. The Art Fund Association is the leading voice for the art fund industry and provides its members with the ability to educate the investment community, general public, media and art world regarding art investment vehicles and their role both in the art market and as a growing component of the alternative investment industry.
We are pleased to report that the 2010 edition of Haig's Commercial Litigation in the New York State Courts has recently been published. The Haig series is the treatise of choice on commercial litigation practice. Chapter 103 of the treatise on "Commercial Real Estate Litigation" is written by a team that included
Vincent J. Syracuse , and
Paul D. Sarkozi , with substantial contributions from
David J. Kanfer
.
We are delighted that twelve of our lawyers - 40% of our partners - were selected for inclusion in New York Super Lawyers 2010 published by Law & Politics in September 2010, after a multi-step selection process that included a survey of lawyers in practice at least five years and a blue ribbon review panel of leading attorneys. The lawyers who were selected are:
Kenneth M. Block , Construction Chair of our Real Estate, Environmental and Construction Law Group;
Brian A. Haskel of our Corporate Group;
Robert E. Helpern , Real Estate Chair of our Real Estate, Environmental and Construction Law Group; our Managing Partner
Joel S. Hirschtritt , of our Trusts and Estates, Private Client & Tax Exempt Organizations and our Real Estate, Environmental and Construction Law Groups;
Andre R. Jaglom , Co-Chair of our Franchising, Distribution and E-Commerce Group;
Joel A. Klarreich , Chair of our Corporate, Staffing Industry and Employment Law Groups and Co-Chair of the Franchising, Distribution and E-Commerce Group;
L. Donald Prutzman of our Intellectual Property Group;
Paul D. Sarkozi and
Jamie B.W. Stecher , both of our Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group;
Andrew W. Singer of our Employment Law Group;
Vincent J. Syracuse , Chair of our Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group; and
Michael G. Tannenbaum , Chair of our Financial Services, Hedge Funds and Capital Markets Group.
We are pleased to announce that our partner
Vincent J. Syracuse has been appointed by the Honorable Jonathan Lippman, Chief Judge of the New York State Court of Appeals, to the Ethics Commission for the Unified Court System. The Ethics Commission is responsible for administering the distribution, collection, review and maintenance of the annual financial disclosure statements within the judicial branch of the New York State government. It was created in 1987 to promote confidence in government, prevent the use of public office to further private gain and preserve the integrity of public institutions. The Commission is chaired by the Hon. Fred Santucci, Justice of the Appellate Division, Second Department. The other Commissioners are the Hon. Victoria A Graffeo, Associate Judge of the Court of Appeals, the Hon. Roberto Velez, Chief Administrative Law Judge, a member of the Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings, and Professor Steven Wechsler, Syracuse University College of Law. This is a significant honor and recognition of the high regard with which Vince is held among the State's Judiciary and his stature in the New York State Bar.
We are proud to acknowledge that our partner
Michael G. Tannenbaum has been listed once again in the International Who's Who of Business Lawyers in the Private Funds category for 2010.
The
Summer 2009 Issue of the New York State Bar Association Commercial and Federal Litigation Section Newsletter, the first issue under the tenure of
Vincent J. Syracuse as Section Chair, has recently been published. The issue contains a message from Vince as the incoming Section Chair, an article welcoming
Paul D. Sarkozi as Treasurer of the Section (Paul also is Chair of the Section's Committee on the Commercial Division), an article on the Section's third annual "Smooth Moves" diversity program, which our firm sponsors, and an article on the Section's annual Spring meeting in Cooperstown, New York, which Vince organized and which included a track for young lawyers organized by Paul and a panel on "Sports Law and Lore" moderated by
Jamie B.W. Stecher (who also managed the Federals team in the Section's softball game).
The newsletter is reprinted with permission from: Commercial and Federal Litigation Newsletter, Summer 2009, Vol. 15, No.2, published by the New York State Bar Association, One Elk Street, Albany, NY 12207 .
Andrew Berger was recently named co-chair of the Copyright Subcommittee of the Intellectual Property Litigation Committee of the American Bar Association Section of Litigation.
Tannenbaum Helpern has formed the Hedge Fund Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group to address the needs of clients requiring relevant and integrated services in this area. The Group, comprised of attorneys from several of our practice areas, including Litigation, Financial Services and Tax, work together sharing and integrating experiences from their fields of practice to deliver advice that is to the point, reflects sound business judgment and is "up the learning curve" in many cases. For more information, please see our
announcement of the Group's formation or contact the partner with whom you work at the firm.
Michael G. Tannenbaum has authored an
article
"Hedge Fund Regulatory Outlook for 2009," published by The Hedge Fund Journal, February 2009. The author reviews various regulatory alternatives that might be imposed on investment advisers and on hedge funds and possible implications of such new rules.
We are proud to announce that two of our partners were elected in January to leadership positions in major Sections of the New York State Bar Association.
Vincent J. Syracuse has been elected Chair of the Association's 2500 lawyer
Commercial and Federal Litigation Section for the 2009-2010 year. His term begins on June 1, 2009. He will continue to serve as the Chair-Elect of the Section until then.
Andre R. Jaglom was elected First Vice Chair of the Association's 2000 lawyer International Section for the 2009 year. He continues to serve as Co-Chair of the Section's International Distribution, Sales and Marketing Committee.
Upcoming Speaking Engagements
On November 18, 2010,
Andrew W. Singer presented Social Media in the Workplace: Law and Technology Come Together, a program which was part of the THSH Fall 2010 Continuing Education Series. The program was jointly presented by John E. Dodge, Director of Business Risk Services at Anchin, Block & Anchin LLP.
On November 16, 2010,
John Curran and
David Kanfer
will be presenting "Current Issues in Real Estate Litigation" at a program sponsored by First American Title at The Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
On December 8, 2010,
John Curran
and
David Kanfer
will be presenting "Current Issues in Real Estate Litigation" at the 3 rd in a Series of Continuing Legal Educations programs to be held at the offices of Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP.
Andrew Berger
will moderate a panel discussion concerning "How to Combat Widespread IP infringement on the Internet" at an Advanced IP Forum for Advertising Counsel sponsored by the American Conference Institute on April 28. For more information click
here.
Andrew Berger
and
L. Donald Prutzman
will speak at a program during N.Y. Global last week sponsored by the International Section of the N.Y. State Bar Association. The program, focusing on the challenges to international protection of intellectual property, will be held at the firm on May 11, 2011. Andrew will talk about how foreign copyrughts are protected in this country and how U.S. copyrights are protected abroad and Donald will speak about the international protection of trademarks. For more information,
click here.
Recent Speaking Engagements
Andrew Berger spoke at a program sponsored by the Copyright Society of the U.S.A. on March 16, 2011 on what copyright holders, manugacturers, importers and distributors should anticipate following the Supreme Court's deadlock in
Costco v. Omega. A program brochure is
here .
Andrew Berger
spoke at a one-hour webinar sponsored by the Cornell Entrepreneurial Network about how to brand, license and protect your intellectual property.
Andrew Berger
recently spoke in Chicago at John Marshll Law School's 55th Annual Intellectual Law Conference on the constitutional challenges to statutory damages for copyright infringement. The program brochure for that conference is
here .
On October 26, 2010,
Andrew W. Singer
and
Jason B. Klimpl
spoke to Aetna about the Small Business Health Care Tax Credit established by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The talk was presented jointly with HR & Benefits Essentials.
Andre R. Jaglom
and
L. Donald Prutzman
chaired panels at the Fall Meeting of the International Section of the New York State Bar Association in Sydney, Australia, October 26-30, 2010 at the Shangri-La Hotel. Drew's Panel will be on Navigating Franchise Regulation in International Business. Donald will chair two panels, one on Libel Tourism and one on International Perspectives on the Use of Invisible Trademarks. The Firm was a Silver Sponsor of the conference, and Drew was a member of the conference Steering Committee and is Chair-Elect of the International Section. Program materials are available at this
link .
Kenneth M. Block moderated a seminar,
Real Estate Repositioning: A Strategy for the New Economy , presented by The Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute and The Greater New York Construction User Council on Wednesday, October 20
th 2010 at the McGraw-Hill Auditorium in New York
On October 13,
Joel A. Klarreich
and
Andrew W. Singer
presented "Social Networking - Industry Best Practices and Policies" at the American Staffing Association "Staffing World 2010 Convention & Expo" in Las Vegas.
Andre R. Jaglom
presented an Educational Seminar on "Distribution Contracts for Beer and Non-Alcoholic Beverages: Key Provisions and Differences" at the 73rd Annual Convention of the National Beer Wholesalers Association in Chicago on October 3, 2010.
Andrew W. Singer spoke on "The Respectful Workplace" on September 30, 2010 at the TemPositions Group of Companies HR Roundtable seminar in New York City.
Ricardo Davidovich
spoke on Monday and Tuesday, September 13 & 14, 2010 at the Yale C
. The program,
Cross Border Transactions, Business Formations and Investments: Legal Aspects, Business Trends and How Lawyers Can Add Value
, is an NYSBA International Section joint meeting in association with the Union Internationale Des Avocats (UIA) Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law and Foreign Investments Commissions.
Michael G. Tannenbaum
spoke about adapting to increased investor demands with respect to hedge fund operations and management, June 24-25, 2010, at ACI's 6th National Advance Forum Hedge Funds & Investment Advisers conference in New York City.
If you would like additional information regarding any of the events listed above, please contact us by E-mail or by telephone at (212) 508-6700.
Andre R. Jaglom chaired his annual program on Product Distribution and Marketing in Chicago June 2-4, 2010. The program covered all aspects of distribution and marketing law, from antitrust and franchise law to intellectual property and international distribution, and addressed practical issues such as drafting distribution contracts and negotiating and litigating distribution disputes. This year's program addressed continuing developments following the Supreme Court's landmark 2007 decision in the
Leegin case, which overturned the century-
old per se rule against resale price maintenance. In addition to planning and chairing the entire program, Drew spoke on the subjects of e-commerce and Internet distribution, drafting distribution contracts, business franchise laws and legal compliance, and participate on panels addressing acquisitions in the distribution context, distribution disputes, and ethical issues that arise in distribution practice. Last year's program description is available at
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Andrew Berger moderated a program for non-lawyers sponsored by the Copyright Society of the USA focusing on licensing across all media platforms. The program took place in New York at the accounting firm of Anchin Block and Anchin at 6 pm on May 18. The panelists included those from the music, entertainment and visual media industries.
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Michael Tannenbaum presented at the GAIM USA Breakfast Briefing hosted by BNP Paribas on May 12, 2010 at the Omni Berkshire in New York regarding UCITS and the trends, opportunities and practicalities of increasing a fund's global distribution.
On May 11th, 2010,
Joel Klarreich
and
Andrew Singer
presented a webinar for the American Staffing Association, Social Media and Web 2.0-New Rules for Today's Workplace.
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Ricardo Davidovich
presented at Infovest21 on "Doing Due Diligence on Non-US Managers" on May 4, 2010.
Ricardo Davidovich
spoke at the Brazil Investment Summit 2010 on April 28, 2010 in Sao Paolo, Brazil.
Vincent J. Syracuse, who chairs the New York State Bar Association's Commercial and Federal Litigation Section, spoke at two events sponsored by the Section this spring. On April 27th he was apart of the Section's annual diversity program at Lincoln Center "Smooth Moves: Career Strategies for Attorneys of Color" which foucsed on career opportunities in the public and private sectors. THSH is a co-sponsor or the event included the presentation of the Section's Honorable George Bundy Smith Pioneer Award to Norman Kee and Glenn Lau-Kee.
On Friday, April 23,
Ricardo Davidovich
addressed the Sub-Committee on Hedge Funds of the American Bar Association Business Law Section at the ABA's Business Law Section meeting in Boulder, CO.
On Monday, April 19,
Ricardo Davidovich
spoke at The Future of the Global Fund Domiciles conference in NY.
Vincent J. Syracuse is the planning chair for the 2010 edition of the New York State Bar Association's highly successful CLE program, "Introductory Lessons on Ethics and Civility for 2010" which is now in its eleventh year and was presented in April in Buffalo, Rochester, Albany, Melville and New York City. He chaired the New York City program on April 16, 2010.
Jamie B.W. Stecher will be a participant in the colloquium on ethics and civility.
On April 7, 2010
Andrew Singer
presented "Rolling Out Effective Social Media Policies" to the HR Alliance. The presentation focused on legal risks and sound employment policies associated with employees' use of Web 2.0.
On March 1, 2010, Michael G. Tannenbaum moderated an industry panel at the GAIM Ops conference at the Ritz Carlton Hotel, Grand Cayman, with regard to current trends in the area of fee structures. lock ups, gates and other liquidity factors that are being negotiated by investors and managers.
In March 2010, Michael G. Tannenbaum moderated a panel discussion at the 11th Annual Private Investment Funds Conference of the International Bar Association in London, England, regarding trends and new developments in connection with utilizing managed investment accounts instead of comingled investment vehicles to manage assets.
In December 2009, Andrew W. Singer and
Stacey A. Usiak
recorded an on-line CLE presentation "
Essentials of Wage and Hour Laws & the Independent Contractor Relationship" available on
www.lawline.com.
Kenneth M. Block spoke on December 3, 2009 at a program presented by The Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute, Baruch College and The Sallan Foundation entitled "Legally Green: What You Need to Know about Your Property and the Greener, Greater Buildings Plan."
Andrew W. Singer spoke on "Essentials of Wage and Hour Laws and the Independent Contractor Relationship" on October 29, 2009 at The TemPositions Group of Companies HR Roundtable seminar in New York City.
Scott E. Furman
,
Andre R. Jaglom and
L. Donald Prutzman chaired panels at the Fall Meeting of the International Section of the New York State Bar Association in Singapore, October 26-29, 2009 at the Swisshotel: The Stamford. Scott's panel covered "Environmental Law and Energy Issues: Understanding the Role of Subsidies in the Burgeoning Renewable Energy Market." Drew's panel was on "Best Practices in International Distribution Contract Drafting: A Guide to Key Contract Provisions Viewed from New York, Asia and Europe." Donald chaired a program entitled "Are You Exhausted Yet? How Differences in Intellectual Property Exhaustion Rules Affect International Transactions." In addition, Drew participated in another panel on "Managing a Law Firm in the Current Economic Environment." The Firm is a Gold Sponsor of the conference.
On October 14, 2009, the firm co-sponsored an evening seminar with BNP Paribas on "A New European Landscape: Exploring How US Fund Managers Will Adapt to Proposed EU Fund Directors. Michael G. Tannenbaum spoke at the program.
Paul D. Sarkozi spoke on a panel at the Practising Law Institute New York Center on July 29, 2009 at 3 pm. The program, entitled "This Really Happened: A Review of Real World Ethical Issues," featured examples of ethical issues actually confronted by practicing attorneys. Topics included a lawyer's liability for misconduct of local counsel and the degree to which attorneys may have investigators engage in deceptive conduct to zealously represent clients.
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Andre R. Jaglom spoke on a panel on legal issues raised by beer industry consolidation at the Beer Marketers Insights Consolidation Conference III at the Four Seasons Hotel in Chicago, May 3-4, 2009
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Vincent J. Syracuse was the Program Chair of the Spring Meeting of the New York State Bar Association's Commercial and Litigation Section which took place at The Otseaga in Cooperstown, N.Y. on May 1-3, 2009. The meeting featured over 35 speakers in eight Continuing Legal Education programs designed for lawyers at all levels of practice and will cover a range of litigation topics.
Jamie B.W. Stecher
chaired a segment entitled "Sports Law and Lore." One of the highlights of the weekend was the presentation of the Section's Robert L. Haig Award for Distinguished Public Service by Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman to former Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye at the Saturday evening Gala.
Michael G. Tannenbaum spoke at the 20th Annual Conference on the Globalisation of Investment Funds, His panel, entitled "Weathering the Storm: Current Issues for Hedge Funds" , examined issues such as new liquidity terms, transparency, fraud avoidance mechanisms and due diligence issues, among others. The conference was sponsored by the International Bar Association (IBA) and the National Investment Company Service Association (NICSA).
www.ibanet.org.
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Andrew W. Singer spoke on "The Implications of the 2009 ADA Amendment" at The Annual Carol Giuliani Conference on Disability Awareness in Amityville, New York on May 6, 2009.
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L. Donald Prutzman spoke on "Intellectual Property Protection: The Berne and Madrid Conventions" at the First Annual "Fundamentals of International Practice" program organized by the International Section and the Committee on Continuing Legal Education of the New York State Bar Association on April 30, 2009 at the Yale Club in New York City.
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Kenneth M. Block chaired a conference on "Constructing the Economic Recovery: Business Opportunities for the Real Estate and Construction Industries" and
Scott E. Furman spoke on "Renewable Energy for the 21st Century" on April 21, 2009 at the New York Sheraton Hotel. The conference is presented by the Greater New York Construction User Council and the Building Trades Employers' Association and is co-sponsored by Tannenbaum Helpern.
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Michael G. Tannenbaum spoke at the global GAIMOps conference in Grand Cayman on April 26-29, 2009. The conference focuses on operational due diligence, risk management and compliance issues facing the private funds industry. Michael's panel, "Redefining Third Party Relationships, Effective Use of Prime Brokers, Administrators, Auditors and other Service Providers," examined the evolving role of such service providers in dealing with issues such as verification of valuations, risk management models and identifying the optimal relationship that a manager should have with its service providers. For more information, see
www.gaimopscayman.com.
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Vincent J. Syracuse
planned the chair for the New York State Bar Association's highly successful CLE program which was presented for the 10th time this spring in New York City, Rochester, Albany, Buffalo and Melville. The program this year was entitled "Introductory Lessons on Ethics and Civility: 10th Anniversary Program." Vince also chaired the New York City venue April 17, 2009.
Andre R. Jaglom spoke on a panel on beer industry legal issues at the annual Beer Business Daily Beer Industry Summit at the Four Seasons Hotel in Austin Texas, March 1-2, 2009.
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Andre R. Jaglom chaired his annual program on Product Distribution and Marketing, in Charleston, South Carolina March 18-20, 2009. The program covers all aspects of distribution and marketing law, from antitrust and franchise law to intellectual property and international distribution, and addresses practical issues such as drafting distribution contracts and negotiating and litigating distribution disputes. This year's program addressed developments following the Supreme Court's landmark 2007 decision in the
Leegin case, which overturned the century-
old per se rule against resale price maintenance. In addition to planning and chairing the entire program, Drew spoke on the subjects of e-commerce and Internet distribution, drafting distribution contracts, business franchise laws and legal compliance, and participated on panels addressing acquisitions in the distribution context, distribution disputes, and ethical issues that arise in distribution practice. Last year's program description is available at
http://www.ali-aba.org/cn019.
Michael Tannenbaum moderated a Hedge Fund Roundtable convened by Horizon Cash Management LLC. A report on the discussion appears in the
Winter 2008 issue of FOCUS, the Newsletter of Horizon Cash Management LLC.
Brian A. Haskel and
Enrique E. Liberman chaired a panel during Art Basel Miami Beach, the most important art exhibition in the United States, at the Center for Visual Communication in the Wynwood Arts District of Miami, Florida on December 5, 2008. The panel, entitled "Art Investment Vehicles - An Asset Based Investment for the 21st Century," focused on issues, considerations and recent trends in forming and managing an art fund. The panel was one of three speaking events sponsored by Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP along with Art & Antiques Magazine during Art Basel Miami Beach.
Vincent J. Syracuse represented the Committee on the Commercial Division of the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section of the New York State Bar Association on a panel program entitled "Conversations on Commercial Litigation with Justices of the New York State Supreme Court Commercial Division, Westchester County on Tuesday, November 25, 2008 in White Plains, New York. [
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Andrew Berger and
L. Donald Prutzman spoke on "Copyright and Trademark Basics:
What Lawyers Need to Know to Protect Clients In An Internet Age" on Thursday, October 23, 2008 at a CLE Seminar in New York City sponsored by Hudson Valley Bank and CUNY Law School. [
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Andre R. Jaglom and
Donald Prutzman
each chaired a panel at the Fall Meeting of the International Law and Practice Section of the New York State Bar Association at the Grand Hotel in Stockholm, Sweden, September 17-20, 2008. Donald's panel covered "Advertising Standards: Global Harmony or Dissonance?" Drew's panel addressed "International Distribution Arrangements: Different Channels, Different Countries."
Andre R. Jaglom spoke on "Dealer Termination in International Markets" at the Center for International Legal Studies program on Lawyering in the international Market held in Pilanesberg, South Africa May 14-18, 2008.
Ralph Siciliano gave an audio conference presentation to accounting professionals, sponsored by Professional Business Publications on the topic of "Demystifying Hedge Funds: What To Do When Your Hedge Fund is in Trouble" on May 1, 2008.
Andre R. Jaglom chaired his annual program on Product Distribution and Marketing, at the Scottsdale Plaza Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona March 6-8, 2008. The program covers all aspects of distribution and marketing law, from antitrust and franchise law to intellectual property and international distribution, and addresses practical issues such as drafting distribution contracts and negotiating and litigating distribution disputes. This year's program will address the implications of the Supreme Court's landmark decision in the
Leegin case, which overturned the century-
old per se rule against resale price maintenance. In addition to planning and chairing the entire program, Drew will speak on the subjects of e-commerce and Internet distribution, drafting distribution contracts, business franchise laws and legal compliance, and will participate on panels addressing acquisitions in the distribution context, distribution disputes, and ethical issues that arise in distribution practice. A full program description and online registration are available at
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Andrew W. Singer
conducted a two hour continuing legal education seminar sponsored by Hudson Valley Bank on Sexual Harassment Prevention in the Workplace on Wednesday, March 5, 2008 in New York City.
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Kenneth M. Block
spoke at the International Council of Shopping Centers Law Conference in San Diego on January 9, 2008 on the topic "The Greening of Retail".
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Andrew W. Singer will speak at a seminar for CFO's, COO's and CCO's in the Hedge Fund Community entitled "Operational Risk Management: How to Protect your Enterprise, Directors & Officers." The seminar is offered by Herbert L. Jamison., L.L.C., to be held at the Harvard Club in New York City on December 6, 2007
Andrew W. Singer spoke before the Network of Allied Professionals, Inc. on April 5, 2007 on the topics of Discrimination in the Workplace, Protection of Proprietary Information and Overtime Requirements.
Vincent J. Syracuse
spoke on February 8, 2007 at the Supreme Court, Civil Branch, NYC Bench Bar Forum program on "How the New Uniform Rules Work in Practice." [
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Andrew Berger will moderate an American Bar Association teleconference and live audio webcast on "Copyright Basics: What Litigators Need to Know to Protect Clients in the Internet Age" [
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Vincent J. Syracuse
will be chairing the Eighth Edition of the New York State Bar Association's Continuing Legal Education program on ethics and civility entitled "Introductory Lessons on Ethics and Civility in Every Day Lawyering" on April 20, 2007. This is one of the NYSBA's most successful CLE programs and usually attracts a capacity audience. Vince is the state-wide planning chair.
Jamie Stecher will also participate in the New York City program. The program will also be presented in Albany, Long Island and Buffalo and Rochester. [
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Michael G. Tannenbaum
will speak to The Boston Security Analysts Society on the "Current State of SEC Regulation with Regard to Hedge Funds" on Wednesday, May 2, 2007.
Andrew Berger
will speak on "Rights of Photographers and Visual Artists" at the Practicing Law Institute's Advanced Seminar on Copyright Law 2007 in New York City on May 14, 2007. The program will be simultaneously webcast and can be viewed in Boston as well. [
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Andre R. Jaglom spoke at the American Conference Institute's Executive Legal Summit on Alcoholic Beverage Marketing and Distribution in Miami on February 7, in a panel presentation entitled "Evaluating the Effects of Industry-Wide Consolidation." [
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Michael G. Tannenbaum
spoke on hedge fund industry regulation at the GAIM USA Conference in January 2007 in Boca Raton, Florida. The firm was a "Gold Sponsor" of the event.
Donald Prutzman
taught a session on International Trademark Treaties at a June 11, 2006 seminar on International Trademark Law for Paralegals. [
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Other News
Andre R. Jaglom
was quoted as an "industry expert" in a November 25, 2007 Denver Post
article
on the implications for beer distributors of the proposed Miller Coors joint venture.
Andre R. Jaglom
was quoted in the
July 1, 2007 issue of Beer Business Daily and the
July 3, 2007 issue of INSIGHTS Express (published by Beer Marketers Insights) on the implications for the beer industry of the U.S. Supreme Court's
Leegin decision overturning the century-old
per se rule against resale price maintenance.
Donald Prutzmanwas quoted in this June 21, 2007
article
in the Atlanta Daily Journal regarding a copyright decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit addressing the rights of freelance photographers in connection with the
National Geographic publication of a CD-ROM containing its entire magazine library.
Joel A. Klarreich
was quoted in a January 18, 2007 article on smoking and employment in the
Long Island Press, regarding the impermissibility of discriminating against those who smoke away from the job site unless the employer can show that smoking adversely affects job performance of the safety of other employees.