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Steinbeck Descendants Lose Bid to Renegotiate Publishing Rights
A 1994 agreement signed by the widow of John Steinbeck trumps a claim made by two of the late author's heirs under copyright law, a federal appeals court ruled Aug. 13. Reversing a lower court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit said a 1938 agreement in which John Steinbeck gave the sole and exclusive rights to publish "Of Mice and Men" and several other works was terminated and superceded by a 1994 agreement between Elaine Steinbeck and Penguin Books.Lawyers Respond to Donations Push in Presidential Race
Lily [email protected] WASHINGTON- The pressure to raise enormous sums for the presidential campaign is on, and lawyers are delivering. Law firms and individual attorneys have poured nearly $17 million into presidential campaigns within the last year, putting them on target to increase the amount they gave in the 2000 presidential election by more than half.The Churn: Lateral Moves & Promotions in The Am Law 200
A senior New York appellate judge retires from the bench and joins Greenberg Traurig; a longtime McDermott Will & Emery veteran joins Foley & Lardner; and Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker nearly doubles in Houston by absorbing local firm Powers & Frost. The Churn is constant. Please send all announcements to [email protected].In Wake of Paul Weiss Report, Weil Alum Named Interim Head of NBPA
Two weeks after Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison issued a report critical of G. William "Billy" Hunter's performance as executive director of the the National Basketball Players Association, the players union has placed Hunter on administrative leave and replaced him for the time being with a former Weil, Gotshal & Manges associate. A group of high-powered NBA player agents, meanwhile, is pushing its own pick for the post.Hogan Lovells Hired as Billionaire Seeks Sale of AEG
The Anschutz Company, a privately held holding company owned by billionaire Philip Anschutz, has retained Hogan Lovells to help explore a potential sale of its Anschutz Entertainment Group subsidiary, one of the world's leading presenters of sports and music events. A sale would reap billions for AEG's parent and have ramifications for several Am Law 100 firms.Trending Stories
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