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Corporate Counsel

New GC a Big Hit at National Music Publishers Group

The National Music Publishers' Association has promoted Danielle Malito Aguirre to general counsel and senior vice president, business affairs.
2 minute read

Law.com

Judge Won't Cut $7.3M Award for Discovering Lady Gaga

The producer credited with launching Lady Gaga's career has lost his bid to trim the $7.3 million he was ordered to pay a talent scout for introducing him to the singer.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The Importance of Choosing and Building a Practice Area

In the short time that I have been a lawyer, many people have impressed upon me the importance of carving out a practice niche. First professors, then mentors, and now colleagues have all stressed that finding a unique practice space for yourself within the profession is crucial. Recognizing the importance is one thing, but as a young lawyer working in your first job out of law school, how exactly are you supposed to know what you want to pursue and that there is a need out there for you to fill?
8 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

'Girls Gone Wild' Creator Avoids Discovery Sanctions in $3M Suit

Self-represented after his lawyer withdrew from the case, "Girls Gone Wild" video series creator Joseph Francis won't face sanctions for failing to provide discovery in a $3 million defamation suit in federal court in Trenton, N.J.
4 minute read

Law.com

Kilpatrick Townsend Bets on 'Beast Mode' This Sunday

R. Gwen Peterson, a partner with Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, helped star Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch trademark his nickname "Beast Mode." Now that nickname, which appeared on a hat Lynch wore at Super Bowl Media Day, could lead to a $100,000 fine by the National Football League.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Paul Weiss Called In to Investigate Deflate-Gate

The National Football League has tapped Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison to lead a probe into whether the New England Patriots used intentionally deflated balls during the American Football Conference title game last Sunday.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

NFL Players Union Kicks Off Action Against Conduct Code

The NFL Players Association filed a union grievance against the National Football League's revised personal conduct policy for players.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Turtles Speed Toward Performance Payments for Pre-1972 Recordings

In their Entertainment Law column, Michael I. Rudell and Neil J. Rosini write: In denying a motion by defendant Sirius XM Radio for summary judgment in a suit over its transmitting of pre-1972 sound recordings, Southern District Judge Colleen McMahon's decision upends settled expectations of who must pay for what in the broadcast music industry.
12 minute read

National Law Journal

Judge Largely Sides Against Sirius XM in Copyright Suit

Sirius XM Holdings Inc.'s has failed to show why summary judgment should not be entered in favor of former members of the 1960s band The Turtles as to liability in the $100 million class action copyright fight over pre-1972 recordings, a New York federal judge has ruled.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Unhappy Together

Sirius XM loses another Turtles skirmish over copyright infringement.
4 minute read

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