Newman to be Honored With Dana Latham Memorial Award

MS&K Tax Practice Chair David Wheeler Newman has been selected by the Los Angeles County Bar Association Taxation Section to receive the prestigious Dana Latham Memorial Award.

USTR Special 301 Report Highlights the Link Between Strong Copyright Protection and U.S. Economic Growth

The U.S. Trade Representative released the 2012 Special 301 Report submitted by the International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA) that examined intellectual property rights protection and enforcement in 77 trading partners and named 40 countries that fail to provide adequate and effective intellectual property rights protection and/or fair and equitable market access. 

Frackman and Pagnanelli Named Among Top 75 IP Litigators in CA

The Daily Journal recognized MS&K partners Russell Frackman and Karin Pagnanelli among the Top 75 Intellectual Property Litigators in California in its 2012 roster.

Eric German to Interview Free Ride Author Robert Levine at A2IM's Indie Week 2012

MS&K Intellectual Property Partner, and A2IM Southern California Chapter Co-Chair, Eric German is scheduled to interview former Billboard editor Robert Levine on June 20th as part of the American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) Indie Week.

MS&K's Lepera Chairs the ABA's Third Annual International Legal Symposium on the World of Music, Film, Television and Sports

Christine Lepera, a Partner in MS&K's Intellectual Property & Technology, Entertainment & New Media, and Entertainment Litigation Practice Groups, was the Chair of the American Bar Association Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries' Third Annual International Legal Symposium on the World of Music, Film, Television and Sports.  Gerald Hathaway, who recently joined MS&K's New York office as a Partner in the Labor & Employment Department, was also a speaker, on "Labor Law and Employment Law Issues Impacting Talent and Employers in the Entertainment and Sports Industries."

MS&K's William Cole Named 2012 Los Angeles Labor Law - Management Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers

MS&K Labor & Employment Department Chair William Cole has been selected as the 2012 Los Angeles Labor Law - Management Lawyer of the Year by The Best Lawyers in America.  For more than 30 years, Mr. Cole has been a go-to lawyer among employers who have relied on his knowledge of the highly-regulated labor-management relationship and his experience in complex labor arbitrations, negotiations, hearings and administrative proceedings, in litigation and at trial in state and federal courts.