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K. Anderson joined the Sheppard, Mullin, Richter Hampton
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2009/05/29 08:54
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Kenneth B. Anderson has joined the New York office of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter amp; Hampton LLP as special counsel in the firm's Entertainment, Media and Technology practice group.nbsp; Anderson joins Sheppard Mullin after 17 years with Loeb amp; Loeb in New York. nbsp;
Anderson represents premier talent and progressive companies in the music and entertainment industries.nbsp; He handles business and legal affairs and supervises litigation on behalf of recording and touring artists, composers, producers, independent record companies and others in the music industry.nbsp; As a talent dealmaker, he builds and maximizes careers.nbsp; Anderson also represents cutting edge internet, television and motion picture companies.
Anderson's litigation experience includes high-profile and precedent-setting cases involving composers, recording artists, record labels, publishers, managers, artists’ rights and accounting practices, as well as leading cases on copyright and freedom of artistic expression.nbsp; He has negotiated agreements that have restructured business relationships for some of the world's most innovative and successful recording artists and songwriters.
Ken hits the right note; by joining us he substantially bolsters the depth and breadth of our music industry expertise.nbsp; His legal specialties fit perfectly with our existing representations, such as library acquisitions, concert promotion, and soundtrack deals, but also solidify a forward-thinking music practice at Sheppard Mullin because of his unique focus in this area, said Bob Darwell, chair of the firm's Entertainment, Media and Technology practice group.nbsp;
Commented Anderson, Sheppard Mullin has built a premier entertainment practice and I am excited to join Bob and his outstanding team.nbsp; I am very impressed by their top-notch client list and the broad scope of international representations in the areas of film, television, internet, new technology, fashion and advertising, and look forward to growing the music and recording segment of their practice.
Anderson received a J.D. from Rutgers University School of Law in 1982, where he was research editor of the Rutgers Computer amp; Technology Law Journal, and a B.A., cum laude, from Rutgers University in 1979.nbsp;
Sheppard Mullin's Entertainment, Media and Technology practice group includes 45 attorneys and the firm has more than 40 attorneys based in its New York office.nbsp;
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Sotomayor nominated to high court
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2009/05/26 09:23
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President Barack Obama chose federal appeals judge Sonia Sotomayor to become the nation's first Hispanic Supreme Court justice on Tuesday, praising her as an inspiring woman with both the intellect and compassion to interpret the Constitution wisely.
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Obama said Sotomayor has more experience as a judge than any current member of the high court had when nominated, adding she has earned the respect of colleagues on the bench, the admiration of many lawyers who argue cases in her court and the adoration of her clerks, who look to her as a mentor./ppStanding next to Obama at the White House, Sotomayor recalled a childhood spent in a housing project in the Bronx as well as her upper-echelon legal career: I strive never to forget the real world consequences of my decisions on individuals, businesses and government./ppBarring the unexpected, Senate confirmation seems likely, given the large Democratic majority. If approved, she would join Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as the second woman on the current court, the third in history. She would succeed retiring Justice David Souter./ppSenate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., issued a statement saying he looked forward to working with both Democrats and Republicans on the Judiciary Committee to confirm Judge Sotomayor as the first Hispanic and the third woman to sit on the court./p |
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Recession cuts law firm growth
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2009/05/26 04:23
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| pThe growth in Israeli law firms' activity came to a halt in 2008, due to the recession and reduction in companies' business, which reduced demand for legal services, reports BDICoface in the BDICode 2009. /ppBDI says that the number of attorneys employed in Israel's 20 largest law firms was unchanged in 2008, compared with 2007, at 1,203. The number of law firms employing more than 100 attorneys was also unchanged, at five. /ppHowever, the number of partners at law firms rose by 8% in 2008, which BDI attributes to the firms' wish to keep employees by promoting them. /ppBDI says that 3,167 new attorneys entered the profession in 2008, 14% more than in 2007. BDI points to the steady growth in recent years in law graduates from colleges compared with universities: in 2008, 72% of all law graduates came from colleges. On the other hand, 95% of university law school graduates passed the bar, compared with 85% of college university graduates. /ppIn the 2008 BDI rankings, Herzog Fox amp; Neeman Law Office kept its first place ranking, and Goldfarb, Levy, Eran, Meiri amp; Co. kept its second place ranking. Meitar Liquornik Geva amp; Leshem Brandwein rose to third place from fifth place in 2007, and Gross, Kleinhendler, Hodak, Nalevy, Greenberg amp; Co. fell to fifth place from third in 2007. Yigal Arnon amp; Co. stayed in fourth place. /p |
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Reed Smith cutting associates’ salaries 10%
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2009/05/22 09:01
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pThe Reed Smith law firm said it will cut salaries for all U.S. associates by 10 percent across the board, effective July 1.
/ppIn an internal memo that was originally leaked to the Web site Abovethelaw.com Wednesday afternoon, managing partner Gregory Jordan said the firm had already adopted changes to its business plan because of the recession, changing client demands, and the competitive landscape in the legal industry. Among other things, Jordan said it has meant lower compensation levels for partners, though he did not specify by how much./ppA spokeswoman for the Pittsburgh-based firm, which has about 280 employees in Philadelphia, confirmed the authenticity of the memo./ppJordan said the firm will set the salaries for the incoming class of first-year associates in the United States at a later date, but they will be at least 10 percent lower than the current levels. Jordan said the firm will freeze associates’ salaries in its European and Middle Eastern offices, and will set the starting salary for newly qualified associates in the United Kingdom about 10 percent lower than the current level. Asian operations are not affected by the action./p |
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Manhattan Law Firm Relocates HQ After 50 Years
Legal Focuses |
2009/05/21 09:01
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pHerzfeld amp; Rubin P.C. is relocating its headquarters to 125 Broad St. in New York's Financial District, after a 50-year stint at 40 Wall St.
/ppMack-Cali, which owns roughly 40 percent of the 40-story office tower, signed the global law firm to a 20-year, 56,322-square-foot lease. The new deal brings the REIT's 525,000-square-foot portion of the 1.3 million-square-foot high-rise to full occupancy. Mark Shapses, Joseph Messina and Jason Schwartzenberg with Studley represented Herzfeld amp; Rubin. /ppThe law firm joins prominent tenants such as Sullivan amp; Cromwell LLP and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), both of which own their space. Herzfeld amp; Rubin's 64,736-square-foot lease at 40 Wall St., which encompasses floors 50 through 56, is up at the end of this year. The new space offers comparable size, but on less than two floors. /ppThe new deal brings a nearly four-year search to an end. We were hired in 2005 to find a more cost-effective, efficient occupancy solution for the firm, and periodically went out into the market looking for space, said Shapses. The market went through extraordinary price and availability changes in that period. The right situation with the right economics hadn’t surfaced until now. /ppSchwartzenberg noted that the space hadn't even hit the market yet. We knew it would soon be vacated so we moved quickly to secure it. /ppMack-Cali will cover 100 percent of the modifications Herzfeld amp; Rubin requires. The concession package also includes free rent and furnishings. /p |
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Former Sen. Stevens paid lawyers at least $1M
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2009/05/15 10:04
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New financial disclosures show that former Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens spent at least $1 million on legal bills defending himself against charges that he failed to report gifts as required.
A report filed this week with the Senate shows that Stevens owes between $1 million and $5 million to the Washington law firm Williams and Connolly for defending him in his corruption trial last year.pA jury found the longtime Republican lawmaker guilty in October on seven counts of lying on financial disclosure forms about gifts, including renovations that doubled the size of his home in Girdwood, Alaska. A judge dismissed the case in April, saying prosecutors withheld evidence that might have been favorable to Stevens at trial./ppThe disclosures filed this week are the same type of annual reports used against Stevens in his corruption case. The forms, which cover 2008, show that Stevens also owes $50,000 to $100,000 to another Washington law firm, Utrecht and Phillips./p |
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