October 14, 2013
Broadcasters claim signal theft by digital streaming service
KHIKS partner Jonathan Steinsapir was quoted by Variety in Ted Johnson’s piece on an appeal to the Supreme Court by a group of broadcasters who say that Aereo, a digital streaming service, is stealing their ......
October 9, 2013
Larry Iser Quoted in Financial Times
Hollywood movie studios and music labels are taking the fight against illegal content sharing to five-year-olds by sponsoring a new anti-piracy curriculum, which will be trialled in California schools....
September 25, 2013
Proposed bill targeting patent ‘trolls’ may harm legitimate litigants
KHIKS partner Jonathan Steinsapir was quoted by Law360 in Ryan Davis’ piece (subscription required) about a draft House bill aimed at reducing patent infringement claims by so-called “patent trolls” or “nonpracticing” patent enforcement entities....
August 22, 2013
Shawn Holley addresses incoming students at Southwestern Law School
KHIKS partner Shawn Holley was the keynote speaker at the orientation for first-year students at Southwestern Law School, urging the future attorneys to “find your passion in the law.” As an alumna of Southwestern, Shawn ......
August 17, 2013
‘Blurred Lines’ creators file preemptive copyright lawsuit
KHIKS founding/managing partner Larry Iser was quoted by the Los Angeles Times in Ryan Faughnder’s article about the highly publicized lawsuit filed by Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams over their hit song “Blurred Lines.” Concerned ......
August 6, 2013
Baseball sidesteps potential legal precedent in A-Rod accusation
KHIKS attorney Aaron Liskin was quoted by Law360.com in Pete Brush's article on some of the effects, legal and otherwise, of Major League Baseball's 211-game suspension of Yankee star Alex Rodriguez for his alleged use of illegal performance-enhancing substances....
June 24, 2013
Supreme Court says no to DNA patents on ‘nature’
KHIKS partner Jonathan Steinsapir was quoted by Bloomberg’s Bureau of National Affairs in Tony Dutra’s piece about the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision that invalidates several thousand patents dealing with the isolation of DNA. The ......
June 19, 2013
North of $100K: DJ’s cashing in on electronic dance music mania
KHIKS partner Greg Korn was quoted by the Daily Journal in Ryne Hodkowski’s piece (“Electronic dance music opens new legal realm”) on the zooming popularity of electronic dance music and the resulting demand for legal ......
June 13, 2013
Super Lawyers Magazine: Six from KHIKS named Rising Stars for 2013
KHIKS is pleased to announce that Greg Korn, Jeremiah Reynolds, Chad Fitzgerald, Jonathan Steinsapir, Greg Gabriel and David Swift were named Southern California Rising Stars for 2013 by Super Lawyers magazine. Greg K., Jonathan and ......
June 4, 2013
Turning the tables: Parody filmmaker sues producers of ‘real’ version
KHIKS partner Jonathan Steinsapir was quoted by the Los Angeles Times in Ryan Faughnder’s article on the lawsuit filed by the parody filmmaker Between the Lines Productions against the producers of Twilight, the first offering ......
May 31, 2013
Ninth Circuit affirms dismissal of action filed against KHIKS client, Shaquille O’Neal
On May 24, 2013, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the ruling of the district court granting the motion filed by KHIKS partners Michael Kump and Jonathan Steinsapir to dismiss ......
May 31, 2013
Kinsella, Weitzman among Hollywood Reporter’s 100 Power Lawyers for 2013
KHIKS is proud to announce that founding partners Dale Kinsella and Howard Weitzman have once again been named to The Hollywood Reporter‘s annual list of the top 100 entertainment lawyers in America....