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June 6, 2014

KHIKS Earns Rank in Prestigious Chambers Guide

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Kinsella Holley Iser Kump Steinsapir LLP has been recognized by the prestigious ranking organization, Chambers, as one of the top media and entertainment litigation firms in the world. The Chambers Guides have been ranking the ......

May 9, 2014

Shawn Holley Again Recognized in Leading Legal Publication Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journal’s “Top Women Lawyers”

KHIKS partner Shawn Holley was recognized by leading legal publication Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journal in its 2014 "Top Women Lawyers" issue. ...

April 28, 2014

KHIKS ‘Stands Up For Gus’ and wins for Jason Patric under First Amendment

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Stephen Moloney agreed with KHIKS founding partner Larry Iser today in a ruling denying Danielle Schreiber's request for a restraining order that would have prevented Larry's client, actor Jason Patric, from using Schreiber and Patric's...

April 17, 2014

KHIKS defends First Amendment rights of actor Jason Patric to talk about his son

KHIKS founding partner Larry Iser was quoted by The Hollywood Reporter in Eriq Gardner’s article about the custody dispute between actor Jason Patric and his ex-girlfriend Danielle Schreiber over their four-year-old son....

April 17, 2014

Oral argument in ‘ABC Television Stations v. Aereo’ to begin at Supreme Court

KHIKS partner Jonathan Steinsapir was quoted by Variety in Ted Johnson’s piece on the latest developments in the closely watched copyright battle between ABC Television Stations and television streaming service Aereo....

March 28, 2014

KHIKS wins for Bieber/Usher in song theft suit

KHIKS partners Howard Weitzman and Jeremiah Reynolds prevailed on behalf of Justin Bieber and Usher in a lawsuit claiming the singers stole the idea and essential elements of plaintiffs’ 2008 song, “Somebody to Love,” in ......

March 24, 2014

Michael Kump handles major entertainment transaction

Michael Kump represented Lloyd Braun, co-owner and co-founding partner of entertainment powerhouse BermanBraun, in the transaction that resulted in Braun becoming the company’s sole owner by purchasing his partner’s interest as of January 29, 2014....

March 20, 2014

Rogue employee’s insider trading likely won’t incriminate firm

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KHIKS partner David Swift was quoted by Law360 in Pete Brush’s article on the arrest of a clerk in the international law firm Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP for insider trading....

March 11, 2014

KHIKS obtains summary judgment for Mattel in copyright dispute over ‘Masters of the Universe’

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The United States District Court in Los Angeles has ruled in favor of KHIKS’s client, toy manufacturer Mattel, Inc., entering summary judgment in Mattel’s favor against the claim of writer Donald Glut that Glut owns ......

February 25, 2014

Variety notes newest KHIKS partners, Amber Melius and David Swift

The February 25 issue of Variety recognizes Amber Melius and David Swift, KHIKS’s newest partners....

February 24, 2014

Lighting Ballast ruling by Federal Circuit maintains claim construction status quo

KHIKS partner Jonathan Steinsapir was quoted by Law360 in Ryan Davis’ article about the Federal Circuit’s recent split decision upholding the de novo standard for appellate review of claim construction....

January 10, 2014

Supreme Court to hear Aereo case on broadcasters’ digital streaming rights

KHIKS partner Jonathan Steinsapir was quoted by Variety in Ted Johnson’s article on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to hear the Aereo case involving television broadcasters’ challenge to digital streaming services that the broadcasters say ......