October 22, 2013
A post-Dublin surprise for Shawn!
When KHIKS partner Shawn Holley returned from Dublin, Ireland a few days ago, fresh from receiving Dublin University Law Society’s Trinity Praeses Elit Award (see the News item directly below this one), she probably assumed ......
October 15, 2013
Shawn Holley honored by Dublin University Law Society
KHIKS partner Shawn Holley has been chosen to receive Dublin University Law Society’s Trinity Praeses Elit Award. Established by Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland, the award is given to “those who have advanced legal ......
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 ......