December 10, 2013
Actors still getting short end of stick on home video profits
KHIKS partner Chad Fitzgerald was quoted in Variety in Ted Johnson’s article on the lopsided division of profits between studios and talent. Traditionally, the studios have divided up home video profits from a universe of ......
November 6, 2013
Weitzman named ‘Lawyer of the Year’
KHIKS is proud to announce that founding partner Howard Weitzman has been named 2014 “Lawyer of the Year” for the Los Angeles Area in the specialty of “Entertainment Law – Music” by Best Lawyers®, the ......
November 6, 2013
KHIKS 4-for-4 as Top Tier Entertainment Firm
For the fourth consecutive year in the four-year history of the "Best Law Firms" joint survey compiled by U.S. News and Best Lawyers®, KHIKS has been named to the Top Tier in the national rankings for 2014....
November 5, 2013
If You Want to Use Someone Else’s Music, Get a License
KHIKS Partner Larry Iser's guest column "If You Want to Use Someone Else’s Music, Get a License" was recently published by VideoInk. ...
October 30, 2013
KHIKS wins appeal of Mattel board game win
The California Court of Appeal has upheld Mattel’s 2011 defense verdict over its alleged failure to adhere to a license agreement for the board game Outburst. Mattel was represented at trial and again on appeal ......
October 23, 2013
David Swift among Variety’s ‘New Leaders’ in Hollywood
KHIKS attorney David Swift is one of six young “Legal & Finance” professionals profiled in the current issue of Variety featuring “new leaders” in several fields....
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 ......