• May 30, 2015 | Litigation Daily

    Sirius XM Must Face Class Action Over Pre-1972 Songs

    Changing lawyers hasn't changed fortunes so far for Sirius XM Radio Inc. in its copyright battle with the founders of the 60s rock group The Turtles.

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  • May 29, 2015 | New York Law Journal

    Tax Ruling Could Open State to Bank Challenges

    TheNew York Tax Appeals Tribunal said that interbranch transactions by Italian bank UniCredit S.p.A. are not income subject to state taxation because they were established and operated separately from their parent corporation and kept separate books and records.

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  • May 24, 2015 | The American Lawyer

    Reed Smith Adds Seven as Sports Pro Departs, Plus More Lateral Moves

    No stranger to lateral moves, Reed Smith saw corporate and securities counsel CHARLES “CHUCK”

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  • May 24, 2015 | The American Lawyer

    Reed Smith Adds Seven as Sports Pro Departs, Plus More Lateral Moves

    A seven-partner team will open a new Frankfurt office for Reed Smith, which saw a top sports lawyer head for greener fields; Foley Hoag brings on Massachusetts' former attorney general; Cravath hires from Crowell & Moring; and more notable additions from throughout The Am Law 200.

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  • May 21, 2015 | New York Law Journal

    CFPB Investigations: What's Different, What's the Same

    Nearly four years old, the country's newest regulator, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), has made its presence known by investigating companies and financial institutions

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  • May 21, 2015 | New York Law Journal

    CFPB Investigations: What's Different, What's the Same

    Eric Tirschwell and Arielle Warshall Katz of Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel writes: While the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's investigative tools are similar to those used by other regulators, the procedures surrounding the bureau's broad investigative authority present new and unique challenges for companies receiving demands for information relating to a CFPB investigation.

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  • May 20, 2015 | New York Law Journal

    Naftalis, Graffeo Recognized

    The Fund for Modern Courts on Monday presented its John McCloy Memorial Award for 2015 to Gary Naftalis, second from left, co-chair of Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel, and its Career Pub

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  • May 20, 2015 | New York Law Journal

    Marketplace

    Expanding its portfolio with the addition of a luxury hotel, the joint venture of Deka Immobilien Investment GmbH and Ashkenzay Acquisition Corporation has closed on the acquisition of the M

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  • May 19, 2015 | New York Law Journal

    Marketplace

    Expanding its portfolio with the addition of a luxury hotel, the joint venture of Deka Immobilien Investment GmbH and Ashkenzay Acquisition Corporation has closed on the acquisition of the Marriott New York East Side for $270 million. Also, national real estate firm Madison Marquette recently relocated to 40 E. 52nd St.

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  • May 19, 2015 | New York Law Journal

    Naftalis, Graffeo Recognized

    The Fund for Modern Courts on Monday presented its John McCloy Memorial Award for 2015 to Gary Naftalis, co-chair of Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel, and its Career Public Service Award for 2015 to former Court of Appeals Judge Victoria Graffeo, a member of Harris Beach.

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