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Partners, Alla Savranskaia and Aaron Moss, will each speak on separate panels at the Bright Lights, Big Opportunities: Best Bets in IP, Sports, and Entertainment Law conference. The event, hosted by The Forum on Entertainment & Sports Law and the Section of Intellectual Property Law of the American Bar Association, will take place in Las Vegas on November 15, 2024. #EntertainmentLaw #IntellectualProperty

Partners in the Private Client Services Group, Laura Zwicker and Stefanie Lipson, will be attending the 61st Annual Hawaii Tax Institute, taking place November 3-7. Stefanie, alongside Daniel Fan, will present "Creating a True Comprehensive Plan – The Danger of Excessive Focus on Estate Tax Savings Planning" on November 6, 2024. This session will focus on understanding all aspects of wealth transfer planning and creating a true comprehensive plan. On November 7, Laura and Stefanie will co-present, "Fools Rush In." This session will provide wealth transfer advisors with guidance as to what to do, how to communicate with your clients, and identify the top ten issues to watch for in the rush to the finish line. Greenberg Glusker is a long-time, proud sponsor of this premier tax and wealth transfer conference. #PrivateClientServices #EstatePlanning #FinancialPlanning #WealthManagement

Congratulations to Laura Zwicker, Private Client Services Chair, for being named to The Hollywood Reporter’s Power Lawyers: Troubleshooters, an elite list of attorneys recognized for their expertise in handling high-stakes legal matters. #PowerLawyers #WomenInLaw #PrivateClientServices

Entertainment Partner Sky Moore shared his insights with The Ankler, highlighting how international investment in Hollywood has significantly declined in recent years, with fewer funds coming into the U.S. from foreign markets largely due to the rise of streaming, which favors loans over equity investments. #Entertainment #Investments #FilmFinance

Last week, our team at Greenberg Glusker LLP proudly wore pink in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month! #BreastCancerAwareness #TeamSpirit #WellnessInitiatives

Aaron Moss, Litigation Partner and Copyright Lately author, discusses American Airlines’ recent copyright victory against Skiplagged, which resulted in $9.4 million in damages for the unauthorized use of its logo. Despite this outcome, the airline was unable to halt Skiplagged's controversial business model, highlighting potential limitations in the application of copyright law. #Copyright #Trademark #IntellectualProperty

Environmental Partners Sedina Banks and Sherry Jackman discuss the OEHHA's finalized new Prop. 65 warning options for acrylamide in food, effective January 1, 2025, which require businesses to follow compliance guidelines to avoid penalties. Meanwhile, the California Chamber of Commerce continues to challenge these regulations in court, arguing they violate First Amendment rights, with a key hearing scheduled for January 2025. #Prop65 #FoodRegulations

In a recent Tox of the Town blog post, Environmental Partners Sedina Banks and Sherry Jackman discuss how California’s Prop. 65 affects restaurants, particularly in light of a recent surge of over 100 notices of intent to sue for alleged failures to warn about exposure to alcoholic beverages, highlighting the importance of compliance with safe harbor provisions. #Prop65 #Restaurants

Litigation Partner and Copyright Lately author, Aaron Moss, discusses a Florida jury's ruling that allows 2 Live Crew to reclaim the copyrights to their 1990s music catalog. The case centered on whether their songs were "works made for hire" under Lil' Joe Records, a claim the jury rejected. This decision enables the group to terminate prior copyright transfers, potentially influencing other artists seeking to regain control of their works. #CopyrightLaw #CopyrightTermination

Greenberg Glusker's band, The Gee Gees, was highlighted in the Fall 2024 edition of The Primerus Paradigm for their participation at the 13th Annual Law Rocks Los Angeles competition. Band members include Ricardo Cestero, Graham Fenton, James Hill, Pete Nyquist, Noah Perch-Ahern, Ira Steinberg, and Ryan Webb. #LawRocks #TheGeeGees