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Hogan & Hartson Advises MySpace in Landmark Music Venture
Hogan & Hartson represented News Corp.'s MySpace in a landmark joint venture with three major music labels, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group, to create MySpace Music, the firm announced recently.
The new company will let users purchase music by download to any portable digital-music player, and provide an e-commerce platform for such offerings as merchandise and ticket sales, Hogan & Hartson said in a news release on its Web site.
The labels' artists can also provide fans with digital downloads, mobile ringtones, short-messaging service ('SMS') and other products from MySpace profiles.
MySpace Music will capitalize on its music community's 30 million unique monthly users and more than five million artists, the firm noted.
A diverse team of Hogan & Hartson lawyers, led by Los Angeles partner Robert Jesuele and New York partner Maureen Hanlon, represented MySpace, the law firm said. Los Angeles associate Jale Lowery and New York associate Caryn Groce assisted.
Other New York partners included Alex Johnson (corporate), Phil Altman (tax), Ira Sheinfeld (tax) and Mark Weinstein (tax).
Washington, DC, office lawyers Janet McDavid and Erica Mintzer helped with antitrust matters. Northern Virginia partner Audrey Reed and associate Tarah Grant worked on licensing.
Greenberg Traurig Associate
Gets Green Building Council OK
Kara K. Baxter has been named a Leadership in Energy and Environ- mental Design Accredited Professional ('LEED AP') by the United States Green Building Council ('USBGC'), Green Traurig has announced.
Green Traurig offered the following information on its Web site:
The LEED Green Building Rating System is the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high-performance green buildings. As a LEED AP, Baxter will be able to advise clients on the rapidly emerging incentive-based and mandatory regulatory requirements pertaining to green building, and assist in evaluating and navigating the LEED certification process.
Greenberg Traurig's Green Building and Sustainable Development Practice Group helps clients pursuing 'green' ' environmentally friendly ' building projects. The team comprises about 20 attorneys in the firm's 29 offices. Baxter joins Greenberg Traurig's Paul D'Arelli, Michael Manning and Paul Savage as the firm's LEED APs. Greenberg Traurig says that it has the most LEED AP attorneys of any law firm listed in the LEED APs online directory.
IP, Media & Tech Dept. Adds to New York Practice
McDermott Will & Emery recently announced that Michael R. Graif joined the firm's Intellectual Property, Media & Technology Department as a partner, based in New York.
Graif develops intellectual-property strategies, and manages domestic and international-patent and trademark portfolios.
Graif's IP practice includes preparing and negotiating licensing, development and joint-venture agreements. Graif frequently advises clients on IP aspects of business transactions, such as mergers and acquisitions, securitizations, loans and securities.
Graif belongs to the Law Society of Upper Canada, the New York State Bar Association's Special Committee on Cyberspace Law, the New York Intellectual Property Law Association and the International Trademark Association.
Retired Gibson Partner Receives Alger Award
The Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans honored retired Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher partner Aulana Peters with its Horatio Alger Award at its annual ceremony last month in Washington, DC, the firm announced on its Web site.
From the Gibson Dunn Web site statement:
Peters is one of 10 'outstanding Americans' to receive the award in 2008. According to the Association, the 'Horatio Alger Award recipients are dedicated community leaders who demonstrate individual initiative and a commitment to excellence as exemplified by remarkable achievements accomplished through honesty, hard work, self-reliance and perseverance over adversity.'
Peters was a partner in Gibson's Los Angeles and Washington, DC, offices. She joined the firm as an associate in 1973. A former SEC Commissioner, she serves on boards of directors of several Fortune 500 companies.
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher Gets Community Award
Natalia Mart'n won the Cesar Perales Community Advocate Award from Brooklyn Law School's Latin American Law Students' Association at the group's Annual Alumni Dinner and Awards Ceremony last month, the law firm announced in a statement on its Web site.
The award recognized Martin's role as a cofounder of the 'Cafecitos,' a series of networking breakfasts for Latina attorneys in New York.
The award is named for Cesar A. Perales, who is the president and general counsel of the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund.
The new company will let users purchase music by download to any portable digital-music player, and provide an e-commerce platform for such offerings as merchandise and ticket sales,
The labels' artists can also provide fans with digital downloads, mobile ringtones, short-messaging service ('SMS') and other products from MySpace profiles.
MySpace Music will capitalize on its music community's 30 million unique monthly users and more than five million artists, the firm noted.
A diverse team of
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Washington, DC, office lawyers Janet McDavid and Erica Mintzer helped with antitrust matters. Northern
Gets Green Building Council OK
Kara K. Baxter has been named a Leadership in Energy and Environ- mental Design Accredited Professional ('LEED AP') by the United States Green Building Council ('USBGC'), Green Traurig has announced.
Green Traurig offered the following information on its Web site:
The LEED Green Building Rating System is the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high-performance green buildings. As a LEED AP, Baxter will be able to advise clients on the rapidly emerging incentive-based and mandatory regulatory requirements pertaining to green building, and assist in evaluating and navigating the LEED certification process.
IP, Media & Tech Dept. Adds to
Graif develops intellectual-property strategies, and manages domestic and international-patent and trademark portfolios.
Graif's IP practice includes preparing and negotiating licensing, development and joint-venture agreements. Graif frequently advises clients on IP aspects of business transactions, such as mergers and acquisitions, securitizations, loans and securities.
Graif belongs to the Law Society of Upper Canada, the
Retired Gibson Partner Receives Alger Award
The Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans honored retired
From the
Peters is one of 10 'outstanding Americans' to receive the award in 2008. According to the Association, the 'Horatio Alger Award recipients are dedicated community leaders who demonstrate individual initiative and a commitment to excellence as exemplified by remarkable achievements accomplished through honesty, hard work, self-reliance and perseverance over adversity.'
Peters was a partner in Gibson's Los Angeles and Washington, DC, offices. She joined the firm as an associate in 1973. A former SEC Commissioner, she serves on boards of directors of several Fortune 500 companies.
Natalia Mart'n won the Cesar Perales Community Advocate Award from
The award recognized Martin's role as a cofounder of the 'Cafecitos,' a series of networking breakfasts for Latina attorneys in
The award is named for Cesar A. Perales, who is the president and general counsel of the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund.
Strategy vs. Tactics: Two Sides of a Difficult Coin
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Major Differences In UK, U.S. Copyright Laws
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'Huguenot LLC v. Megalith Capital Group Fund I, L.P.': A Tutorial On Contract Liability for Real Estate Purchasers
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The Article 8 Opt In
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