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News
- MS&K Named to National Law Journal's 2013 "Midsize Hot List" April 10, 2013
- For the fourth consecutive year, MS&K is one of just 20 law firms from across the U.S. to be named to The National Law Journal's Midsize Hot List of firms that "are good at what they do, but are also good at how they do it."
- MS&K's Lucia Coyoca Selected Among the "Attorneys of the Year" March 25, 2013
- MS&K Entertainment Litigation Practice Chair Lucia Coyoca was selected as one of The Recorder's "Attorneys of the Year 2012," thanks in large part to her successful representation of movie producer David Bergstein in breach of fiduciary duty and professional negligence lawsuits brought against his former attorney Susan Tregub. Ms. Coyoca, along with MS&K associates Andrew Spitser and Christopher Elliott, procured a $50 million judgment against Tregub, including $500,000 in damages, following a four-week trial.
- Russell Frackman Chosen Among The National Law Journal's "100 Most Influential Lawyers in America" March 25, 2013
- Russell Frackman, a Partner in MS&K's Entertainment & New Media, Intellectual Property & Technology and Litigation practice groups, has been selected as one of the "100 Most Influential Lawyers in America," by The National Law Journal.
MS&K Alerts and Legal Updates
- MAP-21 – The Next New Trap? May 2013
- For years, companies and service providers have arranged transportation and not given a second thought to the relevant regulatory scheme for property brokers. While the obligation to qualify as a property broker has been on the books since at least 1988, in the absence of enforcement, many parties provide the service of arranging transportation for compensation, but are not property brokers. That is all about to change when the MAP-21 regulations become effective on October 1, 2013.
- IRS Issues Final Report on Colleges and Universities Compliance Project April 2013
- The Internal Revenue Service launched its Colleges and Universities Compliance Project (CUCP) in 2008 when it distributed detailed questionnaires to 400 colleges and universities, requiring comprehensive reporting by those institutions on financial results of business activities such as alumni travel programs and facilities rentals not directly related to higher education. The questionnaires also required extensive information on compensation paid to administrators and faculty.
- No Peace With A Piece Rate Unless Every Hour Is Paid April 2013
- Piece-rate compensation pays employees on a task-completed basis rather than a fixed hourly rate in order to provide an economic incentive for focused and efficient work. Piece-rate systems accordingly often result in greater employee productivity. Now a recent California Court of Appeal decision has upset traditional piece-rate compensation at some employers.
Publications
- Amendments to COPPA and Protecting Children's Privacy April 2013
- "Amendments to COPPA and Protecting Children's Privacy," by Elizabeth Bruns and Kimberly Nguyen, appears in the April 2013 issue of Children's Technology Review.
