Los Angeles Partner Stephen Turner will present a session on performance marketing legal compliance at LeadsCon 2021, an annual conference for performance marketing and lead generation professionals hosted at MGM Grand in Las Vegas on October 21 at 1:30p.m. 

On October 13, 2021, the California Supreme Court declined to review a published, unanimous opinion of the Court of Appeal in favor of comedian Kathy Griffin and her husband, Randy Bick. The plaintiff-appellants claimed Ms. Griffin and Mr. Bick violated their privacy rights by using home security cameras to record “every move and every communication” in the plaintiffs’ private back yard. 

Heralded trial attorney Tony M. Sain has joined the Los Angeles office of Lewis Brisbois as a partner in the firm’s National Trial and General Liability Practices. In his new role, Mr. Sain will join nationally renowned trial attorney Dana Alden Fox to create a powerhouse team that will provide clients with the benefit of both attorneys’ deep trial experience and impressive history of success in both jury trials and appellate advocacy.

Houston Partner Sarah Smith will present a session on navigating legally deficient statutory demands at the CLM Focus conference on October 19 at 3:15 p.m. CT. In a 60-minute session titled “Incomplete Demands: What to do with a Legally Deficient, Statutory Demand?” Ms. Smith and her expert co-panelists will focus on various approaches taken by governing jurisdictions in regards to legally deficient statutory demands, and potential consequences for insurers.

The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) has requested comments, by November 22, 2021, on proposed revisions to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations. The proposal is Phase I in a two-phased approach that will eventually undo a final rule, effective September 2020, that updated NEPA regulations to reflect decades of agency experience and caselaw interpreting the 1969 Act.

New York Partners Steven C. Beer and Richard A. Beyman will present two sessions on the legal elements essential to film production and rethinking film distribution post-pandemic at the upcoming Lake Placid Film Festival in New York's Adirondack Region on Friday, October 22. 

New York Partner and a National Chair of Lewis Brisbois’ Entertainment, Media & Sports Practice Steven Beer recently represented actor Manny Perez in the acquisition by Screen Media of all North American rights to the crime thriller film “La Soga Salvation.” The movie, which premiered at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival, constitutes Mr. Perez’s directorial debut.

Cleveland Partner David A. Campbell will speak at a virtual panel on organizational challenges and approaches to COVID-19 vaccine mandates in the legal landscape, hosted by American Health Law Association (AHLA) on October 26 at 2:00p.m. ET.  

In late September 2021, the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a Sample Letter providing guidance to companies on how their climate disclosures will be analyzed for compliance with material risk reporting obligations. The Sample Letter precedes the SEC’s issuance of mandatory climate-related disclosure rules anticipated by year-end and signals a greater focus on specific information used to support securities filings, a development that businesses should take seriously.

Denver Partner Jon Olafson recently joined The Colorado Bar Association’s “Our Voices” podcast to discuss his journey becoming a leader in the legal field, while actively working to improve representation of LGBTQ members in the profession.  

Atlanta Partner and Co-Chair of Lewis Brisbois' Intellectual Property & Technology Group Jonathan D. Goins recently spoke with Daily Report (part of Law.com) for an article about a recent victory he secured on behalf of Netflix in a copyright and trademark infringement case. 

Atlanta Partner and Co-Chair of Lewis Brisbois' Intellectual Property & Technology Group Jonathan D. Goins, along with Associate Racquel V. McGee, recently secured a victory on behalf of Netflix when the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia dismissed a copyright and trademark infringement matter based on lack of personal jurisdiction