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December 19, 2014
Showcasing strength in numbers and the agility needed to serve up top-notch client service on a number of fronts, two law firms secured a combined 18 Law360 Practice Group of the Year awards in 2014 to earn the distinction of Law360's Firms of the Year.
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December 19, 2014
Law360 would like to congratulate the winners of its Practice Groups of the Year, awarded to firms that came through for their clients in 2014, sealing the big deals and winning the high-stakes suits.
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January 30, 2014
O'Melveny & Myers LLP's victory in the headline-grabbing courtroom showdown that pitted its client Anschutz Entertainment Group against Michael Jackson's family over who was liable for the pop star's untimely death helped earn the firm a spot among Law360's 2013 Media and Entertainment Practice Groups of the Year.
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January 31, 2014
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP attorneys in 2013 won a ruling that Marvel Comics owned the rights to a slew of storied comic book characters, saved ESPN from having to pay $280 million in contractual disputes, and led media clients through high-profile transactions, landing the firm among Law360's Media & Entertainment Practice Groups of the Year.
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January 28, 2014
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP attorneys helped engineer the sale of the NBA's Sacramento Kings to an ownership group that kept the team in California and defended Lance Armstrong in a lawsuit over the disgraced cyclist's autobiography, earning the firm a spot among Law360's 2013 Media and Entertainment Practice Groups of the Year.
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January 27, 2014
Attorneys at Jenner & Block LLP have been counsel in several matters that could change the business of television as we know it, including Viacom International Inc.’s billion-dollar copyright lawsuit against YouTube LLC and Google Inc. and Fox Broadcasting Co.’s salvo against Dish Network Corp.’s streaming services, landing the firm among Law360’s Media & Entertainment Groups of the Year.
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January 24, 2014
When a federal judge found Paul Ceglia had likely fabricated a 2003 contract with Facebook Inc. founder Mark Zuckerberg that purportedly promised him a 50 percent stake in the company, Ceglia blamed his embarrassment on Zuckerberg’s attorneys at Gibson Dunn, one of Law360's Media and Entertainment Practice Groups of the Year.
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January 01, 2014
Law360 is pleased to announce the winners of its Practice Groups of the Year awards, given to firms that excelled at getting the job done for clients in litigation and deals in 2013.
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January 30, 2013
Helping Warner Music Group Cprp. navigate intellectual property challenges presented by its $3.3 billion sale to Access Industries Inc. and defending the National Football League as it faces a wave of lawsuits over former players' head injuries are just two of the high-profile representations that earned Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP a spot among Law360's Media and Entertainment Practice Groups of the Year.
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January 29, 2013
O'Melveny & Myers LLP landed the creators of "Call of Duty" a "life-changing" settlement to end their dispute with Activision Blizzard Inc., helped Warner Bros. Entertainment maintain control of its "Superman" rights and assisted in Lions Gate Entertainment's emergence as an industry heavyweight, earning the firm a spot among Law360's Media and Entertainment Practice Groups of the Year.
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January 28, 2013
Entertainment attorneys from Munger Tolles & Olson LLP tackled legal challenges ranging from securing approval for Universal Music Group Inc.'s $1.9 billion purchase of EMI Group Ltd. to fending off reality television copyright accusations for ABC Inc., earning themselves a spot on Law360's list of Media and Entertainment Practice Groups of the Year.
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January 25, 2013
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP's media and entertainment attorneys ended 2012 with a trail of trial victories and successful deals for high-profile clients, including Michael Jackson's estate and the distributor of the hit film "Drive," earning themselves a spot among Law360's Media and Entertainment Practice Groups of the Year.
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January 24, 2013
Covington & Burling LLP won a landmark decision for independent television networks when it convinced the Federal Communications Commission that Comcast Cable Communications LLC discriminated against Tennis Channel Inc. by placing the channel on a more expensive cable-sports package, helping the firm earn a spot on Law360's Media and Entertainment Practice Groups of the Year.
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January 01, 2013
Law360 is pleased to announce the winners of this year's Practice Groups of the Year award.
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January 17, 2012
Winston & Strawn LLP attorneys represented Yahoo Inc. and online video site Veoh Networks Inc. in cases that helped determine the legal standard for user-generated content and copyright infringement, earning the firm a spot among Law360's Media and Entertainment Groups of 2011.
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January 13, 2012
When EchoStar Satellite LLC accused a group of Walt Disney Co. networks of breach of contract, it was Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP's grasp on the complex technology at issue that saved the day, preserving $56 million for the broadcasters and earning Weil a place among Law360's Media and Entertainment Groups of 2011.
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January 12, 2012
Pryor Cashman LLP drew on years of experience in the entertainment business to help guide titans of the industry through several high-profile disputes in the past year, from resolving copyright feuds for several artists and record labels to assisting EMI Group through its ongoing battle over digital music storage services, earning the firm a place on Law360's list of Media & Entertainment Groups of 2011.
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January 11, 2012
Attorneys from Munger Tolles & Olson LLP helped entertainment industry players through many of their highest stakes matters in 2011 — from enforcing copyrights for major record companies and movie studios to guiding Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. through its headline-grabbing dispute with Charlie Sheen — earning the firm a spot on Law360's list of Media & Entertainment Groups of 2011.
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January 10, 2012
Attorneys at Jenner & Block LLP were involved in some of the biggest cases that promised to revolutionize the media and entertainment industry this past year — including the U.S. Supreme Court case that held violence in video games was protected by the First Amendment — securing the firm a spot on Law360's Media & Entertainment Groups of 2011.