On Thursday July 24th, Nancy E. Wolff testified before the House Judiciary Committee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet regarding the Subcommittee’s review of the Copyright Act.  In particular, Nancy spoke on Congress’s upcoming decision to reconsider remedies for copyright infringement and the potential for setting up new processes to handle copyright claims. Nancy

Cowan DeBaets Abrahams & Sheppard LLP is pleased to announce that partner Eleanor M. Lackman was recognized by the prestigious and client-focused Chambers as among just 41 New York lawyers ranked as a “Leading Individual” in the field of “Intellectual Property: Trade Mark and Copyright” in the 2014 edition of Chambers’ Leading Lawyers for Business guide.

CDAS partner Eleanor M. Lackman was featured as a guest writer for the Supreme Court of the United States Blog. Her post, “Symposium: Preferring substance over form and nature over manner, Supreme court finds that Aereo runs afoul of the purposes of the Copyright Act,” can be found below and on SCOTUSblog.com.

CDAS Partner Kenneth N. Swezey will moderate a panel on business opportunities and funding essentials in digital publishing at BookExpo America on Wednesday, May 28th. The event description is below, while additional details can be found here.

Tomorrow, CDAS attorney Eleanor M. Lackman will discuss the Aereo case on the NPR show “On Point” between 10am and 11am EST. Live questions from callers will be possible in markets where the show runs live, which can be streamed here, and the show will be available via the NPR website and app.

Cowan DeBaets Abrahams & Sheppard, LLP (CDAS) was proud to have three firm members appear as panelists for this years Media Summit NY. Steven Masur, Kenneth N. Swezey and Simon Pulman each provided unique perspective on an array of topics, and provided attendees with valuable insight and advice.

Cowan DeBaets Abrahams & Sheppard LLP (CDAS) is proud to announce the addition of prominent publishing attorney Alex Gigante, formerly Executive Vice President for Legal Affairs for Penguin Group (USA) LLC, who has joined the firm as Special Counsel.

CDAS is excited to work with New York City’s new media center in DUMBO, Brooklyn where CDAS attorneys will offer free legal clinics to members once a month. The first clinic kicks off tomorrow, December 17th and will continue on the third Thursday of every month. Find more information about the Made In NY –

CDAS Partner J. Stephen Sheppard’s client Nate Silver will be participating on the panel “Media & the Personal Brand: Grantland & 538” during the inaugural SXSports track at the 2014 South By Southwest festival. For more info, please see: http://sxsw.com/sxsports

Seven Cowan, DeBaets, Abrahams & Sheppard attorneys were selected for inclusion in the 2013 edition of New York Metro Super Lawyers. Each year, only five percent of Manhattan attorneys receive this honor. CDAS congratulates attorneys Frederick P. Bimbler, Susan H. Bodine, Timothy J. DeBaets, Robert I. Freedman, Eleanor M. Lackman, Mary E. Rasenberger and Nancy