European Fordham Law Alumni: Program In Paris on Nazi Looted Art June 26-27

I will be speaking on June 27 on Nazi art looting at the Sorbonne Law School in Paris France.  If you are a Fordham Law School alum, I hope you will consider joining us!  Thanks @fordhamlawnyc & @fordhamlawintl

Welcome Cocktail Reception
Friday, June 26, 2015
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Hosted by Assistant Dean Vera Bullock
7, Rue du Perche
75003 Paris
Complimentary
Academic Program
Saturday, June 27, 2015
9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. – Registration
10 a.m. – 12:40 p.m. - Program
Sorbonne Law School
Pantheon Building
Salle 1 (2nd Floor)
12, Place du Pantheon
75005 Paris
Featuring:
Dean Michael M. Martin
Associate Dean Nestor Davidson
Assistant Dean Toni Jaeger-Fine
Raymond Dowd '91, Partner, Dunnington, Bartholow & Miller LLP
Ariane Samson-Division, Associate, K&L Gates
Lunch will immediately follow in the Apartment Decanal

Alumni Dinner
8 p.m.
Location to be confirmed.
Complimentary for alumni and incoming students, €TBD for guests


RSVP by Friday, June 19th to lawalumni@law.fordham.edu or 212-636-6806. 

More information at http://law.fordham.edu/alumni/34153.htm

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 Copyright law, fine art and navigating the courts. All practice, no theory.Copyright Litigation Handbook (Thomson Reuters Westlaw 2014-2015) by Raymond J. Dowd
 

How Do They Tax A Copyright? Taxing Intangibles: Fordham Law Teams Up With the Federal Bar Association

Recent Developments in the Taxation of Intangibles
On September 18^th, 2013, the Federal Bar Association Section on Taxation in conjunction with the Fordham Law School Corporate Law Center will present a panel discussion on recent governmental proposals regarding the international taxation of multinational enterprises and intangible assets, topics that have attracted much attention in Congress and the press over the past year.  The panel will feature in-house international taxation and transfer pricing practitioners with experience in a variety of industries.  After examining some of the specific provisions of the recent Obama Administration, Congressional, and OECD proposals, the panelists will then discuss how these proposals will affect their respective industries and taxpayers in general.

Panelists:
Marc M. Lewis
VP of Tax & Insurance
Novartis Corporation
Karen Milhoua
Director - Transfer Pricing
IBM Corporation

Stanley Sherwood
International Tax Counsel
KERING
Moderator:
Brian Power
Senior Associate
Mayer Brown LLP
8:00 a.m. Registration and light breakfast
8:30 – 10:00 a.m.  Panel Discussion
CLE credit will be available through the Federal Bar Association.  Additional details to follow.

 For more information and to register:

 

www.law.fordham.edu/intangibles

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 Copyright law, fine art and navigating the courts. All practice, no theory.Copyright Litigation Handbook (Thomson Reuters Westlaw 2012-2013) by Raymond J. Dowd
 

Copyright Society of the USA's Brace Lecture Honors Judge Denny Chin

Judge Denny Chin - Photo Sue Kim Courtesy Wikimedia Commons

Local hero Second Circuit Judge Denny Chin was honored last night by the Copyright Society of the USA at their annual Brace Lecture at Fordham Law School.   Judge Chin's presentation was enjoyable and laden with visuals.   He emphasized the message that most federal judges are generalists and do not hold policy prejudices about copyright, which makes the primary role of the advocates before the court as educators.

Judge Chin made limited comments about the Google Books case, and took the audience on a fascinating tour of his copyright cases, with a few detours into patent and trademark.

It was a great opportunity to meet and talk with Judge Chin and to see many friends who came in from around the world for this terrific annual lecture.

The Copyright Society has a new Twitter handle @thecsusa

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Copyright, TM and Counterfeit Chic: Fordham Law Launches Fashion Law Institute

Prof. Susan Scafidi, author of the Counterfeit Chic blog, is launching the nation's first-ever fashion law institute at my alma mater, Fordham Law School.  The web page is sexy and politically incorrect - if not Page Six - worthy - with boldface names like Dian Von Furstenburg and no equal time for men's footwear.   Who designed those shoes?  This is all a good thing.  A female model earns 7x to 9x what a male model does - it is a reality that does not - and should not - have the world up in arms.

I have represented fashion designers, fashion photographers, model agencies, fashion models, and a company called FashionTV for years - it is a whole different world and it is good to see a legal program launched that takes a serious look at this odd world where image is everything and buccaneers abound.   For about three years of my life in a federal proceeding I wrangled over whether the mark FASHIONTV infringed on the mark FASHION TELEVISION.   After winning summary judgment on the trademark claim, I won an unfair competition trial with Skadden Arps as my adversary.   As Cindy Adams would say, only in New York.

Federal Bar Association - SDNY Chapter Swearing In Of New Officers By Chief Judge Loretta A. Preska

On March 1, 2010 Amy Gell, my fellow Vice President for the Second Circuit of the Federal Bar Association, and I organized a ceremony for the swearing-in of new officers of the Federal Bar Association's SDNY Chapter. The Hon. Loretta A. Preska, Chief U.S. District Judge of the Southern District of New York presided.  New chapter officers:
President: John G. McCarthy
President-Elect: Simeon H. Baum
Vice President: Philip R. Schatz
Secretary: Gareth de Santiago-Keene
Treasurer: William F. Dahill
National Delegate: H. Raymond Fasano
Delegate to the Network of Bar Leaders: Roland M. Gell

Myself and Chief Judge Preska

John G. McCarthy about to be sworn in.

I recount some of the achievements of the Federal Bar Association.

Judge Preska welcomes the new officers.

History and workings of the Southern District of New York.

Amy Gell welcomes John McCarthy as new President.

The McCarthy era begins.

The new leadership of the Federal Bar Association for the Second Circuit and Southern District of New York.

President-Elect Simeon Baum puts his mediation skills into practice.

Phil Schatz with Judge Preska.

Gareth de Santiago-Keene and Beata with Judge Preska

Danny Phillips with Bill and Tara Dahill

Amy Gell and I with our mentor, Past President M. Barry Levy

Roland Gell with Judge Preska

John McCarthy and I were classmates Fordham Law '91, we both served on the Fordham International Law Journal, he was Managing Editor and I was an Articles Editor.

The Federal Bar Association is the nation’s premier bar association for judges and lawyers involved in federal practice.  The FBA publishes The Federal Lawyer - a monthly magazine for attorneys practicing in federal court and in the federal government. For more information on the Federal Bar Association, please visit http://www.fedbar.org/.