Brown Rudnick LLP

After the business combination of Berlack Israels and Brown Rudnick, the newly merged firm worked closely with famed investor Carl Icahn on such bankruptcies as Marvel Entertainment, TWA Airlines, the Sands Casino, and Trump Hotel and Casinos. Learn more about our legacy of legal excellence here: https://lnkd.in/eZaPkWRG

Brown Rudnick has again been recognized as one of the leading law firms for Defamation and Reputation Management in the 2024 Chambers and Partners High Net Worth Legal Guide. Partners Benjamin Chew, Camille Vasquez and Charlotte Harris were also recognized. Read the full announcement here: https://lnkd.in/eQkh976A

Partner Ken Aulet was named a Law360 2024 “Rising Star” for his work representing creditors in major bankruptcies, including BlockFi, LTL Management and Revlon. In a profile, Aulet said his proudest moment as a lawyer was his work seeking to delay attempts by the U.S. Department of Justice to seize assets from BlockFi, which would take away recoveries from creditors who played no role in the alleged fraud. “We developed a novel legal argument in the area where the court acknowledged there was basically no law and as a result delivered a tremendous amount of value to the client,” Aulet told Law360. Read his full profile here: https://lnkd.in/eVQvbQ3U

In a new BRiefing, Stephen Palley and Sharix Alicea, Esq., M.B.A. discuss whether artificial intelligence can be used to resolve textual ambiguity in court cases. “Can computers interpret language more clearly, or will they be able to in the fullness of time,” they wrote. “While this was long the subject of science fiction, recent rapid advances in AI technology make what was once a fantastical flight of fancy potentially within reach. A recent opinion in a U.S. federal court insurance coverage case provides a fascinating gloss on the subject.” Click image to read the full post.

Partner Tristan Dollie has been listed in Spear's Magazine’s Debt Advisory Index 2024 as a recommended individual with a focus in cross-border finance. Read his full profile here: https://lnkd.in/eUDNGiJJ

Partners Jane Colston and Jessica Lee have been recognized among Who’s Who Legal’s foremost asset recovery lawyers in the 2024 research report. Colston was named a Global Elite Thought Leader; view her profile here: https://lnkd.in/ehAkx5rC Lee was named a Recommended lawyer; view her profile here: https://lnkd.in/eMJEvJ82

In an article for The Trademark Lawyer Magazine, partner Ian DiBernardo and associate Marcus Strong evaluate the infringement of voice and likeness in AI-generated works. The article reflects on the recent controversy involving actor Scarlett Johansson and an OpenAI chatbot voice intended to imitate her, as well as a proposed class-action lawsuit brought by two voice actors against artificial-intelligence startup Lovo. The authors also consider proposed legislation intending to address these issues. “Voice products by generative AI companies such as OpenAI have raised questions about how these voices are created and whether they may be infringing on a lesser-known intellectual property right: the right of publicity,” they wrote. Click image to read the full article.

A Brown Rudnick deal team acted as legal counsel to Electric Supply Center (ESC) in its $150 million sale to French electrical supplies distribution giant Sonepar. Partner John Cushing led the team, which also included partners Peter Farrell and Kevin Brown and associates Alvin Benjamin Carter III (he/him/his), Isabelle R. Jacobs, Esq., Sharix Alicea, Esq., M.B.A. and Ryan Moser. Read the full announcement here: https://lnkd.in/d94eazCn

Brown Rudnick's M&A Litigation team, led by Dylan Kletter, successfully defended a buyer against claims by a seller seeking over $11 million for alleged breaches related to an earnout provision. "The New York Supreme Court's decision reminds buyers and sellers that New York courts will not allow parties to avoid contractual limitations set forth in a purchase agreement simply by rehashing breach of contract claims as tort claims and that parties should carefully draft language to make clear that limitations of liability apply with equal force to earnout payments," Kletter wrote in a BRiefing with Anthony Boccamazzo. Click image to read the full post:

When the mortgage-backed securities market collapsed in 1994, partly due to excessive investments in “toxic” derivatives by funds managed by famed investor David Askin, legacy firm Berlack Israels & Liberman was retained to represent Askin investors in the bankruptcy and subsequent litigation, generating widely cited precedents in bankruptcy and securities areas.   During this period, we also represented key stakeholders in the restructurings of numerous casinos in Las Vegas and Atlantic City, including Arizona Charlie’s, Four Queens, Stratosphere, and Trump Taj Mahal. Learn more about our legacy of legal excellence here: https://lnkd.in/eZaPkWRG