Russ August & Kabat attorneys Christine Shin, Lauren Geisser, and Dor Cohen represented Skylar Body in its sale to Starco Brands. Skylar Body is a trailblazer in the clean fragrance space. Free of toxic chemicals and made with sustainable ingredients, Skylar Body is 100% vegan, cruelty-free, and hypoallergenic. Starco Brands (OTCQB: STCB) invents consumer products with behavior-changing technologies that spark excitement in the everyday. Read the press release.
Russ August & Kabat congratulates Ashley R. Yeagan who was selected for inclusion in Variety‘s ‘Hollywood’s New Leaders of 2022’ list, which was published on November 09, 2022. The list profiles newly emerging executives and talent in the entertainment business. Click here to view Variety‘s 2022 ‘Hollywood’s New Leaders’ list.
Ashley R. Yeargan is a partner at Russ August & Kabat and a member of its Media & Entertainment and Litigation & Trial groups. She has represented a variety of clients in the media and entertainment industry, including actors, directors, writers, producers, musical artists, managers, small studios, production companies, and video game companies. Ashley focuses her practice on matters involving defamation, rights of privacy and publicity, copyright and trademark infringement, and breach of contract. She has litigated in federal and state courts as well as before various arbitral tribunals in California.
Billboard recognized Ashley in its 2022 “Top Music Lawyers” list. The Hollywood Reporter recognized Ashley in 2021 and 2022 on its “Power Lawyers: Hollywood’s Top 100 Attorneys” list and on its “2016 Top 35 Under 35” list of executives in the entertainment industry. Also in 2016, Ashley was named in Variety‘s Legal Impact Report as “Up Next” in Entertainment Litigation. Los Angeles Business Journal recognized Ashley as one of LA’s most influential attorneys on its 2020 “Top Women Lawyers” list. She has been recognized as a Rising Star by Southern California Super Lawyers from 2012-2020 and 2022, as well as selected by her peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch from 2021 – 2023.
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Russ August & Kabat Partner Bennett A. Bigman‘s article, “Warhol, Prince and the Future of Copyright”, was published in the 10/6/22 issue of the Daily Journal. The article discusses Andy Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith and the Supreme Court’s review of what qualifies as “transformative” expression under the copyright fair use analysis. The article concludes that courts may face even more difficult questions about whether human expression is needed for protection of original or transformative works as AI-generated content and works created by computer algorithms become more prevalent. Read the article.
Russ August & Kabat Partner, Irene Y. Lee, a leading Intellectual Property lawyer, which took place on September 19, 2022. Irene spoke on the topic, “Industrial Designs/Trademarks: Design Rights and Trade Dress: Maximizing Your IP Strategy.” She and the other panelists discussed the: basics of design patents and the advantages over trade dress; basics of trade dress and the advantages over design patents; and functionality at the intersection of design patents & trade dress – comparing tests for trade dress functionality and design patent functionality. All attendees received CLE credit. Read the brochure.
Russ August & Kabat is proud of Larry C. Russ, Marc A. Fenster, and Stanton ‘Larry’ Stein, who have been named to The Best Lawyers in America (2023 Edition), as well as Jacob M. Agi, Justin Maio, Diana A. Sanders, and Ashley R. Yeargan, who have been named to Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch (2023 Edition).
Larry C. Russ for Litigation – Intellectual Property and Patent, Marc A. Fenster Litigation – Patent, and Stanton “Larry” Stein for Entertainment Law – Motion Pictures and Television as well as Music.
Jacob Agi for Real Estate Law, and Justin Maio, Diana Sanders, and Ashley Yeargan for Entertainment and Sports Law.
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