Topic: Private Practice
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Cover Story Fall 2015
Practicing Law in the Entertainment Age
Some of the biggest names in the Hollywood legal universe attended Michigan Law. Many alumni routinely appear in listings such as Variety’s “Legal Impact Report” and Hollywood Reporter’s “Power Lawyers.” Two of the most well-known and well-connected are Michael Kump, ’81, who represents major stars, and Marty Katz, ’83, who represents top studios, producers, and other content providers.
@UMICHLAW Fall 2015
Kauper, Yamakawa Honored as Distinguished Alumni
The Law School honored two outstanding alumni with the 2015 Distinguished Alumni Awards, presented at a September 25 ceremony. This year’s recipients are Professor Emeritus Thomas E. Kauper, ’60, and Yoichiro Yamakawa, MCL ’69.
Cover Story Fall 2015
Independents’ Day: Michigan Law Alumni Expand Indie Movies’ Reach
Fans of indie movies once had a difficult time getting to see the films they loved: they were shown at arthouse theaters in big cities, then released much later at some video rental stores. Today, by contrast, is a relative heyday for indies and the audiences that love them, thanks in no small part to Michigan Law alumni.
Cover Story Fall 2015
Michael Kump, ’81, and Marty Katz, ’83: Hollywood Law
Some of the biggest names in the Hollywood legal universe attended Michigan Law. Two of the most well-known and well-connected are Michael Kump, ’81, who represents major stars, and Marty Katz, ’83, who represents top studios, producers, and other content providers.
Cover Story Fall 2015
Heather Dietrick, ’07 JD/MBA: Defending Gawker and the First Amendment
Whether it’s allegations of the Toronto Mayor’s crack habit or the publication of a Hulk Hogan sex tape, the legal issues that come to Heather Dietrick, JD/MBA ’07, at Gawker Media might tempt less ardent supporters of the First Amendment to toss their copies of the Constitution.
@UMICHLAW Spring 2015
Transactional Lab and Clinic Opens Doors into Corporate World
The partner has asked you to draft an ancillary agreement for a multibillion-dollar M&A deal. But there’s one catch: You’ve just started as a summer associate. Where do you begin? The situation may sound hypothetical, but for Mark Viera, ’14, it was last summer’s reality. And though the experience could have been nerve wracking, the Transactional Lab veteran never doubted his ability to handle the task.
Features Fall 2015
Broadway in China, and China on Broadway
Fifteen years ago, Robert Nederlander Jr., ’89, began exploring opportunities to take Broadway shows to China—something that had never been done at that time. Nederlander Worldwide Entertainment, of which he is president and CEO, would go on to fulfill that promise by becoming the first foreign entity allowed to form a joint venture and operate in the Chinese performing arts industry.
Cover Story Fall 2015
Leonard M. Niehoff, ’84, and James E. Stewart, ’73: A 30-Year Partnership in Media Law
The blowtorch beautician. Libel by insinuendo. Justice hidden in the Motor City. With cases in their repertoire that read like mystery thrillers, suffice it to say that Leonard M. Niehoff, ’84, and James E. Stewart, ’73, have not lacked intrigue in their 30-year media law partnership.
Cover Story Spring 2014
Detroit Law Firms are Doing Well—and Look to Play a Role in the City’s Turnaround
What is it like for a major law firm to do business in Detroit right now? For many who live outside the city and even the state, the perception might be that Detroit is a “dead” city and that few big-firm clients are Detroit-based companies and organizations. That isn’t the case, say Michigan Law alumni David Foltyn, ’80, Michael McGee, ’82, and Richard Rassel, ’66.