We are pleased to announce that our firm, founder, and a few team members were featured on The SHE Mark blog as a SHE Owns certified company. We are proud to be entirely owned by our fearless leader and Top Woman Attorney and Rising Star of IP & Entertainment Law in New York according to Super Lawyers for two consecutive years. Polina will be featured by the Super Lawyers again in the April 2022 issue of the New York Times.

It is no secret that every time you visit a website you leave pieces of yourself behind. Most times you visit a website, you will have to consent to the organization’s privacy policy. Regularly updating your privacy policy is important, regardless of your size, because failure to do so could lead to costly, lengthy, and unpleasant litigation. For example, in 2019, Facebook found themselves in hot water with the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) when users alleged that Facebook violated the FTC’s 2012 Decision and Order against Facebook governing the website’s privacy practices by misrepresenting the control that users had over their personal private information.

Have you ever used GIFs? Did you ever wonder if you are violating anyone’s rights by doing that? Well, there are several legal implications stemming from the use of GIFs (“short animations...shared in an image format).” Although GIFs are typically created and disseminated on the internet, social media and email, as a “medium for a humorous effect,” the legal implications of unauthorized use are serious, touching on violations of intellectual property rights, tort, and privacy law. The civil ramifications of such use include hefty monetary damages.