Labor Unrest in the NFL — What It Means for Sponsors, Television Partners and Licensees
February 11, 2011
Irwin A. Kishner, Matthew Pace
Sports Litigation Alert
Irwin Kishner, Matthew Pace and Rick Torres opine that a football strike or lockout would create potential problems for sponsors, broadcast partners and licensees. The article points out that creative materials are developed months in advance of their launch, meaning that sponsors must decide whether to invest time and money into creating and developing the materials, without knowing whether the next football season will be played as scheduled, delayed or cancelled entirely. Licensees, meanwhile, pay advances against royalties, and if the games aren't played, revenues from licensed merchandise will drop sharply.

Digital Battle Bots
February 2003
Barry Werbin
Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
Barry Werbin writes about the new breed of copyright litigation spawned by the digital era.

YES
May 2002
Irwin A. Kishner, Daniel A. Etna
The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
Irwin Kishner and Dan Etna co-author this article on the formation of the YES television network.

Contract Law Finding Right Fit On-Line
November 13, 2001
Barry Werbin
New York Law Journal
Barry Werbin writes about accepting "terms of use" for website users.