Media Clips

May 2010

• French Distillers Challenge Ban in Bid to Bring Absinthe Revival
  Associated Press • May 18, 2010
  This feature story discusses an alliance between the American owner of the French distillery Combier and Nixon Peabody to bring the absinthe revival back home while gradually chipping away at legal restrictions rooted in myths around the beverage. Paris Office Managing Partner Arnaud de Senilhes is included in the piece, identified as counsel to Franck Choisne, owner of the Combier distillery.
   »Arnaud de Senilhes  »Paris  »Tax
• Franchisees: We’re Employees, Not Contractors
  Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2010
  This feature story discusses a trial that is drawing the attention U.S. franchising industry as it challenges the long-held notion that franchisees are independent business people, not employees. Boston Franchise & Distribution partner Gregg Rubenstein provides third-party commentary in the piece.
   »Gregg A. Rubenstein  »Boston  »Franchise & Distribution  »Franchising

April 2010

• Firms Staffed Up and Ready for Health Care Work
  American Lawyer • April 09, 2010
  This article discusses how law firms are educating clients about health care reform. Nixon Peabody’s Health Care Reform website was featured as one tool the firm has implemented to communicate health care changes with clients. Health Services practice group leader Michele Masucci is also quoted in the piece.
   »Michele A. Masucci  »Long Island  »Health Services  »Health Care
• Pissarro Masterpiece Travels a Twisted History
  LA Times • April 07, 2010
  The feature story highlights the lawsuit regarding the ownership of “Rue Saint-Honore, Apres Midi, Effet de Pluie,” a painting by Camille Pissarro. The Pissarro is now part of the Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection Foundation in Spain. Los Angeles Arts & Cultural Institutions partner Thad Stauber, counsel for the Collection, is quoted in the piece addressing the application of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (“FSIA”) in the matter.
   »Thaddeus J. Stauber  »Los Angeles  »Arts & Cultural Institutions

For media inquiries, please contact:
Allison McClain
Media Relations Director
amcclain@nixonpeabody.com
212-224-7349

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