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Jassy Vick Carolan LLP Joins Amici Brief in Challenge to Executive Order Targeting Law Firms
April 2025 - Jassy Vick Carolan joined other firms in an amici brief supporting law firm Perkins Coie’s request for a permanent injunction against a recent executive order sanctioning Perkins Coie for its past representation of the President’s political opponents. Jassy Vick Carolan joined in the amici efforts to protect core First Amendment principles that are central to our firm’s values and to support the independence of the legal profession and the rule of law. A copy of the amici brief is available here. A copy of the list of firms joining in the amici brief is available here.
Goller selected a member of The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Entertainment, Sports & Media Lawyers
March 2025 - Karlene Goller was selected a member of The 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Entertainment, Sports & Media Lawyers in the field of Media, First Amendment, Public Records. Lawdragon selected its members through its "process combining journalistic research, discussion with peers and other knowledgeable sources and an abundance of nominations."
Firm Attorneys Active at ABA Forum on Communications Law Conference
February 2025 - Several JVC attorneys played active leadership roles at the American Bar Association Forum on Communications Law's annual conference in Austin, Texas. Jordyn Ostroff was on the committee that ran a media advocacy workshop training new media lawyers. She also served on a panel along with Kevin Vick discussing hot issues in anti-SLAPP law nationwide. Jean-Paul Jassy moderated a panel on developments in libel and privacy law, including in the artificial intelligence (AI) space, and he served on the media advocacy workshop's faculty.
Stanford Confirms It Won't Discipline Firm Client Dilan Gohill, A Student Reporter For The Stanford Daily
January 2025 - Stanford University finally confirmed that it will not discipline Dilan Gohill, a student reporter for the University's newspaper, The Stanford Daily. Last June, Gohill was doing his job as a reporter covering a protest on campus when he was arrested along with protestors. The University threatened to discipline Gohill, but backed down completely. Jean-Paul Jassy is one of a team of lawyers representing Dilan's interests. An article about the development can be found here.
Jassy Speaks on New York State Bar Association Panel re Docudramas
January 2025 - Jean-Paul Jassy served as a panelist for the Entertainment, Arts & Sports Law Section of the New York State Bar Association's Annual Meeting. The title of the panel was "Fact or Fiction: Legal Issues in Docudramas."
Jordyn Ostroff Promoted To Of Counsel Position
December 2024 - The Firm is delighted to announce that Jordyn Ostroff is promoted to the position of Of Counsel. "Jordyn is truly an outstanding lawyer in every capacity. Whether she is writing briefs, arguing at hearings, or on calls with clients, Jordyn performs at the highest levels of advocacy, diligence, professionalism and integrity. We are so lucky she's on our team," said Jean-Paul Jassy.
Jassy Vick Carolan Secures Anti-SLAPP Victory for California State University, Los Angeles
December 2024 - Kevin Vick, Jean-Paul Jassy and Nicholas Hartmann represented The Board of Regents for the California State University in a successful anti-SLAPP motion resulting in the striking of the plaintiff’s claims for workplace harassment, defamation, and infliction of emotional distress. The claims were brought by a professor at California State University, Los Angeles against the school, another professor at the school, and the California Faculty Association. Jassy Vick Carolan subsequently obtained a significant fees award for the client under the anti-SLAPP statute. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
