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April 22, 2024 - Ben Allison will join a roundtable discussion on “Building Character: Opportunities and Challenges in the Field of IP Rights for Fictional Characters” on April 25, 2024 presented by the New York Chapter of the Copyright Society of the USA. The presentation is approved for CLE credit and will be hosted at the offices of Baker Hostetler, 45 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10111 and virtually.
Santa Fe, NM, March 28, 2024 — Val Vilmer will be the recipient of the prestigious Luminaria Award at the 2024 Santa Fe Film Festival for his exceptional achievement in the arts. Mr. Kilmer is one of the most prolific actors of his generation, and in recent years has turned his attention to filmmaking and visual arts. Bardacke Allison LLP successfully represented Mr. Kilmer in copyright litigation relating to his art.
Santa Fe, NM, April 3, 2024 – Tonya Turner Carroll and Michael Carroll were featured in the Santa Fe Reporter for their distinguished careers championing artists. Tonya and Michael have both Turner Carroll Gallery on Canyon Road and Container on Baca Street in the Railyard. Bardacke Allison Miller LLP represents Turner Carroll Galleries.
New York, NY, March 25, 2024 – Antonio Salazar-Hobson was featured in The Guardian US in connection with his book Antonio, We Know You: A Memoir, which describes his journey from being kidnapped and sex-trafficked as a child to finding and being re-united with his family and becoming a successful labor lawyer. Bardacke Allison Miller LLP represents Antonio Salazar-Hobson.
Santa Fe, NM, March 25, 2024 – Meow Wolf was recognized by Fast Company for innovation and inclusivity. “Every Meow Wolf visit sparks a personal revolution, shattering norms and reimagining the role creativity can play in each one of our lives,” Meow Wolf CEO Jose Tolosa said. The company has exhibits in four states and is slated to open its fifth location later this year. Bardacke Allison Miller LLP represents Meow Wolf Inc.
SANTA FE, NM - Beck and Bulow, LLC was named Best Business: Cerrillos Road in 2023. Founders Tony Beck and JP Bulow offer 100% grass fed buffalo, elk, wild boar, beef, lamb, and chicken. Bardacke Allison Miller LLP represents Beck and Bulow, LLC.
Walter Sterling
SANTA FE, NM January 30, 2024 - The St. John’s College Board of Visitors and Governors today announced the appointment of J. Walter Sterling (A93) as president of the Santa Fe campus. Sterling, an alumnus and faculty member, most recently served as the dean of the Santa Fe campus.
Bardacke Allison Miller LLP represents Walter Sterling.
SANTA FE, NM January 19, 2024 - Scott Rosenberg and Rodeo Electrical Services, Inc. prevailed in a trial against Sunflower Bank also known as First National 1870. The jury rendered a verdict of $2 million in favor of Rodeo Electrical Services for breach of contract, breach of the implied promise of good faith and fair dealing, violations of the Unfair Practices Act, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and punitive damages.
Bardacke Allison Miller LLP lawyers Ben Allison, Justin Miller and Billy Trabaudo represented Scott Rosenberg and Rodeo Electrical Services at trial.
Blood In Blood Out book cover
LOS ANGELES, CA December 23, 2023 - The launch of the Blood In Blood Out book inspired by the 1993 movie will take place at Cal State’s LA campus on January 20, 2024 and will be accompanied by a screening of the movie. Taylor Hackford, Jimmy Santiago Baca and Rick Morton, the book’s editors, are represented by Bardacke Allison Miller LLP.
SANTA FE, NM December 13, 2023 - Santa Fe Gloom, the city’s first professional futsal organization, opened the season with a win against Colorado Futsal Academy. Bardacke Allison Miller LLP represents The Gloom.
LONDON, ENGLAND December 15, 2023 – The BBC will present historian Lucy Worsley’s three-part television documentary on Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes, “Killing Sherlock: Lucy Worsley on The Case of Conan Doyle”. The Conan Doyle Estate’s Richard Pooley will be featured in the documentary, which will air in the UK on December 10, 17, and 25. The series will be broadcast on PBS in the United States. Bardacke Allison Miller LLP represents the Conan Doyle Estate Ltd.
SANTA FE, NM, November 10, 2023, Marc Whitmore is nominated for a 2024 GRAMMY as an engineer/mixer for Jon Batiste’s World Music Radio in the Album of the Year category.
Bardacke Allison Miller LLP represents Marc Whitmore.
NEW YORK CITY October 12, 2023 - A major retrospective exhibition of Judy Chicago’s work, Judy Chicago: Herstory, opens today at the New Museum of Contemporary Art. The exhibition highlights sixty years of Judy’s art and fills three floors at the Museum. The show continues until January 2024. Ben Allison has represented Judy in art matters for over fifteen years.
The film Grounded in Clay: The Spirit of Pueblo Pottery, produced by the School for Advanced Research and first broadcast on KNME, takes a deep dive into the relationships between Pueblo people and pottery. The film and accompanying pottery collection, which is the first community-curated Native American exhibition in the history of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, is currently being exhibited at the Met through July 2024. Ben Allison and the Firm are credited as legal counsel for the film.
SANTA FE, NM August 26, 2023 — Paul Bardacke has been appointed to the board of advisors to the University of California, Berkeley Institute for Parks, People and Biodiversity. Paul was named by President Obama to the National Park Service Advisory Board. He also served as state Attorney General for New Mexico from 1983-86. Now retired, Paul is a co-founder of Bardacke Allison Miller LLP.
SANTA FE, NM August 17, 2023 – The Firm is pleased to announce Ben Allison was once again selected for inclusion in the 30th edition of The Best Lawyers in America® for his expertise in Art Law, Commercial Litigation, Copyright Law, Litigation – Intellectual Property, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning, and Trademark Law.
June 7, 2023 — Invariant Corp. and Hyperion Technology Group, Inc., technology companies who partnered to develop gunshot detection systems for the United States military, secured final judgment in their favor in a trademark infringement action in federal court in New Mexico. The court also issued a permanent nationwide injunction in their favor against continued trademark infringement by Security USA Services, LLC and its officers, directors, and affiliates. Security USA brought the action against Invariant and Hyperion, but Invariant and Hyperion demonstrated they were the true owners of the trademark at issue and Security was infringing it. The court cancelled Security’s trademark registration. The Firm represents Invariant Corp. and Hyperion Technology Group, Inc.
DALLAS-FORT WORTH July 13, 2023 — Meow Wolf opens The Real Unreal this weekend, a permanent exhibition in Dallas-Fort Worth. The exhibition is Meow Wolf’s fourth permanent location, following exhibitions in Denver, Las Vegas, and the original Santa Fe exhibition, House of Eternal Return, in 2016. Plans for a fifth exhibition in Houston are underway. Bardacke Allison represents Meow Wolf Inc.
SANTA FE, NM April 13, 2023 — The Firm is pleased to announce Ben Allison and Paul Bardacke were once again selected for inclusion in the 2023 Edition of SuperLawyers®. Paul is recognized for his expertise in Alternative Dispute Resolution and Ben for his expertise in Intellectual Property Litigation. Ben is the only Superlawyer in New Mexico in the field of intellectual property litigation, and one of only several in the Southwest region including Phoenix. Paul has been listed in every edition of SuperLawyers® since 2007.
Ben Allison was also ranked in the Chambers USA 2023 Guide for his expertise in Intellectual Property and Litigation: General Commercial.
December 1, 2022 — Judy Chicago and Nadya Tolokonnikova, co-founder of Pussy Riot, launched their participatory global art project “What If Women Ruled the World?” today during Art Basel Miami in a live event at the Institute of Contemporary Art Miami. A short film featuring Judy and Nadya was screened, and participants were invited to record their answers to the question “What if women ruled the world?” and ten related questions. Responses may still be recorded at the project’s website. A digital quilt will be created from participant responses, and NFTs minted from responses. The project is sponsored by Dior.
Judy Chicago is represented by Bardacke Allison LLP.