AMBART LLC reports on “When Copyright Transforms the Right to Remember”
November 11, 2024Writing for Hyperallergic, Yelena Ambartsumian and Maria T. Cannon of AMBART LLC provided a copyright analysis on how Azerbaijan’s restrictive “freedom of panorama” law has been used to remove images of the “We Are Our Mountains” monument from Wikimedia Commons. Azerbaijan’s invasion and occupation of Artsakh (a/k/a Nagorno-Karabakh) has many implications for access to Armenian monuments, but one aspect that doesn't immediately come to mind is the changed copyright framework. Because Azerbaijan bans anyone with Armenian ethnicity from entering Azerbaijan’s borders or the territory it controls, photographs in the public domain have become a critical way for uprooted, surviving Armenians to access spaces and memories. When borders shift, so do the applicable copyright laws, thus affecting the ability to remember even in the digital age..
Read moreARTWALK NY 2024 raises over $700,000
October 24, 2024AMBART LLC was happy to support in small part ARTWALK NY 2024, a benefit at the Chelsea Factory last Monday October 21, which raised over $700,000 for the non-profit the Coalition for the Homeless. Katherine Bradford was the evening’s artist honoree and Aileen Agopian was the philanthropic honoree (and rockstar auctioneer), as numerous artists and benefactors donated and acquired artwork to raise funds to sustain housing and programs for the 3,500 unhoused and low-income individuals and families supported by the Coalition for the Homeless.
Read moreQuoted in Future Sights: The Evolution of Law Firms
September 27, 2024"As a mother of two young children, I do not know how I would be able to practice law without the ability to work remotely," says Yelena Ambartsumian, founder of AMBART LLC. Speaking to Future Sights about how remote and hybrid work models are changing the legal industry, we also discussed some factors for senior lawyers to keep in mind when training junior associates working remotely. Everything is possible, but it requires a willingness to invest more in people, including with respect to training, mentorship, and open communication. (All things we love doing anyway.) It's time to adapt!
Read moreWe’re finalists in the ComplyConnect Awards
September 25, 2024We just learned that AMBART LLC has been named as a finalist in COMPLYConnect's 2024 Awards, in the category Compliance Provider of the Year. According to the info in GlobalNewsWire, this was a record-breaking year for nominations. The winners will be announced on October 23 during the COMPLYConnect Conference & Expo in Austin, Texas. Thank you for this news!
Read moreCenter for Art Law Publishes Article on Artsakh Cultural Heritage
September 5, 2024Congratulations to Isabelle Kapoian for her meticulously-researched article published by Center for Art Law, regarding Armenia's ICJ application, which attempts to safeguard the cultural heritage of Artsakh through the CERD (UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination). Our firm's founder Yelena Ambartsumian was happy to assist Isabelle in the research and editing of this important piece. The destruction of Armenian heritage is one of the worst (and ongoing) cultural genocides of the 21st century, which few are aware of. You can read the piece by following the link below.
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