On Tuesday, December 11 at the Made in NY Media Center, RPJ Associate Niki Bhargava will speak on a panel entitled "Hiring Laws for Independent Film Productions." The panel co-hosted by the Video Consortium and the Brooklyn Film Festival Exchange, will focus on the ins and outs of hiring independent contractors. The discussion...
RPJ congratulates client Chicken & Egg Pictures for being recognized by the International Documentary Association (IDA) with the prestigious Amicus Award. This award "honors individuals or organizations in recognition of their work supporting the essential needs of the nonfiction media landscape." Chicken & Egg Pictures offers extensive support for women...
RPJ congratulates our client Particle Productions, Inc. on the upcoming world premiere of its new documentary The Show's the Thing: The Legendary Promoters of Rock. Exploring a little-known chapter of rock history, this film tracks the promoters and agents who worked with such stars as The Rolling Stones, Simon & Garfunkel, and...
RPJ congratulates client Alex Honnold on the success of the documentary about his work called Free Solo. Directed by Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin, Free Solo follows Honnold's ascent of the Freerider route of El Capitan, a climb of 3,000 feet, without ropes or safety nets. Bret Stephens writes...
Last night, RPJ Associates Jill Kahn Marshall and Niki Bhargava continued their efforts as volunteers with Dress for Success. As an international not-for-profit organization, Dress for Success empowers women to achieve economic independence by providing a network of support, professional attire and the development tools to help women thrive in work and in...
On September 26, RPJ Partner Nicole Page moderated a panel entitled "After #MeToo" at the IDA's Getting Real '18 Conference. The panelists addressed the effect of the #MeToo movement and the resulting sweep of sexual harassment allegations on the documentary industry. They discussed the ways in which the industry is...
With technology and social media changing the game for advertising at an ever increasing pace, companies and marketers are trying to stay ahead of the curve while avoiding a wide range of legal pitfalls involving rights clearance, advertising to children, substantiation and other vital issues. On Tuesday, October 2, RPJ...
Today, AltaClaro is hosting a free CLE webcast featuring RPJ Partner Mark H. Moore to discuss copyright law protections for companies' computer software. Audience Q&A will drive much of the webcast, and Mr. Moore will draw from years of experience litigating copyright cases to provide direct, practical answers and advice. Stopping Software...
On August 2, RPJ Associate Niki Bhargava will speak at The Creative Coalition about career paths, transitions and her experience practicing in entertainment law to a group of undergraduate student interns. The Creative Coalition is a nonprofit, nonpartisan social and political advocacy organization of the entertainment industry. They have a created a speaker series...
In its latest Expert Series, AltaClaro features RPJ Partner Mark H. Moore discussing how companies can use copyright law to protect their software. Released on July 20, Part 5 of the 5-part video series highlights some of the practical tactics and considerations for effective enforcement of a company's software copyrights. Watch “Use Copyright Law to Protect...