Facing Trauma- Premieres Sunday, February 20th, 10:00 PM on Discovery Fit & Health, produced by RPL client Park Slope Productions. Join Facing Trauma Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon Dr. Andrew Jacono as he helps reconstruct the faces and lives of women who are tragically scarred by domestic violence. We hope...
Variety announced that RPL clients Jessica Massa and Rebecca Wiegand are teaming up with New Line Cinema to develop a motion picture project about love and romance in the "post-dating world." View the article here: "Scribes 'Gaggle' for New Line".
In this February 10, 2011 seminar, moderated by RPL attorney Nicole Page and hosted by New York Women in Film and Television (NYWIFT), employment law practitioners help demystify the field of entertainment. They’ll address such crucial issues as worker classification, employment and independent contractor agreements, termination of employment, separation agreements and...
Event Dates: January 31- February 3, 2011 Location: Renaissance Washington DC Hotel Nicole Page is currently attending the Realscreen Summit in Washington, D.C. The Realscreen Summit is an annual event that is currently in its 13th year and is a highly regarded non-fiction film and television event. The event had...
We are thrilled to announce that the 2011 Sundance Film Festival Award for Excellence in Cinematography was presented to The Redemption of General Butt Naked, directed by Eric Strauss and Daniele Anastasion. Our congratulations to Eric, Daniele and Mad Monitor Productions! RPL attorneys Deena R. Merlen, Helen D. ("Heidi") Reavis...
By: Kate Thuma RPL client Johnathan Gruber of Black Eye Productions is proud to announce the premiere of his documentary "Jewish Soldiers in Blue and Gray" on February 18 at the New York Jewish Film Festival. The film sheds light on the little-known Jewish participation in the Civil War on...
Date of Panel: January 13, 2011 Speakers: Manjeev Puri, the Ambassador from India to the United Nations; Dominic Meiklejohn, the British Deputy Consul-General; John Rogers, an American academic specializing in global expansion; and Helen D. ("Heidi") Reavis or RPL. Topic: Diversity in the workplace. Audience: 200 international employees working in...
According to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, private sector workplace discrimination charge filings hit record levels with nearly 100,000 filed during fiscal year 2010. http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/1-11-11.cfm. Filings alleging unlawful retaliation (36,258) surpassed filings alleging discrimination based on race (35,890) as the most frequently filed charge, while allegations of unlawful discrimination...
In the November/ December 2010 issue of The Financial Manager (TFM), RPL's Nicole Page published an article entitled, "The Bottom Line on the Firing Line," advising employers on legal precautions that can be taken during the dreaded process of firing an employee. TFM is a bi-monthly magazine published by the...
Our congratulations to RPL entertainment law client Chris March on his new reality television series currently in development with Bravo. RPL attorneys Deena R. Merlen and Nicole Page enjoyed working with Chris on this exciting project and will post a follow up announcement when the show premieres. For more information please...