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October 5, 2018 RPJ News & Publications

Sexual Harassment Prevention & Sensitivity Trainings

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October 5, 2018 Employment Law, Legal News, RPJ News & Publications

#MeToo Enters Year Two: New Legal Obligations and How We Can Help

As the United States Senate voted today to end further debate and to advance, for a final vote, the nomination of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court of the United States amid accusations of sexual misconduct, we are struck by the irony of the date on which these...

October 5, 2018 Client News

RPJ Congratulates KIM SWIMS on Worldwide Release

This week, our client, documentary filmmaker Kate Webber, celebrates the worldwide release of her multi-award winning documentary Kim Swims. The film tells the inspiring story of Kim Chambers, an accomplished open water swimmer, as she became the first woman to swim 30 miles through a stretch of cold, rough and shark-inhabited...

October 4, 2018 Community & Civic Engagement, Employment Law, Events

RPJ Partner Nicole Page Moderates Panel at Getting Real ’18

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...

September 25, 2018 RPJ News & Publications

Women’s Rights: No Joke, Then or Now

Last week, on Wednesday, September 20, mockery of sexual assault and the #MeToo movement was once again used as a means of engaging an audience: in response to the accusations of sexual assault recently brought by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, South Carolina Representative Ralph...

September 21, 2018 Entertainment Law, Events, RPJ News & Publications

RPJ Partner Deena R. Merlen Announces CLE Program on Legal Pitfalls in Advertising and Marketing

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...

September 21, 2018 RPJ News & Publications

RPJ Partner Nicole Page to Moderate “After #MeToo” Panel at IDA Conference

On September 26, RPJ Partner Nicole Page will moderate the “After #MeToo” panel at IDA’s Getting Real ’18 Conference. The panel will cover the effect of the #MeToo movement and resulting sweep of sexual harassment allegations and convictions on the documentary industry. Panelists will discuss the progress they have observed...

September 21, 2018 Employment Law, RPJ News & Publications

Exploring the Role of Defamation in the #MeToo Narrative

Recently, defamation claims have taken center stage as a legal mechanism for victims of sexual harassment to seek some justice for situations where they are otherwise prevented from bringing direct legal claims of sexual harassment. Alleged harassers who claim to be falsely accused have also recently used defamation as a...

September 20, 2018 Client News

RPJ Client Ingrid Fetell Lee Celebrates Book Release

RPJ congratulates our client Ingrid Fetell Lee on the September 4 release of her book Joyful: The Surprising Power of Ordinary Things to Create Extraordinary Happiness, in which she explains how to create and foster a happier, healthier life by making small changes to your surroundings and home décor. Ms. Lee...

September 20, 2018 Client News

RPJ Congratulates Rebecca Traister on New Book and Upcoming Tour

In her timely new book, Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women's Anger, author and RPJ client Rebecca Traister explores the power of the collective anger felt by generations of women in America, from the various ways in which this anger has been received by society in the past to...

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