Ethan Krasnoo is a Partner at the firm. He practices in the areas of complex commercial litigation, arbitration, mediation and dispute resolution, and employment, intellectual property, and entertainment and media. In addition to representing individual clients, he has represented publicly traded and privately held companies, including prominent fashion conglomerates, music publishers, performing arts organizations, insurance companies, hedge funds, asset managers, pharmaceutical companies, nonprofit organizations, law firms and consumer goods companies. His areas of litigation and other dispute resolution have included breach of contract, employment discrimination, sexual harassment, insurance and securities fraud, antitrust, personal injury, First Amendment, malpractice, False Claims Act and other whistleblowing laws, trade secret, false advertising, trademark infringement and dilution, copyright infringement and rate-setting and royalty disputes. He has also advised entertainment and media professionals and non-profits on transactional and employment matters, including negotiations and terminations, and in protecting and expanding their intellectual property assets, and has advised clients across a spectrum of industries on data security.

Mr. Krasnoo also counsels and trains company management and employees on best practices, risk management, and discrimination and sexual harassment prevention, designed to fulfill the ever-changing legal requirements under the laws of New York State, New York City, Connecticut, California, and other relevant jurisdictions.  These requirements apply to companies, non-profit organizations and educational institutions, and Mr. Krasnoo assists with legal compliance across the range.

Prior to joining RPJ, Mr. Krasnoo was an Associate at Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP. He also served as Judicial Intern for The Honorable Rosemary M. Collyer of the United States District Court, District of Columbia. Before working in law, he acted professionally Off-Broadway, in theaters across the country and in film and television. He is now the author of a new blog about the intersection of theater and the law called The Law Ally of Broadway.

Mr. Krasnoo has repeatedly been selected as a Super Lawyers Rising Star for the New York Metro area and is admitted to practice in New York, the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and United States Tax Court.

Mr. Krasnoo received his B.A. from Tufts University (magna cum laude, 1997) and his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center (2007), where he served as Annual Review Section Editor of the Georgetown Journal of Gender and the Law and as Co-President of the Sports and Entertainment Law Society.

Mr. Krasnoo has provided pro bono counsel to LGBT asylum seekers, prisoners and struggling artists and has volunteered with The Trevor Project. In 2010, the leading national LGBTQ immigrant rights organization, Immigration Equality, awarded him the Safe Haven Award for his pro bono work in that space. Mr. Krasnoo previously served on the New York City Bar Association Entertainment Law Committee, and has repeatedly been selected as a Super Lawyers New York Metro Rising Star. He was previously a member of the Trademark and Unfair Competition Committee of the New York City Bar Association and is a frequent speaker on trademark and copyright matters.

• Barrish v. Chiesa, 182 A.D.3d 496, 120 N.Y.S.3d 781 (N.Y. App. Div..,2020)
• Crawford v. ExlService.com, LLC, 2019 WL 6284228 (S.D.N.Y. 2019)
• Crawford v. ExlService.com, LLC, 2019 WL 5887214 (S.D.N.Y. 2019)
• People v. Hamilton, 135 A.D.3d 500, 22 N.Y.S.3d 835, (N.Y. App. Div. 2016)
• Assured Guar. Mun. Corp. v. DB Structured Products, Inc., 111 A.D.3d 478, 974 N.Y.S.2d 455 (N.Y. App. Div., 2013)
• Centerline Holdings Co. Securities Litigation, 613 F.Supp.2d 394, Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 95,043 (S.D.N.Y. 2009)
• Centerline Holdings Co. Securities Litigation, 678 F.Supp.2d 150, Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 95,309 (S.D.N.Y. 2009)

Mr. Krasnoo frequently speaks and writes on employment, entertainment and intellectual property matters. He is also the author of a new blog about the intersection of theater and the law, The Law Ally of Broadway.

Selected Articles & Publications

• “The Legality at Play in AI’s Music Revolution” RPJ – September 19, 2024
• “Anticipated Effects of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Eradication of Chevron Deference on Employment Agency Rules | RPJ Law” RPJ – July 2, 2024
• “RPJ Partner Ethan Krasnoo Recently Featured in Newsweek Article “Donald Trump’s ‘Uphill Battle’ With ‘The Apprentice’ Defamation Case” RPJ – June 04, 2024
• “Taking a “Look Back” at Hadestown’s Journey Way Down to Court: A Significant Case Opinion Paves the Way for Defenses to Claims of Discrimination in Casting” RPJ – May 09, 2024
• “Q&A: Samuel Schultz’s Lawyer Ethan Krasnoo on Litigating Sexual Harassment & Assault Cases” Opera Wire, Interview- February 25, 2024
• “Supreme Court Solidifies Whistleblower Protections” RPJ – February 23, 2024
• “Settled an Employment Case? Now Comes the Hard Part” RPJ – January 11, 2024
• “RPJ Partner Ethan Krasnoo Interviewed For Fox News Article ‘Vin Diesel, Tommy Lee, Jermaine Jackson hit with sex abuse lawsuits under California’s accountability law” RPJ – January 10, 2024
• “Copyright Issues as they Pertain to AI and the Visual Arts: Let Us Paint You a Picture” RPJ – December 14, 2023
• “RPJ Partner Ethan Krasnoo’s Legal Opinion Featured in Fox Corporation’s News Article ‘Plaintiff in Robert De Niro Harassment Lawsuit Gets Intimidating Text From His Family: Lawyer'” RPJ – November 13, 2023
• “New York Enacts the Wage Theft Accountability Act” RPJ – October 31, 2023
• “Beetlejuice Eviction Day-O: Theatre’s and Patron’s Rights and Remedies” RPJ- September 19, 2023
• “RPJ Partner Ethan Krasnoo Featured in Law360 Article “Opera Star’s Plea Shows Broad Reach of #MeToo, Atty Says”” RPJ- August 22, 2023
• “RPJ Client Samuel Schultz Obtains Guilty Plea from Opera Star David Daniels and Husband in Sexual Assault Case,” RPJ – August 7, 2023
• “Hadestown’s Journey Way Down to Court: Race-Based Casting’s Intersection with Employment Discrimination Laws” RPJ – July 12, 2023
• “Will NYC’s New Employment Discrimination Bill Restrict Casting “In the Heights”?” RPJ – May 25, 2023
• “New York State’s Lawful Absence Law,” RPJ – April 6, 2023
• “How Madison Square Garden Entertainment’s “Lawyer Ban” Restricting Venue Attendance Raises Concerns of Privacy, Discrimination and Protections of Public Criticism” RPJ – February 21, 2023
• “New York Notarization Update” RPJ – February 3, 2023
• “Upon Separation of Employment, Is an Employee Entitled to a Payout for Unused Vacation or Paid Time Off?” – RPJ November 29, 2022
• “Look at Me, I’m Parod-y,” RPJ & The Law Ally of Broadway – May 24, 2022
• “Reflections on the 30th Anniversary of My Cousin Vinny and How it Inspired Me to Become A Lawyer” RPJ – March 17, 2022
• “New York City Enacts New Salary Transparency Law” RPJ – February 8, 2022
• “What Comes Next?” RPJ – December 9, 2021
• “New York State Expands Protection from Retaliation for Private Sector Employees,” RPJ – November 2, 2021
• “Ring of Keys: NYC’s Proof of Vaccination Program” RPJ – August 24, 2021
• “Bringing Back Broadway, Part 1 – Waking the City That Never Sleeps,” by Alexa Criscitello, BroadwayWorld, featuring Mr. Krasnoo – July 28, 2021
• “A Practical Guide to New York’s Confidentiality Waiver Requirements for Employment Discrimination Settlement Agreements” New York Law Journal, authored by Mr. Krasnoo and RPJ Partner Alice K. Jump – June 22, 2021
• “The Power of Bystander Intervention,” RPJ – April 13, 2021
• “Inside the Six-Month Experiment to Revive New York’s Performing Arts Scene,” by Anne Quito, Quartz, featuring Mr. Krasnoo – February 20, 2021
• “Covid-19 Regulations: Where We Are and Where We Are Headed,” RPJ Guide – December 14, 2020
• “Can You Sue Someone Who Claims That You Have or Gave Them Covid-19?” Medium – July 13, 2020
• “Sorting Out Defamation and Covid-19 Transmission Accusations,” Bloomberg Law – June 23, 2020
• “Textualization Unites Conservative and Liberal Justices to Vindicate LGBTQ Workplace Rights,” RPJ, with Associate Elizabeth Stork – June 16, 2020
• “Force Majeure and Insurance Provisions for Business Losses Sustained by COVID-19,” RPJ, with RPJ Partner Mark H. Moore – April 3, 2020
• “Who Pays for the Broadway Shutdown?” Law360 – March 23, 2020
• “New Employment Laws to Note: NY Salary History Ban and CA Revised Independent Contractor Test,” RPJ – February 6, 2020
• “Romantic Relationships Between Coworkers — Off-Limits or OK?,” RPJ – November 5, 2019
• “December 2018 New York Entertainment and Media Legal Highlights Concerning Reposting Instagram Photographs, Reselling of MP3s, and Defamation Claims Based on Movie Characters,” RPJ  – December 28, 2018
• “Defamation Continues to Take Center Stage in the #MeToo Narrative,” RPJ – October 23, 2018
• “Exploring the Role of Defamation in the #MeToo Narrative,” RPJ – September 21, 2018
• “The Supreme Court’s Ruling Pitting Gay Rights Against Religious Freedom,” RPJ – June 5, 2018
• “Blurred Lines: Is Copying a Song’s Musical Style Enough to Warrant Copyright Infringement?” RPJ – April 4, 2018
• “New Pro Bono Sexual Harassment Mediation Program for Artists,” RPJ – January 22, 2018
• Named New York Metro Super Lawyers 2017 Rising Star, Super Lawyers, New York Metro 2017 Edition – October 2017
• “Thoughts on New California Law to Prevent Age Discrimination in Casting Actors,” RPJ – November 7, 2016
• “Insights on Massachusetts Landmark Equal Pay Legislation,” RPJ – August 24, 2016
• “Will the Ninth Circuit’s Salsoul Copyright Ruling Bring Music Sampling in Vogue?” LinkedIn Article – June 17, 2016

Blog Posts – The Law Ally of Broadway

• “What Comes Next?” – December 9, 2021
• “Ring of Keys: NYC’s Proof of Vaccination Program” – August 24, 2021
• “One Jump Ahead: Broadway Makes Strides to Bridge Racial Equity Gaps” – June 11, 2021
• “Is Grease the Word?” – April 30, 2021
• “No More Empty Chairs at Empty Tables: My Interview on ABC News” – April 8, 2021
• “But Only For Now: Broadway Reopens” – March 22, 2021
• “FAQs on Whether Broadway Can Require Audience, Cast Members, and Other Participants to Prove They Have Been Vaccinated Before Being Allowed In the Room Where it Happened” – February 17, 2021
• “That Would Be Enough: COVID-19 Relief Package for Arts and Entertainment Venues, Small Businesses, and Professionals” – January 15, 2021
• “There’s Gotta Be Something Better Than This: COVID-19 Regulations and Relief Now and To Come for Arts and Entertainment” – December 18, 2020
• “Can’t Pay? Won’t Pay!: Five Broadway Theaters Seeking Insurance Coverage Due to COVID-19 Losses” – December 3, 2020
• “UPDATE: Actors’ Unions to Each Other: Sit Down You’re Rocking The Boat”– November 30, 2020
• “No More: Off-Broadway Theaters Bring Litigation to Obtain the Same New York Reopening Rights Granted to Restaurants and Bowling Alleys” – November 11, 2020
• “Actors’ Unions to Each Other: Sit Down You’re Rocking The Boat” – October 30, 2020
• “The Parks Are Alive With the Sound of Music” – October 5, 2020
• “Waving Through a Window: Precautions for Live Theater During the Pandemic” – August 31, 2020
• “Out of Town Tryouts: What Theater Reopening Looks Like in Europe” – August 7, 2020
• “The Great White Way” – July 2, 2020
• “Another Op’nin, Another Show: What Will It Take for Broadway to Reopen?” – June 30, 2020
• “The Overture” – June 28, 2020

Noted Speaking Engagements

• “Standup Comedian Tom Kelly Eager to Get On Stage as NY Venues Reopen,” Interviewee, ABC News – April 2, 2021
• “#MeToo Year Two in the Entertainment Industry,” Lecturer, New York City Bar Association Entertainment Committee – March 12, 2019