As companies start to re-write contracts and plan for deals in a mid- and post-pandemic world, lawyers everywhere have started to edit emergency and force majeure clauses to shift the focus from price reduction to risk management. Bloomberg Businessweek published an article this morning covering the issue, which projects that businesses will...
As the United States and the rest of the world battle the COVID-19 pandemic, companies across multiple industries have struggled to quickly adapt: They are facing un-meetable contractual deadlines or other requirements and having to shutter some or all of their business activities, conduct furloughs or reductions in force, cancel...
Over the last year, many states and localities have enacted new laws responding to the #MeToo movement, requiring employers to increase their vigilance in preventing and addressing sexual harassment in the workplace. For example, as of October 9, 2018, all New York State employers with even just one employee are...
Reavis Page Jump LLP is pleased to announce that it acted as counsel to Clark, New Jersey-based Vandegrift Forwarding Company, Inc. in its sale to an affiliate of Danish shipper A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S. RPJ Special Counsel Frederick R. Fucci and RPJ Partner Lawrence Brocchini negotiated the Purchase and Sale Agreement...
RPJ Partner Deena R. Merlen, who is Co-Chair of the Entertainment, Media and IP Law Committee of the Fairfield County Bar Association (FCBA), is pleased to announce that she and her Co-Chairs are hosting a CLE luncheon program on the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act on September 26. The program's...
AltaClaro features RPJ Partner Larry Brocchini in its latest Expert Insights series discussing standards of enforceability of non-competes and restrictive covenants in employment agreements and how social media and other internet technologies are changing those standards. In the final installment of this 3-part video series, Mr. Brocchini discusses the specifics of how courts identify and...
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...
This week, internet users around the world received a flood of e-mails and notifications from companies with updates and changes to their respective privacy policies. The May 25, 2018, deadline to comply with Europe’s new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has prompted companies with any kind of web presence –...
RPJ Partner Deena R. Merlen is hosting an International Trademark Association (INTA) North America Roundtable in Stamford, CT, on April 13 on trademark due diligence and trademark transactions. IP due diligence, as an important part of overall mergers and acquisitions (M&A) due diligence, is the process of gathering information and...
On Wednesday, April 25, AltaClaro will feature RPJ Partners Nicole Page and Alice K. Jump in a Continuing Legal Education (CLE) webcast for lawyers about the #MeToo movement. "#MeToo, Now What? The Sexual Harassment Debate from the Legal Trenches" will take a critical, in-depth look at the current business and...