RPL Attorneys Neil Parent and Niki Cubides, in conjunction with Social Media Week, hosted a presentation on, "Equity Crowdfunding: Democratizing Funding through Social Media" on February 19, 2014. The presentation focused on providing startup entrepreneurs and content creators with insights regarding the proposed rules of Title III of the JOBS...
RPL Associate Niki Cubides is attending South By Southwest ("SXSW") Music, Film and Interactive Festival in Austin, Texas.
RPL Partner Nicole Page will be participating on a panel hosted by New York Women In Film and Television entitled “The Legal Rights of Freelancers.” The panel is scheduled for Wednesday October 23, 2013 and addresses issues faced by freelancers in the entertainment industry including independent contractor agreements, on-the-job liability...
RPL congratulates partner Deena R. Merlen on her appointment as Co-Chair of the Entertainment Law Committee of the Fairfield County Bar Association in Connecticut. Fairfield County is arguably the heart of Connecticut's robust film, television, and digital media industry, which has experienced explosive growth over the last few years, spurred in part by a highly favorable...
Congratulations to RPL Partner Nicole Page on her excellent article on non-scripted talent agreements that was published in the May-June issue of Realscreen Magazine.
RPL congratulates its client Jillian Schlesinger on the selection of her film, Maidentrip, to be screened at Hot Docs. Maidentrip, a critically-acclaimed "coming of age" film on Laura Dekker, the youngest person to sail around the world by herself, won the Audience Award for its category at SXSW last month. ...
RPL congratulates partner Deena R. Merlen on her appointment to serve as Chairman of the Board of Directors and President of Friendship Ambassadors Foundation Inc., a highly-regarded nonprofit organization and NGO that has been involved in international cultural exchange and the arts for forty years.
RPL attorneys Deena R. Merlen and Neil P. Parent are speaking at the 2013 NYCFF Film & Finance Forum next week. This popular annual event will feature panel discussions on Crowdfunding, the JOBS Act, film festivals, and distribution, with Q&A and informal networking to follow the presentations. Sponsored by Pave,...
RPL partner Deena R. Merlen was invited to present a Mentor Session at South By Southwest (“SXSW”) Music, Film and Interactive Festival in Austin, Texas this month. SXSW brings national and international figures from the music, film and new media technology industries together to share and showcase new works, technologies...
RPL congratulates its client Maxinne Rhea Leighton on the reissue of Grand Central: Gateway to a Million Lives, written by Ms. Leighton and co-author John Belle and published by W.W. Norton & Company, Inc. The reissue of this celebrated photographic tribute to Grand Central Terminal in New York City has...