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...
RPL congratulates clients Jessica Massa and Rebecca Wiegand on Simon & Shuster's release of their new book, The Gaggle -- How The Guys You Know Will Help You Find the Love You Want. RPL attorneys Nicole Page and Niki D. Cubides provided legal services in connection with the book.
RPL is proud to announce the U.S. (May 18, 2012) and international theatrical release of Follow Me: The Yoni Netanyahu Story, written and co-directed (along with Ari Daniel Pinchot) by filmmaker and Firm client Jonathan Gruber of Black Eye Productions, Inc. The documentary tells the stories of the eight days...
RPL congratulates its client Crooked Arrows, LLC on the opening of Crooked Arrows in select cities on May 18th and nationwide on June 1st. Crooked Arrows is America’s first mainstream lacrosse movie, with thrilling lacrosse action and a storyline that acknowledges the proud heritage of the game. Crooked Arrows is great for families...
BY: ELLEN KEENAN-O'MALLEY RPL congratulates its client Devan Sipher on his debut novel The Wedding Beat. Sipher's five years writing the "Vows" column for the New York Times inspired The Wedding Beat -- a romantic comedy from a man's point of view.
BY: Kate Thuma RPL congratulates Jack Otter on his book, "Worth It ... Not Worth It?: Simple & Profitable Answers to Life's Tough Financial Questions," scheduled for release May 1, 2012. Mr. Otter is the Executive Editor of CBS MoneyWatch.com , and has more than a decade of experience as...