New York recently passed a new statute that gives more rights to the heirs of entertainers and other famous people. The “right of publicity” refers to an individual’s right to control the commercial use of their name, image and likeness. Before the new statute was passed, upon their death, these...
Congratulations to Jessica Devaney, Founder and President of Multitude Films, on their win on Sunday, January 22 of the 2023 Sundance Institute | Amazon Studios Nonfiction Producers Award. The Award honors a producer with films at the Sundance Film Festival for their body of work and commitment to creative producing...
Congratulations to our friends and clients Milisuthando Bongela, Marion Isaacs, and Multitude Films on the upcoming premiere of Milisuthando at the Sundance Film Festival! Director, Milisuthando Bongela, reflects on the “moment of first encounter” between previously segregated white and Black South Africans. She draws from her own experiences growing up...
RPJ Senior Attorney Christine Clarke was interviewed about current and upcoming threats to abortion access in the most recent episode of The O+G Advocates, a podcast created by a team of expert OBGYNs that explores the science and politics of reproductive health care medicine. In the episode, Christine talks about...
By Jill Kahn Marshall and Alice Jump On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it was proposing a rule to ban noncompete clauses from all employee contracts throughout the country. These noncompetes, FTC Commissioner Lina Khan argued, “block workers from freely switching jobs, depriving them of...
Warm congratulations to RPJ Client Jessica Devaney and Multitude Films on the upcoming Sundance Film Festival opening night premier of It’s Only Life After All. The Multitude produced documentary shines a light on Emily Saliers and Amy Ray of the Grammy Award-winning folk rock duo Indigo Girls. Adding to the...
Read Alliance is a nonprofit dedicated to tutoring striving readers in New York’s five boroughs, providing them with the building blocks to academic success through phonics instruction. Over the past year, Read Alliance has embarked on a notable geographical expansion and has recently formed an Expansion Committee to guide that...
Mayor Fiorello La Guardia, who served as New York City mayor from 1934 to 1945, is celebrated as one of the city’s most vibrant and colorful characters, and a champion of reform and progress in Depression Era New York. In 1938, however, he made a rare political misstep, which impacts...
Just over a month ago, FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was running one of the world’s largest crypto-currency exchanges and hobnobbing at conferences with the likes of Bill Clinton. Celebrities and athletes, from Larry David to Tom Brady, appeared in FTX advertisements. The FTX name was everywhere, including on the Miami Heat’s...
With the holidays in tow and the year nearing its end, many employees may find themselves checking in on how much vacation time or paid time off (PTO) they have left to use or, depending on company policy, carry over to next year. But what if an employee resigns or...