RPJ congratulates our firm's clients Alex Honnold and ITV on their 2019 Emmy nominations. Alex Honnold is the focus of the documentary Free Solo, which follows his 2017 free solo ascent of the Freerider climbing route on the El Capitan granite face in Yosemite National Park. Free Solo won the Academy Award...
On June 5, the Connecticut journal Shoreline Times published a feature on RPJ Counsel Dara L. Onofrio, who is currently serving a four-year term as Chair of the Board of Finance of Clinton, CT, following her election in 2017. The article highlights Ms. Onofrio’s work as a patent lawyer, predominantly...
Last week, IndieWire published RPJ Partner Nicole Page's editorial on the new anti-harassment laws in New York and California and how they could affect television and film production in those states. The article provides important insights for not only production companies, but also actors, and in an industry where resources...
In the post-#MeToo era, New York and California lead the way with new workplace anti-harassment legislation. Those states are also the primary locations for the majority of film and television production in the country. In such an industry where the lines between work and social environments are frequently and easily...
This is the latest in a series of non-legal articles on the city we work in and love. On opposite ends of Madison Square Park, three blocks apart, stand two imposing bronze statues facing each other along the Park’s eastern pathway. The figures are of Chester A. Arthur, the 21st...
RPJ proudly supported the READ Alliance's 2019 Spring Benefit on May 8, 2019. The event raised money in support of READ’s work in improving the educational trajectory of underserved elementary school students throughout New York City. Through one-on-one tutoring the organization simultaneously helps elementary-aged kids succeed in school, while also providing...
Paid Off with Michael Torpey returns to TruTV this week on Tuesday at 10/9C. Paid Off is a gameshow, produced by RPJ client Cowboy Bear Ninja, in which college grads compete for a chance to have their student loans paid off in full. New this season: viewers can compete to...
On Monday, April 29, RPJ Associate Niki Bhargava will moderate a panel for the Industry Conference at Hot Docs 2019, the largest annual North American documentary film festival, in Toronto, Canada. This year's panel, "Beyond #MeToo, Cont.," will follow up on RPJ Partner Nicole Page's panel from last year's conference...
The Alumnae Association of Smith College (AASC) has asked to conduct a filmed interview with RPJ Associate and Smith alumna Niki Bhargava in connection with its strategic planning process. Next week, the AASC board will be doing a design-thinking exercise to brainstorm ways they can better engage recent alumnae in...
In an unprecedented move, eight independent film distribution companies, including Women Make Movies of which RPJ Partner Nicole Page is the President of the Board, have come together to launch a new subscription streaming service called OVID.tv. OVID.tv will provide North American viewers with access to thousands of documentaries, independent films, and notable...