On April 6, AltaClaro, an experiential learning platform for lawyers, featured RPJ Partner Alice K. Jump on their Ascension blog, on which they share stories, tips and secrets to success from top lawyers in all fields. In Ms. Jump's #AscensionStory, entitled "Empowered by Effective Empathy," she emphasizes how invaluable it is...
In a closely watched case involving New York’s statutory right of privacy, New York’s highest court shot down Lindsay Lohan’s claim that she was featured in the “Grand Theft Auto V” (“GTAV”) video game without permission. The former child star, now 31, argued that “Lacey Jonas,” a “really famous” “actress...
On January 30, RPJ Partner Nicole Page moderated a panel at Realscreen Summit 2018 on the effect of #MeToo in the unscripted and nonfiction content community. Ms. Page was joined on the panel by Jenny Daly, President of T Group Productions; Allison Page, General Manager of U.S. Programming & Development for...
On March 21, the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld a jury verdict that found that Robin Thicke’s and Pharrell Williams's “Blurred Lines,” the number one song in the world in 2013, infringed the copyright in Marvin Gaye’s 1977 song “Got to Give It Up.” Although the Ninth...
On April 30, RPJ Partner Nicole Page will be attending and moderating "Now What, Documentarians?: Beyond #MeToo" at Hot Docs, the largest North American documentary film festival, in Toronto, Canada. The panel will address the #MeToo movement in the context of the documentary film industry, and panelists will discuss a range...
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...
This is the first of occasional non-legal articles on the city we work in and love. All of us here at Reavis Page Jump LLP are grateful for our fabulous location at 41 Madison Avenue, with its spectacular views and proximity to one of Manhattan’s gems, Madison Square Park. What our...
On Tuesday, March 6, 2018, the United States Department of Labor (DoL) introduced the Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) program, a new pilot program concerning the process for resolving certain overtime and minimum wage violations under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Under this program the Wage and Hour Division of...
RPJ Partner Deena R. Merlen will moderate a Continuing Legal Education program on employment and labor law presented by the Fairfield County Bar Association on Wednesday, April 3, in Stamford, Connecticut. The program will cover a range of topics, including developments in overtime rules, the drug-free workplace in light of medical marijuana, opioids and...
In the March 2018 edition of Vanity Fair, writer Bethany McLean addresses how the #MeToo movement is being addressed on Wall Street and the world of finance. While several industries have begun to publicly contend with sexual harassment allegations of major figures, Wall Street, a professional environment known for marginalizing women,...