Following up on the Supreme Court decision in Epic Systems Corp v. Lewis, handed down on Monday, May 21 (discussed by RPJ Partner Lawrence Brocchini in his article here), Refinery29 reached out to RPJ Partner Deena R. Merlen on May 22 for comment on the potential impact of the SCOTUS decision...
In an important employment and labor law decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that employment agreements waiving class action claims and requiring employees to arbitrate claims on an individual basis are enforceable. Justice Gorsuch, joined by Chief Justice Roberts and Justices Kennedy, Thomas and Alito, wrote for the majority...
RPJ proudly supported the READ Alliance's 10th Annual Spring Benefit as a Program Sponsor on April 26, 2018, at The Rubin Museum of Art. The event raised money in support of READ's work in improving the educational trajectory among underserved elementary school students throughout New York City. Through one-to-one tutoring,...
By Deena R. Merlen and Allison M. Grein As the #MeToo movement sweeps the nation, a number of new laws in New York State and New York City have recently been enacted to provide greater protection against workplace sexual harassment. The “Stop Sexual Harassment in NYC Act” was signed into...
RPJ congratulates Engel Entertainment colleagues Dana Schwartz and Tylor Norwood on their film, "The United States of Detroit," being Winner of the Greenpoint Documentary Film Festival. The film follows residents of Detroit's neighborhoods as they fight for survival and growth in a city with an uncertain future, working tirelessly to improve...
On Friday, May 4, AltaClaro, an experiential learning platform for lawyers, again featured RPJ Partner Nicole Page on their Ascension blog, where they share stories, tips and secrets to success from top lawyers in all fields. In Ms. Page’s second #AscensionStory, entitled “What Does It Look Like to 'Do What You Love?',” she describes...
RPJ is excited to announce the publication of two new books with contributions from our team! The long-awaited Wiley Handbook on the Aging Mind and Brain, published in March by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., includes a credited chapter written by RPJ Partner Helen Diana "Heidi" Reavis with Alison Roh Park...
RPJ is proud to congratulate our client, production company Engel Entertainment, on the success of its newest documentary feature Sea Change. The film follows Afrikaners Riaan Manser and Vasti Geldenhuys on their epic journey by row boat across the Atlantic Ocean from the shores of Morocco to New York City, as they test...
On April 25, the legal education platform AltaClaro featured RPJ Partners Alice K. Jump and Nicole Page in a Continuing Legal Education (CLE) webcast entitled, "#MeToo, Now What? The Sexual Harassment Debate From the Legal Trenches." Ms. Jump and Ms. Page took a critical, in-depth look at the current business and...
Last November, Sold Magazine published an article about graffiti as artwork and the 5Pointz art space and trial. Sold had asked RPJ Partner Mark H. Moore to explain the application of the Visual Artists Rights Act to graffiti art and, more specifically, developments in the Cohen et al v. G&M Realty...