RPL Partner Nicole Page will speak on a panel at this year's Realscreen West entertainment conference on June 6. The panel, "Trendwatch: All Access Unscripted," will discuss the issues surrounding gaining access to organizations and individuals with amazing stories to tell. Ms. Page will specifically address potential legal pitfalls and how to avoid...
In a new article, "The Negotiation Tips You May Be Forgetting," RPL Partner Nicole Page urges women in the workplace to start (or continue) negotiating more for themselves. Ms. Page wields her expertise in daily employment negotiations to detail exactly why it's important for women to ask for what they're worth and...
RPL welcomes Nikita ("Niki") Bhargava to the firm as Associate Attorney (admission pending), specializing in media transactions, employment and labor law, and general business law. Ms. Bhargava graduated from New York Law School's Two-Year Honors J.D. Program in December 2016, and was previously an Intellectual Property Intern with the firm. RPL is thrilled to welcome her back to...
RPL Partner Deena R. Merlen and her co-chairs of the Entertainment, Media and Intellectual Property Law Committee of the Fairfield County Bar Association are sponsoring a luncheon program next month on intellectual property due diligence do's and don'ts. "Deals and Transactions: Buyer Beware? Or Buyer Aware!" will be presented on...
Due to inclement weather, this event has been cancelled. News of the rescheduled date will be posted as soon as possible. On Wednesday, March 15th, RPL Partner Nicole Page will lead a workshop on defamation and the first amendment. Hosted by Women Make Movies, this workshop will look at how recent high-profile defamation cases could have...
On Saturday, February 11th, RPL Associate Allison ("Ally") M. Grein led a workshop entitled "Contract Landmines: How to Navigate and Negotiate the Legal Side of Filmmaking" as part of the 7th Annual Athena Film Festival at Barnard College. Ms. Grein helped participants understand the legal landscape of the business, including when to engage counsel and how to...
On Saturday, February 11th, RPL Partner and principal entertainment attorney Nicole Page will lead a workshop with Associate Allison ("Ally") M. Grein entitled "Contract Landmines: How to Navigate and Negotiate the Legal Side of Filmmaking" as part of the 7th Annual Athena Film Festival at Barnard College. Ms. Page will help participants understand the legal landscape...
RPL Partner Deena R. Merlen was privileged to speak at the Opening Session of the Annual Youth Assembly at the United Nations on February 1, 2017. The event brought together exceptional youth delegates from 85 countries with ambassadors and other UN high officials, intra-governmental organizations, non-governmental organizations and other partners...
In Stacey Lastoe's article, published on Friday, January 20, 2017 on The Muse, she confronts the question, "Can I get fired for talking politics at work?" Lastoe turned to RPL Managing Partner Helen D. ("Heidi") Reavis and Partner Deena R. Merlen for answers. "What happens if I do discuss politics at the office?...
From February 9th to 12th, the Athena Center for Leadership Studies at Barnard College and Women and Hollywood will host their 7th Annual Athena Film Festival, a yearly celebration of women's leadership on view in an engaging weekend of feature films, documentaries, and short films that highlight powerful and courageous women in real life and in...