“The Manor” Selected To Open Hot Docs
RPL congratulates Laurie Shapiro on the selection of "The Manor" as the opening night film of this year's Hot Docs Festival. Shapiro is the Executive Producer of the film.
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Another RPL Partner Achieves AV Preeminent Peer Status
RPL congratulates Firm Partner Alice Jump on her receipt of Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™ of AV Preeminent® -- the highest rating given. The Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™ are a service to the bar that enables members of the legal community to benefit from the candid and objective peer-to-peer feedback of...
“We Are Made in NY” Startup Initiative Launched
On February 19, 2013, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced the launch of “We Are Made in NY,” an economic development initiative to promote the city’s technology and digital sector. The new website, www.WeAreMadeinNY.com, provides access to resources for tech startups, highlights related job opportunities, and features over 900 New York City startups. The...
RPL Hosts Informative Employment Presentation
RPL hosts informative Presentation on Understanding Restrictions Against Competition and the Use of Confidential Information by Departing Employees for human resources professionals and company managers. Pictured above at right, from left to right, Mark H. Moore, RPL Partner; Helen D. ("Heidi") Reavis, RPL Partner; Lawrence Brocchini, RPL Partner; Alice K. Jump, RPL...
RPL Congratulates Cynthia Wade on her 2013 Oscar Nomination
RPL congratulates Cynthia Wade, producer of Tuesdays at Racine, nominated for the 2013 Best Short Documentary Oscar. Cynthia Wade pictured above with Eileen Newman of the Tribeca Film Festival (left) and film producer Lisa Gossels (right).
RPL To Host Presentation on Restrictions Against Competition and Use of Confidential Information by Departing Employees
Reavis Parent Lehrer LLP will host an informative presentation on the evening of Wednesday, February 20, 2013, entitled "Understanding Restrictions Against Competition and the Use of Confidential Information by Departing Employees." The presentation is geared towards human resources professionals, business executives and company managers. When: Wednesday February 20, 2013 Time: 6:00...
Second Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Photographer’s Federal Copyright Act Claims
In a decision of importance to photographers, filmmakers and other creative artists, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a summary order today affirming a lower court decision dismissing federal Copyright Act claims brought by photographer Janine Gordon against photographer Ryan McGinley. Gordon v. McGinley, et al., Nos. 11-3711...
Women’s City Club ”Moving History Forward” Award Honors Dr. Michelle Bachelet
The Women’s City Club will confer its Eleanor Roosevelt “Moving History Forward” Award on Dr. Michelle Bachelet, a long-time champion of gender equality, at its annual reception and lecture on October 31, 2012. A former President of Chile, Dr. Bachelet serves as the first Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN...
Reavis Elected Chair of Women’s City Club
RPL Partner Helen D. ("Heidi") Reavis has been elected as Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Women's City Club of New York (July 2012). Established in 1915, the WCC is a nonprofit, non-partisan, multi-issue activist organization dedicated to improving the lives of all New Yorkers. The WCC shapes...
“IT’S COMPLICATED: The American Teenager” Exhibition
Over a period of five years, photographer Robin Bowman drove some 21,731 miles across America, interviewing and photographing teenagers she met along the way. The images and words of those teenagers are presented in her award-winning book, IT'S COMPLICATED: The American Teenager. Spring, a gallery located at 126a Front Street,...