As of this past Saturday, the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists' (SAG-AFTRA) strike has officially eclipsed the 100-day mark, making this strike the longest in SAG-AFTRA’s history. SAG and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) are now back at the table after the...
Multitude Films recently had three projects shortlisted for the 39th International Documentary Association (IDA) Awards. The nominated films include: “How to Carry Water,” Directed by Sasha Wortzel and Produced by Colleen Cassingham, Jess Devaney, and Anya Rouse “The Script,” Directed by Brit Fryer and Noah Schamus and Produced by Colleen...
Earlier this month, a State Supreme Court judge filed her decision which upheld New York City’s 2021 rezoning of SoHo-NoHo against the challenge brought by the SoHo NoHo Coalition, on Constitutional grounds. More specifically, the judge upheld the requirement that non-artists living in residential units in SoHo-NoHo that were designated...
The Fairfield Co. Bar Association Diversity Committee, which is co-chaired by RPJ Partner Deena R. Merlen, had its inaugural event last month when former State Representatives Joseph Grabarz Jr. and Hon. Douglas Mintz (Ret.) (pictured above with Ms. Merlen and her co-chair, Jaime Dursht) led a fascinating discussion on Diversity...
On Thursday, October 19, at 2:00 p.m., oral arguments will be held before the New York Appellate Division, First Department, in the case of Jane Doe v. Wilhelmina Models, Inc., Cal Tan LLC and New Sunshine LLC. Reavis Page Jump LLP represents the plaintiff and RPJ attorney Gregory Feit will...
In her latest piece featured in Realscreen, RPJ Partner Nicole Page discusses current questions around unionization for unscripted talent. In the article, Nicole explores the current movement for unionization in unscripted television and how production companies can address labor and safety concerns with or without unionization. You can read the...
On Friday, November 10, Reavis Page Jump is co-presenting a panel at the DOC NYC PRO Fall conference. DOC NYC is an 8 day conference beginning November 8th that brings together filmmakers and industry professionals to explore the art and business of documentaries. On November 10, the DOC NYC Producing...
The Super Lawyers distinction is awarded to only 5 percent of attorneys in the New York Metro area, and the Rising Stars distinction is awarded to only 2.5 percent of the top, up-and-coming attorneys under 40 or in practice for fewer than 10 years. RPJ is honored to have these...
A dramatic scene occurred recently at the start of President Trump’s fraud trial in New York Supreme Court when Justice Arthur Engoron announced that there was no jury because “nobody asked for one.” The looks on the faces of Trump and his counsel went viral and social medial exploded because,...
Over the past few months, RPJ Counsel Jeffrey Blankstein has published a three-part series discussing the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) in depth. This Act is designed to prevent crime and corruption by and within US corporations through increased transparency and data collection by the Federal government. The CTA is taking...