RPJ’s Hannah R. Brefeld offers insightful advice for aspiring lawyers on selecting a college major and preparing for law school in a recent article for U.S. News & World Report. Ms. Brefeld begins by sharing her own experience, starting with majoring in political science with a minor in legal studies...
By Jill Kahn Marshall and Anna Beckelman The New York State Senate recently passed Senate Bill S372, also known as the No Severance Ultimatums Act, which would add a new Section 215-d to the New York Labor Law in order to “ensure that all New Yorkers are provided protections when...
RPJ’s Deena Merlen was recently interviewed by Business Insider about Microsoft’s large-scale waves of layoffs. Asked whether Microsoft’s recent actions are actually unlawful, Ms. Merlen noted that some employees may seek to argue that they were chosen to be included in the layoffs not because of non-discriminatory, performance-based reasons as...
RPJ’s Nicole Page will host a webinar for Women Make Movies’ (WMM) on March 27 as part of WMM’s four-part series “Strategies in a Changing Media Landscape.” Ms. Page’s webinar will focus on how filmmakers can legally safeguard projects, and address considerations underpinning every step of the documentary filmmaking process....
This week’s Fortune Newsletter addressing the recent scrutiny Meta is facing for its controversial workplace practice, keeping “do not hire” lists concerning Meta’s former employees, featured comments from RPJ Partner Alice Jump. This practice, while uncommon, is not unheard of for companies and essentially serves as an identifier of employees...
As civil rights activists recently called on consumers to mount a one-day boycott of Target in late February, Vogue Business asked, “Is a consumer boycott brewing in the US?” That question has been squarely answered as calls for such boycotts have multiplied in protest of companies retreating from their diversity,...
Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water without more articles on the Lively-Baldoni lawsuits, Fox News reached out to RPJ Partner Helen D. (Heidi) Reavis for expert commentary on the impact of witnesses supporting Blake Lively’s claims. To refresh, in December 2024, Lively, among...
Regal Cinemas is set to honor the life, legacy, and spirit of bi-partisanship embodied by the late Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman with a nationwide two-night screening of the documentary Centered: Joe Lieberman. Produced by RPJ client Black Eye Productions in association with the Hidden Light Institute and directed by Jonathan...
RPJ Partner Deena R. Merlen spoke with Fortune last week about Kelly Stonelake’s lawsuit filed earlier this month against Meta (formerly known as Facebook). Stonelake, who worked at the tech giant for fifteen years, accuses Meta of egregious sex discrimination and retaliation in violation of state discrimination laws in Washington...
This month, RPJ Partner Ethan Krasnoo was twice interviewed and quoted by Fox News regarding the ongoing legal drama between actress Blake Lively and her It Ends With Us co-star and director, Justin Baldoni. In December 2024, Lively filed a lawsuit against Baldoni and producer Jamey Heath, accusing them of...