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Nafsika Karavida Discusses U.S. and EU Approaches to Vaccine Patents and Compulsory Licensing Amid COVID-19
Governments, pharmaceutical companies and medical researchers around the world are racing to produce a vaccine for COVID-19, as well as…
Client Film “Pray Away” Hailed as the “Must-Watch Movie of the Year”
RPJ is so proud of client and production company Multitude Films’ latest film, the feature-length documentary Pray Away. Directed by…
Bloomberg Law Features Heidi Reavis Discussing the Legality and Fairness of Pay Cuts Related to COVID-19
As the economic toll of the COVID-19 pandemic keeps mounting, and employers try to make decisions about how to keep…
Client Film “Roll Red Roll” Nominated for a Peabody Award
We are thrilled to congratulate director/producer Nancy Schwartzman on the recent nomination of her film Roll Red Roll for a…
Nicole Page Quoted in Bloomberg Businessweek on Post-Pandemic Changes to Corporate Contracts
As companies start to re-write contracts and plan for deals in a mid- and post-pandemic world, lawyers everywhere have started…
Updates to New York State Film Tax Credit Program Extend Timeline but Reduce Credit
On April 3, 2020, Governor Cuomo signed Assembly Bill 9509 and Senate Bill 7509, which amend the Empire State Film…
Deena Merlen Featured in Yahoo Money Article on Landlords Checking on Renters’ Stimulus Payments
Last week, Yahoo Money published an article discussing the growing concern over landlords and other creditors checking on the status…
Successful 8th Season Premiere for Client Engel Entertainment’s “North Woods Law” on Animal Planet
On Sunday, April 26, RPJ client Engel Entertainment celebrated the premiere of its eighth season of North Woods Law on…
Alice Jump Quoted in Law360 Article “Legal Pitfalls Loom for Employers Reopening Post-Pandemic”
RPJ Partner Alice K. Jump was quoted Law360’s April 22 article entitled, “Legal Pitfalls Loom for Employers Reopening Post-Pandemic.” The article was…
IndieWire Quotes Nicole Page on How Production Companies Will Cope with Coronavirus Uncertainty
Since the coronavirus outbreak hit, TV and film production shut down nearly everywhere, but now the industry is looking towards…