Disney+ has given the go-ahead to On the Edge with Alex Honnold, a three-part docuseries produced by Plimsoll Productions for National Geographic. The star climber charmed audiences in 2018 with the Oscar Award-winning documentary Free Solo, in which he bravely takes on El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, one of...
National Geographic recently renewed “Trafficked With Mariana van Zeller” for a third season! The original documentary series, produced by RPJ client Muck Media and Peabody and duPont Award-winning journalist Mariana van Zeller (among others), follows van Zeller as she burrows into black market and trafficking networks to uncover illicit businesses,...
Yesterday, RPJ Partner Alice Jump was quoted in Commercial Observer’s article entitled “New York Gov. Cuomo’s Crisis Cronies Won’t Be Easy to Dislodge, Either.” The piece discusses the network of advisors and other state officials who buried allegations of sexual harassment against Governor Andrew Cuomo, as revealed in a recent...
Tomorrow, August 5 is the deadline for New York employers to adopt plans to comply with the New York’s Health and Essential Rights Act (HERO Act). Signed into law on May 5, 2021, the NY HERO Act requires private employers with worksites located in New York State to adopt Airborne...
On July 29, RPJ Partner Nicole Page was quoted in Indiewire’s article entitled, “Scarlett Johansson’s Disney Lawsuit Could Shape the Future of Talent Compensation.” The piece details a lawsuit filed by actress Scarlett Johansson against Disney over her loss of earnings from Marvel’s Black Widow, resulting from Disney’s election to...
Broadway curtains are gearing up to rise again this fall after a year of lockdown, but the highly contagious Delta variant and breakthrough cases in vaccinated individuals present serious considerations for determining the safest ways to get company members and audiences back in the theater. Partner Ethan Krasnoo weighed in...
Governor Andrew Cuomo’s executive orders, commencing at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, effectively froze statutory and court imposed deadlines for all manner of legal proceedings. For civil proceedings, at least, that stoppage lasted through Nov. 3, 2020. In the months since, a few courts have had a chance to...
Not Going Quietly, directed and produced by independent studio People’s Television, Inc., will open at Laemmle Theaters in Los Angeles beginning August 12 and at Angelika Film Center in New York City on August 13! Official selection at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival and Winner of the Audience Award and...
On July 21, RPJ Attorney Elizabeth Stork was featured in Bloomberg Law’s article entitled, “As Offices Reopen, State Laws Thread Worker Privacy and Safety.” The piece discusses how employers can prepare to welcome employees back to the office while navigating the many new state employment laws mobilized by the pandemic,...
HBO Max has ordered eight episodes of “The Climb,” a rock climbing competition series where contestants exercise athleticism and acuity to vie for the title of the world’s best amateur climber. Developed by Jason Momoa’s production company On the Road and the show’s creators, The Intellectual Property Corporation, the series...