This weekend, March 22-24, our client's documentary feature Roll Red Roll will have its theatrical release at Film Forum NYC. Directed by Nancy Schwartzman and produced by Jessica Devaney and Steven Lake, Roll Red Roll follows the story of high school football and sexual assault that occurred in Steubenville, Ohio, in 2012. With access to...
In further support of companies and entrepreneurs, tomorrow evening RPJ Partner Deena R. Merlen and Associate Niki Bhargava will be speaking at The Boss Lady Pitch, a competition showcasing female startup founders that brings together Fairfield County business owners, entrepreneurs and artists representing a range of creative professions and ultimately...
On March 12, 2019 Reavis Page Jump Counsel Ethan Krasnoo delivered a presentation to the New York City Bar Association Entertainment Law Committee entitled “#MeToo Year Two and the Entertainment Industry.” His presentation first focused on the law underlying claims of sexual harassment as well as recent New York statutory...
Today is International Women's Day, a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women and also marking a call to action to accelerate gender parity. The first International Women's Day occurred in 1911 and is not specific to a country, group or organization, but rather belongs...
On Friday, March 8 at 12:00pm, RPJ Partner Nicole Page will lead a virtual discussion on "The Hidden Secrets of Negotiation" for PowerToFly, an online business platform committed to encouraging diversity recruiting and hiring of women. During the discussion Ms. Page will answer questions on negotiating strategies, discuss recent changes to negotiation...
The U.S. Supreme Court has now ruled that a copyright owner can only file a complaint for copyright infringement after the Copyright Office has registered the work at issue, putting an end to a split among the federal circuit appellate courts on that issue. As I previously reported, while the...
As an update of my reporting concerning the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s controversial policy of seeking to recover attorneys’ fees in connection with district court review of denials of trademark and patent applications, the Supreme Court today granted the petition for certiorari in Iancu v. Nantkwest and agreed...
Recent developments in the copyright infringement lawsuit brought by Alfonso Ribeiro, known for playing Carlton on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, against video game maker Epic Games confirm the questions raised in my prior post as to whether Ribeiro could register a copyright in the Carlton dance and bring a...
Last night, Sunday, February 24, at the 91st Annual Academy Awards, Free Solo won the Oscar for Best Documentary for co-producers and directors Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin. The film features professional climber Alex Honnold and his 2017 free solo ascent and the first-ever successful completion of the Freerider climbing...
Over the last year, many states and localities have enacted new laws responding to the #MeToo movement, requiring employers to increase their vigilance in preventing and addressing sexual harassment in the workplace. For example, as of October 9, 2018, all New York State employers with even just one employee are...