The article published by PopSugar on June 20, 2019, called “Here’s How Producers Get a Drama-Filled Bachelorette Season Out of Contestants” exposes behind-the-scenes realities of reality TV and specifically, The Bachelorette. In reference to the contracts that contestants routinely sign in order to appear on the dating show, the article...
Friday, June 8 was World Oceans Day, and this year the top modeling agency The Lions, a client of RPJ, hosted a benefit to highlight the issue of water pollution and raise money for Whale and Dolphin Conservation, a charity dedicated to the preservation of whales, dolphins and porpoises and...
This month marks the 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, which occurred at the Stonewall Inn in downtown New York City on June 27 and 28, 1969. The 1984 documentary Before Stonewall: The Making of a Gay and Lesbian Community, directed by RPJ client Greta Schiller and co-directed by Robert Rosenberg, chronicles...
Last month, singer-songwriter, and RPJ client, Janel Munoa won the award for “Best New Artist” at the 2019 Indigenous Music Awards in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Ms. Munoa’s debut album, Howls from Deep in the Woods, combines punk rock and soul sounds and earned her nominations for Best Rock Recording and New or Debut Artist of the Year...
On June 5, the Connecticut journal Shoreline Times published a feature on RPJ Counsel Dara L. Onofrio, who is currently serving a four-year term as Chair of the Board of Finance of Clinton, CT, following her election in 2017. The article highlights Ms. Onofrio’s work as a patent lawyer, predominantly...
Last week, IndieWire published RPJ Partner Nicole Page's editorial on the new anti-harassment laws in New York and California and how they could affect television and film production in those states. The article provides important insights for not only production companies, but also actors, and in an industry where resources...
After a fantastic release in New York City in May, our client Watched Film, LLC’s limited theatrical run of its film The Feeling of Being Watched continues this month in Chicago and Los Angeles. The film will open this weekend, June 8-10, in Chicago at the Music Box Theatre in...
In the post-#MeToo era, New York and California lead the way with new workplace anti-harassment legislation. Those states are also the primary locations for the majority of film and television production in the country. In such an industry where the lines between work and social environments are frequently and easily...
This is the latest in a series of non-legal articles on the city we work in and love. On opposite ends of Madison Square Park, three blocks apart, stand two imposing bronze statues facing each other along the Park’s eastern pathway. The figures are of Chester A. Arthur, the 21st...
RPJ proudly supported the READ Alliance's 2019 Spring Benefit on May 8, 2019. The event raised money in support of READ’s work in improving the educational trajectory of underserved elementary school students throughout New York City. Through one-on-one tutoring the organization simultaneously helps elementary-aged kids succeed in school, while also providing...