Below, RPJ Partner and Chair of the Board of Women's City Club of New York Helen D. "Heidi" Reavis presides over New York State Senator-elect Jessica Ramos as she receives the Women's City Club Centennial Spirit Award for her public advocacy. Senator-elect Ramos from Queens, the daughter of Latinx immigrants,...
RPJ Partner Nicole Page was interviewed by PowerToFly on "Salary Negotiation Tips for Women: 10 Expert Tactics." Ms. Page focused on how women can gain the confidence to be their own advocates and come out on top of any negotiation. After years of successfully helping clients gain better deals, Ms....
Through this weekend you can see RPJ client Margaret Hyde's photography displayed at Art Basel Miami from December 5 - 9. Hyde's work, to be shown at SCOPE Miami Beach and CONTEXT Art Miami, investigates the interaction between the elements of nature. In her words, she creates "sculptures and lets...
Free Solo, which follows RPJ client Alex Honnold's ascent of the Freerider route of El Capitan, has seen continued success at the box office. Crossing the $10 Million mark, Free Solo "now ranks as the fourth highest grossing documentary of the year." RPJ is proud to congratulate our client Alex Honnold...
On Tuesday, December 11 at the Made in NY Media Center, RPJ Associate Niki Bhargava will speak on a panel entitled "Hiring Laws for Independent Film Productions." The panel co-hosted by the Video Consortium and the Brooklyn Film Festival Exchange, will focus on the ins and outs of hiring independent contractors. The discussion...
RPJ is proud to congratulate client Engel Entertainment on the Season 4 premiere of its highly-rated series “Lone Star Law” on Discovery’s Animal Planet. The new Season kicks off tonight, November 20, 2018, at 9/8c. The series, set in Texas and along the Mexico border, follows the diverse Game...
The latest in a series of non-legal articles on the city we work in and love. RPJ’s “front yard,” the luminous Madison Square Park, is commonly assumed to be named for James Madison, co-author of the Federalist Papers and the fourth President of the United States. The Virginian’s name is...
RPJ congratulates our client Engel Entertainment, Inc. on earning the top Platinum Award for Best Documentary Feature at the Oregon International Film Awards for its recent documentary feature Sea Change. The Oregon International Film Awards are presented annually to "the very best in contemporary domestic and international independent cinema and screenwriting" with...
RPJ congratulates client Chicken & Egg Pictures for being recognized by the International Documentary Association (IDA) with the prestigious Amicus Award. This award "honors individuals or organizations in recognition of their work supporting the essential needs of the nonfiction media landscape." Chicken & Egg Pictures offers extensive support for women...
In November 2017, I was contacted by a woman who was sexually assaulted by her boss in the elevator at work. There was no dispute about what occurred – it had been captured on security video. This woman who I will call Jane, hired me to represent her in her...