Last week, The Muse, an online career resource, published an article by Stacey Lastoe on employee rights and severance in the wake of job loss that quoted RPL Partners Helen D. "Heidi" Reavis and Alice K. Jump. Ms. Lastoe asked Ms. Reavis and Ms. Jump about the general rights of employees...
On Tuesday, July 18, RPL Managing Partner Helen D. "Heidi" Reavis will be a featured speaker at the annual International Wildlife Crimestoppers Conference, addressing the subject of law enforcement coverage in the media and animal protection efforts through the media. Fellow speakers include representatives of law enforcement, animal protection and...
RPL Partner Deena R. Merlen was among the invited speakers at the Girls With Impact luncheon and press conference held on Monday, June 26, at the Stamford Innovation Center. Girls With Impact is an intensive program, designed with Harvard Business School experts, that aims to support and equip teenage girls with business...
Following up on legal issues recently raised surrounding ABC's Bachelor in Paradise, last week CNNMoney published an article discussing the talent agreement used by producers of the show. CNNMoney reached out to RPL Partner Nicole Page to opine on certain provisions in the Bachelor in Paradise contract and provide insights on the rights signed...
On Tuesday, June 6, 2017, RPL Partner and head of the firm's entertainment group, Nicole Page, spoke on a panel at Realscreen West 2017, an annual conference for the unscripted, non-fiction entertainment industry. The panel, "Trendwatch: All Access Unscripted," focused on recent television series that take audiences behind the scenes of exciting lives,...
RPL Partner Deena R. Merlen, co-chair of the Employment and Labor Committee of the Fairfield County Bar Association, will moderate a CLE luncheon program next week on recent changes and developments in employment and labor law. “Hot Topics and Changes in the Employment Legal Landscape” will answer questions about employment policies on...
RPL Counsel Dara L. Onofrio was recently elected to the Southern Connecticut State University Alumni Board. Ms. Onofrio graduated cum laude from SCSU in 1981 with a Bachelor's of Science in chemistry. RPL congratulates her win! Ms. Onofrio is Counsel to the firm, focusing on intellectual property matters with special emphasis...
When an employee is involuntarily terminated, hard feelings are likely to arise on both sides, particularly if the employee asserts some claim in connection with the termination. It is therefore common, whether in the context of a general severance agreement or in connection with the settlement of a particular claim,...
Reavis Parent LLP congratulates our client Geek Girl Rising LLC on the publication of their new book, Geek Girl Rising: Inside the Sisterhood Shaking Up Tech, co-authored by Heather Cabot and Samantha Walravens and published by St. Martin's Press. The book has been featured in the May and June issues of Marie Claire and Good Housekeeping,...
On Tuesday, May 16, the Madison Square Park Conservancy hosted its annual Party in the Park, a spring fundraising gala to raise funds for the Conservancy's art and horticulture programs, as well as park maintenance. This year's event honored Jim Heekin, CEO of Grey Group, and artist Josiah McElheny for his upcoming Park exhibition....