We would like to congratulate Jimmy Chin, co-director and star, along with Conrad Anker and Renan Otzurk of the feature documentary film Meru, opening in New York on Friday, August 14, at the Angelika Film Center. Meru follows the journey of three elite climbers as they attempt to conquer the Shark's...
On July 24, 2015, RPL attorneys Niki Cubides and Ally Grein presented on the topic of intellectual property protection to Learning Curve, a start-up accelerator for teens, to make exploring opportunities in “STEAMD” (Science Tech Engineering Art Math Design) engaging and meaningful. The presentation, which was held at New York...
On July 22, 2015, RPL attorneys Niki Cubides and Ally Grein spoke to over 100 aspiring entrepreneurs selected to join Venture for America, a fellowship program that places top recent grads at startup companies in economically challenged cities across the United States. The presentation covered employment law considerations for startup...
We are pleased to announce that our client’s film, “Lucky Stiff,” opens today in theatres in New York and nationwide On-Demand. Congratulations to the Lucky Stiff team! Lucky Stiff is based on the 1983 novel, The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo by Michael Butterworth and was later...
RPL Partner Nicole Page recently spoke on a panel with filmmakers Chai Vaserhelyi, Jimmy Chin and Sam Cullman as part of the Documentary Fundamentals series hosted by UnionDocs. The Documentary Fundamentals: Planning panel covered essential business and legal issues for filmmakers, including rights and clearances, fair use, budgeting, structuring agreements...
On May 29, 2015, RPL attorney Nicole D. “Niki” Cubides spoke with filmmakers enrolled in New York Women in Film & Television program, "From Script to Pre-Production - What it Takes to Move Your Project Forward." Niki discussed legal considerations aimed at narrative filmmaking, including production company formation, investor challenges,...
On June 11, 2015 RPL Partner Nicole Page hosted a webinar for Women Make Movies titled "Everything You Wanted to Know About Fair Use But Were Afraid to Ask". In this webinar, Nicole delved into the crucial matter of understanding fair use and its relationship to copyright law. In discussing...
On May 12, 2015, RPL attorney Nicole D. "Niki" Cubides co-led a workshop for New York Women in Film & Television titled "Distribution Deal Points Unraveled" aimed at helping filmmakers navigate the major deal points of a distribution agreement. In this discussion, Niki covered topics including the “optimal” grant of...
On Tuesday, May 19, RPL Partners Nicole Page and Lawrence Brocchini discussed Employee Misclassification: How to Protect Your Company from Labor Issues and Liabilities for Anchin, Block & Anchin's semi-annual "CPE for CFO's" seminar. This presentation covered the perils of worker misclassification in New York, focusing on frequently overlooked nuances...
On April 27, 2015, Nicole D. "Niki" Cubides led a discussion with Hunter College graduate students earning a Masters of Fine Arts in Integrated Media Arts about the legal considerations in the production of non-fiction media, including documentary films. As part of her guest lecture, Niki spoke on a range...