RPL Partner Nicole Page will be participating on a panel hosted by New York Women In Film and Television entitled “The Legal Rights of Freelancers.” The panel is scheduled for Wednesday October 23, 2013 and addresses issues faced by freelancers in the entertainment industry including independent contractor agreements, on-the-job liability...
Reavis Parent Lehrer LLP will host an informative presentation on the morning of Wednesday, September 25, 2013, entitled “Alternative Dispute Resolution: Understanding The ADR Process In The U.S. Legal System." This breakfast program will feature four experienced RPL Partners focusing on various ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution) methods and processes used in the United States. When: ...
RPL congratulates partner Deena R. Merlen on her appointment as Co-Chair of the Entertainment Law Committee of the Fairfield County Bar Association in Connecticut. Fairfield County is arguably the heart of Connecticut's robust film, television, and digital media industry, which has experienced explosive growth over the last few years, spurred in part by a highly favorable...
RPL Partner Nicole Page will be making a guest appearance on a panel hosted by NYTVF entitled "Reality Check!" The panel is scheduled for July 9, 2013 and aims to provide indie producers with insight into the non-scripted landscape of the television industry.
Congratulations to RPL Partner Nicole Page on her excellent article on non-scripted talent agreements that was published in the May-June issue of Realscreen Magazine.
RPL Partner Nicole Page is attending Stream and Realscreen West Conferences this week in Santa Monica. Stream is the world's first definitive conference for the independent production community to meet with the leading internet TV development executives, media agencies and brands; and Realscreen West is the sold-out conference for the business of unscripted entertainment.
In an opinion addressing cutting-edge issues under the Sarbanes Oxley Act (“SOX”), U.S. District Judge J. Paul Oetken refused to dismiss a case brought by RPL client Philip Leshinsky against Telvent GIT, S.A, a Spanish information technology company, and certain of its subsidiaries, under SOX’s whistleblower provisions. Judge Oetken's Memorandum and Order denied...
RPL congratulates its client Jillian Schlesinger on the selection of her film, Maidentrip, to be screened at Hot Docs. Maidentrip, a critically-acclaimed "coming of age" film on Laura Dekker, the youngest person to sail around the world by herself, won the Audience Award for its category at SXSW last month. ...
RPL Partner Nicole Page is attending this year’s Hot Docs Festival in Toronto. Look for her on May 1, 2013 during the Rent-an-Expert sessions, a great opportunity to connect with industry experts to learn from their expertise. Nicole will be discussing Funding Through Private Investment. See here for more details.
RPL congratulates partner Deena R. Merlen on her appointment to serve as Chairman of the Board of Directors and President of Friendship Ambassadors Foundation Inc., a highly-regarded nonprofit organization and NGO that has been involved in international cultural exchange and the arts for forty years.