Reavis Parent Lehrer LLP is a proud sponsor of the Eighth Annual Spring Benefit of the Read Alliance, a New York City-based organization seeking to increase literacy and learning and improve the educational trajectory of vulnerable student populations. The benefit will take place on Thursday, April 21, 2016 at The...
In a representation by Litigation Partner Lawrence Brocchini, Reavis Parent Lehrer LLP won a significant victory on behalf of client Strategic Motion Ventures, LLC (“SMV”) in a litigation against Overseas Pictures Inc. (“OPI”) arising out of complaints of alleged fraud and misrepresentation relating to OPI’s investment in SMV for the...
March 31, 2016, New York, NY — Yesterday, Indiewire.com featured an article by RPL Partner Nicole Page on the legal and business aspects of documentary filmmaking. Ms. Page emphasizes the critical importance of negotiating and signing legal agreements early on in the filmmaking process. "Documentary filmmaking cannot be a sustainable business...
From February 18-21, 2016, at the Barnard College campus in New York, the Athena Film Festival held its sixth annual celebration of women and leadership through an engaging weekend of feature films, documentaries and shorts that feature women’s leadership in real life and the fictional world. The four-day Festival kicked...
February 22, 2016, New York, NY — On February 19, 2015, a lawyer for Morgan Stanley requested that a New York federal judge dismiss Feldman-Boland, et al. v. Morgan Stanley, et al. The suit, filed by Jaime Feldman-Boland and James Boland, who are represented by RPL Partner Alice K. Jump,...
RPL client, Chris Foley, will be performing his one-man show, Off the Desk (Tales of a Mediocre Stockbroker) from January 20, 2016 to January 31, 2016, at the Workshop Theater in New York. In his show, Foley shares comedic stories about his lackluster career on Wall Street and the fantasy...
From February 18-21, 2016, at the Barnard College campus in New York, the Athena Film Festival will hold its sixth annual celebration of women and leadership through an engaging weekend of feature films, documentaries and shorts that highlight women’s leadership in real life and the fictional world. The four-day Festival...
RPL congratulates its client, legendary dance photographer Lois Greenfield, on the publication of her third book, Moving Still, released last month to critical acclaim. Moving Still quickly became a best seller in its category and Ms. Greenfield is featured in the cover article of Popular Photography Magazine’s December 2015 issue: ...
In light of national discourse regarding gender bias in Hollywood and the media and entertainment industries, RPL hosted an Ask for More Holiday Lunch on December 8, 2015. Over twenty senior professionals working in film, television and media attended to share relevant insights and experiences. Led by RPL Partner Nicole...
RPL congratulates its client Engel Entertainment on the Season 2 premiere of “Untying the Knot” on Bravo. “Untying the Knot” (in its newly expanded one-hour format) kicks off this Sunday, November 8, 2015, at 10/9c on Bravo before settling into its regular Wednesday time slot at 10/9c on November 11,...