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.
RPL attorneys Deena R. Merlen and Neil P. Parent are speaking at the 2013 NYCFF Film & Finance Forum next week. This popular annual event will feature panel discussions on Crowdfunding, the JOBS Act, film festivals, and distribution, with Q&A and informal networking to follow the presentations. Sponsored by Pave,...
RPL congratulates Laurie Shapiro on the selection of "The Manor" as the opening night film of this year's Hot Docs Festival. Shapiro is the Executive Producer of the film.
RPL partner Deena R. Merlen was invited to present a Mentor Session at South By Southwest (“SXSW”) Music, Film and Interactive Festival in Austin, Texas this month. SXSW brings national and international figures from the music, film and new media technology industries together to share and showcase new works, technologies...
RPL congratulates Firm Partner Alice Jump on her receipt of Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™ of AV Preeminent® -- the highest rating given. The Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™ are a service to the bar that enables members of the legal community to benefit from the candid and objective peer-to-peer feedback of...
On February 19, 2013, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced the launch of “We Are Made in NY,” an economic development initiative to promote the city’s technology and digital sector. The new website, www.WeAreMadeinNY.com, provides access to resources for tech startups, highlights related job opportunities, and features over 900 New York City startups. The...
Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns successfully quashed a subpoena issued by the City of New York seeking footage and notes from Burns’ film The Central Park Five. On February 19, 2013, New York Federal District Court Magistrate Judge Ronald L. Ellis quashed the City’s subpoena, ruling that the journalistic evidentiary privilege...
RPL congratulates Jillian Schlesinger on her film, "Maidentrip," winning South by Southwest® (SXSW®) 2013 Audience Award for Visions. RPL attorneys Neil Parent, Nicole Page, Deena R. Merlen and Helen D. ("Heidi") Reavis provided legal services in connection with the film.
RPL hosts informative Presentation on Understanding Restrictions Against Competition and the Use of Confidential Information by Departing Employees for human resources professionals and company managers. Pictured above at right, from left to right, Mark H. Moore, RPL Partner; Helen D. ("Heidi") Reavis, RPL Partner; Lawrence Brocchini, RPL Partner; Alice K. Jump, RPL...
RPL congratulates Gloria Steinem who was honored by the Women’s City Club of New York for her lifetime of achievement for civil rights. Pictured above from left to right, Taina Bien-Aimé, Executive Director of the Women’s City Club of New York; Heidi Reavis, RPL Partner; Yvonne Bendinger-Rothschild, Executive Director, European American Chamber...