The Firm is pleased to announce that "Seeking Refuge," a documentary film by Tina DiFeliciantonio and Jane Wagner of Naked Eye Productions, has been awarded a MacArthur Foundation grant. Nearly 400 proposals for documentary film support were submitted, from which only eight were selected for awards. "Seeking Refuge" follows the...
Tune in to Bravo tonight to see the premiere of "Mad Fashion," a new series starring RPL client, fashion designer Chris March. Nicole Page and Deena R. Merlen are pleased to have assisted Chris in this matter and enjoyed the festivities at the Bravo Premiere Party last week. Congratulations and...
On September 19, 2011, RPL Partner Nicole Page joined the Women Make Movies ("WMM") Board of Directors. WMM is the nation's premiere sponsor and distributor of films made by and about women.
On September 18, 2011, RPL Partner Helen D. ("Heidi") Reavis was honored by Women Make Movies, the nation's premier sponsor and distributor of films made by and about women, for her 10+ years of service on their Board of Directors.
The Firm won another victory on behalf of our client, Broadway Metro Associates, LP (“Broadway Metro”), the owner of the historic Metro Theater located on upper Broadway in Manhattan, successfully obtaining the dismissal of a complaint brought by a former tenant arising out of Broadway Metro’s refusal to consent to...
The Firm won a significant victory on behalf of China North East Petroleum Holdings Limited ("NEP" or “Company”), obtaining a judgment dismissing three shareholder derivative lawsuits against the Company and its directors and officers pending before Judge Miriam Goldman Cedarbaum in the United States District Court for the Southern District...
We are proud and excited to announce that "THE FAMILY TREE", a great film produced by our clients Allan Jones and J. Todd Harris, will be opening in New York and Los Angeles on August 26. The cast includes Hope Davis, Dermot Mulroney, Britt Robertson and many other great actors....
RPL client Jill Schlesinger and her colleagues have been nominated for an Emmy Award for the CBS program "Sunday Morning, The Money Issue," in which Ms. Schlesinger is a News Correspondent. The program has been nominated in the category of "Outstanding Business and Economic Reporting in a Regularly Schedule Newscast." ...
In the July/August 2011 issue of 'The Financial Manager', RPL partner Nicole Page published an article titled, "The Worker Identity Crisis." In the article, Ms. Page provides information and advice on the current state and federal guidelines in classifying workers. Government agencies at both the state and federal level are...
The Firm won a significant appellate victory on behalf of our client, Broadway Metro Associates, LP ("Broadway Metro"). A unanimous five-member panel of the Appellate Division, First Department affirmed a lower court ruling dismissing a breach of contract claim against Broadway Metro as seller under a contract for sale ("Contract")...