RPL congratulates Marianne J. Legato, MD, Professor Emerita of Clinical Medicine at Columbia University School of Medicine and Founder of The Foundation for Gender-Specific Medicine; Susan Avarde, Head of Global Branding, Citigroup Inc.; and Ana L. Oliveria, President and CEO of The New York Women's Foundation, all of whom were...
RPL is thrilled to announce the premiere of the feature documentary ALL ABOUT ANN at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 18. The film is about the late Governor Ann Richards, who in 1991, became the first elected female governor of Texas. The film is also scheduled to premiere on...
RPL attorneys Jeffrey L. Blankstein and Alice K. Jump are hosting a presentation in conjunction with North Fork Women for Women Fund (NFWFWF) entitled “DOMA – A Year Later.” The presentation is scheduled for Saturday, May 3, 2014, at the Peconic Recreation Center. The presentation will discuss the effect of...
RPL Partner Deena R. Merlen, who practices in both New York and Connecticut, will be speaking at a CLE program in Stamford, Connecticut titled: “When Hollywood Comes To Connecticut: Tax Benefits For Producers and the Potential Cost Of Unpaid Interns and Misclassified Freelancers.” Other speakers include Ed Ruggiero, Tax Credit...
RPL Partner Deena R. Merlen is moderating an International Trademark Association (“INTA”) Roundtable titled, “Trademark Litigation A-Z.” Thousands of trademark infringement lawsuits are litigated in federal district courts every year. In 2013, an average of 269 federal trademark infringement lawsuits were filed each month in this country. Typical costs for...
RPL Partner Nicole Page will be participating on and moderating a panel hosted by New York Women In Film and Television entitled “Non-Fiction Television Through the Lens of Women Industry Leaders.” The panel is scheduled for Wednesday March 19, 2014 at 6:30p.m. and addresses the state of the non-fiction TV...
This Article was written by Alice K. Jump, a Partner in the Firm The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has recently held that filing a charge of discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) does not toll the statute of limitations for state law tort...
RPL Attorneys Neil Parent and Niki Cubides, in conjunction with Social Media Week, hosted a presentation on, "Equity Crowdfunding: Democratizing Funding through Social Media" on February 19, 2014. The presentation focused on providing startup entrepreneurs and content creators with insights regarding the proposed rules of Title III of the JOBS...
RPL Associate Niki Cubides is attending South By Southwest ("SXSW") Music, Film and Interactive Festival in Austin, Texas.
RPL Partner Alice K. Jump participated on a panel discussion on employment law relating to university faculty members, on February 26, 2014 at Columbia University.