In this article, Alice K. Jump and Ethan Krasnoo explore some of the issues raised by recent changes in employment law, as well as some specific requirements regarding waiting periods, tax implications, case dismissal requirements and enforceability under New York and federal law. In a bygone era, parties could settle...
By: Alice K. Jump and Ariana Zhao It is a common practice to insert “non-solicitation” clauses in employment contracts and severance arrangements. But what does the term “solicit” really mean? Cracking open our dusty Black’s Law Dictionary, we find the word defined as “to appeal for something, to apply to...
The Super Lawyers distinction is awarded to only 5 percent of attorneys in the New York Metro area, and the Rising Stars distinction is awarded to only 2.5 percent of the top, up-and-coming attorneys under 40 or in practice for fewer than 10 years. RPJ is honored to have these...
A dramatic scene occurred recently at the start of President Trump’s fraud trial in New York Supreme Court when Justice Arthur Engoron announced that there was no jury because “nobody asked for one.” The looks on the faces of Trump and his counsel went viral and social medial exploded because,...
by Alice K Jump New York City litigators have a (somewhat) deserved reputation for aggressive attacks and scorched earth tactics, all in the name of zealous advocacy. The dispute between two of New York’s most prominent litigation firms, Quinn Emanuel Urquart & Sullivan LLP, on one side, and Wigdor LLP...
By Alice K. Jump The popular conception of the current Supreme Court is that it has a conservative 6-3 super majority that will follow Republican doctrine when it comes to striking down affirmative action, eroding LGBTQ rights, and invalidating student loan forgiveness. The politically charged decisions of the past term...
By Alice K. Jump and Ariana Zhao The source of the leak that formed the basis for a series of The New York Times articles involving accusations of sexual misconduct against former CBS President Leslie Roy Moonves (a/k/a Les Moonves) was recently identified as former Covington & Burling LLP document...
A bearish economic outlook has launched a wave of mass layoffs throughout the technology, financial services, and media industries. To name a few, Twitter, Google, Goldman Sachs, Microsoft and Disney —the giants of corporate America — are shedding employees at an alarming rate. While the reasoning behind such large-scale reductions...
By Jill Kahn Marshall and Alice Jump On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it was proposing a rule to ban noncompete clauses from all employee contracts throughout the country. These noncompetes, FTC Commissioner Lina Khan argued, “block workers from freely switching jobs, depriving them of...
Mayor Fiorello La Guardia, who served as New York City mayor from 1934 to 1945, is celebrated as one of the city’s most vibrant and colorful characters, and a champion of reform and progress in Depression Era New York. In 1938, however, he made a rare political misstep, which impacts...