By Ariana Zhao and Daniel Jason Ain Golf legend Jack W. Nicklaus recently secured a decisive legal victory against the company that bears his name, Nicklaus Companies, LLC (the “Company”). The jury’s verdict marked the latest chapter in an unfortunately long-running legal saga over the control, branding, and reputation of...
RPJ is proud to sponsor DOC NYC, the nation’s largest documentary film festival, celebrating the art of nonfiction storytelling from November 12-21, 2025. As part of the DOC NYC PRO Fall Conference, RPJ’s Nicole Page and Daniel Ain will host a panel on Tuesday, November 18 from 11:30 a.m. to...
RPJ is delighted to share that colleagues Jill Kahn Marshall, Daniel Ain, and Hannah Brefeld have all been named to the Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation list, a distinction that not only honors individual achievement but gestures toward the shifting architecture of legal excellence itself. The Lawdragon 500...
RPJ congratulates our client Engel Entertainment on the exciting launch of The Game Warden Channel, a groundbreaking digital platform focused on outdoor conservation and debuting with the premiere segment, GWC: On Patrol–New Hampshire. Known for its pioneering and gritty reality series including North Woods Law, Lone Star Law, Alaska PD,...
In a recent article for Business Insider, RPJ’s Daniel Ain discusses the groundbreaking House v. NCAA $2.8 billion settlement and significant legal questions it may raise, particularly around gender equity and Title IX compliance. The settlement, which marks a historic shift in college athletics, allows schools for the first time...
by Daniel Jason Ain In a landmark legal action, Disney and Universal have jointly filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against generative A.I. image platform Midjourney. This marks the first time that major Hollywood studios have sued A.I. startups for copyright infringement....
RPJ extends our warmest congratulations to People’s Television, whose latest documentary The Price of Milk will screen at the 2025 Tribeca Film Festival. Directed by Nicolas Bruckman and Yoni Brook, The Price of Milk chronicles the iconic ‘90s advertising campaign “Got Milk,” unearths the untold behind-the-scenes battles, and investigates the...
RPJ is so proud to sponsor DC/DOX and support its incredible program of bold, timely, and thought-provoking documentaries. We’re honored to be part of a festival that champions the power of nonfiction storytelling and the filmmakers behind it. If you’re attending, be sure to connect with RPJ’s Nicole Page and...
RPJ’s Daniel Ain was recently quoted in the Associated Press in an article examining the high-profile transfers of brothers Nico and Madden Iamaleava and the broader implications for Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) buyouts in college football. Contracts between student-athletes and collectives – booster groups that support a specific university’s...
As the college football transfer portal opened up last week, RPJ’s Daniel Ain spoke with On SI (Sports Illustrated) about legal issues athletes should consider as they pursue potentially more lucrative NIL deals via transferring, particularly when it comes to signing name, image, and likeness (“NIL”) contracts. Mr. Ain was...