Our firm is excited to announce that we have opened an office in Stamford, Connecticut, and appointed RPJ Partner and Stamford native Deena R. Merlen to head the Connecticut practice. Ms. Merlen counsels clients of the firm in both the Manhattan and Stamford offices. In addition to heading the firm’s Connecticut...
Following up on the Supreme Court decision in Epic Systems Corp v. Lewis, handed down on Monday, May 21 (discussed by RPJ Partner Lawrence Brocchini in his article here), Refinery29 reached out to RPJ Partner Deena R. Merlen on May 22 for comment on the potential impact of the SCOTUS decision...
By Deena R. Merlen and Allison M. Grein As the #MeToo movement sweeps the nation, a number of new laws in New York State and New York City have recently been enacted to provide greater protection against workplace sexual harassment. The “Stop Sexual Harassment in NYC Act” was signed into...
RPJ Partner Deena R. Merlen is hosting an International Trademark Association (INTA) North America Roundtable in Stamford, CT, on April 13 on trademark due diligence and trademark transactions. IP due diligence, as an important part of overall mergers and acquisitions (M&A) due diligence, is the process of gathering information and...
On Tuesday, March 6, 2018, the United States Department of Labor (DoL) introduced the Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) program, a new pilot program concerning the process for resolving certain overtime and minimum wage violations under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Under this program the Wage and Hour Division of...
RPJ Partner Deena R. Merlen will moderate a Continuing Legal Education program on employment and labor law presented by the Fairfield County Bar Association on Wednesday, April 3, in Stamford, Connecticut. The program will cover a range of topics, including developments in overtime rules, the drug-free workplace in light of medical marijuana, opioids and...
RPJ Partner Deena R. Merlen is pleased to announce the 21st Session of the Youth Assembly to be held at the United Nations from February 14 through 16. Organized on the theme of “Innovation and Collaboration for a Sustainable World,” this 21st Session of the Youth Assembly will bring together approximately...
The 20th session of the Annual Youth Assembly at the United Nations® will take place at the United Nations headquarters in New York from August 9-12, 2017. The Youth Assembly brings together exceptional youth delegates between the ages of 16 and 26 from approximately 85 countries to engage in an...
RPL Partner Deena R. Merlen and her co-chairs of the Entertainment, Media and Intellectual Property Law Committee of the Fairfield County Bar Association are hosting a luncheon today on intellectual property due diligence do’s and don’ts called, “Deals and Transactions: Taking a Closer Look at IP Buyer Issues. Buyer Beware? or Buyer Aware?" The program...
RPL Partner Deena R. Merlen and her co-chairs of the Entertainment, Media and Intellectual Property Law Committee of the Fairfield County Bar Association are sponsoring a luncheon program next month on intellectual property due diligence do's and don'ts. "Deals and Transactions: Buyer Beware? Or Buyer Aware!" will be presented on...