In November 2017, I was contacted by a woman who was sexually assaulted by her boss in the elevator at work. There was no dispute about what occurred – it had been captured on security video. This woman who I will call Jane, hired me to represent her in her...
This week, our client, documentary filmmaker Kate Webber, celebrates the worldwide release of her multi-award winning documentary Kim Swims. The film tells the inspiring story of Kim Chambers, an accomplished open water swimmer, as she became the first woman to swim 30 miles through a stretch of cold, rough and shark-inhabited...
On September 26, RPJ Partner Nicole Page moderated a panel entitled "After #MeToo" at the IDA's Getting Real '18 Conference. The panelists addressed the effect of the #MeToo movement and the resulting sweep of sexual harassment allegations on the documentary industry. They discussed the ways in which the industry is...
On September 26, RPJ Partner Nicole Page will moderate the “After #MeToo” panel at IDA’s Getting Real ’18 Conference. The panel will cover the effect of the #MeToo movement and resulting sweep of sexual harassment allegations and convictions on the documentary industry. Panelists will discuss the progress they have observed...
Premiering on September 28 is Free Solo, a documentary feature about professional rock climber and RPJ client Alex Honnold's completion of the first free solo climb in history of Yosemite National Park's granite rock face El Capitan in June 2017, hailed by The New York Times as "one of the great athletic...
Almost a year after the fall of Harvey Weinstein, more allegations against CBS Executive Leslie Moonves have come to light and brought about his resignation from the network. Continuous uncovering of gross misconduct in the entertainment industry begs the question: How can we change this industry and others to stop...
In light of the recent allegations against Les Moonves and as the discussion around #MeToo continues, assessments are being made as to how and whether the movement has impacted employment practices in the past year. In this clip from their April webcast with AltaClaro, RPJ Partners Nicole Page and Alice...
On Friday, July 13, RPJ Partner Nicole Page will lead a virtual discussion on negotiation for PowerToFly, an online business platform committed to encouraging diversity recruiting and hiring of women. Ms. Page will answer questions and provide expert tips for women on negotiating employment and other agreements. Get tickets to...
RPJ Partner Nicole Page was quoted in “Time's up: Legal, judicial systems slow to adapt to sexual harassment and assault issues,” an in-depth article appearing in the June 2018 issue of the ABA Journal. The full text of the article is available here, and will appear in the Journal's June 2018 print...
On April 25, the legal education platform AltaClaro featured RPJ Partners Alice K. Jump and Nicole Page in a Continuing Legal Education (CLE) webcast entitled, "#MeToo, Now What? The Sexual Harassment Debate From the Legal Trenches." Ms. Jump and Ms. Page took a critical, in-depth look at the current business and...