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Month: November, 2017
Kevin Spacey And Harvey Weinstein Employment Agreements Say A Lot About Hollywood – Forbes
Category: Publications | Wednesday, November 15th, 2017 | Comments Off on Kevin Spacey And Harvey Weinstein Employment Agreements Say A Lot About Hollywood – Forbes
Bryan Sullivan’s article “Kevin Spacey And Harvey Weinstein Employment Agreements Say A Lot About Hollywood” was published in Forbes on November 15, 2017. In the article, Bryan discusses how entertainment entities often draft purposefully broad contracts in order to benefit the company in the event that an individual engages in immoral conduct.
To read the full article, click here.
Devin McRae Quoted in The Hollywood Reporter, IndieWire and The Wrap on Harvey Weinstein Scandal
Category: News, Press | Thursday, November 9th, 2017 | Comments Off on Devin McRae Quoted in The Hollywood Reporter, IndieWire and The Wrap on Harvey Weinstein Scandal
Devin McRae was quoted in The Hollywood Reporter, IndieWire and The Wrap regarding Harvey Weinstein’s potential lawsuit against the New York Times, his employment contract with The Weinstein Company, and the use of Hollywood NDAs in cases of felony sex crime allegations.
Devin told The Hollywood Reporter “If he brings a defamation claim, he’s going to have to identify the specific facts reported in the article that are not true,”and “Everyone is going to assume that everything he doesn’t take issue with was, in fact, true.”
Devin told IndieWire “The provision demonstrates that the company was well aware of his propensities,” “And so much so that it came into the negotiation of the contract, in which it was, ‘You could keep your job if you keep doing this.’”
Devin told The Wrap “Attorneys have to tread carefully in these confidentiality provisions, because if they don’t, they could open themselves up to professional discipline and in some cases criminal prosecution.”
The Hollywood Reporter article can be found here.
IndieWire article can be found here.
The Wrap article can be found here.
Early Sullivan Named A “Best Law Firm” By U.S. News & World Report
Category: Awards, News | Monday, November 6th, 2017 | Comments Off on Early Sullivan Named A “Best Law Firm” By U.S. News & World Report
Early Sullivan Wright Gizer & McRae has been named a “Best Law Firm” by the prestigious ranking guide U.S. News & World Report. The firm received national and regional rankings in the practice areas of “Litigation – Intellectual Property” and “Real Estate” (regional).
The U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys in their field, and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process.