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Honig and Mascia Victorious at Appellate Division, Second Department
July 25, 2024 | Commercial Litigation | Real Estate, Zoning & Land Use

Jeremy Honig and Henry Mascia represented a commercial tenant in a landlord-tenant dispute.

The landlord tried to terminate our client’s valuable long-term lease with below-market rent when our client exercised its right to extend the term until 2033. The landlord claimed our client, a limited liability corporation (LLC), had no rights under the lease because

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Rivkin Team Facilitates Sale of HVAC Distributor to Private Equity
July 22, 2024 | Corporate

This month, Stella Lellos led a team of Rivkin Radler lawyers in the sale of client Motors & Armatures, Inc. (MARS) to private equity firm Platinum Equity. MARS, based in Hauppauge, NY, supplies heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration products in the U.S and Canada.

Requiring coordination with Canadian counsel, the deal was structured as

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Rivkin Radler Welcomes 3 Attorneys
May 9, 2024 | Insurance Fraud | Real Estate, Zoning & Land Use

Evan H. Krinick, Managing Partner of Rivkin Radler, is pleased to announce that Caitlin Cash, Katherine Jenkins, and Harpreet Singh have joined the firm’s Uniondale office as associates.

Caitlin Cash, of Malverne, NY, has joined the Insurance Fraud Group. She focuses her practice on investigating and prosecuting civil lawsuits in state and federal court, including

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Rivkin Radler to Exhibit at the NJAA Conference & Expo
May 7, 2024 | Real Estate, Zoning & Land Use

On May 21 and May 22, 2024, members of Rivkin Radler’s Real Estate Practice will be at booth #632 at the New Jersey Apartment Association’s annual Conference & Expo. The firm is also a Bronze Sponsor.

The event, held at the Atlantic City Convention Center and The Borgata, attracts about 1,700 professionals for networking and

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Newsday Publishes Murray’s Op-Ed on Community College Funding
May 2, 2024

On May 3, Newsday published the opinion piece, “State budget shortchanges community colleges like Suffolk County CC,” written by Chris Murray.

Here is the essay’s full text.

Community colleges have been an economic lifeline for many New York residents. The New York state budget passed last month, however, imperils the viability of these institutions.

Community colleges provide

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NJ Real Estate Team’s Deal Featured in Real Estate NJ: The Briefing
March 20, 2024 | Real Estate, Zoning & Land Use

Rivkin Radler’s New Jersey real estate team handled a significant transaction that was covered in the March 20, 2024, issue of Real Estate NJ’s daily newsletter, The Briefing. The article, “Hudson Capital Properties sells 288-unit North Bergen rental community, CBRE says,” discusses the particular challenges represented by the acquisition of a 288-unit multifamily project in

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Rivkin Team Secures Century 21’s Continued NYC Presence
March 7, 2024 | Commercial Litigation | Appeals | Real Estate, Zoning & Land Use

In the ongoing battle over Century 21 Department Store’s lease in New York City, the Appellate Division, First Department handed Century 21 another significant legal victory.

The Rivkin team, led by Evan Krinick, David Grill and Evan Schieber, successfully defeated the landlord’s second attempt to reargue the Appellate Division’s unanimous affirmance of the Supreme Court’s

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Newsday Publishes Murray’s Op-Ed on Wind Power’s Significance to Our Nation
December 11, 2023 | Environment

On December 11, Newsday ran the opinion piece, “Offshore wind must be a national priority,” written by E. Christopher Murray.

Here is the full text of the essay.

For offshore wind power to become an alternative source of energy to fossil fuels, the United States needs a national strategy to encourage this new industry. The strategy

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Century 21 again Victorious in ongoing Dispute with Landlord over NYC Lease
November 21, 2023 | Real Estate, Zoning & Land Use | Appeals

The Appellate Division, First Department handed Century 21 another critical and decisive legal victory in the ongoing dispute over the fate of the famed department store.

Century 21’s longstanding right to remain in its flagship store in lower Manhattan was fiercely challenged by its landlord who claimed that Century 21’s leasehold interest had been effectively

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53 Rivkin Radler Attorneys Named 2023 New York Metro Super Lawyers®/Rising Stars
September 22, 2023 | Professional Liability | Tax | Insurance Coverage | Health Services | Employment & Labor | Construction | Commercial Litigation | Bankruptcy | Appeals | Compliance Investigations & White Collar | Trusts & Estates | Real Estate, Zoning & Land Use

Rivkin Radler LLP is pleased to announce that 36 attorneys were named to the 2023 New York Metro Super Lawyers List and 17 attorneys were named 2023 New York Metro Rising Stars. Following is a list of attorneys and the practice areas for which they were recognized.

Being named a Super Lawyer is an honor

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