Appeals

At Rivkin Radler, we have the experience and skills needed for effective appellate advocacy. Many of the attorneys in our Appeals Practice Group have served as clerks to appellate judges...

• During Trial
• Post Trial
• Further Appellate Redress

Banking

In representing our banking clients, we combine extensive experience and an array of complementary practices and professionals to provide the sophisticated services needed to handle any matter; from the routine...

• Commercial Lending
• Loan Restructuring & Workouts
• Regulatory Compliance Advisement
• Banking Litigation

Bankruptcy

Rivkin Radler’s Bankruptcy Practice Group provides innovative and thoughtful legal solutions to creditors, debtors, lenders and principals in business reorganizations, restructurings, workouts, acquisitions and liquidations, both in and out of...

• Creditor’s Rights
• Distressed Debt, Asset Purchases & Sales
• Financial Restructuring
• Loan & Credit Transactions

Business Dissolution

While all businesses start out with the best intentions and with the founders’ interests aligned, sometimes the owners simply can no longer work together. Perhaps the owners have divergent interests on the direction of the business, or one or more of them wishes simply to pursue a new venture. When owners decide it is time...

Class Actions

Rivkin Radler has significant experience defending a variety of class actions across the country. These class actions span a wide range of industries and subject areas, including insurance, healthcare, financial services, dietary supplements, product liability, labor and employment, antitrust, telecommunications, privacy and data security, website accessibility, deceptive trade practices and consumer fraud. Our practice is...

Commercial Litigation

Rivkin Radler's Commercial Litigation Practice Group represents clients in connection with everything from emergency injunctions,  complex business disputes and business breakups to trade secrets, RICO, restrictive covenant and nationwide class action litigation. Our commercial litigation attorneys have the experience, knowledge and commitment to deliver the results our clients need. From defending complex, multi-plaintiff cases to...

Complex Torts & Product Liability

Attorneys in Rivkin Radler’s Complex Torts & Product Liability Practice Group recognize that product liability and toxic tort lawsuits are unlike other types of tort litigation confronting corporate America. A...

• Asbestos
• Complex Torts
• Construction Products
• Consumer Products
• Industrial Products
• Toxic Torts

Compliance, Investigations & White Collar

• Advertising Compliance Advisory
• Government Investigations
• FDA Compliance Advisory
• Integrity Monitoring
• Internal Investigations
• Regulatory Due Diligence
• White Collar Criminal Defense
• False Claims Act Defense

Construction

Rivkin Radler offers a wealth of experience and practical skills in the complex realm of construction law. From the commencement of the project, through planning and financing, to contract negotiation,...

• Real Estate Development
• Construction Contracts & Access Agreements
• Construction Projects
• Construction Disputes – Litigation & Arbitration
• Cooperative & Condominium Board

Corporate

• Business Counseling and Representation
• Business Dissolution
• Environmental Law
• Equity Financings
• International Business Advisory
• Loan Transactions (Borrowers & Lenders)
• Mergers, Acquisitions & Restructurings

Critical Incident Response

From trucking and construction accidents to product recalls, safety hazards and workplace incidents, when emergencies arise and immediate response is needed, Rivkin Radler’s Critical Incident Response Team is available to quickly mobilize and provide legal assistance to individuals and organizations 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Rivkin Radler’s team includes attorneys experienced in...

Directors & Officers Liability

Lawsuits against directors and officers can disrupt any company.  Not only do they threaten the reputation of the directors and officers sued, but they can harm the reputation and business of...

• Business Torts
• Contract & Employment Suits
• Deceptive Trade Practices & Consumer Fraud
• Shareholder & Investor Litigation

Elder Law

Elder law is the practice of developing lifelong strategies to maximize a client’s physical and financial quality of life. It requires expertise in several distinct areas of the law. Our...

• Asset Protection Planning
• Guardianships
• Medicaid Applications
• Medicaid Planning
• Special Needs Planning

General Liability

• Transportation (Automobiles & Trucking)
• Colleges and Universities
• Labor Law
• Municipalities
• Premises Liability
• Religious Institutions
• Arenas, Sports & Entertainment Facilities

Health Services

• Antitrust
• Business Counseling
• Cannabis
• Corporate Finance & Private Equity Transactions
• Dental Practice Counseling
• FDA & FTC Compliance
• Fraud & Abuse/Regulatory Compliance
• Health Joint Ventures
• Healthcare Reform
• HIPAA Privacy & Security
• Hospital-Physician Integration
• Information Technology
• Litigation & Administrative Proceedings
• Managed Care Contracting
• Medical Devices & Pharmaceuticals
• Mergers & Acquisitions

Immigration

Rivkin Radler represents corporations, individuals, religious institutions, and investors in a variety of immigration matters. We represent corporate clients seeking temporary immigration status for their executive, managerial and professional employees through nonimmigrant visas, such as H-1B and E-3 visas for highly skilled workers in specialty occupations; L visas for intra-company transferees engaged in managerial or...

Insurance Coverage

• Casualty Coverage – CGL, Umbrella, & Excess Liability
• D&O Liability Coverage
• Employment Practices Liability
• Extra-Contractual & Bad Faith
• Life, Health & Disability
• Personal Lines – Home & Auto
• Professional Liability
• Property
• Reinsurance
• Specialty & Other Coverage Lines
• Title Insurance Litigation

Insurance Fraud

Rivkin Radler’s Insurance Fraud Practice Group helps insurance companies combat all types of insurance fraud. We represent insurers across all lines of coverage and at every stage of the claim, from the initial report of the loss to resolution. Our insurance fraud attorneys have obtained groundbreaking results in all areas of insurance fraud including health...

Intellectual Property

Patents, copyrights and trademarks are some of a business's most important assets. Rivkin Radler's Intellectual Property Practice Group develops sound legal strategies to help secure and protect intellectual property. We...

• Intellectual Property Litigation
• Licensing of Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights
• Prosecution of Applications for Patent and Trademark, and Registration of Copyright

Labor & Employment

• Collective Bargaining
• Employment Agreements & Policies
• Employment Discrimination and Wrongful Termination
• ERISA, Pensions & Benefits Disputes
• NLRB Elections & Unfair Labor Practices
• Noncompete Agreements & Theft of Trade Secrets
• OSHA
• Wage Hour Issues

Medical Malpractice Defense

Malpractice claims are a very real part of practicing medicine. Rivkin Radler’s medical malpractice defense attorneys understand the impact that a malpractice claim has on a healthcare provider, both professionally and personally. It is important to have an effective legal strategy in place to combat these claims. Through our extensive experience, knowledge of medicine and...

Privacy, Data & Cyber Law

Rivkin Radler’s Privacy, Data & Cyber Law Practice Group can help your organization face privacy and cyber security threats with confidence. Our multidisciplinary team understands best practices and legal requirements across a wide array of businesses such as healthcare, law firms and other professional entities, pharmaceutical companies, manufacturers, distributors and service providers. We help our...

Professional Liability

Rivkin Radler’s Professional Liability Practice Group has an excellent reputation for tackling the challenges professionals face. Our attorneys are among the most skilled and experienced in the region, and most...

• Technology Errors & Omissions
• Ethics/Professional Disciplinary Proceedings
• Lawyers
• Miscellaneous Errors & Omissions
• Other Professionals
• Media-Related Litigation

Real Estate

• Acquisitions & Sales
• Air Rights
• Development & Construction
• Environmental Law
• Financing
• Leasing
• Litigation
• Multi-Family & Commercial Investment Transactions
• Tax-Deferred Exchanges

Strategic Alternative Defense

Rivkin Radler’s Strategic Alternative Defense team integrates and merges the collective knowledge of the firm’s Insurance Fraud group and its General Liability group in the defense of self-insured businesses; property owners; and private, commercial, and automobile insurers against suspicious personal injury claims in the downstate New York region as well as other metropolitan areas. Our...

Tax

Taxation is a key consideration for every business. Our tax attorneys take a multidisciplinary approach to helping our clients achieve maximum tax efficiency in a variety of ways, including helping...

• Business Planning
• ERISA/Employee Benefits
• Tax-Exempt Entities

Trusts & Estates

• Business Succession Planning
• Estate Planning
• Estate & Trust Litigation
• Guardianship & Special Needs Planning
• Probate & Estate Administration
• Tax Controversies