Rivkin Radler is proud to announce that three members of the firm received Leaders in Law awards from Long Island Business News (LIBN). They were formally presented with their awards at a November 13 ceremony at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury, NY.

The Leaders in Law awards recognize dedicated individuals whose leadership, both

Evan H. Krinick, Managing Partner of Rivkin Radler, is pleased to announce that Gidon Shamir and Craig Svoboda have joined the firm as counsel, and Stephanie Garcia Avelar, Emily Carrigan, Benjamin Guter, and Oren Silverman have joined the firm as associates.

Gidon Shamir, of Bronx, NY, has joined the Construction Practice Group in the firm’s New

Rivkin Radler is proud to announce that four of its attorneys have been recognized on Bergen Magazine’s 2025 Bergen Top Lawyers list. Generated based on peer-reviewed surveys that are divided by practice area, this year’s list featured approximately 350 attorneys.

The honorees include Brian Ade – Insurance Law; Nancy Del Pizzo – Intellectual Property Law;

Rivkin Radler’s General Liability Defense Team successfully represented The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York (Columbia) in a personal injury action in which the plaintiff alleged that she tripped and fell on a defective portion of Columbia’s sidewalk, sustaining multiple injuries and requiring cervical spine fusion surgery.

Following a detailed investigation,

Rivkin Radler is pleased to announce that it has been named to the 2026 edition of Best Law Firms® by Best Lawyers, earning three national rankings—a designation for firms that have achieved a high level of respect and quality on a nationwide scale—along with multiple regional rankings including recognition in 7 new practice groups/regions. The

Joseph La Ferlita, a partner at Rivkin Radler, has been named a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Council (ACTEC)—a prestigious honor reserved for the nation’s leading trust and estate professionals. T&E professionals must be nominated by an ACTEC Fellow (from any state or country) to be eligible for election.

ACTEC’s peer-elected

Rivkin Radler is pleased to announce that 39 attorneys were named to the 2025 New York Metro Super Lawyers List, and 15 attorneys were named 2025 New York Metro Rising Stars. Following is a list of attorneys and the practice areas for which they were recognized.

2025 Super Lawyers

Michael J. Antongiovanni – Business Lit.

Michael Antongiovanni, who served as co-counsel to a New York City hotel, recently obtained an appellate victory, affirming an award of summary judgment that he had obtained for the hotel against a Caribbean resort for a breach of a license agreement. The lower court found, among other things, that the resort had breached the parties’ license agreement

City & State New York has recognized Rivkin Radler as one of the 2025 Top Places to Work in New York. Selected amongst 51 organizations, the firm was included in this inaugural list honoring the best workplaces across New York’s political and policy landscape.

The list spans a diverse range of governmental, nonprofit, and for-profit

Tamika Hardy was quoted in the Part B News article, “Failed Restrictive Covenant Case Signals a Warning to Practices.”

The article explores the implications of a New Jersey case in which a medical practice lost a lawsuit against a former physician, highlighting key pitfalls practices should avoid when drafting and enforcing noncompete agreements and restrictive

In a diversity action involving complex Georgia procedural law, a federal judge held that an obligee’s performance bond claim was untimely because the amended complaint was filed after the expiration of the two-year limitation period prescribed in the bond and did not relate back to the original pleading.

The dispute arose out of a construction

After nine years of litigation, Daniel Furshpan and Lauren Russo successfully obtained summary judgment on behalf of our client, resulting in the complete dismissal of a medical malpractice action brought against him.

The case involved a workplace injury in which the plaintiff sustained a severe thumb laceration. Our client, an orthopedic hand surgeon, treated the

Rivkin Radler is proud to announce that Michael Vanunu was named to the Long Island Business News (LIBN) 40 Under 40 list. He was formally presented with the award at a September 30 ceremony at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury, NY.

The 40 Under 40 awards honor future leaders of Long Island who

The partners of Rivkin Radler are delighted to announce that they have elected Barry I. Levy to serve as the firm’s new managing partner, effective February 1, 2026. The announcement was made by current managing partner, Evan H. Krinick, who has served in the role since 2013.

Evan, who is not retiring and will continue

Rivkin Radler is pleased to announce that Mary Aperance and AbiDemi Donovan have been named 2025 Upstate New York Super Lawyers® Rising Stars in the areas of Health Care and Business Litigation, respectively.

Mary, of Albany, NY, has been on the Rising Stars list since 2019. She is an associate in the firm’s Health Services