On March 21, Rivkin Radler attorney, Lawrence Han, received a Diversity in Business award from Long Island Business News. The award highlights the outstanding achievements of business leaders of diverse ethnic backgrounds and those with disabilities, who are dedicated to growing the diversity of Long Island’s business community awards program.

“I’m honored to be part

Marc Ullman spoke with Stephen Daniells, Editor-in-Chief of Nutraingredients-USA, for the article, “Ullman breaks down FTC’s recent health products compliance guidance.”

The guidance, which was issued in December 2022, updates Dietary Supplements: An Advertising Guide for the Industry, released in 1998.

Marc notes that the guidance now applies to all products that make health claims,

Bob Hussar was interviewed by the Report on Medicare Compliance for its article, “New NYS Compliance-Program Requirements May Be Useful Everywhere as a ‘Fresh Look.'”

The article covers the new compliance-program requirements that will take effect on March 28 of this year. In order for healthcare providers to be paid by Medicare, they must have an effective

Lou Vlahos was quoted in the Part B News article, “The taxman cometh: File wisely, secure the most from practice deductions.”

Lou points out deductions that doctors often miss, such as the home office deduction, but also cautions against claiming some that will be obvious red flags for the IRS.

“You hear from so many accountants

Rivkin Radler LLP is pleased to announce that Rivkin Radler Managing Partner Evan H. Krinick appears on City & State New York’s Law Power 100 list.

A partner in the firm’s Appeals, Commercial Litigation and Insurance Coverage practices, Krinick has overseen the continued expansion of Long Island’s largest law firm, managing five offices and a

Rivkin Radler LLP is pleased to announce that Brian R. Ade, of Allendale, NJ, and Nancy A. Del Pizzo, of Summit, NJ, have been named 2023 New Jersey Super Lawyers. In addition, ; Jenna Gabay, of Cresskill, NJ, Gene Kang, of Palisades Park, NJ, and Ana Parikh, of Paramus, NJ, have been named 2023 New

Please join us for the April Lunch and Learn as Robert Hussar presents on the third and fourth required elements of an Effective Compliance Program. He will discuss:

• Training
• Effective lines of communication

Participants will be eligible for 1.2 CCB credits and 1 CLE credit in Professional Practice.

Date: Wednesday, April 19

Debbie Isaacson was interviewed for the Newsday article, “Data breaches near historic high,” which talks about the near-record number of data breaches in 2022. The breaches were driven, in large part, by attacks on supply chains.

Debbie noted that New York’s SHIELD Act, which became law in 2019, requires a person or business to notify any

Evan Krinick shared his insight on hybrid work schedules in the Long Island Business News article, “With hybrid and remote work models, there is no ‘one size fits all.”

He noted:

“We’re doing a mandatory three days a week, but everyone – attorneys and staff – has to be here on Wednesdays.  On Wednesdays, the

Eric Strober was interviewed for an article entitled “Avoid Common Mistakes in Malpractice Cases,” which appeared in the March 2023 issue of Healthcare Risk ManagementTM magazine.

The article discusses how common mistakes can sometimes change the outcome of a medical malpractice case.

To read the article, click here.

Marc Ullman was cited in the NutraIngredientsUSA article, “Lawsuit claims corporations are selling donkey skin supplements illegally.”

The column examines the suit that The Center for Contemporary Equine Studies has filed against retailers for illegally selling donkey skin supplements in California.

Ullman comments, “There appear to be a number of concerns, assuming the truth of

Max Gershenoff, Janice DiGennaro, and Yonatan Bernstein successfully defended Wigdor LLP, a prominent Manhattan law firm that specializes in cases involving sexual harassment and misconduct, against claims that it engaged in supposed wrongdoing while representing one of its clients.

In Black v. Ganieva, et al., S.D.N.Y. Case No. 1:21-cv-08824-PAE, billionaire plaintiff Leon Black had alleged

Rivkin Radler LLP is pleased to announce that five attorneys achieved Top Author recognition, and the firm achieved Top Firm Award in the category of Wealth Management for JD Supra’s 2023 Readers’ Choice Awards.

Eric D. Fader was recognized for the topic of healthcare, Greg E. Mann for insurance, and Jennifer F. Hillman and Wendy

Please join us for the March Lunch and Learn as we discuss the first two required elements of an Effective Compliance Program:

1. Policies and Procedures; and
2. Compliance Officer/Compliance Committee

The program will be presented and moderated by Robert Hussar, a partner in Rivkin Radler’s Compliance, Investigations & White Collar and Health Services

Geoffrey Kaiser was quoted in the Part B News article, “Be careful about upcoding; DOJ may come after it as a false claim.”

A recent Department of Justice settlement in North Carolina has people wondering, how frequently the DOJ gets involved in healthcare upcoding cases. While reviewing recent cases, one can see that DOJ action