December 17: Yaron Kornblum and John Panagopoulos represented the Borrower in its refinance of three multiple dwelling buildings in Chester, PA for a loan amount of $12.5 million. The lending institution was New York Community Bank. December 19: Yaron Kornblum represented 13 8- Sharp Realty LLC in the refinance of four buildings containing 148 residential …
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On January 15, Marc Ullman will be speaking at the New York State Bar Association’s “Hot Topics in Cannabis Law 2019: What Lawyers Need to Know.” He will be speaking on the topic of “CBD: What is it and What it Can Be.” 1. 0 CLE credit in the Areas of Professional Practice being offered. …
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Erez Glambosky, Jeremy Honig and Dana Gold obtained summary judgment on behalf of a landlord in a holdover proceeding where market tenants impermissibly held over in their apartment, erroneously claiming the protection of rent stabilization.  The judgment, which resulted in a judgement of possession for the landlord, established important legal precedent that a tenant is …
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Cheryl Korman has been featured in the January/February 2019 issue of the New York State Bar Association Journal, “The Moment Is Now.” Click here to read. …
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Jeffrey Rust was quoted in Relias Media’s Healthcare Risk Management, discussing when and why it might be appropriate for healthcare organizations to use outside counsel. Rust notes that it is especially important to retain outside counsel in response to a significant event, such as pending litigation or a major transaction. He added that outside counsel …
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Jonathan Bruno and Deborah Isaacson secured dismissal from the Appellate Division, First Department of a complaint asserting legal malpractice, fraud and Judiciary Law 487 claims against their attorney clients, with the Appellate Division reversing the trial court’s partial denial of their motion to dismiss. Our clients represented the plaintiff in her divorce proceeding for nine …
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Marc Ullman was interviewed for a January 2, 2019, article in Life Science Leader magazine entitled “The Unique Challenges Facing Cannabis-based Pharma.” The story covers the lengthy process to get Epidiolex, the first ever pharmaceutical derived from cannabis, approved for medical use. Marc noted that GW Pharmaceuticals, which developed Epidiolex, was successful because it is …
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Eric Fader was quoted in a January 1, 2019, Law360 story entitled “Health Care Policy Moves To Watch In 2019.” The article details the health policy developments that attorneys should continue to monitor in 2019. Eric discusses how U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR), which oversees patient privacy safeguards …
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UNIONDALE, NEW YORK – January 2, 2019 – Evan H. Krinick, Managing Partner of Rivkin Radler LLP, is pleased to announce that Frank Izzo, Gene Kang and Henry Mascia have been elected Partners. “These attorneys are excellent advocates in their varying practice areas with great commitment to our clients…We are proud to have them join …
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Eric Fader was quoted in an article in Bloomberg Law’s Health Law & Business, “Here’s Why Your Tax Dollars Are Overpaying for Medicaid.” The article discussed the Medicaid program’s difficulty in recovering inappropriate payments made by states to doctors. Eric told Bloomberg Law that the failure to collect the overpayments may be due in part …
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David Grill and Evan Schieber defeated an application seeking leave to reargue the Appellate Division’s affirmance of a lower Court Order, or in the alternative, leave to appeal to the Court of Appeals for review of the Second Department decision confirming the discharge of a mortgage encumbering our client’s residence. The Second Department had determined …
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Ian Linker’s article, “For Whom the Bell Tolls: ERISA’s Church Plan Exemption and the Principal-Purpose Organization,” was published in DRI’s The ERISA Report. To read the article, click here. …
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On behalf of a client, Marc Ullman helped secure a decision by the Arizona State Board of Pharmacy to withdraw its attempt to regulate the dietary supplement industry at the state level. The matter arose when the client, a dietary supplement distributor, received the Board’s demand that it register with the state as a Non-Resident …
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On Thursday, January 24, 2019, from 8 to 10 am, Michael Mulè and Walter Gumersell will present the next BOSS program, entitled “Your Contracts May Be Exposing You to Lawsuits and Costing You Money.” Participants will learn ways to minimize the risk of lawsuits from suppliers, counterparts, partners and employees through properly drafted contracts. The presenters …
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Rivkin Radler is proud to announce that Jacqueline Bushwack and Cheryl F. Korman have been selected for Crain’s New York Business’ 2019 Notable Women in Law list. The annual list celebrates attorneys who have made an impact on New York City. According to Crain’s, “it honors the achievements of the brightest and boldest legal minds; those …
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