Yaron Kornblum represented 509-511 West 189th LLC, 519-521 West 189th LLC and 520, West 190th LLC in the refinance of properties located at 509-511 and 519-521 West 189th Streets, NYC and 520 West 190th Street, NYC containing a total of 149 residential units with Greystone Servicing Corporation for an aggregate loan of $18.360 million. Yaron also represented …
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In a case involving a suspicious theft of property, State Farm’s Special Investigations Unit conducted an investigation with the assistance of John Robertelli and Mike Troisi. After State Farm denied the plaintiff’s claim, the plaintiff subsequently filed suit for coverage related to the alleged theft in the Superior Court of New Jersey against State Farm. …
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Evan H. Krinick, Managing Partner of Rivkin Radler LLP, has announced that Khoren Bandazian has joined the firm as a Partner. Khoren Bandazian has joined the firm’s Real Estate, Zoning & Land Use Practice Group. Bandazian practices in all areas of commercial real estate acquisition, financing, leasing, development and sales. He also serves as counsel to …
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Cheryl Korman, Jeremy Honig and Erez Glambosky successfully obtained an emergency injunction from the Appellate Division, First Department preventing the opening of a homeless shelter in a dangerously, unsafe building. Honig was quoted in the New York Post article, “Judge temporarily blocks ‘Billionaire’s Row’ homeless shelter.” The article discusses New York Mayor Bill de Blasio’s …
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Nancy Del Pizzo was quoted in the May 10-16 issue of Long Island Business News‘ article, “Application versus registration.” The article describes how a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision will impact when a lawsuit can be brought for copyright infringement. “Primarily, the decision standardizes when a party is able to file a copyright infringement lawsuit …
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Walter Gumersell was quoted in a Business.com article, “How to Fire a Partner or Co-Founder.” Gumersell advised general partnership law is not deeply defined in many states and can involve statutes that are only “six pages.” “There’s a lot of gaps to fill,” he said. “You don’t want a court filling the gaps.” “The expense …
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Marc Ullman was quoted in a Natural Products Insider article, “Hi-Tech sues FDA over DMHA enforcement.” The article discusses how Hi-Tech complained that FDA’s “arbitrary and capricious” enforcement against the stimulant threatens its CEO Jared Wheat’s bond stipulations in a multi-count federal criminal indictment. “A botanical might have been marketed as a dietary ingredient [before DSHEA], …
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Jeremy Honig, Mark Antar and Burton Ross successfully prosecuted a commercial holdover proceeding in New York County on behalf of Brickman, a midsized real estate investor and landlord, securing the eviction of a defaulting tenant that had leased three floors of the building known as 229 West 36th Street, New York, NY, as well as …
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J’Naia L. Boyd and Cheryl F. Korman obtained victory in a premises liability case at the Appellate Division, First Department. The plaintiff commenced the action to recover for injuries sustained when she tripped and fell on an alleged sidewalk defect in front of the abutting premises where our client, the contractor, had been hired to …
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Chris Kutner was quoted in a Managed Care article, “Centene, big in Medicaid managed care, wants to get even bigger.” The article discusses how Centene, the country’s largest Medicaid managed care company, is hoping its proposed acquisition of WellCare will be small enough to fly under the radar while helping to bolster its lead in the …
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On April 29, 2019, Matt Spero presented a CLE program entitled “Introduction to Bankruptcy” as part of the NYS Bar Association Business Law Section’s all day seminar on Business Law Basics. …
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Kate Heptig, with help from Stacey Goldstein and Margarita Christoforou, created a new medical group, PRINE Health, that will focus on value-based care for patients with chronic kidney disease.  The resulting medical practice, PRINE Health Medical Group, PLLC, is comprised of thirty providers from six existing independent medical practices, including nephrologists and primary care physicians, …
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Jeff Kaiser will be speaking at the Bonadio 5th Annual Compliance Boot Camp in both Albany on April 30th, and NYC on May 2nd. The boot camp addresses what federal prosecutors look for in effective compliance programs with respect to payment and collection processes in the health care industry. Click here for more information. …
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Uniondale, New York – April 25, 2019 – The prestigious Chambers USA Directory has once again included Rivkin Radler LLP in its New York rankings.  The firm’s Insurance Coverage Practice Group is ranked in Band 3 in the Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer category and its Health Services Practice Group ranked in Band 4 in the …
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Marc Ullman was quoted in a Natural Products Insider article, “The Vitamin Shoppe to carry CBD following FDA’s move to exercise ‘enforcement discretion.'” The article discusses the FDA’s announcement to exercise “enforcement discretion” related to foods and supplements containing CBD as a factor driving mass-market retailer activity in the category, including The Vitamin Shoppe’s recent move …
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