Rivkin Radler is pleased to announce that, Tamika Hardy has been named among Long Island’s 50 Most Influential Women by the Long Island Business News at a dinner held on October 27, 2022, at the Crest Hollow Country Club.  Tamika is a partner in Banking, Business Dissolution, Cannabis, Commercial Litigation, Employment & Labor practice groups.

Rivkin Radler LLP is pleased to announce that 32 attorneys were named to the 2022 New York Metro Super Lawyers List and 14 attorneys were named 2022 New York Metro Rising Stars. Following is a list of attorneys and the practice areas for which they were recognized.

Being named a Super Lawyer is an honor

J’Naia Boyd spoke with Law360 for the article, “Female Black Attys Look To Jackson’s ‘Fresh Perspective’.” She is one of three African American women attorneys to offer their thoughts about Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court.

“Her confirmation would really reemphasize why representation matters and is so important. As a Black woman attorney,

Rivkin Radler is pleased to announce that on January 26, J’Naia L. Boyd received the New York State Bar Association’s Outstanding Young Lawyer Award for 2022. The annual award honors a young lawyer in practice for less than 10 years who has rendered outstanding service to both the community and legal profession.

J’Naia is an

In the Long Island Business News article, “To: Gov. Kathy Hochul, From: Long Island, Re: Wish list,” several Long Island business leaders offered their perspective on the issues New York’s newest governor should focus on first.

Louis Vlahos provided a business-friendly agenda:

• Eliminate the stock transfer tax
• Eliminate NYC’s commercial rent tax
• Reduce the personal

Rivkin Radler LLP is pleased to announce that Louis Vlahos placed No. 2 among the top 10 authors on the topic of tax law for 2021 in JD Supra’s Readers’ Choice Awards. Lou is a partner in the firm’s Business Dissolution; Cannabis; Corporate; Personal, Family & Business Planning; and Tax practice groups.

This year’s Readers’

Greg Miller, Nancy Del Pizzo and J’Naia Boyd overcame a motion for reconsideration of a federal magistrate judge’s report and recommendations where defendants had sought compensation from our clients in the six figures in this trademark action. Our Intellectual Property team convinced the district judge that the case is not “exceptional” under the Lanham Act,

David M. Grill and Evan R. Schieber recently scored a major victory for a landlord client in an action against a commercial law firm tenant. The action was for breach of a lease due to the tenant’s abandonment of the premises and failure to pay rent. In National Association of Water Companies v CKR Law,

Matt Spero and J’Naia Boyd authored articles for the December 2020 issue of the Nassau Lawyer.

Matt Spero wrote the article, “Bankruptcy Judge Alan S. Trust Appointed Chief Judge of EDNY Bankruptcy Court” on page 6.

J’Naia Boyd wrote the article, “Bankruptcy Update, United States Supreme Court” on page 9.

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Tamika Hardy and Ken Novikoff successfully secured summary judgment on behalf of our client, an accounting and tax firm that prepares personal, corporate and business tax returns and provides tax planning services. The judgment holds the defendant,  a former employee of the firm, liable for his violation of  a Confidential Nonsolicit and Noncompete Agreement (CNNA)