Rivkin Radler is pleased to announce that the Firm has been named to the U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” list for 2023. The Firm was ranked in the following regions and practice areas:

Metropolitan Tier 1

Albany: Commercial Litigation, Health Care Law

Long Island: Elder Law, Health Care Law, Insurance Law, Litigation-Health Care,

Michael Heller’s and Matthew Spero’s Summer issue of the Title Insurance Reporter was published in the Real Estate Finance Journal.

The authors discuss recent court decisions of note involving title insurance, including how an appellate court in New York has ruled that an exclusion in a title insurance policy precluded coverage of a claim asserted by the

Evan H. Krinick, Managing Partner of Rivkin Radler LLP, is pleased to announce that Jason Biegel, Jann Brent, Alexandra Cusano, Timothy Gonzalez and Ashley Prinz have joined the firm.

Jason Biegel, of Elmont, NY, has joined the firm as an Associate in the Professional Liability Practice Group, in the Uniondale office. Jason concentrates his practice

Scott Feuer represented a regional investor in the $15.4 million sale of an office building in Westbury, New York.

Two Rivkin attorneys, both of whom are based on Long Island, have been named Lawyer of the Year: William Cornachio for his work in Real Estate Law and William Savino for his work in both Insurance Law and Litigation-Insurance.

Only one lawyer is recognized as the “Lawyer of the Year” in each practice area and

Yaron Kornblum, Marie Landsman and John Panagopoulos represented the purchaser in the acquisition and finance of a portfolio of buildings located in Hell’s Kitchen. The aggregate purchase price was $13.5 million and was financed with a $10 million mortgage given by Dime Community Bank.

Scott Feuer and Harvey Epstein represented a regional investor in the $10 million purchase of a mixed-use building in Midtown Manhattan comprised of 15 apartments and ground floor retail space.

On April 8, John Panagopoulos represented the developer of a new construction dwelling located at 84A Greenlawn Road, Huntington, NY, for a purchase price of $2.1 million.

On March 31, Ron Kornblum represented six tenant-in-common entities in the refinanced, multi-unit luxury apartment complex called Annandale Gardens, located at 10862 Nichols Blvd., Olive Branch, MS, with a $42.15 million loan from Capital One.

On March 21, Ron Kornblum, Marie Landsman and Amy Silver represented the purchaser with a triple-net-lease tenant at 2200 Smithtown

David M. Grill and Jeremy B. Honig scored a decisive victory after 7 months of litigation in a Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law §881 proceeding in Supreme Court, New York County. RPAPL §881 governs access to an adjoining property to make improvements or repairs.

We commenced the proceeding on behalf of our real estate