Last month, David Wilck, along with Matthew Lampert, gave the presentation, “Contribution and Indemnity Claims and Labor Law 240 Issues for Property Owners/Managers,” to Skyward Specialty Insurance.

Also in December 2022, David presented, “Insurance Defense: Walking the Ethical Tightrope and Related Issues,” to GB Specialty — a division of Gallagher Bassett.

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

This article discusses the following court rulings:

• A federal district court in New York has rejected a lawsuit filed by insureds under a title insurance policy demanding indemnification for the ostensible diminution in their

Please join us on February 9 as Partner Bob Hussar and Associates Ashley Algazi and Mary Connolly present on OMIG’s finalized regulations.

On December 28th, the Office of Medicaid Inspector General (OMIG) released their FINAL compliance and self-disclosure regulations. The regulations implement 2020 changes to OMIG’s statutory authority to implement and oversee:

• mandatory provider

Tax The Rich

Last Thursday, New York State Senator Gustavo Rivera, who represents the 33rd District (basically, the northwestern quadrant of The Bronx), proposed legislation that seeks to collect more taxes from the State’s high-income and high net worth residents.

Specifically, the stated purpose of the legislation is “amend the New York tax law to

Patricia Marcin’s article, “2022 Estate and Gift Taxes: What’s Changed?“, was the 10th most widely read article on the topic of trusts and estates on JD Supra for all of 2022.

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Kenneth A. Novikoff’s Autumn issue of the Employment Law Reporter was published in the Employee Relations Law Journal.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has ruled that Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 affords a faculty member a private right of action against the faculty member’s university for intentional gender-based discrimination.

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Evan H. Krinick, Managing Partner of Rivkin Radler LLP, is pleased to announce that Paul Schwabe, of New Hyde Park, NY, has joined the firm as an Associate in the Tax and Personal, Family & Business Planning Practice Groups, in the Uniondale office.

Schwabe advises clients on corporate, partnership, international, estate, gift and GST taxes,

Louis Vlahos wrote one of most widely read articles on the topic of tax on JD Supra for all of 2022.

The post, “Taxing NFTs as an Investment in ‘Art’,” was the 8th most popular on the content syndicator’s list.

Marc S. Ullman, of counsel to Rivkin Radler, is a new columnist for Natural Products Insider magazine. Named “Oral Arguments by Marc Ullman,” the quarterly column will opine on regulatory and compliance actions by government entities that affect the dietary supplement, health food, nutraceutical and cosmeceutical industries.

A longtime industry observer and often-quoted source for

Rivkin Radler Managing Partner Evan Krinick joined other Long Island leaders in providing a preview of what 2023 might bring. In the Long Island Business News article, “What We’ll See in ’23,” he noted:

The legal marketplace in 2023 will continue to focus on flexibility and technology to provide value to the client experience.  Innovative strategies,

Rivkin Radler is delighted to announce that it has elevated eight attorneys to partners, effective January 1.

The new partners are Jennifer Abreu, Christina M. Bezas, Kaitlyn E. Flynn, Daniel E. Furshpan, Bernadette Kasnicki, Marie A. Landsman, Siobhain P. Minarovich and Avi Sinensky.

“These eight attorneys embody the best attributes of Rivkin Radler – astute

In an issue of first impression in the state, on December 16, 2022, the North Carolina Supreme Court decided Radiator Specialty Co. v. Arrowood Indemnity Co., holding that pro rata, or time-on-the-risk, allocation applies to defense and indemnity costs in long-tail claim cases. The decision reverses a lower court decision allowing the insured to take

Rivkin Radler is pleased to announce that, partner Joseph La Ferlita and associate Nicholas Moneta, from the firm’s Personal, Family & Business Planning practice, have have been selected by the New York State Bar Association’s Trust & Estate Section as the Estate Planning Committee co-chairs.

The NYSBA’s Estate Planning Committee works on all matters pertaining

Please join us for the first Lunch and Learn of 2023, as Geoffrey Kaiser and Jeffrey Ehrhardt present on the OIG.

The program will:

• Discuss select Advisory Opinions from last year on a variety of topics, including use of gift cards, free technology, genetic testing, program exclusion and pharmaceutical subsidies, among others.
• Highlight OIG’s

Marc Ullman was quoted in Natural Products Insider’s article, “Analysis: CBD food industry unlikely to placate FDA.” The article discusses recent FDA warning letters sent to companies who were found to be illegal selling food and beverage products that contain CBD.

Ullman expresses concern with the how these companies are marketing these products if they