Michael Sirignano, Steve Henesy and Garin Scollan secured an important summary judgment victory in a Civil RICO action in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. The case involved allegations of a wide-ranging fraudulent scheme to pay kickbacks in exchange for patient referrals.

Kenneth A. Novikoff’s Summer 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 issued an important decision in a case that presented the question of what a plaintiff asserting employment discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of

Geoffrey Kaiser will be presenting “Use of the False Claims in Health Care Fraud Investigations and Litigation” at the Upstate New York Health Care Fraud Symposium, hosted by the United States Attorney’s Office For The Northern District of New York.

The event will take place on Friday, September 30, 2022, at Albany Law School, in

Rivkin Radler is pleased to announce that Brian Ade and Nancy Del Pizzo were recognized as Top Lawyers in insurance and intellectual property, respectively, by BERGEN magazine.

The magazine commissioned Professional Research Services to conduct peer-review research of thousands of licensed attorneys across Bergen County, NJ. Inclusion in Top Lawyers is based solely on one’s standing

Marc Ullman was quoted in the NutraIngredientsUSA article, “Amazon warning over skin tag products puts online giant on notice for assuring regulatory compliance.”

The article explains that the FDA issued a warning letter to Amazon for two marketers whose products are sold on Amazon’s site. These products claim to remove skin tags, but are not

Wendy Sheinberg is leading a free program, open to the public, entitled Keeping Mom and Dad at Home: How to Navigate Community Based Home Care Services. The program takes place Friday, October 21, 2022, from 9 am to 12 pm at the Nassau County Bar Association, 133 15th St., Mineola, NY 11501.

Hosted by the

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

John Diviney commented on New York State’s proposed pay transparency law in the Newsday article, “Pending state law on job listings may mean less mystery about pay.”

If the law is signed, job ads must be more transparent about salary. This law comes about for many reasons, including that pay transparency can help close any

Evan H. Krinick, Managing Partner of Rivkin Radler LLP, is pleased to announce that Syma Shulman Levine, of West Hempstead, NY, has returned to the firm as Counsel. Levine will be a member of the Health Services Practice Group, Employment & Labor and Corporate Groups, and Commercial Litigation Group, resident in the Uniondale office. Stretching

Anne Murray was featured in the Garden City News article, “Waldorf school celebrates 75th anniversary with all-women leadership team.”

Murray is the newly-appointed Board Chair of the Waldorf School of Garden City as of July 1, 2022. She is also an alumna of the school.

“With the support of our incredible leadership team, our school

As part of SupplySide West 2022, Marc Ullman will moderate a panel entitled “State of dietary supplement regulations and litigation: 2022 update.”

The session, which takes place November 3, 2022, will cover:

• Mandatory product listing and broader reform of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA)
• NAC, CBD and other ingredients

Rivkin Radler associate Nicholas G. Moneta has been accepted in the into Class III of the Mid-Atlantic Fellows Institute of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC).

Created by ACTEC Fellows, The Mid-Atlantic Fellows Institute was constructed to aid and assist in the professional development of the future leaders of the trusts and

Nancy Del Pizzo has accepted an invitation to join the Alzheimer’s Association’s Legal Industry Leadership Council, which includes leaders from select law firms throughout the country. The Council’s work showcases two important pillars of the Alzheimer’s Association’s strategic priorities: (1) community outreach and (2) partnerships. As part of the effort, council members, their colleagues and friends

Please join us as Rivkin Radler Associate Ashley Algazi presents the September Lunch and Learn. The program will:

• Review HIPAA breach definition
• Discuss the analysis and investigation process to determine if a breach has occurred
• Review exceptions to the definition of ‘breach’
• Discuss covered entity vs business associate

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