In a high-profile case involving a well-known fashion photographer who claims to have invested millions in connection with a condominium project developed by our client, Rivkin Radler persuaded the lower court that the plaintiff’s strategy of mixing claims for legal and equitable relief deprived the plaintiff of a right to a jury.

The First Department

Kenneth C. Murphy and J’Naia L. Boyd successfully obtained summary judgment in Nassau County Supreme Court in a matter involving life insurance proceeds.

Our client commenced suit after she discovered that her deceased ex-husband breached their separation agreement by assigning life insurance proceeds to a trust for the benefit of their children. He also appointed

Evan H. Krinick, Managing Partner of Rivkin Radler LLP, is pleased to announce that Jonah Blumenthal, Mary Connolly, Edwin Maldonado, and Lauren Russo have joined the firm as Associates.

Jonah Blumenthal, of West Hempstead, NY, has joined the Personal, Family & Business Planning Practice Group, resident in the Uniondale office. Jonah assists clients with the

On March 30, 2022, the Second Department affirmed the right of a public library to discipline an employee for dishonesty and malfeasance.

The story spans almost 6 years. In 2016, a public library in a Westchester County town terminated its library director on account of multiple charges of misconduct. The director brought an

Please join us as Louis Vlahos and Bernadette Kasnicki provide a refresher on preparing Form 990, the tax return for tax-exempt organizations. We will review:

• The 990 tells an organization’s story, including its mission and how is it accomplished
• The audience to which the story is told includes the IRS, States Attorneys General, potential

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

Rivkin Radler is pleased to announce that Siobhain Minarovich has joined the boards of directors for Forestdale, Inc. and Community Mainstreaming Associates, Inc. (CMA), where she is also the chair of the Personnel & Compensation Committee.

Forestdale provides foster care, preventative care and other services to families in Brooklyn and Queens. CMA provides residential programs,

Pia E. Riverso, Catalina De La Hoz and Michael Impellizeri, on behalf of our clients, successfully argued and obtained summary judgment in Kings County Supreme Court.

Our clients were constrained to commence suit after their neighbor improperly erected a fence on our clients’ properties taking a strip of land from both of their properties, modified

Rivkin Radler LLP is pleased to announce that Brian R. Ade, of Allendale, NJ; Nancy A. Del Pizzo, of Summit, NJ; Jenna Gabay, of Cresskill, NJ; Gene Kang, of Palisades Park, NJ; and Ana Parikh, of Paramus, NJ, have been named 2022 New Jersey Super Lawyers.  Ade was named a Top Rated Products Liability Attorney;

Evan H. Krinick, Managing Partner of Rivkin Radler LLP, is pleased to announce that Carissa Danesi, of Long Beach, NY, has joined the firm as an Associate in the Insurance Fraud Practice Group, resident in the Uniondale office.

Danesi helps insurers prosecute civil lawsuits under the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, including

Ed Jaffe, Jeremy Honig and Mark Antar won a years-long construction arbitration, securing an award of approximately $4.5 million.

Rivkin represents a New York City general contractor which had contracted with a hedge fund billionaire for the renovation of his six-story Manhattan townhouse, including installation of a new sub-basement with a swimming pool.

On April 12, Wendy Sheinberg will be a panelist at the New York County Lawyers Association webinar, “Selling and Purchasing Real Property through Decedent’s Estates.”

Jointly sponsored by the NYCLA’s Real Property Section and Elder Law Committee, the program will address how to convey good title out of a deceased individual’s estate.

The webinar is

Eric Strober will be a panelist at the CLM Focus conference, taking place June 15-16 in Nashville, TN.

His program, entitled “Medical Malpractice: Unique Issues in the Defense of Non-MD Healthcare Providers in the Homecare Setting,” will cover the various kinds of claims that are made against non-doctor professionals in the home care setting. This includes

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 LLP is pleased to announce that Rivkin Radler Managing Partner Evan H. Krinick debuted on City & State New York’s Law Power 100 list.

A partner in the firm’s Appeals, Commercial Litigation and Insurance Coverage practices, Krinick has overseen the continued expansion of what is already Long Island’s largest law firm, opening new