On April 29, 2019, Matt Spero presented a CLE program entitled “Introduction to Bankruptcy” as part of the NYS Bar Association Business Law Section’s all day seminar on Business Law Basics.

On March 26, Jeremy Honig, Erez Glambosky, Stu Gordon and Matt Spero were successful in bringing to a close a long-running, multimillion-dollar litigation involving our client (the Board of Managers of a condominium located in Tribeca), a commercial unit owner at the condominium (the landlord), and a restaurant-bar operating at the commercial unit (the tenant).

Matt Spero has joined the Nassau Academy of Law’s Advisory Board.  The Advisory Board sets policy and oversees the educational course offerings, CLE programs, and other educational activities of the Nassau County Bar Association.

On January 16, Matt Spero presented “Update on New York and Federal Business Law Developments” to the Business Law Section of the NYSBA on a panel and presented “2018: The Bankruptcy Year in Review” on a panel to the Bankruptcy Law Committee of the Business Law Section.

Earlier this week, Mike Cannata, Steve Smirti, Frank Misiti, and Stu Gordon filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of the New York Intellectual Property Law Association in a case styled Mission Product Holdings, Inc. v. Tempnology, LLC.  The case concerns the rights of a trademark licensee to continue to use

On November 16, 2018, Matt Spero presented “2018: The Bankruptcy Year in Review” (a program addressing interesting bankruptcy cases decided over the past year) with Adam Wofse, Esq. to the Nassau County Bar Association’s Bankruptcy Committee as part of the “Lunch and Learn” series.

Matt Spero was quoted in a Long Island Business News article, “When Big Retailers Go Bankrupt.” The article discusses the impact large companies declaring bankruptcy has on Long Island vendors and others.

“When you are dealing with these mega retailers, and the landlord has an interest in obtaining an anchor tenant for a shopping center, it

The Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York granted our client’s motion to dismiss a bankruptcy case.  Previously, in the State Court, Rivkin Radler attorneys, Tamika Hardy and Ken Novikoff obtained a preliminary injunction on behalf of the management company and the board of a New York City Housing Development Finance Corporation (the

The prestigious Best Lawyers® in America has included Rivkin Radler LLP in its U.S. rankings for 2019. Attorneys from the firm’s Albany, Hackensack and Uniondale offices were included. The recognized lawyers and the categories of law in which they are listed, are as follows:

Brian Bank – Insurance Law

Brian S. Conneely – Employment Law

Matt Spero will be speaking at “This Year’s Significant Bankruptcy Decisions,” being held at the Garden City Center on September 6.

The program will discuss many recent and significant cases that have been decided throughout the country that may impact one’s practice and strategies for both business and personal bankruptcy cases.

Click here to register.