Evan H. Krinick, Managing Partner of Rivkin Radler LLP, is pleased to announce that Joseph Russo, of Manhasset Hills, NY, has joined the firm as an Associate in the Personal, Family & Business Planning Practice Group, resident in the Uniondale office.

Russo concentrates his practice on tax law and has extensive experience providing tax advisory

Jeremy Honig and Mark Antar won summary judgment against the guarantors of a commercial lease, securing an award of $1,017,033.22 plus attorneys’ fees, and successfully dismissing all the guarantors’ COVID-related defenses.

Rivkin represented the owner of a Manhattan office building in a years-long dispute involving two Supreme Court actions and a commercial nonpayment proceeding. The

Evan H. Krinick, Managing Partner of Rivkin Radler LLP, is pleased to announce that Allen Light, of Troy, NY, has joined the firm as an associate in the General Liability Practice Group, resident in the Albany office.

Prior to joining Rivkin Radler, Light worked as a senior litigation associate for a regional law firm defending

Joseph La Ferlita will be presenting “Tax Issues involving Estates and Trusts: Tips and Traps to Avoid” to Surrogate’s Court Estates & Trusts Committee of the Nassau County Bar Association on Tuesday, November 16, 2021 at 5:30 p.m. via Zoom.

CLE credit will be available.

Register here. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email

On October 5, 2021, Yaron Kornblum and Michael Twersky closed a $27.23 million refinance with Natixis Real Estate Capital LLC, covering the commercial premises containing 12 commercial units known as 6410-6440 South Point Pkwy, Jacksonville, Florida.

On October 6, 2021, Scott Feuer represented an investor in the sale of a mixed-use retail/apartment building at 668

Marc Ullman was cited in the NutraIngredientsUSA.com article, “FDA takes Quicksilver Scientific to task over alleged disease claims in blog post.”

The article examines how narrow the margin between acceptable language and an alleged disease claim can be. Dietary supplement manufacturer, Quicksilver Scientific, made a number of alleged disease claims in blog posts that earned

Steven Shapiro was interviewed by HBW Insight for the article, “P&G Wraps Launch Of Super C Supplement Brand In Co-Packaging With DayQuil And NyQuil OTCs.”

The story describes how Procter & Gamble may have exploited an ambiguity in the Food & Drug Administration’s policy when packaging its Super C supplement brand with DayQuil and Nyquil. The

Stella Lellos was featured in the November 9, 2021 USLAW Network Short Takes video, “The Surge of Mergers and Acquisitions: How Has the Complexity of Deal-Making Changed and Where Should Future Strategies be Re-Evaluated Due to Lessons Learned from the Pandemic?”

USLAW Network has been releasing one video per day where USLAW member attorneys lead

David Wilck was featured in the November 5, 2021 USLAW Network Short Take, “Changing Your Paradigm: Improving Teammate Retention Rates and Reducing Turnover in Your Legal or Claims Department.”

The session explored the newfound challenges facing law firms and in-house legal and claims departments as the needs and expectations of team members have evolved.

The

On December 21, 2021, from noon to 1 pm EST, Wendy Sheinberg will offer the virtual program: 2020 Hindsight — Revisiting New York’s Statutory Power of Attorney. Qualifying for self-study credit, the webinar will cover the following topics:

• Ding-dong the statutory gift rider is dead
• Statutory recognition of POA(s) physically executed at the direction

The prestigious Best Lawyers in America has again included Rivkin Radler LLP in its U.S. rankings for 2022. For the first time, the firm was recognized in the areas of tax and technology.

One Rivkin attorney, based in Albany, has been named Lawyer of the Year: Richard A. Frankel, for Trusts and Estates.

In addition,

Shari Lewis’ comments were noted in the Part B News article, “Inside job: Use tech, common sense to repel employee threats to your cybersecurity.” The story relates how disgruntled employees sometimes commit purposeful acts of cyber sabotage.

According to Shari, ““We’ve seen cases like this all the time on both sides. The disgruntled ex-employee who in

Stella Lellos and David Wilck recently gave presentations at USLAW’s Fall Client Conference, which took place in Colorado. Stella was on a panel entitled “The Surge of Mergers and Acquisitions: How Has the Complexity of Deal-Making Changed and Where Should Future Strategies Be Re-Evaluated Due to Lessons Learned from the Pandemic.” David’s panel was entitled

UNIONDALE, NEW YORK – October 27, 2021 – Evan H. Krinick, Managing Partner of Rivkin Radler LLP, is pleased to announce that Bryan Bessette, of Watervliet, NY, has joined the firm as an associate in the Commercial Litigation Practice Group, resident in the Albany office.

Prior to joining Rivkin Radler, Bessette clerked for two years

Rivkin Radler is sponsoring the Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey’s (CIANJ’s) 94th Annual Meeting & Luncheon, which will be keynoted by Peter Cancro, the founder and CEO of Jersey Mike’s Subs. Taking place on Friday, October 29, from 11:15 am to 2 pm, the luncheon is also a forum for business leaders to