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Marcin and Vlahos to Speak at Tax Webinar
September 16, 2021 | Tax

Patricia Marcin and Louis Vlahos will be featured panelists at the Wealth Enhancement Group Tax Increase Webinar.

The program will discuss the clarity around the proposed tax changes and the potential impact of these changes and what it may mean for your own planning.

The webinar will take place on Wednesday, September 29th at 4pm.

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Rivkin Radler Expands to Include Dental Focus
September 15, 2021 | Health Services

UNIONDALE, NEW YORK – September 15, 2021 – We are pleased to announce that two veteran attorneys, each with deep experience representing dentists and, dental practices, have joined the firm’s Health Services Practice Group.

Joel M. Greenberg, of counsel in Rivkin Radler’s Health Services Practice Group, has decades of experience advising physicians, dentists, and other

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Ullman Opines on Characterization of Synthetic Glycans
September 9, 2021 | Compliance Investigations & White Collar

Marc Ullman was interviewed for the Nutraingredients-USA article, “Synthetic glycans developer issued warning over failure to file IND in COVID-19 trials.”

The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning letter to Kaleido for the way they set up trials for its synthetic glycans product. The FDA’s position was that the trials were attempting to

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Vlahos Comments on Biden’s Tax Plan
September 9, 2021 | Tax

Louis Vlahos was quoted in the ThinkAdvisor article, “Biden’s Tax Plan May Trigger Key-Person Life Settlements.”

The article explains that capital gains tax bills could rise, boomer business owners may want to avoid the tax bills by selling quickly and the shift could leave the sellers with unwanted life insurance policies.

Vlahos stated, “The owners

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Santos to be Panelist for Hispanic Heritage Month Program
September 8, 2021 | Commercial Litigation

Eric Santos, president of the Hudson Valley Hispanic Bar Association, will be a panelist at the presentation, “Esperanza: A Celebration of Hispanic Heritage and Hope.”

The event will take place on Thursday, September 30, 2021 from 6:30PM–7:30PM.

This virtual Zoom program will honor Efraim Nieves and will feature three panelists, as well as a musical

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Rivkin Radler Lunch-and-Learn Series: Self-Aware is Self-Defense: The Key to Good Corporate Compliance
August 30, 2021 | Health Services

Please join us as Geoffrey R. Kaiser, senior counsel to Rivkin Radler, presents how to unearth compliance risks relating to:

  • The Anti-Kickback Statute
  • Stark Law
  • The False Claims Act
  • The HIPAA Privacy Rule

The presentation will focus on the kinds of questions organizations must ask to understand potential compliance risks in these areas. For

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Vlahos Offers ‘Wish List’ for Gov. Hochul in Long Island Business News
August 30, 2021 | Tax | Corporate

In the Long Island Business News article, “To: Gov. Kathy Hochul, From: Long Island, Re: Wish list,” several Long Island business leaders offered their perspective on the issues New York’s newest governor should focus on first.

Louis Vlahos provided a business-friendly agenda:

  • Eliminate the stock transfer tax
  • Eliminate NYC’s commercial rent tax
  • Reduce the personal
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Vlahos Comments on New York SALT Cap Workaround
August 26, 2021 | Tax

Louis Vlahos was quoted in the Bloomberg Tax article, “New York SALT Cap Workaround Sets Stage for Delayed Refunds.”

New York has issued new guidance on how to get around the $10,000 federal cap on state and local tax deductions, but it isn’t offering some taxpayers the reprieve they were hoping for.

Pass-through entity partners

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Rivkin Radler Welcomes Steven Mach
August 24, 2021 | Insurance Coverage

UNIONDALE, NEW YORK – August 24, 2021 – Evan H. Krinick, Managing Partner of Rivkin Radler LLP, is pleased to announce that Steven E. Mach has joined the Firm as an associate in the firm’s Insurance Coverage Practice Group, resident in the Albany office.

Mach primarily represents and advises insurers in a variety of first-party

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Auletta Named to 2021 Super Lawyers Upstate New York Rising Stars
August 20, 2021

Super Lawyers® has recognized Steven J. Auletta as an Upstate New York Rising Star in the area of Civil Litigation-Defense.

An associate in Rivkin Radler LLP’s General Liability Practice Group and resident in the Albany office, Auletta has spent more than a decade defending clients in a wide range of civil matters throughout New York

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35 Rivkin Radler Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers in America®/ Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for 2022
August 19, 2021 | Intellectual Property | Tax | Corporate | Insurance Fraud and Recovery | Insurance Coverage | Health Services | Labor & Employment | Construction | Commercial Litigation | Compliance Investigations & White Collar | Trusts & Estates | Real Estate, Zoning & Land Use

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,

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Shapiro Featured in ‘Short Legal Briefs with Josh Long’
August 16, 2021 | Compliance Investigations & White Collar

Steven Shapiro participated in a webinar hosted by Informa Markets, entitled “Short Legal Briefs with Josh Long.”

The webinar presented the case against amending the Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act to require companies to submit all dietary supplement product labels to the Food and Drug Administration.

“Short Legal Briefs with Josh Long,” describes itself

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Rivkin Radler Welcomes Joel Greenberg
August 16, 2021 | Health Services

Evan H. Krinick, Managing Partner of Rivkin Radler LLP, is pleased to announce that Joel M. Greenberg, of Atlantic Beach, NY, has joined the Firm as Of Counsel in the firm’s Health Services Practice Group, resident in the Uniondale office.

Greenberg has decades of experience advising healthcare clients regarding the business and legal issues that

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Boyd Published in Sports Litigation Alert
August 13, 2021 | Corporate

J’Naia Boyd’s article, “Businesses Can Cautiously Proceed with Student-Athlete Sponsorship Deals” was featured in the August 13, 2021 issue of Sports Litigation Alert.

Until recently, rules of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) did not allow college athletes to profit off of their name or likeness. In the article, Boyd discusses what has changed and

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Rivkin Radler Welcomes Michael Impellizeri
August 12, 2021 | Commercial Litigation

Evan H. Krinick, Managing Partner of Rivkin Radler LLP, is pleased to announce that Michael Impellizeri has joined the firm as an associate in its Commercial Litigation Practice Group, resident in the Uniondale office.

Impellizeri’s practice covers a wide array of litigation in both federal and state courts throughout New York, and in various alternative

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