Erez Glambosky, Jeremy Honig, Mark Antar and Matt Meisel won reargument and summary judgment against a guarantor of a commercial lease, successfully persuading the Brooklyn Supreme Court to reverse itself, acknowledge its prior error in interpreting a new COVID-related provision of the NYC Administrative Code, and agree with Rivkin Radler’s interpretation of the law.

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Evan H. Krinick, Managing Partner of Rivkin Radler LLP, is pleased to announce that Eric J. Ploumis, of Brooklyn, NY, has joined the Firm as Of Counsel in the firm’s Health Services Practice Group, resident in the Uniondale office.

Ploumis concentrates his representation on the business and transactional issue dentists face on a daily basis.

Brian Conneely was quoted in the Healthcare Risk Management article, “Healthcare Employers Can Mandate Vaccines, but Some Caution Necessary.”

Despite federal law prohibiting employers from requiring employees to take a vaccine, guidance from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has indicated that healthcare employers can require their employees to take a COVID-19 vaccine.

Conneely discusses

Nancy Del Pizzo was quoted in the article, “Attorneys Offer Thoughts of How College Athletic Departments Should Cope with NIL Movement” in the July 30, 2021 issue of Sports Litigation Alert.

In a Q&A style, the article interviewed several attorneys about the NIL movement in college sports and how athletic departments must weigh the recruiting

Please join us as Rivkin Radler partners Christopher J. Kutner and John Queenan present how to think through information requests to construct the proper response.

Program overview:

• State and federal agency requests
• Payor requests (Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial)
• Disclosure rules based on the types of records involved
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Paul Majkowski was featured in the Summer issue of the Lymphoma Research Foundation’s Pulse magazine in an article on Blood Cancer Awareness Month.

Majkowski was interviewed on being a Lymphoma Research Foundation advocate and why he is passionate about raising awareness for lymphoma.

Read his full interview here.

On July 21, 2021, Tamika Hardy spoke at the Employment & NY Marijuana Legalization (MRTA) panel, presented by the Brooklyn branch of the NAACP.

The Brooklyn NAACP’s Justice Reform and Legal Redress Committees discussed the New York legalization of cannabis as it relates to employment.

Hardy discussed what recreational cannabis legalization means in the employment

On June 15, 2021, Yaron Kornblum represented 420-424 East 148th Street Owners LLC in a refinancing transaction of three multifamily properties containing 27 units located at 420-424 East 148th Street, Bronx, NY, with Amalgamated Bank for a loan amount of $3.77 million.

On June 17, 2021, Yaron Kornblum represented EC Holdings LLC and 25 Dongan

Marc Ullman will be presenting at the Dietary Supplement Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Compliance Virtual Seminar.

The event will be held on September 28 and 30, and October 5 & 7. Ullman will be presenting with EAS Consultants Tara Lin Couch and Robert Fish.

The GMPs dictated in 21 CFR 111 have been in place

Evan H. Krinick, Managing Partner of Rivkin Radler LLP, is pleased to announce that Benjamin Wisher, of Albany, NY, has joined the Firm as Associate in the firm’s Commercial Litigation and Health Services Practice Groups, resident in the Albany office.

Wisher represents clients involved in high-stakes commercial disputes as well as clients in the health

On July 13, 2021, the New Jersey Appellate Division affirmed an award of summary judgment in favor of our client, Interstate Fire & Casualty.  The judgment dismissed claims for defense and indemnity in the American Properties construction defect coverage action.

The action involved underlying claims concerning 192 residential units in six buildings and common areas, on the

Jonathan Bruno and Deborah Isaacson secured summary judgment dismissal from the Supreme Court, New York County, of a complaint asserting claims for legal malpractice, breach of fiduciary duty and breach of contract.

The clients represented a trucking company and its driver in an automobile accident wherein the underlying plaintiff sustained injuries requiring multiple surgeries. The

On June 25, 2021,  Scott Feuer represented a joint venture in the sale of a mixed-use retail/office building at 413 86th Street, Brooklyn, NY for a purchase price of $14.8 million.

The Yonkers Tribune reported on the formation of the Hudson Valley Hispanic Bar Association, of which Eric Santos is a founding member and who has since been elected President.

According to the article, this is the first and only bar association for Hispanic lawyers, judges, and other members of the legal community in the Hudson

Mark Antar won a motion to dismiss claims of fraudulent inducement, fraudulent misrepresentation and unjust enrichment against our client, the owner of a luxury rental property in East Hampton, New York.

The plaintiff/tenant, a Texas corporation, signed a lease to rent a large Hamptons house for the summer of 2019. After paying the security deposit,