On January 24, 2018, Matt Spero co-presented a seminar entitled “2017: The Bankruptcy Year in Review” at the New York State Bar Association’s Business Law section meeting.

The program addressed interesting bankruptcy cases decided over the past year, from the U.S. Supreme Court to local Bankruptcy Courts.

Rivkin Radler LLP is pleased to announce that 20 attorneys were named to the 2017 New York Metro Super Lawyers List and 10 attorneys were named New York Metro Rising Stars.

Todd M. Belous – Professional Liability: Defense

*Michelle Bholan – Business Litigation

Jonathan B. Bruno – Professional Liability:  Defense

On October 3, 2017, Matthew Spero will be presenting, “Exploring Recent Bankruptcy Cases and Their Implications” to the Nassau, Suffolk and Federal Bar Associations.  Matt will be presenting with Bankruptcy Judge Alan S. Trust, Bill Rochelle, Editor of the American Bankruptcy Institute’s Daily Wire, and Adam Wofse, Esq.

This program will review the many recent

Matt Spero moderated a presentation to the Nassau County Bar Association’s Bankruptcy Committee. The presentation was titled, “Liquidating a Client’s Assets in the State Courts: Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors and Receiverships.”

Matt Spero moderated a presentation to the New York State Bar Association’s Bankruptcy Committee. The presentation was titled, “Facilitating the Sale of an Environmentally Contaminated Real Property through Bankruptcy.”

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On April 14, 2017, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the E.D.N.Y. entered an order approving a settlement among a Chapter 11 debtor, its principals, the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors, and an energy company represented by Stu Gordon and Matt Spero.  Our client entered into an agreement with the Debtor prior to its bankruptcy whereunder

On March 6, 2017, Stuart Gordon, Matthew Spero, Jeannine Farino and Viktoriya Kruglyak participated as Preliminary Judges in the Twenty-Fifth Annual Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition this past weekend. The competition is widely recognized as one of the nation’s preeminent moot court competitions. More than 60 law school teams participate, making this the largest single

On February 15, Stuart Gordon and Matthew Spero will present “Jevic and Structured Dismissals” to the Nassau County Bar Association’s Bankruptcy Committee.  E.D.N.Y. Bankruptcy Judge Louis Scarcella and William Harrington (the U.S. Trustee for Regions 1 and 2) were also on the panel.

On February 15, 2017 at 12:00 p.m, Stu Gordon and Matt Spero will present to the Nassau County Bar Association’s Bankruptcy Committee on “Structured Dismissals and the Jevic Case,” which was just argued before the U.S. Supreme Court.  Jeannine Farino is assisting with the seminar as well.  Attendees will be eligible for CLE credits, and

Jeannine Farino has been appointed to the EDNY Local Bankruptcy Rules Committee, where she will be working alongside Bankruptcy Judge Louis Scarcella and several other members of the Bankruptcy Bar.