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December 15, 2023 |
Michael A. Kotula, a partner in Rivkin Radler’s Insurance Coverage Practice Group, has been selected as one of the leading practitioners for Insurance & Reinsurance in the Who’s Who Legal Thought Leaders: USA 2023. The report “brings together the insight, expertise and wisdom of some of the region’s foremost lawyers and experts in a single
Read MoreDecember 13, 2023 | |
Louis Vlaho’s article, “You ‘Placed Your Trust’ in New York? You May Be Sorry You Did,” was the 10th most widely read article on the topic of estate planning on JD Supra for all of 2023.
In 2022, Vlahos had one of the most popular articles in JD Supra on the topic of tax law,
Read MoreDecember 11, 2023 |
On December 11, Newsday ran the opinion piece, “Offshore wind must be a national priority,” written by E. Christopher Murray.
Here is the full text of the essay.
For offshore wind power to become an alternative source of energy to fossil fuels, the United States needs a national strategy to encourage this new industry. The strategy
Read MoreDecember 7, 2023 |
Marc Ullman was quoted in the Natural Products Insider article, “NPA Challenges Constitutionality of NY Law That Restricts Sale of Weight Loss, Muscle Building Supplements.”
On December 4, the Natural Products Association filed a lawsuit with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York to challenge the constitutionality of a law that
Read MoreDecember 6, 2023 | | |
Cheryl Korman, Stuart Bodoff, David Wilck and Debbie Isaacson secured a dismissal from the Appellate Division, Second Department of a complaint asserting legal malpractice against their attorney clients, with the Appellate Division reversing the trial court’s partial denial of their motion to dismiss.
Our clients represented the plaintiff in its application to subdivide its property
Read MoreNovember 21, 2023 | |
The Appellate Division, First Department handed Century 21 another critical and decisive legal victory in the ongoing dispute over the fate of the famed department store.
Century 21’s longstanding right to remain in its flagship store in lower Manhattan was fiercely challenged by its landlord who claimed that Century 21’s leasehold interest had been effectively
Read MoreNovember 20, 2023
Kaitlyn Flynn was quoted and featured in the Hofstra Law Report, “Under the Spotlight: Hofstra Law’s Trial Advocacy Teams Shine on the National Stage.”
The article discusses Hofstra University’s Trial Advocacy Training Programs. Flynn speaks on her experience as the first student from Hofstra Law invited to compete at the prestigious Top Gun tournament at
Read MoreNovember 17, 2023
Rivkin Radler is proud to announce that four members of the firm received Leadership in Law awards from Long Island Business News. These special individuals have had a positive impact on Long Island through demonstration of their dedication, hard work, skill, tenacity, and compassion both in the legal profession and the community.
The Rivkin Radler
Read MoreNovember 7, 2023
On November 6, 2023, Rivkin Radler Managing Partner Evan H. Krinick was named to City & State’s Long Island Power 100, which recognizes the most influential government officials, business executives, labor leaders, advocates, activists, academics and other personalities shaping politics and policy on Long Island.
Krinick, a Plainview, NY, resident, is a member of the
Read MoreNovember 7, 2023 |
Debbie Isaacson and Ana Parikh successfully moved for reconsideration of a decision denying a motion to dismiss the complaint in Superior Court of New Jersey, Ocean County, against the firm’s clients. After the judge agreed it was in his discretion to hear our motion, he went through the allegations of the 50-page complaint with the
Read MoreNovember 2, 2023 |
The online publication, Health Conscious, published the article, “Panel Covers Current Legal Landscape of Health and Nutrition Industry at SupplySide West,” featuring Steven Shapiro, who spoke on the seminar’s expert panel, entitled “A Comprehensive Look into Health and Nutrition Legal and Regulatory Landscape.”
The three-hour program, which took place on October 24, was part of
Read MoreNovember 2, 2023 | | | | | |
Rivkin Radler is pleased to announce that the Firm has been named to the Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” list for 2024. The Firm was ranked in the following regions and practice areas:
Metropolitan Tier 1
Albany: Commercial Litigation
Jacksonville: Commercial Litigation, Litigation-Insurance
Long Island: Elder Law, Employment Law, Health Care Law, Insurance Law, Litigation-Health Care,
Read MoreOctober 31, 2023 |
Paul Gorfinkel and Alan Eagle obtained a dismissal of a lawsuit against our client Allstate Insurance Company. Plaintiff had obtained a judgment against Allstate’s insured for lead poisoning but tried to collect the judgment directly from Allstate as a third-party beneficiary. Paul and Alan moved to dismiss the case, because plaintiff had no rights as
Read MoreOctober 31, 2023 |
With the help of a client’s industry contacts, the Rivkin team was able to track down the New York headquarters of an international counterfeiting operation whose reach extended all the way to the shores of Dubai. Specifically, the team was able to identify not only the shell corporations behind the illicit scheme, but also the individual
Read MoreOctober 24, 2023 |
Debbie Isaacson and Ana Parikh successfully moved to dismiss an action in Superior Court of New Jersey, Hunterdon County, against the firm’s client, a civil litigation law firm.
The firm’s client represented a Power of Attorney and executor of an estate in various underlying estate litigations against the Plaintiff. Plaintiff filed the lawsuit accusing the
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