Commercial Litigation


Nassau Ruling Illustrates Tough Consequences for Ignoring Subpoenas
April 15, 2019 | Commercial Litigation

A recent ruling from the Supreme Court of Nassau County illustrates the power of remedies available for enforcing judgments against recalcitrant debtors who refuse to turn over financial information in response to post-judgment discovery demands.

The plaintiff-judgment creditor issued a subpoena to the debtor, requesting the production of documents and a deposition from him, as

Read More
Grill, Korman, Schieber and Gise Win Case Impacting Condo Development Liability
April 9, 2019 | Real Estate, Zoning & Land Use | Appeals | Commercial Litigation | Construction

A new Appellate Division, First Department ruling has major implications for condominium boards seeking to sue individual members of a sponsor entity for construction defects.

Previously, alter ego claims against individual members of the sponsor entity were justified based on the allegation that the developer, which is often a single-purpose entity, did not maintain separate

Read More
Grill, Schieber, and De La Hoz Secure Summary Judgment Directing Specific Performance
April 4, 2019 | Real Estate, Zoning & Land Use | Commercial Litigation

David M. Grill, Evan R. Schieber, and Catalina E. De La Hoz secured summary judgment directing specific performance of a contract of sale on behalf of our client, the buyer of a multiple-dwelling residence in Brooklyn.  The dispute arose out of a contract of sale that required the sellers to, among other things, obtain, as

Read More
Rivkin Radler Attorneys Named 2019 New Jersey Super Lawyers
March 13, 2019 | Privacy, Data & Cyber Law | Trusts & Estates | Compliance Investigations & White Collar | Commercial Litigation | Insurance Fraud and Recovery | Intellectual Property

HACKENSACK, NJ  – – Rivkin Radler LLP is pleased to announce that Nancy A. Del Pizzo, Jenna Gabay, and Gene Kang, have been named 2019 New Jersey Super Lawyers.  Del Pizzo was named a Top Rated Intellectual Property Litigation Attorney; and Gabay and Kang were named Rising Stars.

A partner in the firm’s Commercial Litigation;

Read More
Lagios and Wagner Obtain Dismissal of Multiple Causes of Action
March 12, 2019 | Commercial Litigation

James Lagios and Mark Wagner, Jr. obtained the dismissal of a complaint on behalf of their client, a real estate broker, in a suit in which the plaintiff, the purchaser of a residential dwelling, asserted multiple causes of action based on breach of contract, negligent misrepresentation and fraud. The Court found the plaintiffs failed to allege

Read More
Novikoff and Casalini Obtain Preliminary Injunction for R&G Brenner Income Tax
February 22, 2019 | Commercial Litigation | Labor & Employment

Ken Novikoff and Rosalinde Casalini, after an evidentiary hearing, obtained a preliminary injunction in favor of R&G Brenner Income Tax, enjoining its former senior tax preparer in one of its Queens offices, for a period of two years, from soliciting and/or servicing any of its clients in that office.

Additionally, the Supreme Court, Nassau County

Read More
Murphy, Del La Hoz and Boyd Victorious in Trial
February 11, 2019 | Commercial Litigation

In an action alleging fraud, unjust enrichment and conversion in connection with the sale of a $14 million promissory note, Casey Murphy, Catalina De La Hoz, and J’Naia Boyd obtained a defense verdict on all claims in a trial before the Hon. Timothy S. Driscoll of the Commercial Division, Nassau County.  The Court rejected plaintiff’s

Read More
Spero Joins Nassau Academy of Law Advisory Board
February 8, 2019 | Bankruptcy | Commercial Litigation | Corporate

Matt Spero has joined the Nassau Academy of Law’s Advisory Board.  The Advisory Board sets policy and oversees the educational course offerings, CLE programs, and other educational activities of the Nassau County Bar Association.

Read More
Rivkin Radler Elects 3 New Partners
January 2, 2019 | Real Estate, Zoning & Land Use | Compliance Investigations & White Collar | Appeals | Commercial Litigation | General Liability | Insurance Fraud and Recovery | Intellectual Property | Corporate

UNIONDALE, NEW YORK – January 2, 2019 – Evan H. Krinick, Managing Partner of Rivkin Radler LLP, is pleased to announce that Frank Izzo, Gene Kang and Henry Mascia have been elected Partners. “These attorneys are excellent advocates in their varying practice areas with great commitment to our clients…We are proud to have them join

Read More
Appellate Division Confirms Rivkin’s Significant Victory
| Real Estate, Zoning & Land Use | Commercial Litigation

David Grill and Evan Schieber defeated an application seeking leave to reargue the Appellate Division’s affirmance of a lower Court Order, or in the alternative, leave to appeal to the Court of Appeals for review of the Second Department decision confirming the discharge of a mortgage encumbering our client’s residence.

The Second Department had determined

Read More
Previous PageNext Page