Justin Calabrese and Johanna Sanchez successfully defeated a Defendant’s pre-answer motion to dismiss their clients’ complaint.

The complaint asserted causes of action for fraud in the inducement, breach of fiduciary duties, unjust enrichment and a constructive trust. The central issues involved:

1. Whether a party can assert independent torts claims and damages claims when the

After a two-day trial in the Civil Kings Commercial Landlord-Tenant Part, Dana Gold obtained a successful verdict for a client.  The case involved a parking garage tenant who was recently evicted based on their failure to issue payments in excess of $50,000 pursuant to a so-ordered stipulation of settlement.  The tenant challenged the eviction, claiming

Evan H. Krinick, Managing Partner of Rivkin Radler LLP, is pleased to announce that Michael Schnepper, Frank Tiscione and Dennis Wiley have been elected Partners.

“These attorneys have performed exceptionally well over the years in all aspects of their fields, always exemplifying Rivkin Radler’s commitment to professional excellence. Not only have they given their all

Michael Mulè obtained a memorandum of decision on behalf of NRZ REO Inventory Corp. sustaining Rivkin Radler’s objection to plaintiff’s motion to dismiss an apportionment complaint that Rivkin Radler filed on behalf of NRZ in Connecticut State Court.

Michael Jones, Joseph Monteleone, Anthony La Porta and Cheryl Korman defeated an insured’s efforts to obtain a stay of an award of summary judgment in favor of our client. Michael successfully argued to the trial judge that the former CEO of a defunct online video management company is not entitled to $5 million in insurance

David M. Grill, Jeremy Honig and Evan Schieber successfully defeated defendant’s motion to compel arbitration of their client’s breach of contract action following a framed issue hearing in Supreme Court, Westchester County.

The action was commenced to recover the client’s deposit, which the defendant refused to return following the client’s attempt to cancel purchase orders

Erez Glambosky, Jeremy Honig and Michelle Bholan prevailed in obtaining dismissal of a complaint filed by a former employee of our client alleging that she was unlawfully terminated.

After voluntarily discontinuing an identical prior action against our client with prejudice pursuant to a Stipulation of Discontinuance, counsel for the former employee commenced a new action

On September 28, Nancy Del Pizzo presented at the American Bar Association Litigation Section’s workshop, “Maximizing Expert Witnesses: Best Strategies and Practices for Selecting, Using, Challenging and Defending Expert Witnesses.”

Approximately 30 people attended the workshop, which was hosted by Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP in Los Angeles. Del Pizzo’s panel presented on the topic:

The prestigious Best Lawyers in America® has included Rivkin Radler LLP in its U.S. rankings for 2018.  Attorneys from the firm’s Albany, Hackensack and Uniondale offices were included. The lawyers listed, their offices and the categories of law in which they are listed, are as follows:

Albany, N.Y.

Brian Culnan – Commercial Litigation

Michael J.

Evan H. Krinick has announced that Catalina De La Hoz, Anthony DiChiara and Benjamin Frenkel have joined the firm as Associates.

Catalina De La Hoz, of Queens Village, is a member of the firm’s Commercial Liability Practice Group.  Prior to joining the firm, Catalina was a senior court attorney at the New York State Court