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Riverso a Speaker at Manhattan College’s W.I.S.E. Internship Program
June 19, 2019 | Commercial Litigation | Construction

For the second year, Pia E. Riverso participated in the Manhattan College W.I.S.E. (Women Inspiring Successful Enterprise) Summer Funded Internship Program professional development series.  Riverso presented to a group of female students who were selected from the college based on their scholastic and community achievements to participate in summer intern programs in various businesses in

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Honig quoted in THE CITY
June 14, 2019 | Appeals | Commercial Litigation | Construction

Jeremy Honig was quoted in THE CITY article, “State Agency Stalls Open of Billionaires’ Row Homeless Shelter.”

In the continuing effort to prevent the opening of a homeless shelter in a dangerously, unsafe building, Honig stated, “In order to prevent needless injury or loss of life while the appeal is pending … refrain from issuing any certification.”

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Honig Quoted in NY Post
May 13, 2019 | Real Estate, Zoning & Land Use | Appeals | Commercial Litigation | Construction

Cheryl Korman, Jeremy Honig and Erez Glambosky successfully obtained an emergency injunction from the Appellate Division, First Department preventing the opening of a homeless shelter in a dangerously, unsafe building.

Honig was quoted in the New York Post article, “Judge temporarily blocks ‘Billionaire’s Row’ homeless shelter.” The article discusses New York Mayor Bill de Blasio’s

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Grill and Schieber Win Motion to Dismiss on behalf of Developer
April 11, 2019 | Construction

In a decisive victory for the developer of the famed Plaza Condominium, the firm succeeded in obtaining a complete dismissal in a case involving numerous parties and multiple causes of action brought by a condominium board against the developer.

In the Board of Managers of the Residential Section of the Plaza Condominium v CPS 1

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

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

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Rivkin Radler in Best Law Firms Metro List
November 5, 2018 | Appeals | Commercial Litigation | Construction | Labor & Employment | Health Services | Insurance Coverage | Trusts & Estates

UNIONDALE, NY – Rivkin Radler is pleased to announce that the Firm has been named to the U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” list for 2019. The Firm was ranked in the following regions and practice areas:

Metropolitan Tier 1

Long Island: Insurance Law

Metropolitan Tier 2

Albany: Commercial Litigation, Health Care Law, Litigation-Construction

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Riverso Featured in New York Real Estate Journal
September 20, 2018 | Commercial Litigation | Construction

Pia Riverso was featured in the New York Real Estate Journal’s 2018 Women in Real Estate: Professional Services. The September 18th Spotlight edition shared insight into today’s real estate industry from a woman’s point of view. This issue recognized achievements of women engaged in specialized industries.

Click here to read Pia’s interview.

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Rivkin Radler Attorneys Named Among Best Lawyers® in America
September 10, 2018 | Insurance Coverage | Trusts & Estates | Appeals | Commercial Litigation | Construction | Labor & Employment | Health Services

The prestigious Best Lawyers® in America has included Rivkin Radler LLP in its U.S. rankings for 2019. Attorneys from the firm’s Albany, Hackensack and Uniondale offices were included. The recognized lawyers and the categories of law in which they are listed, are as follows:

Brian Bank – Insurance Law

Brian S. Conneely – Employment Law

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16 Rivkin Radler Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers in America®
August 15, 2018 | Labor & Employment | Health Services | Insurance Coverage | Trusts & Estates | Appeals | Commercial Litigation | Construction

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.

Michael J. Cunningham – Litigation-Construction

Richard A.

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DeHaven Secures Dismissal for Demolition Contractor Client
July 16, 2018 | Construction | General Liability

George DeHaven handled Romero v 304-306 Canal Street LLC, a lawsuit arising from a job-site accident in which the plaintiff, a construction worker on the job, was injured by the falling ladder of a fire escape on the outside of a building adjoining the job site.

Our client, a demolition contractor, performed work only on

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