Evan H. Krinick, Managing Partner of Rivkin Radler, is pleased to announce that Danielle Drasser has joined the firm as counsel, and Conor Byrnes, Hilary Drabkin, Lauren B. Eicher, and Kennedy C. Jones have joined the firm as associates.

Danielle Drasser, of Copiague, NY, has joined the Insurance Fraud & Recovery Practice Group in the

Evan H. Krinick, Managing Partner of Rivkin Radler, has announced that Philip Nash, Ana Parikh, Eric Santos, and Elizabeth Sy have been elected partners.

Philip Nash, of Lynbrook, NY, is a member of the Insurance Fraud & Recovery Practice Group. He prosecutes complex civil lawsuits under the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act,

This month, Rivkin Radler partner Brian Schlosser was appointed as a member of the Nassau County Bar Association (NCBA) Lawyer Assistance Committee, which administers the NCBA’s Lawyer Assistance Program (LAP).

Originally recommended to the LAP Committee by the NCBA Executive Committee, Brian was officially appointed to the committee by NCBA President James Joseph on December

On December 4, 2025, the trial team of Matt Lampert, Lauren Russo, and James Lauria received a defense verdict after a jury trial in New York County where Plaintiff’s counsel requested a multi-million damages verdict from the jury. Plaintiff alleged that she fell due to a crack on the sidewalk adjacent to the client’s property,

Evan H. Krinick, Managing Partner of Rivkin Radler, is pleased to announce that Gidon Shamir and Craig Svoboda have joined the firm as counsel, and Stephanie Garcia Avelar, Emily Carrigan, Benjamin Guter, and Oren Silverman have joined the firm as associates.

Gidon Shamir, of Bronx, NY, has joined the Construction Practice Group in the firm’s New

Rivkin Radler’s General Liability Defense Team successfully represented The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York (Columbia) in a personal injury action in which the plaintiff alleged that she tripped and fell on a defective portion of Columbia’s sidewalk, sustaining multiple injuries and requiring cervical spine fusion surgery.

Following a detailed investigation,

After a seven-day trial, Casey Murphy secured a defense victory on behalf of our insurance broker client in Supreme Court, Queens County. Plaintiff, a construction company, asked our client to renew its general liability insurance policy, which would cover plaintiff’s construction of a three-story residential property with a lower level. Before the policy was bound,

Rob Tugander spoke to Law360 for the story, “Opioid Orders Weigh Insurers’ Role In Fighting Societal Harm.”

The article notes that while commercial general liability insurers have been successful in defending against opioid coverage suits brought by large entities, the decisions raise the issue of whether the intent of insurance is to help protect the public

Evan H. Krinick, Managing Partner of Rivkin Radler, is pleased to announce that AbiDemi Donovan, Jamie Johnson, and Catherine Salerno have joined the firm as associates.

AbiDemi Donovan, of Albany, NY, has joined the Commercial Litigation and Health Services Groups in the firm’s Albany office. She focuses her practice on a variety of matters, including

Evan H. Krinick, Managing Partner of Rivkin Radler, has announced that Dion Bass, Catalina De La Hoz, Laura Gindele, Michael Impellizeri, Deborah Isaacson, Catherine Savio, Garin Scollan, and Sean Simensky have been elected Partners.

Dion Bass, of Jacksonville, FL, is a member of the Complex Torts & Product Liability, Labor & Employment, General Liability, Insurance