Rivkin Radler LLP is pleased to announce that five attorneys achieved Top Author recognition, and the firm achieved Top Firm Award in the category of Wealth Management for JD Supra’s 2023 Readers’ Choice Awards.

Eric D. Fader was recognized for the topic of healthcare, Greg E. Mann for insurance, and Jennifer F. Hillman and Wendy

Evan H. Krinick, Managing Partner of Rivkin Radler LLP, is pleased to announce that Andrew Buonincontri, Robert Fogarty, Caitlyn Gibbons, Gloria J. Medina, and Cristina Paneque have joined the firm as Associates.

Andrew Buonincontri, of Franklin Square, NY has joined the firm as an Associate in the Insurance Fraud Practice Group in the Uniondale office.

Last month, David Wilck, along with Matthew Lampert, gave the presentation, “Contribution and Indemnity Claims and Labor Law 240 Issues for Property Owners/Managers,” to Skyward Specialty Insurance.

Also in December 2022, David presented, “Insurance Defense: Walking the Ethical Tightrope and Related Issues,” to GB Specialty — a division of Gallagher Bassett.

In an issue of first impression in the state, on December 16, 2022, the North Carolina Supreme Court decided Radiator Specialty Co. v. Arrowood Indemnity Co., holding that pro rata, or time-on-the-risk, allocation applies to defense and indemnity costs in long-tail claim cases. The decision reverses a lower court decision allowing the insured to take

Rivkin Radler is pleased to announce that the Firm has been named to the U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” list for 2023. The Firm was ranked in the following regions and practice areas:

Metropolitan Tier 1

Albany: Commercial Litigation, Health Care Law

Long Island: Elder Law, Health Care Law, Insurance Law, Litigation-Health Care,

Rivkin Radler is pleased to announce that Brian Ade and Nancy Del Pizzo were recognized as Top Lawyers in insurance and intellectual property, respectively, by BERGEN magazine.

The magazine commissioned Professional Research Services to conduct peer-review research of thousands of licensed attorneys across Bergen County, NJ. Inclusion in Top Lawyers is based solely on one’s standing

Two Rivkin attorneys, both of whom are based on Long Island, have been named Lawyer of the Year: William Cornachio for his work in Real Estate Law and William Savino for his work in both Insurance Law and Litigation-Insurance.

Only one lawyer is recognized as the “Lawyer of the Year” in each practice area and

Rivkin Radler Partner Alan S. Rutkin was chosen to join the Federation of Defense & Corporation Counsel’s (FDCC’s) Board of Directors. He will serve a one-year term.

“I have been a member of the FDCC since 2011, and I am very supportive of the organization’s mission,” Alan said. “I look to making a contribution through

In May 2022, Alan Rutkin was the guest of the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel’s podcast, “How FDCC Members Are Getting It Done.” He spoke with host Valerie Kellner about how he organizes his work life and stays on task in the face of competing priorities.

Among his pieces of advice, Alan notes that

On June 16, 2022, in First State Insurance Company v. Columbia Casualty Company, et al.,  the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit handed down a decision in favor of Fireman’s Fund, an excess insurer, affirming that it was not required to pay asbestos claims under an excess policy issued to an asbestos