Real Estate, Zoning & Land Use


Rivkin Team Secures Century 21’s Continued NYC Presence
March 7, 2024 | Real Estate, Zoning & Land Use | Appeals | Commercial Litigation

In the ongoing battle over Century 21 Department Store’s lease in New York City, the Appellate Division, First Department handed Century 21 another significant legal victory.

The Rivkin team, led by Evan Krinick, David Grill and Evan Schieber, successfully defeated the landlord’s second attempt to reargue the Appellate Division’s unanimous affirmance of the Supreme Court’s

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Glambosky, Honig and Mascia Secure Series of Appellate Victories
January 8, 2024 | Real Estate, Zoning & Land Use | Appeals

Rivkin Radler’s expertise was on full display in a series of appellate victories on behalf of a commercial real estate client.

The team of Erez Glambosky, Jeremy Honig and Henry Mascia worked on behalf of a client, a commercial tenant operating a parking garage in Manhattan. The client faced an onslaught of eviction attempts by

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Korman, Bodoff, Wilck and Isaacson Obtain Dismissal of Legal Malpractice Action
December 6, 2023 | Professional Liability | Real Estate, Zoning & Land Use | Appeals

Cheryl Korman, Stuart Bodoff, David Wilck and Debbie Isaacson secured a dismissal from the Appellate Division, Second Department of a complaint asserting legal malpractice against their attorney clients, with the Appellate Division reversing the trial court’s partial denial of their motion to dismiss.

Our clients represented the plaintiff in its application to subdivide its property

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Century 21 again Victorious in ongoing Dispute with Landlord over NYC Lease
November 21, 2023 | Real Estate, Zoning & Land Use | Appeals

The Appellate Division, First Department handed Century 21 another critical and decisive legal victory in the ongoing dispute over the fate of the famed department store.

Century 21’s longstanding right to remain in its flagship store in lower Manhattan was fiercely challenged by its landlord who claimed that Century 21’s leasehold interest had been effectively

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Rivkin Radler Recognized in Best Lawyers 2024 Best Law Firms List
November 2, 2023 | Real Estate, Zoning & Land Use | Trusts & Estates | Commercial Litigation | Employment & Labor | Health Services | Insurance Fraud

Rivkin Radler is pleased to announce that the Firm has been named to the Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” list for 2024. The Firm was ranked in the following regions and practice areas:

Metropolitan Tier 1

Albany: Commercial Litigation

Jacksonville: Commercial Litigation, Litigation-Insurance

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

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53 Rivkin Radler Attorneys Named 2023 New York Metro Super Lawyers®/Rising Stars
September 22, 2023 | Tax | Compliance Investigations & White Collar | Professional Liability | Real Estate, Zoning & Land Use | Trusts & Estates | Appeals | Bankruptcy | Commercial Litigation | Construction | Employment & Labor | Health Services | Insurance Coverage

Rivkin Radler LLP is pleased to announce that 36 attorneys were named to the 2023 New York Metro Super Lawyers List and 17 attorneys were named 2023 New York Metro Rising Stars. Following is a list of attorneys and the practice areas for which they were recognized.

Being named a Super Lawyer is an honor

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Title Insurance Reporter Published in Real Estate Finance Journal
July 28, 2023 | Real Estate, Zoning & Land Use

Michael Heller’s, Matthew Spero’s and Lawrence Han’s Summer issue of the Title Insurance Reporter was published in the Real Estate Finance Journal.

This article discusses the following court rulings, among others:

  • An appellate court in Arkansas, affirming a trial court’s decision, has ruled that a title insurer had properly denied coverage to an insured
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Miller and Isaacson Win Substantial Arbitration Award for Broker Client
July 13, 2023 | Real Estate, Zoning & Land Use | Commercial Litigation

Greg Miller and Debbie Isaacson secured a substantial arbitration award for their broker client before the American Arbitration Association.

Rivkin’s client, a commercial real estate firm, introduced a tenant to the respondent landlord to lease commercial space at its property in 2013. Rivkin’s client entered into a commission agreement with the landlord, which provided that

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Honig, Glambosky and Roberts Achieve Win for Landlord Client
June 26, 2023 | Real Estate, Zoning & Land Use

In a fiercely contested real estate litigation dispute, Jeremy B. Honig, Erez Glambosky, and Ryan Roberts secured summary judgment for their client, a commercial landlord, for almost $200,000 in unpaid rent. By written decision, dated June 6, 2023, Justice Arlene Bluth granted plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment in the entirety, awarding $192,747.88 in unpaid rent,

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Bandazian Discusses Zoning Regs for Doctors’ Offices with Part B News
June 12, 2023 | Health Services | Real Estate, Zoning & Land Use

Khoren Bandazian was interviewed for the Part B News article, “Doing telehealth from home? If you’re zoned out, take steps to fix it.”

According to the article, CMS is requiring that doctors conducting telehealth visits update the location of those visits. The challenge is in complying with local zoning regulations.

“It may be worthwhile to talk

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