Brian L. Bank handles all aspects of litigation in federal and state courts, as well as various other labor and employment-related matters.

He combines wide-ranging experience in diverse areas as a partner in Rivkin Radler’s Commercial Litigation; Business Dissolution; Compliance, Investigations & White Collar; Labor & Employment; and Privacy, Data & Cyber Law Practice Groups. Brian has represented businesses ranging from multinational corporations to closely held companies, insurance companies, banks and other financial institutions, public entities, unions, and individuals in disputes involving fraud, consumer protection, false claims act, anti-kickback, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, antitrust, discrimination, retaliation, wage and hour, restrictive covenant/non-competition, defamation, tort, business dissolution, breach of fiduciary duty, and breach of contract claims. Brian has also negotiated collective bargaining agreements and conducted arbitrations pursuant to those agreements, conducted internal investigations for clients and counseled clients in responding to and defending against both state and federal governmental investigations on compliance with GDPR, and other data privacy requirements in connection with the cross-border transfer of documents and data.

Brian regularly presents accredited continuing legal education (CLE) programs on electronic discovery, document preservation, written discovery, the False Claims Act, and law practice issues. He has also published articles on numerous substantive legal topics, including ediscovery, employment and labor law, fraud, and white collar crime.

During law school, he served as the senior notes editor of the Cardozo Law Review and as a member of the Dean’s Distinguished Scholars. Upon graduation, he was honored with the Cardozo Service and Achievement Award. Brian remains active with his alma mater by serving on its Long Island Alumni Club Committee.

Court Admissions

U.S. Court of Appeals for the First and Second Circuits

U.S. District Courts for the Eastern, Southern and Western Districts of New York

Bar Affiliations

American Bar Association

Education

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude

Boston University, B.S., magna cum laude

News & Publications

• Navigating the Impact of the 2024 Amendment to N.Y. C.P.L.R. §2106
  April 25 | 2025
• NCBA Committee Recognizes Rivkin Radler as a Top Pro Bono Provider
  April 7 | 2025
• Courts Beginning to Set Standards for Evidence Relying upon Artificial Intelligence
  January 10 | 2025

Brian is a past chair of the Employment and Labor Litigation Committee of the American Bar Association’s Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section. He also serves as a vice chair of the section’s Business Litigation Committee and as an associate editor of the ABA TIPS Law Journal.

Additionally, Brian is active in the New York State Bar Association, where he is a member of the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section’s Committee on Commercial Division.

Brian currently sits on the Board of Directors of the American Red Cross Long Island chapter.

Brian was named to New York Metro Super Lawyers from 2021-2024 and a Rising Star in the Metro New York area from 2013 to 2018. He was also inducted into Long Island Business News’ 40 Under 40 Class of 2017.

A staunch proponent of pro bono service, Brian’s pro bono contributions have been recognized by the New York State Bar Association, which has twice bestowed upon him the honorific designation of Empire State Counsel. He was also recognized by Volunteer Lawyers for Justice, which commended him for his successful representation of a disabled minor in a lawsuit seeking to compel the minor’s school district to provide appropriate special education services, and the Nassau County Bar Association, Nassau Suffolk Law Services, and The Safe Center LI, which recognized him as an Access to Justice Pro Bono Provider in 2021.