Rivkin Radler is proud to announce that three of its attorneys received Leaders in Law awards from Long Island Business News.

The Leaders in Law Awards recognize dedicated individuals whose leadership, both in the legal profession and in the community, has had a positive impact on Long Island. Recipients of these awards demonstrate outstanding achievements,

This month, Stella Lellos led a team of Rivkin Radler lawyers in the sale of client Motors & Armatures, Inc. (MARS) to private equity firm Platinum Equity. MARS, based in Hauppauge, NY, supplies heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration products in the U.S and Canada.

Requiring coordination with Canadian counsel, the deal was structured as

Stella Lellos was featured in the November 9, 2021 USLAW Network Short Takes video, “The Surge of Mergers and Acquisitions: How Has the Complexity of Deal-Making Changed and Where Should Future Strategies be Re-Evaluated Due to Lessons Learned from the Pandemic?”

USLAW Network has been releasing one video per day where USLAW member attorneys lead

Stella Lellos and David Wilck recently gave presentations at USLAW’s Fall Client Conference, which took place in Colorado. Stella was on a panel entitled “The Surge of Mergers and Acquisitions: How Has the Complexity of Deal-Making Changed and Where Should Future Strategies Be Re-Evaluated Due to Lessons Learned from the Pandemic.” David’s panel was entitled

Stella Lellos, Bob Kern and Samantha Barbere represented a plant-based seafood manufacturer in obtaining financing from a Canadian investment group in the total committed amount of $7.62 million. The investment comes in the form of a combination of convertible notes, warrants,  and an agreed to subsequent direct subscription for shares of the seafood manufacturer. The

Nancy Del Pizzo, Stella Lellos, Jenna Gabay and Catalina De La Hoz attended the Women in Law & Leadership Conference in NYC on November 14.

Nancy participated in the panel “LGBTQ in Law and Leadership: The Silent and Invisible Minority.” The panel gave insights on their firms’ efforts for LGBTQ inclusion and strategies on how to

Stella Lellos and Robert Kern closed the acquisition of a tire-recycling business located on the East End of Long Island.  Lellos and Kern represented the purchaser, a prominent waste management company, in the acquisition of the assets of the seller. This was the client’s first foray into the tire-recycling industry.

Stella Lellos closed a $2 million financing transaction in which a prominent Long Island investor made a cash investment in a startup company that tours holograms of deceased musical artists.

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Stella Lellos was a panelist at Hofstra University’s “Corporate Boot Camp: What a Corporate Lawyer Needs to Know”. She discussed the practice of mergers and acquisitions and the intricacies of corporate practice and participated in a mock acquisition negotiation.

Stella Lellos was appointed Education Coordinator for the Commercial Law section of USLAW for 2018. Stella is responsible for selecting and coordinating all of the topics and content to be presented by the Commercial Law section at all of the conferences for 2018.

Stella Lellos led a panel at the US Law Network Cross Border exchange in Chicago focusing on Fintech and its associated disruption of the financial services industry.   Specifically, Stella addressed issues related to the formation of fintech companies, raising capital, tax reporting, intellectual property and compliance with regulations from a US and global perspective.

On September 8, Stella Lellos led a panel at the US Law conference in Carlsbad, California on formation of a company, including selection of entity, tax matters, intellectual property concerns and cross-border issues.

Stella Lellos was interviewed for the article, “Globe-Trotting Attorneys Offer New-Era Strategies for Efficient Business Travel,” which appeared in the ABA Journal.

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Stella Lellos, Ben Malerba and Sean Simensky represented the four members of two New York based limited liability companies, in the business of operating healthcare management and billing services and in investing in specialty ambulatory surgical centers, in a bifurcated transaction pursuant to which the holding company sold its membership interests in its two wholly

On Feb. 15, the firm, represented by Stella Lellos, hosted the Long Island Greek American Chamber of Commerce at a meeting featuring Greek Consul General Dr. Konstantinos Koutras. The meeting was covered in the Greek newspaper Ethnikos Kyrikas.

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On November 18, 2016, Stella Lellos will co-present at the New York City Bar Association’s seminar entitled, “A Practical Guide to LLCs.”

In this seminar, an experienced panel will provide a practical introduction to LLCs. The panel will compare the LLC structure to corporations (including S corporations), partnerships and limited partnerships, citing the advantages and disadvantages

Stella Lellos been selected to serve in the leadership of US Law as Vice Chair of the Business and Advisory Section. She is charged with growing the section, coming up with material appropriate for clients at the various conferences and liaising with the rest of the US Law leadership to vet and select clients that

Brian S. Conneely, Stella Lellos and Sean N. Simensky represented the five members of a New Jersey based transportation limited liability company, in the business of providing specialized trucking services, including specialty logistics services and brokered transportation services, for heavy haul, oversize and commodity loads throughout the continental United States and Canada, in the sale of

Stella Lellos attended and was a featured speaker at the USLaw Network Exchange Business to Business Litigation conference in San Francisco.  Participating in a presentation titled, “Careful Drafting of Contract Provisions in Cloud Based Software Solutions,” Stella spoke about indemnification provisions, limitations of liability and risk from both the provider’s and customer’s perspective.

Stella Lellos and Sean Simensky authored an article for March 2016 issue of The Suffolk Lawyer entitled, “Letters of Intent.”

On April 12, Rivkin Radler, together with BDO USA and HSBC, will co-host an International Operations Roundtable designed to address business and tax issues arising when conducting business overseas.  The target audience is CEOs, CFOs or other high level executives of organizations and companies that have overseas operations.

On  March 17, 2016 Stella Lellos will be the featured speaker at a meeting of the Long Island Chapter of the American Payroll Association.  Stella’s presentation will focus on available mechanisms for employers to incentivize employees including equity grants, stock options, stock appreciation rights, phantom stock and profits interests.

Rivkin Radler is proud to announce that it will host the inaugural meeting of the Long Island Greek American Chamber of Commerce.  This power breakfast will be held on Wed., February 24 at 8 a.m. and will feature guest speaker, Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas.  Rivkin Radler partners Stella Lellos and George Choriatis are the

Stella Lellos, a partner in the Corporate Practice Group, was recently quoted in a Law360 article entitled, “5 Ways Law Firms Lose Clients.”

“Unless you’re keeping the client advised at every level of what’s happening, the clients will get surprised at billing and they won’t appreciate that,” said Stella Lellos, a partner in Rivkin Radler LLP’s

Stella Lellos, a partner in the Corporate Practice Group, was recently quoted in a Law360 article entitled, “How You Can Build A Better Book Of Business.” Lellos provided valuable advice on how to build a better book of business. “Value-added billing: Clients want to know that you care about them and that they are not just another client billing number.

Stella Lellos, a partner in the Firm’s Corporate & Commercial Practice Group, participated in a CLE entitled, “Mastering Corporations, Partnerships, & LLC, an on-demand seminar and podcast. 

Benefits:

There has been renewed interest in the need for attorneys proficient in the formation and operation of corporations, partnerships, and LLC’s. Understanding these legal issues is a

Stella Lellos, a Partner in the Firm’s Corporate & Commercial Practice Group, has been featured in the Long Island Business News’ Ones to Watch in Law section.

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