On May 1, Marc Ullman co-presented a virtual lecture to graduate students enrolled in the Masters in Pharmaceutical Sciences and Cannabis Science & Medicine Graduate Certificate program at Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado. The students are taking the course, Legal & Regulatory Issues in Cannabis Science & Medicine.

Marc discussed

Please join us for the May Lunch and Learn as Robert Hussar and Mary Aperance present on the fifth and sixth required elements of an Effective Compliance Program. They will discuss:

• Disciplinary Standards
• Auditing and Monitoring

The program will be moderated by Robert Hussar, a partner in Rivkin Radler’s Compliance, Investigations & White

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

This article discusses the following court rulings, among others:

• A federal district court in New York has granted summary judgment in favor of a title insurance company and its affiliate in a case alleging

The Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section and the Young Lawyers Division of the American Bar Association will host the first joint TIPS & YLD Section Conference, May 3-6, in New York City.

On May 4, Tamika Hardy will serve on the panel, Cannabis in the Workplace: Cultivation, Accommodation or Deprivation. The program will cover employment

Evan H. Krinick, Managing Partner of Rivkin Radler LLP, is pleased to announce that Michael J. Heller, of Woodbury, NY, has been named a Real Estate Power Player by the Long Island Press.

In its inaugural year, the Real Estate Power Players list was compiled by the publishing team at Long Island Press, as well

Evan H. Krinick, Managing Partner of Rivkin Radler LLP, is pleased to announce that Mary Aperance has been named to City & State New York’s Albany 40 Under 40 list. The list recognizes “the rising stars lighting up state politics.”

Mary, an associate in the firm’s Health Services practice group, regularly appears before the state

Evan H. Krinick, Managing Partner of Rivkin Radler LLP, is pleased to announce that Sheila Pugliese, of New York, NY, has joined the firm as an Associate in the Insurance Fraud Practice Group, in the Uniondale office.

Pugliese focuses her practice on investigating and litigating no-fault insurance fraud matters. She represents national insurance companies in

On April 13, 2023, Barry Levy and Steven Henesy took part in a half-day Joint Medical Fraud Seminar hosted by the New York Anti Car Theft and Fraud Association and the National Insurance Crime Bureau. The seminar, “Medical Receivable Funding in No-Fault and the Evolution of Mallela,” presented medical fraud trends to law enforcement and

Jennifer Hillman will be a panelist at the Spring Meeting, an annual program of the New York State Bar Association’s Trusts & Estates Law Section, which this year takes place April 27-April 30, 2023, at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach. Rivkin Radler is sponsoring the meeting.

Jennifer will offer her perspectives during the program entitled “The

Kenneth A. Novikoff’s Winter issue of the Employment Law Reporter was published in the Employee Relations Law Journal.

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has dismissed claims under Title I, Title II, and Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act and claims under the Rehabilitation Act against a non-profit corporation that

Rivkin Radler is pleased to announce today the opening of its new southeast location, in Jacksonville, FL.  The firm’s sixth office, it is also Rivkin Radler’s second largest, with 20 attorneys. The Jacksonville location joins the firm’s other offices in Albany, NY, Hackensack, NJ, Long

On March 21, Rivkin Radler attorney, Lawrence Han, received a Diversity in Business award from Long Island Business News. The award highlights the outstanding achievements of business leaders of diverse ethnic backgrounds and those with disabilities, who are dedicated to growing the diversity of Long Island’s business community awards program.

“I’m honored to be part

Marc Ullman spoke with Stephen Daniells, Editor-in-Chief of Nutraingredients-USA, for the article, “Ullman breaks down FTC’s recent health products compliance guidance.”

The guidance, which was issued in December 2022, updates Dietary Supplements: An Advertising Guide for the Industry, released in 1998.

Marc notes that the guidance now applies to all products that make health claims,

Bob Hussar was interviewed by the Report on Medicare Compliance for its article, “New NYS Compliance-Program Requirements May Be Useful Everywhere as a ‘Fresh Look.'”

The article covers the new compliance-program requirements that will take effect on March 28 of this year. In order for healthcare providers to be paid by Medicare, they must have an effective

Lou Vlahos was quoted in the Part B News article, “The taxman cometh: File wisely, secure the most from practice deductions.”

Lou points out deductions that doctors often miss, such as the home office deduction, but also cautions against claiming some that will be obvious red flags for the IRS.

“You hear from so many accountants