The Best Lawyers in America® has recognized 38 Rivkin Radler attorneys in its 2025 edition. Their names, office locations and practices for which they were recognized, are as follows:

Albany, NY

Richard A. Frankel – Trusts and Estates

Robert H. Iseman – Commercial Litigation, Corporate Compliance Law, Health Care Law, Litigation-Antitrust, Litigation-Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom,

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Today, 22 Rivkin Radler attorneys received a 2025 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch recognition. Their names, office locations and practices for which they were recognized, are as follows:

Attorney Practices  Location Mary Aperance Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Health Care Law, Labor and Employment Law-Management Albany, NY Ana Parikh Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants Hackensack, NJ Dion K.Read More

The 2025 edition of Best Lawyers today recognized Rivkin Radler partners Jill F. Bechtold and Barry I. Levy as “Lawyer of the Year.” Only a single lawyer in each practice and designated metropolitan area can receive this designation, making this a significant and coveted accolade. Lawyers are selected based on highest overall voting averages received

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The Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (FDCC) gave Alan Rutkin its coveted Joseph R. Olshan Award at its annual meeting, which took place in Toronto on July 28-August 3, 2024.

Alan, a member of the FDCC’s Board of Directors, received the award in recognition of his efforts as a member of the FDCC’s Communications

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Avi Sinensky and Jenson Wang represented FCF Advisors LLC (FCF), a New York-based asset manager and index provider with approximately $600 million in assets under management, in connection with a definitive agreement pursuant to which FCF is being acquired by Abacus Life, Inc. (NASDAQ: ABL). Based in Orlando, FL, Abacus is an asset manager specializing

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On September 19, 2024, Jeff Kaiser will participate on a panel at Practising Law Institute’s (PLI)’s Life Sciences 2024: Navigating Legal Challenges in Drug and Device Industries program in New York City.

Held at PLI’s NY Conference Center, at 1177 Avenue of the Americas, the program, also available to view online, will cover the relationship

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Evan H. Krinick, Managing Partner of Rivkin Radler, is pleased to announce that Jordan Goldstein, Wallis Granat, and James Nelson have joined the firm as associates.

Jordan Goldstein, of Brooklyn, NY, has joined the Tax Group in the firm’s Uniondale office, where he advises businesses and individuals in a broad range of industries on tax

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Jeremy Honig and Henry Mascia represented a commercial tenant in a landlord-tenant dispute.

The landlord tried to terminate our client’s valuable long-term lease with below-market rent when our client exercised its right to extend the term until 2033. The landlord claimed our client, a limited liability corporation (LLC), had no rights under the lease because

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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

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Rivkin Radler Partner Nancy Del Pizzo recently presented at the third meeting of the Island Women Open Network (IWON) Committee meeting, as part of the Fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS DOCK) in Antigua and Barbuda. Nancy is also a member of the committee.

SIDS DOCK is a United Nations-recognized international organization

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Evan H. Krinick, Managing Partner of Rivkin Radler, is pleased to announce that Nicole Hecker has joined the firm as associate, Michael Panayotou has joined the firm as counsel, and Aaron Zerykier has joined the firm as partner.

Nicole Hecker, of Dix Hills, NY, has joined the Insurance Fraud Group in the firm’s Uniondale office,

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently enacted a regulation that would effectively ban non-compete agreements for almost all employers. Unless the rule is blocked by legal challenges, it will take effect September 4.

Long Island Business News hosted a webinar on June 26, which explored the ban’s viability. Ken Novikoff, who leads Rivkin Radler’s Employment

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On Wednesday, July 24 from 5:30 pm to 6:45 pm, Wendy Sheinberg will present “The Legal Issues of Transfer of Real Property After Death” for the New York County Lawyers Association (NYCLA). The program, for which CLE credit is available, will be held in-person at the NYCLA at 111 Broadway, 10th Floor, New York, NY

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Glenn Egor and Chris Mango secure a favorable order in a “rate jumper” declaratory judgment action declaring that our insurance carrier client is not obligated to provide coverage for first party benefits because the policy address in Newburgh, NY, was fraudulent. The client, through its investigation and testimony, was able to show that the policyholder

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Rivkin Radler is pleased to announce that Ryan Hyde was named to the 2024 Florida Super Lawyers list in the area of Creditor Debtor Rights.

Ryan Hyde of Jacksonville, FL, has been named to Florida Super Lawyers since 2021 and was named a Super Lawyers Rising Star from 2016 to 2019. He is a partner

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