Michael Kotula, Larry Levy, and Siobhain Minarovich recently obtained summary judgment in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut. The Court ruled that our client, an excess insurer, did not have to “drop down” and provide coverage in place of an underlying insolvent insurer.

The insured argued that our client had to pay

A May 1 Long Island Business News article quotes Evan Krinick on the topic of reopening the economy after the COVID-19 pandemic. He is one of a group of attorneys advocating on behalf of law firms as part of the “Restarting the Economy Work Group,” which was started by the president of the New York

The prestigious Chambers USA Directory has once again included Rivkin Radler LLP in its New York rankings.  The firm’s Insurance Coverage Practice Group is ranked in Band 3 in the Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer category. Insurance Practice Group Partner William M. Savino is a “Ranked Lawyer” in Band 3, while Benjamin P. Malerba, partner in

On April 16, 2020, Michael Troisi will be a faculty member for the webinar, “COVID-19 and Business Interruption Coverage: Policyholder and Insurer Perspective.”

Sponsored by the Torts, Insurance, & Compensation Law Section of the New York State Bar Association, the webinar will explore coverage dilemmas and discussions addressing unique policy positions and arguments from both

On April 22, Alan Rutkin will be participating in a complimentary webinar hosted by AM Best’s Insurance Professional Resources.

Insurers have responded to cyber risk with new products and services, but cyber exposures affect many areas, including general liability, directors and officers and other coverages. A panel of insurance counsels examines how cyber claims are

Michael Welch and Mark J. Wagner, Jr. obtained dismissal of a public adjuster’s third-party complaint alleging breach of contract against the firm’s client.  The court agreed with Welch’s and Wagner’s arguments that the insured’s public adjuster had no standing sue nor was he a third-party beneficiary under the insurance policy.

On February 19, Mike Cannata, Frank Misiti, and Steve Smirti filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court as counsel of record for the New York Intellectual Property Law Association in the United States Patent and Trademark Office v. Booking.com B.V. matter.  This case addresses whether the addition, by an online business, of “.com” to

Managing Partner Evan Krinick spoke with Long Island Business News about Rivkin Radler’s recent growth spurt. In the last two years, the firm brought aboard 21 attorneys, bringing the total head count to 199. In addition, in late 2019 the firm doubled its space in the Albany and Hackensack offices and took space at WeWork’s

Evan H. Krinick, Managing Partner of Rivkin Radler LLP, is pleased to announce that Samantha R. Barbere, Anthony R. Bjelke, Alexandria E. Tomanelli and Michelle Vizzi have joined the Firm as Associates.

Samantha Barbere has joined the Corporate Practice Group, resident in the Long Island office. She concentrates her practice on general corporate representation, advising

The article, “U.S. Supreme Court Rules That ‘FUCT(R)’ Is Fine,” which was written by Michael Cannata, Nancy Del Pizzo and Frank Misiti, appeared in the digital publication, USLAW Magazine+.

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