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Rivkin Radler Offices
926 RXR PLAZA
UNIONDALE, NY 11556
NEW YORK
United States
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Insurance > Advice to insurers Tier 3
Rivkin Radler focuses on representing insurers and offers comprehensive risk advisory and dispute resolution services, including litigation, mediation, and arbitration. The highly experienced Alan Rutkin, based in New York and specialising in insurance disputes, leads the practice, with a successful record in areas such as the environment and energy. In New York, trial lawyer William Savino regularly handles insurance cases and class actions nationwide, while Michael Kotula specializes in defending against high-exposure claims, including those related to sexual abuse, environmental pollution, product liability, and D&O liability. In a notable development in 2023, the firm expanded its footprint with a new location in Jacksonville, Florida, welcoming six new partners to the team, including John Marino and Lindsey Trowell, both seasoned in national insurance coverage litigation.Practice head(s):
Alan Rutkin
Other key lawyers:
William Savino; Michael Kotula; Christina Bezas; Greg Mann; Steven Zuckerman
Testimonials
‘Rivkin Radler’s team has been working with my company for a very long time and knows our policy language and relationships with insureds very well. They assist with claims management and work with UW on policy wording changes and manuscript endorsements. They have access to reputable experts and recommend and work with the right experts whenever needed.’
‘Alan Rutkin, Steven Zuckerman and Greg Mann are tremendous assets to my company, especially in the environmental context. Not only do they know the policy for coverage purposes, but they know and can explain the many technical issues we deal with. They are thoughtful and transparent.’
‘Rivkin Radler has been our counsel since the company basically started. They are an integral part of our business, participating in both coverage, litigation and underwriting efforts. The firm as a whole has a broad range of resources in various disciplines as needed for the matters presented.’
‘Aland Rutkin and Steven Zuckerman are fantastic individuals personally and professionally – the “go-to” partners for a majority of the general liability claims and litigation we have as a company. They are exceedingly responsive to requests, and experts in their fields.’
Key clients
Allianz/Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company
Interstate Indemnity Co.
National Surety Corp..
Chicago Insurance Company
Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s, London
Work highlights
- Represented Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company/Allianz in a North Carolina Supreme Court decision.
- Represented Lloyd’s Underwriters in securing the dismissal of a $3 million claim against the client.
- Represented Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co., in New York state court in a case relating to the trigger of coverage for occupational asbestos bodily injury claims.
Rivkin Radler > Firm Profile
Founded in 1950, Rivkin Radler gained national recognition for the firm’s role in groundbreaking cases. Many of the world’s largest companies rely on Rivkin Radler to address their complex legal challenges. As a result, many clients have been placing their trust in us for decades.
Over the past 70 years, Rivkin Radler has become the advisor-of-choice to large corporations, middle-market: companies and successful individuals. The firm offers representation in 21 practice areas across five offices in the Northeast. With approximately 200 lawyers, Rivkin Radler has grown to become a nationally recognized provider of superior legal representation to a broad array of clients.
Rivkin Radler’s attorneys are leaders in legal, business and charitable arenas. Time and again, they are recognized by peer-review programs that recognize professional excellence.
The firm is committed to fostering diversity within an inclusive environment that respects the individual, promotes different perspectives, encourages distinctive ideas and drives dynamic results. Rivkin Radler employs individuals with varied backgrounds and life experiences who together create a firm with a rich and vibrant culture, enabling the firm to attract and retain the best talent and to bring a diversity of thinking to bear for its clients.
Main areas of practice
Insurance coverage: Rivkin Radler handles all aspects of insurance coverage law including litigation and dispute resolution, coverage advice and policy drafting. The firm’s practice includes casualty coverage (CGL, umbrella and excess liability); D&O liability coverage; employment practices liability; extra-contractual and bad faith; life, health and disability; personal lines (home and auto, professional liability); property; reinsurance; specialty and other coverage lines; and title insurance litigation.
With more than 60 attorneys and a long track record, Rivkin Radler’s insurance coverage group is one of the largest coverage-focused practice groups in the US. The firm represents insurers big and small, domestic and foreign, investor-owned and policyholder-owned.
The firm tackles the insurance industry’s newest and most challenging issues, with innovative strategies. Rivkin Radler was among the first firms to handle complex coverage issues such as pollution, cyber, asbestos, advertising injury, molestation, life sciences, medical technologies, climate change, terrorism, antitrust, intellectual property, and fraud. The firm stays at the cutting edge of insurance law.
We are committed to outstanding client service. And our commitment is validated by our client retention rate. Many of our insurer relationships are decades old.
The attorneys handle all aspects of insurance coverage law, including litigation and other forms of dispute resolution. Insurers rely on our coverage advice.
Insurance fraud: the firm represents insurers across all lines of coverage and at every stage of the claim, from the initial report of the loss to resolution, obtaining groundbreaking results in all areas of health insurance fraud, ‘no-fault’ automobile insurance fraud and first-party property damage. The firm prosecutes RICO, fraud and declaratory judgment actions to extinguish exposure to fraudulent claims and recover wrongfully obtained claim payments.
Health law: Rivkin Radler represents a diverse group of healthcare clients, such as multi-provider healthcare delivery systems, including clinically integrated networks, IPAs, specialty provider networks, managed care organizations and ACOs, urgent care centers, hospitals, and physician practices.
The firm’s expertise encompasses complex healthcare transactions, regulatory compliance, enforcement actions, managed care contracting, disputes, and defense of criminal prosecutions. The firm frequently advises clients on privacy and security laws including HIPAA and the HITECH Act. The firm also represents clients in fraud and abuse cases, including False Claims Act and qui tam/whistleblower cases.
Main Contacts
Department | Name | Telephone | |
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Appeals | Cheryl Korman | [email protected] | 516-357-3573 |
Appeals | Evan Krinick | [email protected] | 516-357-3483 |
Banking | William Cornachio | [email protected] | 516-357-3111 |
Banking | Harvey Epstein | [email protected] | 516-357-3512 |
Banking | Michael Heller | [email protected] | 516-357-3451 |
Bankruptcy | Stuart Gordon | [email protected] | 516-357-3055 |
Commercial Litigation | Evan Krinick | [email protected] | 516-357-3483 |
Commercial Litigation | William Savino | [email protected] | 516-357-3349 |
Commercial Litigation | Michael Versichelli | [email protected] | 516-357-3431 |
Complex Torts and Product Liability | Brian Ade | [email protected] | (201) 287-2461 |
Complex Torts and Product Liability | David Richman | [email protected] | 516-357-3120 |
Compliance, Investigations and White Collar | Geoffrey Kaiser | [email protected] | 516-357-3161 |
Compliance, Investigations and White Collar | Kenneth "Casey" Murphy | [email protected] | 516-357-3154 |
Construction | David Grill | [email protected] | 516-357-3011 |
Corporate | Walter Gumersell | [email protected] | 516-357-3098 |
Corporate | Stella Lellos | [email protected] | 516-357-3373 |
Corporate | Jeffrey Rust | [email protected] | 516-357-3404 |
Directors & Officers Liability | Jonathan Bruno | [email protected] | 212-455-9554 |
Directors & Officers Liability | David Wilck | [email protected] | 516-357-3347 |
Employment & Labor | Barry Levy | [email protected] | 516-357-3149 |
Employment & Labor | Kenneth Novikoff | [email protected] | 516-357-3110 |
General Liability | Jacqueline Bushwack | [email protected] | 516-357-3239 |
General Liability | Frank Raia | [email protected] | 516-357-3321 |
General Liability | Eric Strober | [email protected] | 516-357-3434 |
Health Services | Robert Iseman | [email protected] | 518-641-7055 |
Health Services | Christopher Kutner | [email protected] | 516-357-3355 |
Health Services | Benjamin Malerba | [email protected] | 516-357-3128 |
Insurance Coverage | Alan Eagle | [email protected] | 516-357-3545 |
Insurance Coverage | Michael Kotula | [email protected] | 516-357-3066 |
Insurance Coverage | Alan Rutkin | [email protected] | 516-357-3278 |
Insurance Fraud | Max Gershenoff | [email protected] | 516-357-3444 |
Insurance Fraud | Barry Levy | [email protected] | 516-357-3149 |
Insurance Fraud | Michael Sirignano | [email protected] | 516-357-3073 |
Intellectual Property | Gregory Miller | [email protected] | 201-287-2474 |
Intellectual Property | Stephen Smirti | [email protected] | 516-357-3351 |
Medical Malpractice Defense | David Richman | [email protected] | 516-357-3120 |
Privacy, Data & Cyber Law | Shari Claire Lewis | [email protected] | 516-357-3292 |
Privacy, Data & Cyber Law | Benjamin Malerba | [email protected] | 516-357-3128 |
Professional Liability | Jonathan Bruno | [email protected] | 212-455-9554 |
Professional Liability | Janice DiGennaro | [email protected] | 516-357-3548 |
Professional Liability | David Wilck | [email protected] | 516-357-3347 |
Real Estate, Zoning & Land Use | Erez Glambosky | [email protected] | 516-357-3065 |
Real Estate, Zoning & Land Use | Yaron Kornblum | [email protected] | 516-357-3082 |
Tax | Scott Eisenmesser | [email protected] | 516-357-3085 |
Tax | Kate Heptig | [email protected] | 516-357-3421 |
Tax | Karen Sosler | [email protected] | 518-641-7053 |
Trusts & Estates | Scott Eisenmesser | [email protected] | 516-357-3085 |
Trusts & Estates | Jeffrey Greener | [email protected] | 516-357-3177 |
Construction | Pia Riverso | [email protected] | 516-357-3159 |
Intellectual Property | Nancy Del Pizzo | [email protected] | 201-287-2472 |
Lawyer Profiles
Photo | Name | Position | Profile |
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Alan Eagle | Alan C. Eagle maintains a national insurance coverage practice that is supported… | View Profile | |
Joanne Engeldrum | Joanne M. Engeldrum counsels insurance companies on complex first- and third-party claims,… | View Profile | |
Michael Kotula | Michael A. Kotula handles complex litigation involving asbestos, environmental pollution, health hazards,… | View Profile | |
Evan Krinick | Evan H. Krinick, Rivkin Radler’s managing partner, is a trial and appellate… | View Profile | |
Greg Mann | Greg Mann represents and advises some of the nation’s leading insurers on… | View Profile | |
Anne Murray | Anne M. Murray counsels insurance companies on complex first- and third-party claims,… | View Profile | |
Alan Rutkin | Alan S. Rutkin handles every aspect of insurance coverage law. Alan has… | View Profile | |
William Savino | A partner in the firm’s Insurance Coverage & Commercial Litigation Practice Groups,… | View Profile | |
Michael Troisi | Michael A. Troisi represents insurance companies across the country in coverage lawsuits,… | View Profile | |
Michael Versichelli | Michael P. Versichelli focuses his practice on commercial and insurance coverage litigation,… | View Profile |
Staff Figures
Number of Partners : 101 Number of Other Fee-Earners : 124 Other Staff : 137Languages
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Managing partner : Evan H Krinick (T: 516 357 3483; F: 516 357 3333)- Insurance > Advice to insurers