- Corporate Law
- Business Transactions
- Limited Liability CompaniesHill Rivkins offers a full commercial practice. We frequently guide our domestic and international clients through negotiation of major projects, such as strategic joint ventures, long-term trade and transportation agreements, multi-party deals, and restructuring corporate finance through the use of debt and equity instruments. We also have a depth of experience in entity formation, including limited and general partnerships, corporations, and limited liability companies. In addition, our lawyers provide advice on everyday, yet important issues facing our clients to ensure their continued success and protection.
- Trade Secrets
- Intellectual Property
- Wrongful TerminationHill Rivkins successfully represented shipowners in their New York Arbitration of the wrongful termination of a long-term shipping contract/chartering agreement with a Venezuelan Government controlled iron company. Hill Rivkins recovered significant damages and attorneys fees on behalf of the shipowners.
- Employment Litigation
- Premises Liability1996 WL 497143 (E.D.N.Y. 1996) -- Direct action against insurer of a bankrupt property owner in a premises liability case involving relief from stay in bankruptcy and additional insured issues.
- Personal InjuryHill Rivkins’ practitioners are experienced both in obtaining recoveries for injured clients and in defending liability insurers’ interests. At every milestone in a personal injury case, from discovery to jury verdict, Hill Rivkins is engaged to keep our clients’ interests at the fore.
- Estate PlanningHill Rivkins’ dedicated tax attorneys command the experience necessary to guide corporate and individual clients through complex U.S. and foreign tax matters. With over a quarter century of experience, no taxation issue is insurmountable, nor is any issue too insignificant. Hill Rivkins’ experience in tax planning and litigation extends to all manner of corporate, individual, partnership, and trust & estate representation.
- Wills
- Trusts
- Bankruptcy
- Tax Law