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KBR partner Alexander Sikoscow is Program Co-Chair of the 2025 New York City Bar Association Medical Malpractice Institute alongside Aleksey Feygin of Mark M. Basichas & Associates, P.C.

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This conference offers attendees the opportunity to network with industry peers, and engage in robust discussion of the present and future of medical malpractice litigation. To learn more or register now, please visit the New York City Bar Association website here: https://services.nycbar.org/MedMalpractice/

KBR attorneys Christopher DiGiacinto and Meredith Cook Lander will be presenting on the timely topic of CONNECTICUT v. NEW YORK, The Differences in Litigation Procedure and the Implications on Defense Strategy on September 26, 2025.

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This session will provide attorneys with a comparative overview of the key procedural differences between practicing law in New York and Connecticut. To register now click here: https://kbrlaw.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_juQ0plU6RQqw0JMiHNF1Ww#/registration

At the 19th Annual Employment Practices Liability Insurance ExecuSummit, KBR partner Dianna Daghir McCarthy will be speaking on the topic “Emerging Technology and Resulting Emerging Employer Liability”, on Tuesday, September 16, 2025.

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This session will explore how technological innovations create new legal, ethical, and compliance challenges for employers in areas such as privacy, discrimination, and workplace safety. Dianna will be joined by Brian D. Smith – Gallagher Bassett, Julie A. Moore – Bowles Rice LLP, Michael J. Mazurczak – Melick & Porter, LLP, and Thomas Sheffield –… Read more »

As Co-Chair of the 19th Annual Employment Practices Liability Insurance ExecuSummit, KBR partner Robyn Silvermintz will be participating as a panelist in a discussion on the topic, “The Disappearing Hybrid Work Environment- Pros, Cons and Potential Pitfalls.”

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This session will feature conversations regarding the disappearing hybrid work environment including the loss of employee flexibility, the associated benefits of collaboration and culture, and the risks of alienating talent or mismanaging workplace transitions and accommodation requests. Robyn will be joined by Corrie Hurm – Embroker, Marisa DeMartini – Ascot Group, Tracy Ellis – Sedgwick,… Read more »

KBR is proud to celebrate our distinguished attorneys for their inclusion in the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America!

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7 attorneys were named to the 2026 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America list across 4 practice areas: Insurance Law, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Health Care Law, and Litigation – Labor and Employment. Congratulations to Patrick S. Dowdle, Ruth Corcoran, Philip Artusa, Jennifer Puglisi, Daniel W. Ishoo, Nicholas S. Maharajh, and Diana-Marie Laventure… Read more »

We are thrilled to announce that 9 of our KBR attorneys have been recognized in the 2026 edition of Best Lawyers in America!

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Our distinguished attorneys were named to the 2026 Best Lawyers in America list across 5 practice areas: Insurance Law, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants, Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment, and Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants. Congratulations to Andrew S. Kaufman, Loretta A. Krez, Rocco P. Matra, Joan M. Gilbride, Jonathan D…. Read more »

Congratulations to KBR attorneys Adi Halevi and Jonathan Rubin on securing summary judgment in a Medical Malpractice matter in Federal District Court for the Southern District of New York.

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Plaintiff brought claims arising from medical treatment in the Emergency Room following a motor vehicle accident, claiming the treatment was in violation of his Fourth Amendment right to be free from Excessive Force/Unreasonable Seizures and his Fourteenth Amendment Due Process rights. Plaintiff also asserted a Conspiracy theory of liability. The Court granted summary judgment in… Read more »