Rivkin Radler partners with DC government relations firm

Rivkin Radler, the law firm headquartered in Uniondale, has entered a strategic affiliation with Liberty Partners Group, a government relations firm in Washington, D.C.

The affiliation is designed to enhance services for each organization’s clients by combining Rivkin Radler’s growing Health Services practice with Liberty Partners Group’s government expertise at both the federal and state levels – providing clients with access to legal and government relations resources across both firms.

Formed nearly 20 years ago, Liberty Partners has provided strategic government relations and public affairs counsel to corporations, associations and nonprofits with interests before federal and state governments. Its bipartisan team includes experienced lobbyists and former members of Congress, such as former Sens. Connie Mack (R-FL) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI).

“Now, more than ever, it is important for our clients to gain frontline access to the numerous agencies and congressional committees implementing and enforcing the significant federal changes that impact our healthcare system,” Evan Krinick, Rivkin Radler’s managing partner, said in a news release about the affiliation.

“We explored different options and concluded that partnering with Liberty Partners, a high-quality and well-respected bipartisan firm, would best serve our clients’ needs,” Krinick added.

“We are excited to have this strategic relationship with Rivkin Radler and look forward to bringing additional value to their clients,” Andrew Woods, Liberty Partners’ founder and chairman, said in the news release.

“Liberty Partners has had a longstanding relationship with Norton Travis, one of the senior members of Rivkin’s Healthcare Group, and we are honored to be working with him and Rivkin Radler’s healthcare attorneys,” Woods added.

“Andrew and his team have achieved extraordinary successes for their clients,” Travis, of counsel to Rivkin Radler’s Healthcare Group, said in the news release.

“Over the past two decades, I have worked with them on numerous projects where their extensive relationships with members of Congress, HHS [Health and Human Services], CMS [Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services], and other federal agencies have provided invaluable assistance,” Travis said. “I’m confident that this relationship will provide significant support for our clients who are impacted by volatility in the healthcare industry and beyond.”

Benjamin Malerba, co-chair of Rivkin Radler’s Healthcare Group, said in the news release that the firm is “excited to announce that, to kick off our affiliation with Liberty Partners, former Sen. Debbie Stabenow, who until last year served as the senior senator from Michigan and as a member of the powerful Senate Finance Committee, will be the keynote speaker at our upcoming Health Law Forum in New York City on Oct. 16.”

Malerbo said that the forum will include “a panel discussion featuring members of Liberty Partners Group, including Sen. Stabenow and Andrew Woods, who will share their insights on the ever-changing federal healthcare landscape.”

Founded in 1950, Rivkin Radler, in addition to its Uniondale location, has offices in Albany, Poughkeepsie, and New York City, NY; Hackensack, NJ; and Jacksonville, FL.