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... "Still, the decision was not unexpected," said Michael Rikon, "a lawyer who specializes in condemnation law and real estate litigation." ...Court Upholds Columbia Campus Expansion Plan |
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Goldstein, Rikon & Rikon win a significant settlement for the final Atlantic Yards holdout, Daniel Goldstein.Final Atlantic Yards Holdout, Daniel Goldstein, Sells to Ratner for $3 M. Last Atlantic Yards holdout agrees to leave Holdouts' deal clears way for Nets arena in Brooklyn Daniel Goldstein and his family are the last residents fighting Atlantic Yards eviction battle
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Private vs. public in Westchester |
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Metes & Bounds, by Michael Rikon |
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Port Chester Ordered to Pay $3 Million in Land Case A state justice has ordered the village to pay two commercial property owners $3 million in compensation for taking their land by eminent domain in 2004. |
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Eminent Domain Changes Seek to Limit State's Power to Seize Property |
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Atlantic Yards Report NY Sen. Perkins: Eminent domain reform "...not like instant rice" |
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Small Businesses to NYC: Get Off Our Backs! |
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Willets Point United Hires N.Y. State's Top Eminent Domain Attorney Willets Point United Against Eminent Domain Abuse, a coalition of two dozen business and land owners in Queens, NY has hired Michael Rikon of the law firm Goldstein, Goldstein, Rikon and Gottlieb, a nationally renowned expert in eminent domain law, to represent them during the upcoming eminent domain battle with the City of New York. |
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Group Questions Sotomayor's Stance On Eminent Domain A crowd from Queens gathered on the steps of City Hall Monday to raise questions about Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor's position on eminent domain and how it relates to Willets Point. Michael Rikon comments on the broadcast. |
Eminent Domain: The One Thing They Agree On Michael Rikon, as a member of the Owners' Counsel of America, presented Sean Hannity & Alan Colmes of Fox News "Hannity & Colmes" with an award for H&C's contributions to advancing the cause of property rights. For details regarding the award, named the "Crystal Eagle Award," please see blog posts 1/5/09 and 1/12/09 at www.ownerscounsel.blogspot.com or for more information regarding the Owners' Counsel of America see www.ownerscounsel.com |
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Victorious Senate Democrats Could Target Eminent Domain |
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The Law of Trade Fixtures-Redux |
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Michael Rikon is quoted regarding a 10-acre waterfront property on Liberty Drive that was to be condemned. |
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Michael Rikon was listed in The New York Area's Best Lawyers section of NY Magazine. |
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Michael Rikon was quoted in the "State Bar News" while speaking as a panelist before the Committee on Attorneys in Public Service. |
Michael Rikon was quoted in an article in "The Brooklyn Paper" on March 3, 2007, commenting on the Federal lawsuit brought to stop the Atlantic Yards project. |
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M. Robert Goldstein was quoted in the Brooklyn papers on the proposed Atlantic Yards Condemnation. |
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Michael Rikon was interviewed with regards to an article written in "AM New York" on February 19, 2007 on the eviction of the Copacabana. |
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Michael Rikon was quoted in "The New York Sun" on February 22, 2007 in an article entitled, "Recompense Ordered After Shop Seized". |
Michael Rikon was interviewed by the "Queens Chronicle" on February 22, 2007 in an article entitled, "MTA: Make Way for East Side Access." |
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Michael Rikon was a source of eminent domain law in an article written by the "Staten Island Advance" on November 26, 2006 on a proposed NASCAR race track. |
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Michael Rikon was quoted in "The New York Sun", on January 9, 2006, with regards to the condemnation of 10 properties and 55 small businesses on 8th Avenue, between 40th and 41st Streets. |
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Michael Rikon was interviewed on the Brian Lehrer Radio Show on WNYC, which broadcasted nationally on NPR. |
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Michael Rikon was quoted in "The Journal News" on January 25, 2005 in regards to his win in a condemnation appeal. |
Michael Rikon was interviewed on CNN Anderson Cooper 360° on February 23, 2005. |
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