Christopher J. Kutner
Rivkin Radler LLP • Uniondale, NY
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Contact
Email
assembly.st@e.ny
Phone
516-854-4007
Address
Uniondale, NY, 11556, US
Professional
Bar Admissions
New York1990Connecticut1990U.S. District Court Eastern District of New YorkU.S. District Court Southern District of New York
About
In 1998, Mr. Kutner joined Vytra Health Plans as their associate general counsel. Soon thereafter, he designed and implemented Vytra's first corporate compliance program and served as the chief compliance and privacy officer. He ultimately served as special assistant and counsel to the president/CEO, focusing on strategic planning, product development and regulatory compliance. After Vytra was acquired by Health Insurance Plan (HIP) of Greater New York, he served as corporate counsel and regulatory compliance counsel for the larger organizations while assuming the role as General Counsel at Vytra. He was chosen by the Executive Management of HIP to assist them with affiliating with Group Health Incorporated. Mr. Kutner began his career as a commercial litigator where he gained experience representing local, national and global companies in civil and criminal matters in State and Federal courts. He has tried cases to verdict in State Supreme Court and to decision in Federal Court. He has successfully argued appeals in the Appellate Division of New York State Supreme Court. Mr. Kutner was appointed to the New York Hospital Queens Community Advisory Council (2010); elected first vice president (2012) and a member of Farmingdale State College Foundation's board of directors (2010); appointed to the advisory board of Stony Brook University's Center of Excellence in Wireless and Information Technology (CEWITT) Medical Division (2009); and appointed co-chair of the American Red Cross, Long Island's board of trustees (2011) and board of directors, Nassau County (2008). He is a former board member of the Brooklyn/Queens Council of the New York Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Mr. Kutner enlisted in the military at age nineteen and served four years active duty in the U.S. Air Force. He earned the Air Force Commendation Medal and was honorably discharged.
Credentials
Education
St. John's University School of Law, 1990 | J.D. | Hofstra University, Frank G. Zarb School of Business, Hempstead, New York, 2003 | M.B.A. | Major: Finance and Marketing | State University of New York, Stony Brook, New York, 1987 | Bachelors of Engineering | Major: Mechanical Engineering
Recognition & Involvement
Associations
New York State Bar Association Health Law Section (Member) | Nassau County Bar Association's Health and Hospital Law Committee (Member) | American Bar Association Health Law Section (Member) | International Association of Independent Private Sector Inspectors General (IAIPSIG) (Member)
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