69 Lippes Mathias Attorneys Recognized in the 2024 Edition of "The Best Lawyers in America©"
August 17, 2023 |
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BUFFALO, N.Y. – Lippes Mathias today announced that 69 of the firm’s Albany, Buffalo, Jacksonville, Rochester, and Washington, D.C.-based attorneys have been listed on the 2024 editions of The Best Lawyers in America, The Best Lawyers in America: Lawyer of the Year and The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch.
Attorneys recognized as Lawyers of the Year in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America list and their practice areas include:
Buffalo, N.Y.
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Brian J. Bocketti
- Corporate Law
- ·Hon. Carol E. Heckman (Ret.)
- Appellate Practice
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Dennis C. Vacco
- Corporate Compliance Law
Albany, N.Y.
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Keith R. Jacques
- Government Relations Practice
Lippes Mathias attorneys and their respective practice areas who have been named to the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America include:
Albany, N.Y.
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Conor E. Brownell
- Commercial Litigation
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Frank J. Fanshawe
- Health Care Law
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Keith R. Jacques
- Government Relations Practice
- Labor Law – Union
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Anoush Koroghlian-Scott
- Health Care Law
- ·David E. Siegfeld
- Elder Law
Buffalo, N.Y.
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Brian J. Bocketti
- Banking and Finance Law
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships
- Commercial Finance Law
- Corporate Law
- Jillian E. Deck
- Banking and Finance Law
- Thomas J. Fennell
- Real Estate Law
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Raymond L. Fink
- Banking and Finance Law
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation – Bankruptcy
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Nisha V. Fontaine
- Immigration Law
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Scott E. Friedman
- Business Organizations (Including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Corporate Law
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Thomas J. Gaffney
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Law
- Litigation – Construction
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Hon. Carol E. Heckman (Ret.)
- Appellate Practice
- Commercial Litigation
- Mediation
- Native American Law
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Margaret A. Hurley
- Litigation – Real Estate
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Gregory T. Ivancic
- Corporate Law
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David M. Knapp
- Insurance Law
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John J. Koeppel
- Venture Capital Law
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Christian M. Lovelace
- Corporate Law
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Brian C. Mahoney
- Commercial Litigation
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Eileen M. Martin
- Immigration Law
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William E. Mathias II
- Corporate Law
- ·Kevin T. Merriman
- Insurance Law
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Paul A. Mitchell
- Corporate Law
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John A. Mueller
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Litigation – Bankruptcy
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Helen Osgood
- Commercial Finance Law
- Real Estate Law
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Jennifer C. Persico
- Commercial Litigation
- Municipal Law
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Brendan J. Rich
- Corporate Governance Law
- Corporate Law
- Amy Habib Rittling
- Employment Law – Management
- Mediation
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Paul J. Schulz
- Corporate Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Blaine S. Schwartz
- Real Estate Law
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Eric M. Soehnlein
- Criminal Defense: General Practice
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
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Ryan V. Stearns
- Real Estate Law
- Charles E. Telford III
- Trusts and Estates
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Dennis C. Vacco
- Commercial Litigation
- Corporate Compliance Law
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Paul F. Wells
- Real Estate Law
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Alan S. Wexler
- Real Estate Law
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Andrew M. Wilson
- Immigration Law
Jacksonville, Fla.
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Daniel D. Akel
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Corporate Law
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Edward C. Akel
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Litigation – Trusts and Estates
- Litigation and Controversy – Tax
- Tax Law
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Alessandro A. Apolito
- Litigation – Trusts and Estates
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Kathleen H. Cold
- Corporate Law
- Tax Law
- Trusts and Estates
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Musa K. Farmand
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
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Thomas R. Ray
- Construction Law
- Litigation – Construction
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Bethany Ray Reichard
- Commercial Litigation
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Robert G. Riegel, Jr.
- Employment Law – Management
- Labor Law – Management
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
Rochester, N.Y.
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Amy L. Reichhart
- Environmental Law
Washington, D.C.
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Klint A. Cowan
- Native American Law
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Brendan P. Kelleher
- Employment Law – Management
- Labor Law – Management
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Michael G. Rossetti
- Native American Law
Attorneys recognized on The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch list and the practice area(s) they were selected in include:
Albany, N.Y.
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Gregory T. Myers
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Buffalo, N.Y.
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Sean P. Balkin
- Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
- Corporate Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
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Mary M. Balkin Cannata
- Corporate Law
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Zachary J. Dewey
- Real Estate Law
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Courtney Donahue Tasner
- Trusts and Estates
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Ashley M. Emery
- Labor and Employment Law – Employee
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Donell L. Gibson, Jr.
- Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
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Thomas B. Hughes
- Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
- Corporate Law
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Sean M. O’Brien
- Commercial Litigation
- ·Andrew J. Olek
- Corporate Law
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Jessica M. Peraza
- Elder Law
- Litigation – Trusts and Estates
- Trusts and Estates
- ·Mitchell J. Ream
- Banking and Finance Law
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
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Joseph W. Schafer
- Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
- Corporate Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
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Tessa R. Scott
- Banking and Finance Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Litigation – Banking and Finance
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Eliza P. Shea
- Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
- Corporate Law
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Carmen A. Vacco
- Commercial Litigation
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Caroline R. Vilardo
- Corporate Governance and Compliance Law
Jacksonville, Fla.
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Mark D. Canfield
- Litigation – Real Estate
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Michael J. Lufkin
- Education Law
- Labor and Employment Law – Management
- Litigation – Labor and Employment
Rochester, N.Y.
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Matthew V. Paris
- Insurance Law
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