Lippes Mathias is proud to announce that Donell L. Gibson, Jr., a senior associate on the firm's corporate, securities, and sports, entertainment & hospitality practice teams, served as a panelist and keynote speaker at the Thurgood Marshall Pre-Law Society's 2024 Spring Law Conference at SUNY Binghamton on Saturday, March 23, 2024. The bi-annual event, focused on corporate law, drew undergraduate students who showed a strong interest in corporate and transactional work. 

Gibson assists clients in business formation and structuring, contract review and negotiation, mergers and acquisitions, fund formations and investments, corporate governance and compliance, and other general corporate matters. Gibson also assists sports and entertainment companies and other professional sports organizations with corporate issues, including reviewing, negotiating, and preparing agreements and other documents concerning various corporate and financial transactions. Before joining the firm as an attorney, Gibson participated in the firm’s 2017 summer associate program. Before obtaining his J.D., Gibson gained valuable legal experience through a judicial internship in the United States District Court for the Western District of New York under Honorable William M. Skretny, as well as representing patients of Roswell Park Cancer Institute through the University at Buffalo School of Law's Health Justice Law & Policy Clinic. 

Gibson also held several leadership positions during law school, including President of the University at Buffalo School of Law's chapter of the National Black Law Students Association ("NBLSA"), Treasurer of NBLSA's Northeast Region, and Managing Editor of the Buffalo Public Interest Law Journal. He is a member of the firm's Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee and the Board of Directors of the Minority Bar Association of Western New York Foundation, Inc. 

About Lippes Mathias LLP 

Lippes Mathias is a full-service law firm with nearly 200 attorneys serving clients regionally, nationally, and internationally. With offices in Buffalo, Clarence, Albany, Long Island, New York, Rochester and Saratoga Springs, N.Y.; Greater Toronto Area; Chicago, Ill.; Jacksonville, Fla.; Cleveland, Ohio; San Antonio, Texas; Oklahoma City, Okla. and Washington, D.C., the firm represents publicly and privately-owned companies, private equity and venture capital firms, independent sponsors, real estate developers, financial institutions, municipalities, governmental entities, and individuals.