Lippes Mathias LLP announced today that its chairman and managing partner, Kevin J. Cross, has been ranked No. 62 on Buffalo Business First’s 2025 Power 250 list. This marks the fourth consecutive year Mr. Cross has been recognized among the region’s most influential leaders.

Each year, Buffalo Business First editors compile the Power 250 to recognize individuals shaping business and civic life in Western New York. The selection process reflects a range of considerations, including professional role, organizational reach, community involvement, and public profile.

Mr. Cross is the chairman and managing partner of Lippes Mathias and leads the firm’s Executive Committee. He is charged with responsibility for all of the firm’s offices, attorneys, and staff, serving as the conduit to the firm’s partnership and executive operations team. Mr. Cross coordinates the firm’s strategic direction, implementation of initiatives and goals, and attorney recruitment. One of his main focuses is centered on positive culture and the promotion of a collegial and collaborative professional environment where team members focus on client objectives and the betterment of the firm as a whole.

Under Mr. Cross’ leadership since 2015, Lippes Mathias has grown to nearly 220 attorneys across 16 offices nationwide. In 2024, the firm expanded its national platform through combinations with Ward Damon, PL, a full-service law firm in West Palm Beach, Florida, and CCBLaw, a Syracuse-based health law team.

Mr. Cross serves as president of the Scouting America Great Falls Council’s Executive Board of Directors. He also serves on the boards of the Buffalo Niagara Partnership and the Milak Memorial Scholarship, is a member of the Vistage Leadership Group, and sits on the SUNY Buffalo State Kenneth A. Cross Scholarship Selection Committee.

Lippes Mathias is a full-service law firm with more than 220 attorneys serving clients regionally, nationally, and internationally. With offices in Buffalo, Clarence, Albany, Long Island, New York, Rochester, Syracuse, and Saratoga Springs, N.Y.; Greater Toronto Area; Chicago, Ill.; Jacksonville and West Palm Beach, 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.