BAEC Bulletin | New Year 2022 | 13
Bond, Schoeneck & King is pleased to announce that Lindsay M. McKenna has been elected member (partner) of the firm. Lindsay M. McKenna represents clients in estate planning, estate and trust administration and estate controversies. She provides solutions tailored to each client’s goals and objectives, including tax planning, elder law and long-term care issues, Medicaid planning, supplemental needs trusts and guardianship proceedings. McKenna strives to guide each client through the planning process by coupling her legal knowledge with her experience handling complex family issues faced by many clients. Phillips Lytle LLP announced it has promoted attorney James R. O’Connor to senior associate. Mr. O’Connor focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation, including contract disputes, business torts, securities litigation, and fraudulent conveyance. In addition, he is a member of the Labor & Employment Practice Group, with experience in discrimination, retaliation, and ERISA litigation. His practice also includes conducting workplace investigations and counseling businesses on employee benefits, risk management, and compliance. Mr. O’Connor has additional expertise in land use, and civil rights litigation. He is based in the firm’s Buffalo office. Claudia Rafi has joined the firm of Colucci & Gallaher as an associate attorney. Claudia concentrates her practice on civil litigation with a focus on products liability. Claudia graduated Cum Laude from the University of South Carolina School of Law. At USC, Claudia volunteered for the Pro Bono Department and tutored the first-year law students’ Property class. Prior to law school, she attended Denison University in Granville, Ohio where she was a four-year starter on the Women’s Lacrosse team. Claudia is admitted to practice in the state of Maryland and is a member of the Maryland Bar Association. Bond, Schoeneck & King is pleased to announce that Amanda Rosenfield Lippes has been elected member (partner) of the firm. Amanda Rosenfield Lippes is an intellectual property attorney registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Lippes advises clients in developing cost-efficient and goal-oriented strategies to provide broad and comprehensive legal protection. Her practice is focused on the areas of patent, trademark, copyright and licensing. Lippes represents clients, from startups to multinational corporations, in all phases of patent prosecution, assists clients with all stages of trademark prosecution and advises them with patentability assessment, validity/freedom-to-operate analysis and portfolio management. Phillips Lytle LLP announced it has promoted attorney William V. Rossi to senior associate. Mr. Rossi concentrates his practice in commercial litigation, including breach of contract, antitrust and trade practices, business disputes, commercial real estate litigation, and trusts and estates litigation. He also advises clients on compliance with data security and privacy regulations. He is based in the firm’s Buffalo office.
If you are a BAEC member in good standing and you’ve moved, been promoted, hired an associate, taken on a partner, or received an award, we’d like to hear from you. Notices must be submitted in writing and limited to 100 words. They are printed at no cost to members and are subject to editing. Email your notice and high resolution photo (300 dpi) to Greg Hirtzel at ghirtzel@eriebar.org. Talks, speeches (unless they are of international stature), CLE presentations, and political announcements are not accepted. HOW TO PLACE A BENCH & BAR ANNOUNCEMENT
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