Barbara Cutrona | Ronald McDonald House Charities of Rochester
Barbara Cutrona has been named vice president of operations for Ronald McDonald House Charities of Rochester. In that position, Cutrona is responsible for providing strategic leadership and change management to develop, grow and enhance programs and services at Golisano Children’s Hospital and other community locations. Previously, as director of technical training at RIT, Cutrona strengthened [...]
Gregory J. Coughlin | Harter Secrest & Emery
Harter Secrest & Emery LLP announces that partner Gregory J. Coughlin has been named the practice group leader for the firm’s Corporate and Transactional practice group. Coughlin represents companies in various merger, acquisition, joint venture, securities and private equity transactions, and in general corporate licensing and commercial contracting matters. He works with clients on, and t[...]
Christine Zajonczkoski | Dixon Schwabl
Marketing and public relations agency Dixon Schwabl has hired Christine Zajonczkoski as director of first impressions. Zajonczkoski joins Dixon Schwabl from Health Direct Institutional Pharmacy, where she served as senior customer service representative, responsible for problem resolutions for ElderOne PACE Program and accurate data entry. She earned her associate degree in applied science f[...]
Jewel Mastrodonato | Dixon Schwabl
Public relations agency Dixon Schwabl has hired Jewel Mastrodonato as director of first impressions. Mastrodonato is responsible for facilitating communication between the agency, clients and other contacts; coordinating meetings; and assisting and supporting the agency with administrative tasks. Mastrodonato comes to the Dixon Schwabl team from Ryder Integrated Logistics, where she served as ad[...]
Chloe J. Macdonald | Harter Secrest & Emery
Chloe J. Macdonald joined the Buffalo office of Harter Secrest & Emery as an associate in the firm’s litigation practice group. Macdonald graduated from the University at Buffalo Law School, magna cum laude, in May and worked as a summer associate with Harter Secrest & Emery. In addition, she served as a legal intern with […]
Amanda M. Karpovich | Harter Secrest & Emery
Amanda M. Karpovich joined the Buffalo office of Harter Secrest & Emery as an associate in the firm’s securities practice group. Karpovich graduated summa cum laude from the University at Buffalo Law School in May. She previously served as a summer associate with Harter Secrest & Emery, as well as a law fellow in New […]
Robert G. Little | Harter Secrest & Emery
Robert G. Little joined the Buffalo office of Harter Secrest & Emery as an associate in the firm’s Securities practice group. Little represents public and private clients in a wide range of corporate transactions that include securities offerings, venture capital financings and other private equity investments, and mergers and acquisitions. A native of Western New […]
Lindsey N. Bober | Harter Secrest & Emery
Lindsey N. Bober joined Harter Secrest & Emery as an associate in the firm’s Labor & Employment practice group. Bober graduated from Georgetown University Law Center in May, cum laude, and previously worked as a summer associate with Harter Secrest & Emery. In addition, she also served as a legal intern and Delaney Public Policy […]
Gregory M. Dickinson | Harter Secrest & Emery
Gregory M. Dickinson joined Harter Secrest & Emery as an associate in the firm’s litigation practice group. A Harvard Law School graduate, Dickinson counsels clients on business litigation matters, class-action cases, and product liability claims. He also advises clients regarding cyber security compliance and data breach response, and defends organizations and individuals under investig[...]
Leslie Ameduri | Finucane and Hartzell, LLP
Finucane and Hartzell, LLP welcomes Leslie Ameduri to the growing firm. Ameduri brings with her years of administrative experience and also serves in the capacity as legal assistant.
Anthony M. Carello | Phillips Lytle LLP
Anthony M. Carello has joined Phillips Lytle LLP as an associate in the firm’s Rochester office. Carello focuses his practice in the area of real estate law, including commercial and residential real estate acquisitions and dispositions, project development, leasing, secured financing transactions and land use regulation. Carello received his B.A. from Hamilton College, and his J.D.,from S[...]
Alissa M. Fortuna-Valentine | Phillips Lytle LLP
Alissa M. Fortuna-Valentine has joined Phillips Lytle LLP as an associate in the firm’s Rochester office. Fortuna-Valentine concentrates her practice in the area of business litigation, with particular emphasis on labor and employment law. Her practice experience includes defense of employers faced with employment discrimination suits in federal court as well as representation of employers be[...]
Case Digests
- Second Circuit – Class certification: Arkansas Teachers Retirement System V. Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
- Fourth Department – Show-up identification: People v. Waggoner
- Fourth Department – Association: Victory Village Tenants Assoc. v. Evergreen Communities, et al.
- Second Circuit – In personam jurisdiction: Kaplan v. Bank Saderat PLC
- Fourth Department – Labor Law: Verdugo v. Fox Building Group
- Fourth Department – Out-of-possession landlord: Truax v. M.D. Meyer’s Properties
- Fourth Department – Discovery: Sylvester v. Sanders
- Fourth Department – Out-of-possession landlord: Smith v. Marshall Farms Group, et al.
- Second Circuit – Supervised release: United States v. Francis
- Fourth Department – Court of Claims: Santiago v. State of New York
- Fourth Department – Peremptory challenge: People v. Santiago
- Fourth Department – Negligence: Scime v. Hale Northeastern
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