Rochester attorney Eric Tanck has been elevated to partner in Nixon Peabody LLP’s business and finance group. Tanck is one of 12 attorneys recently elevated to partner at the firm. The others work at other Nixon Peabody locations. Tanck focuses ...

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Attorney Sheldon K. Smith has joined Harter Secrest & Emery LLP as a partner. Smith is moving from the Buffalo office of Nixon Peabody LLP, where he has practiced for the last 11 years in the firm’s litigation group. Smith ...

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An appellate court has tossed out a large award in the case of a lawyer who sued his former firm for withholding a bonus that was promised for bringing in a lucrative client. The decision by the Appellate Division of ...

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For the 12th year in a row, Nixon Peabody LLP, scored a 100 percent rating in the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equity Index. The Index evaluates businesses on LGBTQ-related policies and practices including non-discrimination workplace protections, domestic partner benefits, transgender-inclusive health care ...

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Chambers and Partners has announced its 2017 Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business rankings and several law firms with Rochester-area offices are included. Rochester and Buffalo law firms recognized include: Nixon Peabody LLP; Harter Secrest & Emery LLP; Phillips Lytle LLP; ...

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Jared C. Lusk has been named managing partner of the Rochester office of  Nixon Peabody LLP. “Jared is a natural and proven leader with a strong commitment to providing exceptional service to our clients and the community at large,” Andrew ...

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Nixon Peabody LLP, one of the Rochester area’s oldest and largest law firms, could be forced to pay out close to $1 million after losing a lawsuit in state Supreme Court brought by a former associate who was not paid ...

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Nixon Peabody LLP  has elected 11 as partners of the law firm. Becoming a partner in the Rochester office is Kate Saracene, labor and employment, who leads the health and welfare employee benefits team. She advises employers, brokers and third-party administrators ...

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Nixon Peabody LLP added four new associates to the Rochester office: Robert Brenner, Jessica Cocco, Kelly Foss and Stephanie Monastra. Brenner, an associate in the firm’s real estate practice, focuses in commercial real estate transactions, complex land use and zoning ...

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Former U.S. Sen. Scott Brown has joined Nixon Peabody LLP as counsel in the firm’s Boston office. Given his background in public service at both the national and state levels, Brown will focus his practice on business and governmental affairs ...

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Nixon Peabody LLP added David Stimson and Katherine Baynes to its Rochester office. Stimson joins the firm’s Brands and Creations practice after 26 years at Eastman Kodak Co., including 14 years as chief trademark counsel. As a public finance attorney, ...

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Nixon Peabody LLP has expanded its Rochester office with the addition of David C. Stimson and Katherine C. Baynes. Stimson joins Nixon Peabody’s Brands and Creations practice after 26 years at Eastman Kodak Co. During his 14 years as chief ...

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