Trusted legal advisors worldwide
Phillips Lytle LLP
BUFFALO
One Canalside
125 Main Street
Buffalo, New York 14203-2887
United States
T: +1 716 847 8400
F: +1 716 852 6100
David J. McNamara
T: +1 716 847 5457
T: +1 212 508 0419
E: dmcnamara@phillipslytle.com
Timothy P. Kucinski
T: +1 716 847 7056
E: tkucinski@phillipslytle.com
NEW YORK CITY
The New York Times Building
620 Eighth Avenue
38th floor
New York, NY 10018-1442
United States
T: +1 212 759 4888
F: +1 212 308 9079
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ALBANY
3 Winners Circle, Suite 306
Albany, New York
12205-1161
United States
T: +1 518 472 1224
F: +1 518 472 1227
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CHAUTAUQUA
201 West Third Street
Suite 205
Jamestown, NY 14701-4907
United States
T: +1 716 664 3906
F: +1 716 664 4230
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GARDEN CITY
1305 Franklin Avenue
Suite 390
Garden City, NY 11530-1629
United States
T: +1 516 742 5201
F: +1 516 742 3910
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ROCHESTER
28 East Main Street
Suite 1400
Rochester, NY 14614-1935
United States
T: +1 585 238 2000
F: +1 585 232 3141
Trusted business and legal advisors worldwide
Phillips Lytle is a preeminent law firm that provides the highest level of client service.
More than a law firm, Phillips Lytle is a trusted legal and business advisor. Not only do we strive to be absolute authorities who are ultra-responsive in delivering services, but we get to know our clients so well that it engenders a relationship of trust. It’s a collaborative approach that empowers us to provide 360-degree advice in the context of what’s happening in the business and how the industry is evolving. It’s no wonder that most of our work comes through recommendations and the personal relationships our attorneys have built with other clients.
Clients count on us for solutions that require innovation and imagination. We stand apart because of the variation and complexity of the matters we handle.
Phillips Lytle attorneys serve a multinational client base, including Fortune 1000 companies, global and regional financial institutions, not-for-profit organizations, middle-market companies, startups, entrepreneurs and individuals on important matters affecting their businesses and personal wealth. The firm prides itself on being a multifaceted law firm – strong in a multitude of industries and practice areas and nimble enough to meet and exceed all of its clients’ expectations.
The firm has more than 160 attorneys resident in offices across New York State, Washington, DC, Chicago, IL and in the Waterloo Region of Canada.
Recognition
Phillips Lytle has been recognized in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business in the following practice areas:
Corporate/M&A – Upstate New York (10th consecutive year ranked)
Energy – State Regulatory & Wholesale Electric – New York (5th consecutive year ranked)
Environment – Upstate New York (5th consecutive year ranked)
Environment – New York (16th consecutive year ranked)
Labor & Employment – Upstate New York (6th consecutive year ranked)
Litigation: General Commercial – Upstate New York (10th consecutive year ranked)
Real Estate – Upstate New York (8th consecutive year ranked)
Seventeen Phillips Lytle attorneys have been recognized by Chambers USA for their exemplary work.
Phillips Lytle has also been ranked in the Legal 500 United States 2024 edition for the category Media, Technology and Telecoms – Telecoms and Broadcast: Transactions. The Legal 500 highlights firms handling high-level, nationally significant work across a variety of practice areas.
Additionally, Phillips Lytle has received an outstanding client excellence score from Legal 500 United States. Phillips Lytle is one of only 13 law firms nationally to receive the highest, 5-star ranking as a result of the client satisfaction survey. This survey of current, active firm clients analyzes responses from 11 criteria, including quality of lawyers, billing practices, industry knowledge and consistency of service, among others.
Clients
Our clients include AT&T, Columbus McKinnon, Dow Chemical Company, Ford Motor Credit Company, HSBC, JPMorgan Chase and Siemens.
Practice Areas
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW, BANKRUPTCY AND CREDITOR'S RIGHTS LAW, CORPORATE BUSINESS LAW (EMPLOYEE BENEFITS AND EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION, GOVERNANCE, RISK AND COMPLIANCE, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS, PRIVATE EQUITY AND VENTURE CAPITAL, STARTUPS, TAX), ENVIRONMENTAL LAW, IMMIGRATION LAW, INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS LAW, LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LAW, LITIGATION (APPELLATE, BUSINESS LITIGATION, CLASS ACTION, PERSONAL INJURY DEFENSE LITIGATION, PRODUCT LIABILITY AND MASS TORT LITIGATION, WHITE COLLAR DEFENSE AND GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATIONS), TRUSTS AND ESTATES
Industries
BANKING & FINANCIAL SERVICES (AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND TAX CREDIT FINANCING, CORPORATE, COMMERICAL AND BUSINESS BANKING, PUBLIC FINANCE), ENERGY AND RENEWABLES, HEALTH CARE AND LIFE SCIENCES, HIGHER EDUCATION, MANUFACTURING AND DISTRIBUTION (AGRIBUSINESS, FOOD AND BEVERAGE, INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING), NOT-FOR-PROFIT, REAL ESTATE (COMMERCIAL LEASING LAW, COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION LAW, LAND USE, PERMITTING AND ZONING, PROJECT DEVELOPMENT, REAL PROPERTY TAX FORCLOSURE, SEQRA AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REVIEW), TECHNOLOGY (ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, CRYPTOCURRENCY AND BLOCKCHAIN, DATA PRIVACY AND CYBERSECURITY, E-DISCOVERY), TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Languages
ARABIC, ENGLISH, FILIPINO, FRENCH, GERMAN, HEBREW, IRISH, ITALIAN, MANDARIN, MALAY, PORTUGUESE, SHANGHAINESE, SPANISH, TAGALOG, UKRAINIAN, VISAYAN