Rochester, New York, April 10, 2025 – Harter Secrest & Emery LLP, a full-service business law firm with offices throughout New York, is pleased to announce that Avechi C. Chimara has joined the firm as an associate in the Corporate practice group in the firm’s Rochester, New York office.
Chimara concentrates her practice in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations, private equity, venture capital, corporate finance, and general corporate and commercial matters. She represents businesses in a range of legal matters, including drafting and reviewing transactional documents and performs due diligence, legal research, and analysis on a variety of corporate matters.
Prior to joining HSE, Chimara was a Corporate & Securities Associate at a law firm in Toronto, where she provided strategic advice to both publicly traded and privately held companies. Chimara earned an H.B.A. from the University of Toronto, and a J.D. from the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law.
Recipient of the highest ranking by Chambers USA, and nationally ranked by Best Law Firms®, the Harter Secrest & Emery Corporate practice group provides private and public companies with comprehensive counseling and assistance on day-to-day legal, operational, and regulatory issues, as well as on significant milestones in a company’s lifecycle such as seed and venture financing, acquisitions and mergers, strategic planning, and leadership transitions.
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Harter Secrest & Emery LLP is a full-service business law firm with attorneys throughout New York representing clients ranging from individuals and family-owned businesses to Fortune 100 companies and major regional institutions. With offices in Rochester, Buffalo, Albany, Corning, and New York City, New York, the firm and its attorneys are consistently recognized by the industry’s leading law firm and attorney ranking programs, including Chambers and Partners, Best Law Firms® and The Best Lawyers in America®.