Rochester, New York, September 25, 2024 – Harter Secrest & Emery LLP, a full-service business law firm with offices throughout New York State, advised ESL Federal Credit Union (“ESL”) in connection with the acquisition of substantially all of the assets and liabilities of Generations Bank (“Bank”), a subsidiary of Generations Bancorp NY, Inc. (“GBNY”). The acquisition is expected to close in the second or third quarter of 2025, subject to receiving all regulatory approvals, approval by the Bank’s shareholders and other customary closing conditions. For more information, please find ESL’s press release here.
Our Mergers and Acquisitions team was led by Thomas Anderson, Jonathan Jasinski, Andrew Latona, Karthik Sekharan, and Vittoria Buzzelli. Additional lawyers, who contributed to our representation of ESL, include:
- Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation – Leslie DesMarteau, Thomas Hurley, Christopher Potash and Joshua Gmerek;
- Environmental, Land Use and Zoning – Thomas Tuori and Matthew Eldred;
- Labor & Employment – Benjamin Mudrick and Chloe Macdonald;
- Privacy and Data Security – Daniel Altieri and Mark Stuhlmiller;
- Real Estate – Kelly Pronti and Karianne Blood; and
- Securities – Margaret Rhoda and Clayton Dubin
With top tier rankings by Best Law Firms® and Chambers and Partners, Our Mergers and Acquisitions team represents clients in connection with transactions ranging in value from several million- to multi-billion dollars. Clients include entrepreneurs, start-up companies and non-profit organizations, to middle-market and publicly traded corporations.
About Harter Secrest & Emery LLP
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®.