Rochester, New York, January 7, 2026 – Harter Secrest & Emery LLP (HSE), a full‑service business law firm with offices throughout New York, recently served as legal counsel to ESL Federal Credit Union in connection with ESL’s completion of its acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Generations Bancorp NY, Inc., the holding company of Generations Bank. The purchase agreement for this transaction was signed in September 2024, and the transaction closed, following regulatory approval, effective January 1, 2026. For further information, please find our prior press release here and ESL’s press release here.
With more than 100 years of locally owned history, ESL Federal Credit Union serves as a full‑service financial institution to more than 459,000 members and 18,200 businesses. This acquisition significantly expands ESL’s presence across Greater Rochester and the Finger Lakes region.
Our Mergers and Acquisitions team was led by Thomas R. Anderson, Jonathan R. Jasinski, and Andrew J. Latona. Additional lawyers, who contributed to our representation of ESL, include:
- Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation – Leslie E. DesMarteau, Thomas J. Hurley, and Christopher M. Potash;
- Environmental, Land Use and Energy – Thomas M. Tuori and Matthew A. Eldred;
- Labor & Employment – Benjamin E. Mudrick and Chloe J. Macdonald;
- Privacy and Data Security – Mark J. Stuhlmiller;
- Real Estate – Kelly A. Pronti and Karianne P. Blood
- Securities – Margaret K. Rhoda and Clayton S.B. 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.