Buffalo, New York, December 21, 2023 – Harter Secrest & Emery LLP, a full-service business law firm with offices throughout New York, is pleased to announce Michael J. Berchou has been named to serve on the Board of Directors for Wanakah Country Club. Berchou has been a member since 2017.
Founded 1899 Wanakah Country Club is one of the Premier Private Country Clubs in Western New York located along scenic Lake Erie.
Berchou, a partner in the Litigation and Intellectual Property practices, and a registered patent attorney and electrical engineer, has represented clients as both plaintiffs and defendants in diverse technology areas, including data center cooling, medical devices, vibration sensors/accelerometers, computer storage and network connectivity, live streaming, exhaust gas recirculation systems, ballistic fabrics, and artificial turf.
Berchou is also a board member of Road Less Traveled Productions and Literacy Buffalo Niagara. He has been recognized by Chambers USA for his litigation work, was named to the Legal Elite of Western New York list by Buffalo Business First in 2017 and 2020 and is AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell. He received his B.S. and M.B.A. degrees from the University at Buffalo and his J.D. from the University at Buffalo School of Law.
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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®.