Harter Secrest & Emery LLP, a full-service business law firm with offices throughout New York, announced that 13 of the firm’s partners in Rochester and Buffalo have been named “Lawyer of the Year” in their practice area by Best Lawyers® in the 2023 edition. The attorneys recognized and their areas of recognition are:
- Thomas R. Anderson: Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Rochester, NY
- Jerauld E. Brydges: Bet-the-Company Litigation; Rochester, NY
- Gregory J. Coughlin: Corporate Governance Law; Rochester, NY
- Phillip A. Delmont: Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Buffalo, NY
- Anne F. Downey: Nonprofit / Charities Law; Buffalo, NY
- Mario C. Fallone: Venture Capital Law; Rochester, NY
- Joshua E. Gewolb: Tax Law; Rochester, NY
- Amy L. Hemenway: Litigation – Labor and Employment; Buffalo, NY
- John G. Horn: Appellate Practice; Construction Law; and Litigation – Environmental; Buffalo, NY
- William A. Hoy IV: Corporate Law; Rochester, NY
- Thomas J. Hurley: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Buffalo, NY
- Jeffrey A. Wadsworth: Appellate Practice; Rochester, NY
- Richard T. Yarmel: Health Care Law; Rochester, NY
Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey. For the 2023 list, more than 12.2 million votes were analyzed, which resulted in more than 71,000 leading lawyers being honored in the new edition. The lawyers being honored as “Lawyer of the Year” have received particularly high ratings in surveys by earning a high level of respect among their peers for their abilities, professionalism, and integrity. Only one lawyer is recognized as the “Lawyer of the Year” for each specialty and location.