Harris Beach is a law firm in the U.S. state of New York, founded in 1856. The firm has 200 lawyers and offices throughout New York, as well as in Newark, New Jersey, and New Haven, Connecticut.
Ranked by the National Law Journal as one of the country's top law firms, Harris Beach and its subsidiaries provide a full range of legal and professional services for clients across New York as well as nationally and internationally. The firm's clients include Fortune 500 corporations, privately held companies, emerging businesses, not-for-profit organizations and individuals. Principal industries the firm represents include education, energy, financial, food and beverage, health care, insurance, manufacturing, medical and life sciences, real estate developers, and state and local governments and authorities.
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Areas of practice
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Appellate Litigation and Advocacy
- Business and Commercial Litigation
- Collections
- Commercial Real Estate
- Construction and Surety Law
- Corporate
- Cybersecurity Protection and Response
- Diversity Compliance
- E-Discovery
- Employee Benefits
- Employment Litigation
- Environmental Law
- Financial Restructuring, Bankruptcy, and Creditors' Rights
- Foreclosure
- Government Compliance and Investigations
- Health Law
- Immigration Law
- Insurance Coverage
- Insurance Litigation and Product Liability Defense
- Intellectual Property Law
- International Trade
- Internet Law
- Labor and Employment Law
- Mass Torts and Industry-Wide Litigation
- New Markets Tax Credit
- Public Finance and Economic Development
- Real Property Valuation Litigation
- Sports Law
- Tax Law
- Wills, Trusts and Estates
- White Collar Crime Reaction Team
- Schemes to Defraud
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Industries served
- Automotive and Vehicles
- Educational Institutions
- Emergency Medical Services and Fire Protection Providers
- Energy
- Financial Institutions and Capital Markets
- Food and Beverage
- Health Care
- Industrial and Consumer Manufacturing
- Medical and Life Sciences
- Municipalities and Local Agencies
- Nanotechnology
- Photonics
- Racing and Gaming
- Real Estate Developers
- Science and Technology Commercialization
- Telecommunications and Media
- Unmanned Aircraft Systems (Drones)
- Veterinary Medicine
Commitment to diversity
The 10-member Harris Beach Diversity Council is composed of attorneys and administrative personnel from various offices, departments, and a broad range of ethnic and academic backgrounds, experiences, cultures and lifestyles. The Diversity Council is dedicated to the retention and advancement of all individuals.
Among Harris Beach's practices that promote diversity:
- flex-time work schedules for attorneys and administrative staff
- diverse-friendly in its recruiting efforts by focusing on a candidate's skills, education and experience
- hires and accommodates the needs of individuals who are differently-abled (disabilities)
- holiday schedule that is cognizant and respectful of different groups
Harris Beach provides diversity scholarship programs for college seniors attending law school and second year law school students and works closely with the Monroe County Bar Association as a founding member of the association's minority summer clerkship program. Harris Beach is also a member of the Workforce Diversity Network.
Offices
- Albany
- Buffalo
- Ithaca
- Melville
- New Haven, Connecticut
- New York City
- Newark, New Jersey
- Rochester
- Saratoga Springs
- Syracuse
- Uniondale
- White Plains
Notable alumni
- Kenneth Keating
- Sol Linowitz
- Governor Hugh Carey
- Ronald Stafford
- Official website
- Harris Beach LinkedIn Profile
- Profile from LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell
References
Source of the article : Wikipedia