BUFFALO, NY – Thomas J. Keable, a partner at Lippes Mathias Wexler Friedman LLP, was appointed to the board of trustees of Community Music School.

Founded in 1924, Community Music School is Western New York’s longest-serving music school. The school serves hundreds of children and adults each year through private lessons, group lessons and performing ensembles.

At Lippes Mathias, Mr. Keable serves as the firm’s Canada-U.S. Cross Border Practice team leader. He focuses his practice on assisting Canadian businesses, lenders and individuals with U.S. legal matters, including the purchase and sale of businesses; representation of lenders and borrowers in structuring financings and negotiation and drafting of loan and security agreements; the structuring of entities; and the preparation of agreements for a wide variety of business transactions and situations.