BUFFALO, NY- Brendan Rich, a partner in the law firm of Lippes Mathias Wexler Friedman LLP, was elected to the board of directors of the SUNY Buffalo Law School Alumni Association.

 Mr. Rich, who graduated from the law school in 2005, is a partner in the firm’s Corporate and Securities Practice Group. He focuses his practice in the areas of business and financial transactions with a focus on mergers and acquisitions, private equity/venture capital, entity selection and formation, succession planning and drafting business relationship documents. 

 “I am honored to be elected to serve on the Board of Directors of the SUNY Buffalo Law School Alumni Association, he said. “I am very excited to have the opportunity to assist the Association and the Law School any way I can.”

Mr. Rich is the latest in a long list of Lippes Mathias attorneys to serve the Western New York community as a member of a board of directors. Managing Partner Scott Friedman said the firm is built around a culture of giving, both professionally and socially, to support the community.

 “Brendan Rich, like many of the other outstanding attorneys in our firm, is a SUNY Buffalo Law School alumni and we have long enjoyed a close working relationship with the school,” said Lippes Mathias Wexler Friedman Managing Partner Scott Friedman. “We are delighted that Brendan was elected to the Alumni board of directors and I'm confident that he will be a valuable contributor to his alma mater.”

To learn more about the SUNY Buffalo Law School Alumni Association, visit: www.law.buffalo.edu.