Amy Habib Rittling, partner, chief legal officer, and leader of the employment practice team at Lippes Mathias LLP, will serve as a mentor at Buffalo Business First's upcoming 2026 Bizwomen Mentoring Monday event. The event will be held Monday, Feb. 23, from 7:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. at Buffalo RiverWorks. 

The event is designed to connect women across all stages of their professional journeys through speed mentoring. Whether launching a career, navigating mid-level growth, or leading at the top, Mentoring Monday offers insights, strategies, and connections to help attendees move forward. 

Highlights of the event include one-on-one and small-group conversations with accomplished women leaders, practical advice tailored to career goals, and new professional connections across industries. Mentors represent diverse fields, including banking, health care, technology, real estate, law, nonprofits, government, marketing, and entrepreneurship. 

About Amy Habib Rittling 

Amy Habib Rittling concentrates her practice in employment and general business law and litigation. Her employment law experience includes counseling and advising employers on all aspects of employment relationships, practices, and policies. She also regularly assists employers with workplace investigations and self-audits. Habib Rittling also represents employers before administrative agencies, including the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the New York State Division of Human Rights, the U.S. Department of Labor, the New York State Department of Labor, and other various state and local employment agencies. She frequently defends clients in legal claims involving discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination, state and federal wage and hour laws, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and the Americans with Disabilities Act. 

Habib Rittling also frequently serves as a mediator and has mediated and facilitated the resolution of employment law claims and disputes. Habib Rittling also counsels independent schools in all areas of school law and compliance issues. Before returning to Buffalo, Habib Rittling served as special assistant to Commissioner Leslie E. Silverman of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. 

About Lippes Mathias LLP 

Lippes Mathias is a full-service law firm with 230 attorneys serving clients regionally, nationally, and internationally. With offices in Buffalo, Clarence, Albany, Long Island, New York, Rochester, Syracuse, and Saratoga Springs, N.Y.; Greater Toronto Area; Chicago, Ill.; Jacksonville, Tampa Bay, and West Palm Beach, Fla.; Cleveland, Ohio; San Antonio, Texas; Oklahoma City, Okla.; and Washington, D.C., the firm represents publicly and privately owned companies, private equity and venture capital firms, independent sponsors, family offices, real estate developers, financial institutions, municipalities, governmental entities, and individuals. 

Ranked No. 204 on The National Law Journal’s NLJ 500 list of the largest law firms in the United States by attorney headcount, Lippes Mathias is proud to be recognized year after year by The Best Lawyers in America®, U.S. News – Best Lawyers®, Super Lawyers, and Chambers USA. For more information, visit www.lippes.com.