Lippes Mathias LLP partner Christin M. Cornetta has been named a 2026 Women of Excellence honoree by the Rochester Business Journal. The Women of Excellence program recognizes high-achieving women for their career accomplishments, professional experience, community involvement, leadership, and sustained commitment to mentoring. 

Cornetta will be honored at the Awards Celebration & Summit on May 14, 2026, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center. 

About Christin M. Cornetta 

Christin M. Cornetta focuses her practice on insurance coverage, insurance counseling and complex commercial litigation. She counsels clients on insurance coverage issues, performs detailed policy and insurance program reviews, drafts insurance procurement requirements in contracts and subcontracts, and works with insurance brokers to optimize coverage for clients. 

Cornetta has substantial experience formulating detailed insurance coverage analyses and representing policyholders in complex insurance recovery litigation. Her litigation experience includes representing a Fortune 500 company's interests as a shareholder of a debtor in bankruptcy reorganization proceedings and in companion insurance recovery litigation for asbestos-related liabilities. 

Prior to joining Lippes Mathias, Cornetta served as law clerk to Hon. Marian W. Payson, United States Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York. 

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.