BUFFALO, NY – Lippes Mathias Wexler Friedman LLP announced John A. Mueller has joined the firm as a partner and Neasa Seneca as an associate. Both attorneys will add support to the firm’s newest practice areas of financial restructuring, reorganization and insolvency and Native American law.  

Mr. Mueller concentrates his practice on all aspects of financial reorganization, restructuring and insolvency, including asset acquisition; debtor counsel; creditor & interested party counsel; committee counsel; credit risk management; UCC interests and asset sales; loan workouts, private restructuring and debt negotiation; and general creditor’s rights & collections. He also handles litigation matters in state and federal/bankruptcy courts and assists clients as corporate transaction counsel providing input and expertise regarding deal structure, default terms and limitations, and risk management. Mr. Mueller earned his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law and his B.A. from Vanderbilt University.

Ms. Seneca focuses her practice primarily on federal Indian law, including issues that involve sovereignty and sovereign immunity, jurisdiction, and the Indian Child Welfare Act, and on commercial litigation matters. She earned her J.D., cum laude, from SUNY Buffalo Law School and her B.S., summa cum laude, from SUNY Fredonia.