BUFFALO, NY – Lippes Mathias Wexler Friedman LLP announced it has been ranked by Chambers USA 2018 in Band 3 for both Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions – Upstate New York and Litigation: General Commercial – Upstate New York, and is listed as a Recognized Practice for Real Estate – Upstate New York.

Since 1990, Chambers and Partners have published guides to the legal profession, identifying and ranking the world’s best lawyers and law firms based on in-depth, objective research. Chambers USA ranks in Bands, with Band 1 being the highest distinction, leading law firms and lawyers throughout the U.S. in more than 50 practice areas.

Chambers USA 2018 also ranked partners John J. Koeppel and Blaine S. Schwartz in Band 2 in their respective practice areas of Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions and Real Estate. Paul A. Mitchell (Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions), Dennis C. Vacco (Litigation: General Commercial) and Paul F. Wells (Real Estate) were each named a recognized practitioner in their practice areas.

According to client input included in Chambers USA 2018 for Lippes Mathias’ Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions practice, an interviewed client attests, “They are thorough, and also quick to get back and understand timeframes. They are first-class lawyers without New York rates.”

Another interviewed source on the firm’s Litigation: General Commercial practice affirms, “The firm is well known for its talented, experienced lawyers who have the necessary staff and resources to put forward the best effort on behalf of the client.”

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