BUFFALO, NY- The Buffalo-based law firm of Lippes Mathias Wexler Friedman LLP is pleased to announce that Mark C. Davis, Jillian E. Deck, Andrea H. HusVar, Brendan H. Little and, Kimberly W. Sayoc have been promoted to Senior Associates.   

Mr. Davis focuses his practice on commercial litigation and has extensive experience in both State and Federal Courts. He is also the Town Attorney for the Town of Lewiston. Prior to joining the firm, he represented businesses, municipalities, school districts, and law enforcement agencies on matters involving claims of personal injuries, discrimination, and civil rights violations.

He earned his J.D. from the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law.

Ms. Deck focuses her practice in the area of finance transactions, representing senior lenders, equity sponsors, and borrowers in senior debt and mezzanine financing arrangements. 

She earned her J.D. from the SUNY Buffalo Law School.

Ms. HusVar focuses her practice on mergers and acquisitions, capital market transactions, and general corporate and commercial matters. She regularly assists clients on structuring and documenting complex transactions, including acquisitions and divestitures, public and private securities offerings, bank financings and joint ventures companies. Prior to joining the firm she worked in the corporate and securities group of Mayor Brown’s office.

She earned her J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center.  

Mr. Little focuses his practiceprimarily on commercial and business litigation matters including contractual disputes, shareholder derivative actions, claims asserted pursuant to the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act and real property litigation.

He earned his J.D. from the Ohio Northern University College of Law.

Ms. Sayoc concentrates her practice in general commercial real estate, representing developers, landlords, and tenants in a wide range of commercial real estate transactions, as well as lenders and borrowers in commercial financing matters. She also assists companies in their acquisition and financing of commercial real estate and related industrial development agency projects. Prior to joining the firm she served as Corporate Counsel for a large hospitality company and was responsible for handling all contract negotiations and transactional work for one of the company’s largest subsidiaries. 

Ms. Sayoc earned her J.D. from the SUNY Buffalo Law School.    

“The promotion of these five attorneys is a reflection of their hard work and commitment to our clients and firm,” said Managing Partner Scott E. Friedman. “Their continued professional growth allows Lippes Mathias Wexler Friedman LLP to continue to address the needs and opportunities of our clients.”