Vincent M. Miranda | Lippes Mathias LLP

Bio

Mr. Miranda’s practice primarily focuses on all aspects of employment litigation and counseling for employers and executives.

Mr. Miranda regularly represents employers before state and federal administrative agencies and in state and federal courts and advises employers regarding discipline, termination, disability and leave laws, and wage and hour compliance. He performs sexual harassment and other misconduct investigations and drafts, negotiates, and litigates employment, separation, and restrictive covenant agreements.

Mr. Miranda’s practice also encompasses general business and commercial litigation. He has helped public and private companies litigate and settle various business tort and contract-based claims. In these and other matters, Mr. Miranda has been involved in all aspects of discovery, motion practice, settlement negotiations, and trial.

Prior to joining Lippes Mathias, Mr. Miranda was an Appellate Court Attorney with the New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department.

Articles & Publications

Co-Author, "Liability and Beyond: The Evolving Legal Landscape of COVID-19 for Healthcare Providers," Western New York Physician, September 2020
Author, "Preparing for Your Employees to Re-enter the Workplace," Invest Buffalo Niagara, May 2020
Author, "The U.S. Employment Law Landscape," Invest Buffalo Niagara's Guide to Canadian Business Expansion to the U.S., 2019
Co-Author, Best Practices: Drafting Arbitration Agreements, Buffalo Law Journal (April 12, 2017)
NFL’s Rice and Peterson Spur Look at Employee Policies, Buffalo Law Journal (December 1, 2014)
Worker Misclassification on Government Radar, Buffalo Law Journal (March 10, 2014)
The New York State Division of Human Rights’ Jurisdiction over Student Discrimination Complaints: An Evolving Issue in the Appellate Divisions, N.Y.S.B.A. Labor and Employment Law Journal (Summer 2011)

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE

New York
U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court, Western District of New York

Education

University at Buffalo School of Law, J.D., cum laude
Fordham University, B.S.

Honors & Awards

Upstate New York SuperLawyers®, Rising Star (2015-2021)
Associate Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America (2017)
Buffalo Business First/Buffalo Law Journal Western New York Legal Elite, Rising Stars (2016)
Charles Desmond Moot Court Competition, overall winner

Community Involvement

FeedMore of Western New York, Board of Directors
Canisius High School Alumni Board of Governors

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

"U.S. Employment Law: Critical HR Considerations for Canadian Businesses Before, During and After the Pandemic," Buffalo, NY, November 2020.
Canadian Employee Relocation Council 2020 Conference, Virtual, September 2020.
“COVID-19 & the Families First Coronavirus Response Act,” Buffalo, New York, March 2020.
Neurose Canada-U.S. Cross-Border Employment Breakfast Seminar: "Key Features, Recent Developments, and Effective Strategies for Cross Border Businesses,” Hamilton, ON, November 2019.
HRPA Ottawa Law Workshop: "Bridging the Gap – Cross-Border Business Challenges and Solutions,” Ottawa, Ontario, June 2019.
Neurose Canada – U.S. Cross-Border Employment Breakfast Seminar – "Key Features , Recent Developments and Effective Strategies for Cross-Border Businesses,” Markham, Ontario, September 2018.