Phillips Lytle LLP

Another amazing turnout for our annual Labor and Employment Seminar in our Buffalo office. Rochester, we're coming for you tomorrow!

We're excited to introduce you to Paige Goldberg, who has joined Phillips Lytle as an associate in our Litigation Practice Group. Paige has represented clients in commercial litigation, fraud, professional liability, contract disputes, product liability and appeals. When she was in second grade, she wasn't sure if she wanted to be a lawyer. She had other lofty goals. https://lnkd.in/ePnj6tYP

Sweet tooth. The “Freshman 15.” Packing on a few extra pounds during the holidays. For years, most people have considered these items as innocuous indulgences. But in America, as in much of the world, weight is an increasingly dangerous problem. Obesity is dangerous, and the AMA notes that obesity is “associated with more than 200 comorbidities, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease and multiple types of cancer.”?In addition to the dangers associated directly and indirectly with obesity, there is a huge financial cost as well, with the CDC estimating that obesity accounted for $173 billion in medical expenditures in 2019. Among people who have tried at least one of the latest trendy diets or exercise routines, there is one example that, anecdotally at least, works wonders: weight-loss drugs. Read more about health insurance and weight-loss drugs in this Nassau Lawyer article written by Marc Aspis and Louis Reynolds. https://lnkd.in/epcWVpCh

Paula P. Plaza, CIPP/E will join Eric Lunser (FTI Consulting), David Wong Google Cloud) and Francis Chin (K2 Services) on a panel titled, "Securing Your Cyberspace to Protect Your Legal Future," at the Asian American Bar Association of New York Fall Conference later this week. Panelists will discuss how legal practitioners can secure their cyberspace and protect their legal practice from dangerous cybersecurity threats, cyber attacks and data breaches. More information: https://lnkd.in/etQEH3Ef

A special congratulations goes out to our friend Leonardo Sette-Camara of Catholic Health on also being honored with the Buffalo Business First C-Level Executives Award.

Congratulations to Doug Dimitroff for being honored with the Buffalo Business First C-Level Executives Award last night. It was a great event with so many deserving honorees. https://bizj.us/1qm7uv

We introduced you to Carl Johnson earlier this week when we announced that he joined our Chicago office. Now, you can get to know a little more about him. Here's a trivia question for you: Carl's hometown is known for its famous brown bag apple pie. Where is he from? https://lnkd.in/eDJTKans

Episode 4 of CRE Legal Minute with Joseph Heins talks about radius restrictions. Hear what he has to say about radius restrictions and what to keep in mind when determining them. Clever math problem, Joe.

Our Chicago office is growing - again! Carl Johnson joins the firm as Special Counsel in our Litigation Practice Group and Olivia Crooks, JD, MBA joins us as an Associate in the Corporate Practice Group. Read more: https://lnkd.in/exP-FBx9

Another new face at Phillips Lytle! Please welcome André J. Washington, an Associate in our Rochester office. André represents regional and national lenders in a variety of financing transactions. His extensive experience in banking and corporate representation is an asset for banks, financial institutions and borrowers in need of strategic counsel. Not only is André a great lawyer, but he's also a very talented flutist. He spent three years of graduate studies in Paris at école Normale de Musique de Paris - Alfred Cortot and Conservatoire d'Orléans and earned his BM from Eastman School of Music. He is currently a member of Cordancia Chamber Orchestra in Rochester. https://lnkd.in/eU4tEGhN