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Securities

The attorneys in our Securities practice group represent a number of public companies whose stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ and other national stock exchanges.

These companies are based in the Western New York area and elsewhere in the United States. The business in which they are engaged include manufacturing, real estate development, financial services and food processing.

In addition to providing a full range of general corporate and transactional services to these clients, the attorneys in our Securities practice group regularly advise on public and private offering under the Securities Act of 1933 and state securities laws, annual proxy statements and periodic filings under the the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, insider reporting obligations, sale of restricted securities, and compliance with stock exchange and NASD requirements.

We have extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, including friendly and unfriendly takeovers, and have represented clients in contested proxy solicitations and tender offers. We also represent broker-dealers, investment companies, insurance companies, investors and investment advisors on compliance matters and business transactions.

The attorneys in our Securities practice group have significant expertise in legal, structural and transactional issues relating to real estate investment trusts, other forms of securitization of real estate and other forms of investment groups.

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