Former New York Attorney General Dennis Vacco is the newest partner in the firm Lippes Mathias Wexler Friedman,
Vacco was New York’s attorney general under Gov. George Pataki from 1995 to 1998 and following that served as a U.S. attorney for the Western District of New York. He will specialize in helping businesses follow complex state and federal government regulations, according to a press release.
“We are delighted that a U.S. attorney and former state A.G., who has meant so much to the legal communities of Buffalo and New York State in recent years, today joins our firm as partner,” said Scott Friedman, a managing partner at Lippes Mathias. “Dennis Vacco directed some of the highest-profile and most meaningful legal events of the last 20 years.”
“His association with Lippes Mathias will help take our firm into new sectors, and our clients will benefit from his deep experience, sharp legal mind and national reputation,” he added.
Lippes Mathias is a 45-year-old firm with 28 attorneys and 17 staff members