Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC is pleased to announce that Sharon M. Porcellio has joined the Firm as a Member of the Litigation Department, resident in the Buffalo and Rochester offices.
Ms. Porcellio represents businesses, professionals, and public entities and officials in commercial and business disputes relating to business acquisitions, trade secrets, unfair competition, civil rights, qui tam/false claims suits, and contract disputes. Ms. Porcellio also has experience in employment law litigation, has conducted sensitive internal investigations, and has assisted employers with regulatory compliance, risk management, restrictive covenants, discriminatory practice claims, employment agreements, and health and safety issues. She also has handled several jury and bench trials and has considerable experience with alternative dispute resolution, having been selected frequently to mediate cases privately and for the Western District of New York.
“We are thrilled that Sharon has joined Bond. Her litigation expertise in commercial and business matters is at the highest level and will be a tremendous asset to our clients,” said Bond Chairman Richard D. Hole.
Ms. Porcellio has been recognized by Super Lawyers in several categories, including the Top 25 Women (Upstate Edition) and Business Litigation (Upstate Edition), and recently was appointed by Chief Judge Lippman to the Commercial Division Advisory Council. She also writes a quarterly column for the New York Law Journal entitled “Western District Roundup”.
“Sharon has a broad-based practice in litigation that complements our expanding footprint in Buffalo,” said Daniel P. Forsyth, Managing Attorney of the Firm’s Buffalo Office. “Sharon is an important addition to our practice, deepening our expertise and bringing to the Firm a new set of marquee upstate clients.”
“We are incredibly fortunate to have a lawyer of Sharon’s caliber joining our Firm,” said Edward P. Hourihan, Jr., Managing Attorney of the Firm’s Rochester Office. “Not only is she a top-notch litigator, but she also has a keen understanding of business issues facing companies in Western New York.”
John G. McGowan, Chair of Bond’s Litigation Department added, “Bond has one of the premier litigation practices in New York State, and adding Sharon to our already deep litigation bench significantly enhances our ability to serve our clients on a wide range of business matters.”
Bond’s Litigation Department is experienced in virtually all legal areas, including commercial, antitrust, personal injury, insurance, workers’ compensation, construction, civil rights, employment discrimination, white collar criminal defense and financial matters. Bond’s litigation clients include Fortune 500 companies, individuals, liability insurance companies, and many industrial, banking, and commercial corporations throughout New York State.
Ms. Porcellio is a graduate of the University of Rochester (B.A., cum laude, 1979) and Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., 1982). She is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Second and Federal Circuits, and the Northern, Western, and Southern District Courts of New York.
