Harris Beach PLLC has expanded its business and commercial litigation and wills, trust and estates practices with the addition of two senior counsel.
Lisa Powers joins Harris Beach with 20 years of experience in elder law, Medicaid benefits, estate planning and estate and trust administration. Ms. Powers is a certified personal finance and business coach, working with startups to CEOs on business strategies, profitability and mindset issues. She is the Vice Chair of the Arc of Monroe Foundation Board and serves on the governance committee for Lifespan of Greater Rochester. She is also active with the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Women TIES, Women’s Council and Greater Rochester Association for Women Attorneys. She earned her Juris Doctorate from Albany Law School in 1997.
Kyle Gooch relocated to Harris Beach from New York City where he practiced with a large international law firm. He brings extensive experience in commercial litigation, including business contract disputes, class actions, trademark infringement litigation and false advertising disputes. During his career Mr. Gooch has represented clients in the pharmaceutical, medical device, consumer products, food and beverage, and financial services industries. He has represented clients in state and federal courts in New York and in courts around the country. He earned his Juris Doctorate from the Georgetown University Law Center in 2009.
“Kyle and Lisa bring extensive experience in their respective areas of law that will add to the capabilities of our practices statewide, as well as in Rochester,” said Heidi Schult Gregory, Rochester office managing partner. “As our firm continues to expand, we are able to deploy our talent across all of our offices, ensuring our clients can easily access the specific resources they need no matter where they are located.”
About Harris Beach
Founded in 1856, Harris Beach and its subsidiaries provide a full range of legal and professional services for clients across New York state, as well as nationally and internationally. Harris Beach is among the country’s top law firms according to The National Law Journal and ranks as a BTI Elite law firm based on in-depth interviews of more than 600 corporate counsel at the world’s largest and most influential companies. Clients include Fortune 100 corporations, privately-held companies, emerging businesses, public sector entities, not-for-profit organizations and individuals. Principal industries Harris Beach represents include education, energy, financial, food and beverage, health care, insurance, manufacturing, medical and life sciences, real estate developers, science and technology, veterinary medicine, and state and local governments and authorities. The firm’s more than 220 lawyers practice among offices throughout New York state in Albany, Buffalo, Ithaca, Melville, New York City, Rochester, Saratoga Springs, Syracuse, Uniondale and White Plains, as well as in New Haven, Connecticut and Newark, New Jersey.
