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Kelsey Hanson
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khanson@harrisbeach.com

Kelsey L. Hanson

  Associate

(518) 701-2745  |
  khanson@harrisbeach.com
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Kelsey focuses her practice in the area of mass torts litigation, including cases involving benzene, product liability, and commercial disputes. Kelsey is experienced in drafting pleadings, written discovery, and dispositive motions, as well as the handling of other pre-trial matters. She is also experienced in the areas of environmental law and commercial litigation.

Kelsey also focuses on lobbying compliance, advising individuals and corporations on compliance with federal, state, and local laws governing government ethics and lobbying. Kelsey assists registered lobbyists with required bi-monthly, semi-annual, and annual reports with the New York Joint Commission on Public Ethics (“JCOPE”) and the New York City Clerk. She also assists lobbyists with governmental audits and advises clients on issues related to the lobbyist gift ban under New York’s lobbying law.

During law school, Kelsey served as Judicial Clerk for the Hon. William M. Skretny, United States District Judge for the Western District of New York. She also served as Publications Editor for the Buffalo Law Review and Executive Editor of the Buffalo Environmental Law Journal.

Kelsey was a Summer Associate at Harris Beach in 2016, and served as a Law Clerk in the Buffalo office during her final year of law school.

Prior to law school, Kelsey was a Division 1 scholarship track and field athlete at the University of Albany.

RECENT PUBLICATIONS + SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

  • New York’s Clean Energy Standard: Can Renewable Energy Development Revitalize Upstate New York’s Economy?, 26 BUFF. ENVTL. L.J. 55 (2018-19)
  • Comment, Hey New York, You Can Frack: An Examination of How Liquefied Petroleum Gas Sidesteps New York’s Fracking Ban to Provide a Legal and Practical Approach for Horizontal Drilling in New York’s Marcellus Shale, 65 BUFF. L. REV. 375 (Apr. 2017).
  • The Case for Innocent Athletes: Why Olympic Relay Teammates Need a Private Right of Action to Sue A Doping Teammate for Resulting Damages, 28 New York State Bar Association Entertainment, Arts & Sports L. J. 58 (Summer 2017).
  • Defended a manufacturer of products allegedly containing benzene in nationwide toxic tort exposure litigation as both national and local counsel.
  • Defended public authority and construction company resulting in favorable settlement in lawsuit alleging significant economic damages arising from construction of convention center.
  • Successfully defended officer/director of a national wholesale fruit company against an order to show cause in a shareholder derivative action.
  • Successfully defended corporations in resolving audits issued by the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (“JCOPE”).
  • Advised international corporation on regulatory landscape and implications of compliance with state “toxic toy” legislation.

Professional and Civic

  • New York State Bar Association, member

Legal Practices

Environmental
Government Compliance and Investigations
Mass Torts and Industry-Wide Litigation

New Jersey

New York

U.S. District Court, New York - Northern District

State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law

JD
2017
magna cum laude

State University of New York at Albany

BA
2014
summa cum laude
Albany, NY Office
All Publications, Legal Alert |
 December 15, 2021
Update to Legal Alert: Summary Judgment Reversed In Toxic Tort Matter Involving Bladder Cancer and Exposure to O-Toluidine
We previously wrote about a federal magistrate judge’s report and recommendation denying exclusion of Plaintiffs’ specific causation expert ...read more
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 March 1, 2021
Update to Legal Alert: Summary Judgment Granted In Toxic Tort Matter Involving Bladder Cancer and Exposure to O-Toluidine
Last year, Harris Beach wrote about a federal magistrate judge’s report and recommendation to deny Defendants’ motions for summary judgment ...read more
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 February 11, 2021
Politics in the Workplace: Understanding the Rights of Employees
Following an election season like no other, and looking forward to this year’s election cycle, many individuals have started to reflect on t...read more
Advisory, All Insights, All Publications |
 January 12, 2021
Lobbying Compliance for Energy Organizations
If you interact with government officials in New York on a federal, state, or municipal level, you may be considered a “lobbyist.” Even if y...read more
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 October 8, 2020
JCOPE Issues Advisory Opinion On Third-Party Gifts
New York state law prohibits lobbyists and clients of lobbyists and other individuals or entities who have interests before the State from o...read more
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 August 19, 2020
JCOPE Publishes Changes to Lobbying Regulations
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (“JCOPE”) released proposed rulemaking to clarify its lobbying regulations, as published in the New Yo...read more
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Kelsey L. Hanson

khanson@harrisbeach.com
D: (518) 701-2745
Albany, NY Office
Kelsey Hanson
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■ Areas of Expertise

Environmental Legal Practice
Government Compliance and Investigations Legal Practice
Mass Torts and Industry-Wide Litigation Legal Practice

■ Profile

Kelsey focuses her practice in the area of mass torts litigation, including cases involving benzene, product liability, and commercial disputes. Kelsey is experienced in drafting pleadings, written discovery, and dispositive motions, as well as the handling of other pre-trial matters. She is also experienced in the areas of environmental law and commercial litigation.

Kelsey also focuses on lobbying compliance, advising individuals and corporations on compliance with federal, state, and local laws governing government ethics and lobbying. Kelsey assists registered lobbyists with required bi-monthly, semi-annual, and annual reports with the New York Joint Commission on Public Ethics (“JCOPE”) and the New York City Clerk. She also assists lobbyists with governmental audits and advises clients on issues related to the lobbyist gift ban under New York’s lobbying law.

During law school, Kelsey served as Judicial Clerk for the Hon. William M. Skretny, United States District Judge for the Western District of New York. She also served as Publications Editor for the Buffalo Law Review and Executive Editor of the Buffalo Environmental Law Journal.

Kelsey was a Summer Associate at Harris Beach in 2016, and served as a Law Clerk in the Buffalo office during her final year of law school.

Prior to law school, Kelsey was a Division 1 scholarship track and field athlete at the University of Albany.

RECENT PUBLICATIONS + SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

  • New York’s Clean Energy Standard: Can Renewable Energy Development Revitalize Upstate New York’s Economy?, 26 BUFF. ENVTL. L.J. 55 (2018-19)
  • Comment, Hey New York, You Can Frack: An Examination of How Liquefied Petroleum Gas Sidesteps New York’s Fracking Ban to Provide a Legal and Practical Approach for Horizontal Drilling in New York’s Marcellus Shale, 65 BUFF. L. REV. 375 (Apr. 2017).
  • The Case for Innocent Athletes: Why Olympic Relay Teammates Need a Private Right of Action to Sue A Doping Teammate for Resulting Damages, 28 New York State Bar Association Entertainment, Arts & Sports L. J. 58 (Summer 2017).

■ Representative Matters

  • Defended a manufacturer of products allegedly containing benzene in nationwide toxic tort exposure litigation as both national and local counsel.
  • Defended public authority and construction company resulting in favorable settlement in lawsuit alleging significant economic damages arising from construction of convention center.
  • Successfully defended officer/director of a national wholesale fruit company against an order to show cause in a shareholder derivative action.
  • Successfully defended corporations in resolving audits issued by the Joint Commission on Public Ethics (“JCOPE”).
  • Advised international corporation on regulatory landscape and implications of compliance with state “toxic toy” legislation.

■ Professional and Civic

  • New York State Bar Association, member

■ Education

State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law
 ,JD
 ,2017
 ,magna cum laude
State University of New York at Albany
 ,BA
 ,2014
 ,summa cum laude

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 as ranked by The National Law Journal and is among the BTI Elite law firms based on in-depth interviews of more than 600 corporate counsel at the world’s largest and most influential companies. Our clients include Fortune 100 corporations, privately-held companies, emerging businesses, public sector entities, not-for-profit organizations and individuals. Principal industries we represent include education, energy, financial, food and beverage, health care, insurance, manufacturing, medical and life sciences, real estate developers, and state and local governments and authorities.

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Albany
677 Broadway
Albany, NY 12207
518-427-9700

Buffalo
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Buffalo, NY 14210
716-200-5050

Ithaca
119 East Seneca Street
Ithaca, NY 14850
607-273-6444

Long Island
333 Earle Ovington Boulevard
Uniondale, NY 11553
516-880-8484

New York City
100 Wall Street
New York, NY 10005
212-687-0100

Rochester
99 Garnsey Road
Pittsford, NY 14534
585-419-8800

Saratoga Springs
513 Broadway
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
518-587-0551

Syracuse
333 West Washington Street
Syracuse, NY 13202
315-423-7100

White Plains
445 Hamilton Avenue
White Plains, NY 10601
914-683-1200

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New Haven, CT
195 Church Street
New Haven, CT 06510
203-784-3159

Newark, NJ
One Gateway Center
Newark, NJ 07102
973-848-1244

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