BUFFALO, N.Y. — Kenneth P. Friedman, a partner in Hodgson Russ LLP's Corporate & Securities Practice Group, was appointed chair and moderator of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) program "Buying or selling a small business."

The program covered the most important tax, business, accounting, and financing considerations involved in small business purchases and sales. Panelists addressed the techniques, practicalities, and climate of the actual negotiation of agreements and the drafting of documents.

The program was held in three locations: in Buffalo on October 27, in Albany on November 1, and in New York on November 8.

In addition to Mr. Friedman, six Hodgson Russ attorneys took part on panels. In Buffalo, Brad A. Birmingham, a partner in the firm's General/International Tax Practice Group, participated. Mario J. Papa, a partner in the Corporate & Securities and Estates & Trusts Practice Groups, and Carl J. Kempf, III, an attorney in the same practice groups, will took part in the Albany session. In the New York session, partners Richard F. Campbell, in the General/International and State & Local Tax Groups; Jeffrey A. Rinde, in the Corporate & Securities Practice Group; and Stephen A. Weiss, also in the Corporate & Securities Practice Group, were panelists.

Mr. Friedman concentrates his practice in mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, business planning, project finance, and securities and handles a broad range of general business matters. Mr. Friedman recently completed his tenure as the practice group leader of Hodgson Russ's entire corporate and securities practice.

With more than 230 attorneys practicing in all major areas of law, Hodgson Russ is among the 200 largest law firms headquartered in the United States. It is one of approximately 100 firms in the country listed in America's Greatest Places to Work With a Law Degree. In June 2005, Hodgson Russ received the Carol S. Knox Family-Friendly Employer Award from the Capital District Women's Bar Association. Established in 1817, Hodgson Russ is among the oldest law firms in the United States. Hodgson Russ has offices in Albany, Buffalo, Johnstown, and New York, New York; Boca Raton, Florida; and Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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