NEW YORK, N.Y. — Hodgson Russ LLP is pleased to announce that Neena Dutta has joined the firm's Immigration Practice Group and Jacquelyn Trussell has joined the firm's Business Litigation Practice Group.

Ms. Dutta received her B.A. from Seattle University and her J.D. from New York Law School, where she was technical editor of Media Law & Policy Journal. Prior to joining Hodgson Russ, Ms. Dutta worked as an associate in immigration law for two New York City-based firms. She was also a project manager in Amazon.com's European offices, where her responsibilities included global planning.

Ms. Trussell received her B.A., magna cum laude, from Boston University and her J.D., cum laude, from Loyola University Chicago School of Law. Prior to joining Hodgson Russ, Ms. Trussell was a franchise litigation associate for a mid-size firm in New Jersey. She also worked as a law clerk for the Securities and Exchange Commission and as an extern for Federal Magistrate Judge Schenkier in Chicago, IL.

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. Recently, the firm tripled its roster of New York City-based attorneys to provide an even wider range of services and increased depth in important niche practice areas, including federal, multi-state, New York State, and local tax; bankruptcy and corporate reorganizations; intellectual property; estates and trusts; litigation; commercial real estate; corporate and securities; immigration; employment law and employee benefits; and health law. Established in 1817, Hodgson Russ is among the oldest law firms in the United States. Hodgson Russ has two offices in New York, New York, and offices in Albany, Buffalo, and Johnstown, New York; Boca Raton and Palm Beach, Florida; and Toronto, Ontario.
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