
Jeffrey C. Stravino
Practices & Industries
Admissions
- New York
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court, Western District of New York
Clerkships
- Senior U.S. District Judge John T. Curtin, 1997-99
Education
Harvard College, B.A., cum laude
University at Buffalo, M.B.A., with high honors
University at Buffalo School of Law, J.D., cum laude
Jeff focuses his practice on business and environmental litigation. He has experience in a wide range of civil litigation matters, including federal and state court litigation at both the trial and appellate levels. Jeff represents large and small companies, as well as individuals, in shareholder, accounting, health care, software and complex contract matters. Jeff also represents clients in various environmental matters, including litigation under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA); Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA); Clean Water Act; Clean Air Act; and New York’s Navigation Law. He also represents clients in PRP groups, advises clients on various environmental compliance matters including waste management and landfills, and regularly interacts with state and federal agencies. Jeff successfully worked with the U.S. attorney to obtain a several-million-dollar settlement for the government and his clients in False Claims Act (qui tam) litigation. Jeff also serves as local counsel for out-of-town clients, and has extensive experience representing clients in mediations and arbitrations, including before the American Arbitration Association under both the Commercial Rules and the International Rules. Jeff has also served as a mediator and successfully resolved lawsuits pending in state and federal courts.
Jeff is a member of Hodgson Russ's board of directors.
Jeff exclusively practices U.S. law and is admitted to practice in New York.
Honors
- Listed, Best Lawyers in America (Commercial Litigation) 2014 - 2024
- Listed, Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, (Environment) 2020 - 2023
- Listed, Upstate New York Super Lawyers (Environmental Litigation) 2012 - 2023
- Buffalo Business First/Buffalo Law Journal's Legal Elite of Western New York, 2014
- Buffalo Business First's 40 Under 40 Award
- Laidlaw Law Alumni Association Award for Excellence in Commercial Law
- Former executive editor and associate editor, Buffalo Law Review
Experience
- Defense of Alleged Historic Liabilities and Superfund Sites
- Defense of Civil Class Action Tort Litigation
- Defense of Wood Treatment Corporation in CERCLA Litigation
- Enforce Indemnity Obligations Under Purchase Agreements
- Federal Court Victory Ends Seven-Year Court Battle Over Environmental Contamination Claims
- Manufacturing Property Transaction
- Pre-Acquisition Environmental Due Diligence
- Successful Resolution of Shareholder Dispute for Food Industry Client
In the News
- University at Buffalo School of Law, September 15, 2022
- August 28, 2013
- August 30, 2012
- January 26, 2007
- November 7, 2005
Press Releases
- August 23, 2023
- August 17, 2023
- June 6, 2023
- Hodgson Russ Press Release, August 23, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Press Release, August 19, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Press Release, June 2, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Press Release, August 20, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Press Release, August 19, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Press Release, June 18, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Press Release, May 26, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Press Release, September 8, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Press Release, August 20, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Press Release, April 24, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Press Release, August 20, 2019
- Press Release, August 12, 2019
- Press Release, August 20, 2018
- Press Release, August 15, 2018
- Press Release, September 6, 2017
- Press Release, August 15, 2017
- Press Release, August 31, 2016
- Hodgson Russ Press Release, August 18, 2016
- Press Release, August 19, 2015
- Press Release, August 17, 2015
- Press Release, September 29, 2014
- Press Release, August 14, 2014
- August 2013
Publications
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy Alert , August 8, 2023
- Hodgson Russ Brownfield Redevelopment Alert, March 29, 2023
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy Alert , December 14, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy Alert, September 12, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy and Real Estate Alert , June 21, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy & Municipal Alert, May 3, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy and Municipal Alert, April 29, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Brownfield Redevelopment Alert, April 11, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Environmental Alert, March 22, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy Alert, February 3, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Brownfield Redevelopment Alert, January 27, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy Alert, January 19, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy Alert, November 30, 2021
- Hodgson Russ SALT and Renewable Energy Alert, November 15, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy Alert, November 9, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Environmental Alert, November 5, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Environmental Alert, November 2, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Environmental Alert, October 20, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy Alert, September 14, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy Alert, September 8, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy Alert, August 3, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy Alert, August 2, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy Alert, April 19, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy Alert, April 7, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy Alert, April 6, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Environmental and Renewable Energy Alert, March 24, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy Alert, March 4, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy Alert, January 13, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy Alert, January 6, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy Alert, December 17, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy Alert, December 1, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy Alert, November 23, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy Alert, October 28, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy Alert, October 23, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy Alert, October 21, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy Alert, October 19, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy Alert, October 16, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Brownfield Redevelopment Alert, September 29, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy Alert, September 22, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy Alert, September 17, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy Alert, September 10, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Environmental and Renewable Energy Alert, August 20, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Environmental Alert, August 12, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Environmental Alert, August 6, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy Alert, August 6, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy Alert, July 28, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Environmental Alert, July 28, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy Alert, July 24, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy Alert, July 20, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Environmental Alert, July 1, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Brownfield Redevelopment Alert, June 29, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Business Litigation Alert, June 23, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Business Litigation and Bankruptcy & Restructuring Alert, June 22, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy Alert, June 19, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy Alert, June 12, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy Alert, June 9, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy Alert, June 3, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy Alert, June 2, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy Alert, May 26, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Business Litigation Alert, May 22, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy Alert, May 20, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy and Construction Alert, May 15, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy Alert, May 15, 2020
- Hodgson Russ OSHA and Business Litigation Alert, May 13, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy Alert, May 6, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Environmental Alert, April 27, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy Alert, April 27, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy Alert, April 23, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Business Litigation Alert, April 22, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Business Litigation and Securities Regulation & Corporate Compliance Alert, April 22, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy Alert, April 21, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy Alert, April 20, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy Alert, April 16, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Business Litigation Alert, April 15, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Environmental Alert, April 14, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Business Litigation Alert, April 9, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy Alert, April 9, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Environmental Alert, April 6, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy Alert, April 3, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy Alert, April 2, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Environmental and Brownfield Redevelopment Alert, April 1, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy Alert, April 1, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy Alert, March 30, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Environmental Alert, March 27, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Environmental Alert, March 26, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy Alert, February 26, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy Alert, February 24, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy Alert, February 10, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy Alert, February 4, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy Alert, January 30, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy and Municipal Alert, January 29, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy Alert, January 22, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Environmental, Brownfield and Tax Alert, January 22, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Environmental and Renewable Energy Alert, January 21, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy and Muncipal Law Alert, January 6, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy Alert, January 6, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy Alert, December 19, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy and Muncipal Law Alert, December 16, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy Alert, December 12, 2019
- Petition is first move towards New York’s aggressive goal of 6,000 Megawatts of solar by 2025Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy Alert, December 4, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy Alert, December 2, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Environmental Alert, November 27, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Environmental, Municipal, and Public Finance Alert, November 12, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy Alert, November 6, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy Alert, November 1, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy Alert, October 31, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy Alert, October 18, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Renewable Energy and Environmental Alert, October 8, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Brownfield Redevelopment and Renewable Energy Alert, June 18, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Environmental Alert, May 7, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Environmental Alert, April 22, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Environmental Alert, April 18, 2019
- Increased Regulatory Requirements and Water Infrastructure Investment Likely in 2019Environmental Alert, December 21, 2018
- Smarter Way to Cross Blog Archives, May 7, 2013
- Environment & Energy Alert, March 27, 2012
- April 8, 2011
Blog Posts
Jeff contributed to the archived Hodgson Russ Canada/U.S. cross-border blog, Smarter Way to Cross. His entries can be found on the Publications page.
Presentations & Events
- Albany, NY, May 10, 2023
- Buffalo, NY, April 25, 2023
- June 2022
- February 25, 2021
- November 13, 2020
- May 26, 2020
- Millennium Hotel, 2040 Walden Avenue, Buffalo NY 14225, January 17, 2020
- Albany, NY, May 8, 2019
- April 18, 2018
- Hodgson Russ LLP, The Guaranty Building, Buffalo, NY, November 16, 2016
- Oakville, ON, September 24, 2015
- Buffalo, NY, May 1, 2015
- Erie Institute of Law Seminar: Green, Brown & Blue: A Discussion of the Interplay of Environmental Considerations in Economic Development and Business TransactionsBuffalo, NY, May 2, 2014
- Buffalo, NY, March 30, 2011
- Buffalo, NY, April 30, 2009
Professional Associations
- New York State Bar Association
- Bar Association of Erie County Federal Practice and Environmental Law Committees
- Chair, Environmental Law Committee 2013-2016
- Ontario Bar Association
Community & Pro Bono
- Past President, UB Law Alumni Association
- Regional Director, Harvard Alumni Association
- Vice President, Harvard Club of WNY
- Founding Member, Hull House Foundation
In addition to serving on the firm’s Board of Directors, Jeff is the President of the University at Buffalo Law Alumni Association. He also currently serves as the Regional Director for Upstate New York and Western Pennsylvania for the Harvard Alumni Association.
Jeff also currently serves as vice president of the Harvard Club of Western New York, for which he previously served as president for five years; is a member of the club's board of directors; interviews applicants seeking club membership; and formerly served as chairperson of the club's Schools Committee.
Previously, Jeff was one of the five founding trustees and was the secretary of the Hull House Foundation. The Hull House is a historic stone residence and landmark built in Lancaster, New York circa 1810 that survived the devastation of the War of 1812. Jeff was instrumental in obtaining nonprofit status for the foundation, and worked in other ways to get the project off of the ground.
Jeff also founded and was the head coach of the Grand Island Royals travel baseball team, and served as a manager for various youth hockey teams for the Niagara Junior Purple Eagles (where he was also a Board member for several years) and the Buffalo Bisons.
He is also former secretary and a former member of the board of trustees of the Landmark Society of the Niagara Frontier, now called Preservation Buffalo Niagara.