Rick W. Kennedy
Managing Partner
Practices & Industries
Admissions
- New York
- U.S. District Court, Western District of New York
Education
Buffalo State, State University of New York, B.A., Summa Cum Laude
University at Buffalo School of Law, J.D., Magna Cum Laude
Rick Kennedy was named the firm's president and chief executive officer effective February 1, 2016 and the Managing Partner as of January 1, 2018. Rick joined Hodgson Russ as an associate in 1983 and became a partner in 1990. He has concentrated his career on complex environmental matters and the law governing lawyers. Rick has also served the firm as its co-general counsel and loss prevention partner, and as a member of its board of directors and compensation committee for more than two decades.
Honors
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Listed, Buffalo Business First/Buffalo Law Journal’s Legal Elite of Western New York Legal Leader, 2017 - 2019
- Listed, Best Lawyers in America (Environmental Law) 2014 - 2020
- Listed, Buffalo Environmental Law "Lawyer of the Year" in Best Lawyers in America, 2018, 2020
- Listed, Upstate New York Super Lawyers, 2007 - 2019
- Listed, Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business
- Buffalo Business First's Who's Who in Law (Environmental Law)
- Buffalo Business First's Power 250, 2019 - 2020
Experience
- Counsel to an Agricultural Chemical Company Regarding an Ongoing RCRA Corrective Action Matter Involving Federal and State Agencies
- Counsel to an Industrial Manufacturer for Federal and State Compliance and Enforcement Matters
- Environmental Liability Transfers Used to Solve Multiple Problems for Client
- Environmental Regulatory Matters for Raw Materials Manufacturer
- Federal Court Victory Ends Seven-Year Court Battle Over Environmental Contamination Claims
- Representation of Fortune 1000 Manufacturer in Interests & Real Estate Acquisition
- Representation of Lumber Company in Multiple Acquisitions Per Year
- Sale of Multinational Wood Treatment Client to Private Equity Fund
News
- April 2, 2020
- Press Release, September 23, 2019
- Press Release, August 20, 2019
- Press Release, August 12, 2019
- Buffalo Business First, February 26, 2019
- January 15, 2019
- Press Release, September 24, 2018
- Press Release, August 20, 2018
- Press Release, August 15, 2018
- The Buffalo News, February 23, 2018
- Buffalo Business First, February 19, 2018
- Press Release, February 7, 2018
- January 17, 2018
- Press Release, September 6, 2017
- Press Release, August 15, 2017
- Press Release, August 31, 2016
- Business First, August 24, 2016
- News Release, August 18, 2016
- Buffalo Law Journal, August 8, 2016
- Buffalo Law Journal, February 22, 2016
- Buffalo Law Journal, February 1, 2016
- News Release, February 1, 2016
- Press Release, August 19, 2015
- Press Release, August 17, 2015
- Press Release, August 14, 2014
- August 2013
- August 28, 2013
- July 2, 2010
- September 12, 2008
- Group Builds Schools in AfricaBuffalo Law Journal, May 18, 2008
Presentations
- New York Hilton Midtown - NYC, January 30, 2020
- Albright-Knox Art Gallery’s Auditorium, 1285 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, NY, June 2, 2016
- Buffalo, NY, March 30, 2011
Publications
- Hodgson Russ Environmental Alert, April 6, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Environmental and Brownfield Redevelopment Alert, April 1, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Environmental Alert, March 27, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Environmental Alert, March 26, 2020
- Environmental Alert, November 27, 2019
- Environmental Alert, Municipal Alert, Public Finance Alert, November 12, 2019
- Environmental Law Alert, April 22, 2019
- Increased Regulatory Requirements and Water Infrastructure Investment Likely in 2019Environmental Alert, December 21, 2018
- Hodgson Russ Alert, October 24, 2016
- Environment & Energy Alert, March 27, 2012
- April 8, 2011
Professional Associations
- American Bar Association: Natural Resources, Energy, and Environmental Law Section
- New York State Bar Association: Environmental Law Section
- Trustee: United States Law Firm Group
Community & Pro Bono
- Founding Member & Co-Chair, Board of Directors: EduNations, Inc.
- Member, Board of Directors: Sierra Leone Alliance of Western New York
- Member, Board of Directors: Invest Buffalo Niagara
- Member, Steering Committee: First Tee Foundation of Western New York