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Steven R. Gersz

Partner

About Steve

From mergers and acquisitions to emerging technology companies, Steve has immersed himself in business and corporate law his entire legal career. Steve is a partner and past chair of the firm’s Corporate & Business Practice Group, and has extensive experience in the organization and development of business and professional entities; mergers, acquisitions and dispositions; equity and debt financings; and federal and state securities law. Steve is adept at using his expertise in corporate law and his experience in business transactions to find creative solutions in business dispute and divorce matters.

​As both an attorney and a community volunteer, Steve is actively involved in health care matters. He has represented physicians, medical groups and other health care providers on a wide variety of legal matters.

​Steve instructs other attorneys in corporate practice matters as the author of the 2023 LexisNexis® AnswerGuide™ New York Business Entities and is an Editorial Board member and revision author for White New York Business Entities, a preeminent law treatise that provides an in-depth statutory and case law analysis of the New York Business Corporation Law, Limited Liability Company Law, Partnership Law and Not-for-Profit Corporation Law.

Professional & Community Involvement

  • New York State Bar Association, member
  • Monroe County Bar Association, member, past chair of Business Law Section
  • Venture Jobs Foundation, Board member
  • Jewish Senior Life, Board of Directors, former member
  • Mental Health Association of Rochester and Monroe County, past President
  • Jewish Senior Life Foundation, Board of Directors, former member
  • The Jewish Home of Rochester, Board of Directors, past Chair
  • Temple Beth El, Board of Directors, former member

Awards & Recognitions

  • 2025 Attorneys of the Year Award, Lifetime Achievement category, The Daily Record and Rochester Business Journal
  • 2013-2027 editions of Best Lawyers in America® for Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Corporate Law, Corporate Governance Law, Health Care Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Rochester, NY
  • 2022 edition of Best Lawyers in America® “Lawyer of the Year” for Corporate Law, Rochester, NY
  • 2017 and 2019 editions of Best Lawyers in America® “Lawyer of the Year” for Closely Held Companies & Family Businesses Law, Rochester, NY
  • 2008-2015 and 2018-2026 Upstate New York Super Lawyers Honoree
  • 2004 Rochester Business Journal Forty Under 40 Honoree

Education

  • University of Michigan
    School of Law, J.D.
  • State University of New York
    (SUNY) at Buffalo, B.A.

Admissions

  • New York State
“Over the course of my career, I’ve learned that my best legal advice comes from collaboration, creativity, and an unwavering commitment to understanding the unique challenges of each client’s situation.”
Steven R. Gersz

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