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Areas of Practice include:
Banking & Financial Institutions
Business
Economic Development
Education
Emerging Business
International & Immigration
Mergers & Acquisitions
Public Finance
Securities
Richard C. Engel, a partner, joined Mackenzie Hughes in 2003 and is a
member of the firm's Executive Committee and Business Department. He concentrates
his practice in business, mergers & acquisitions, securities law,
securities regulation and securities fraud, as well as banking and IDA
financing, business, corporate and education law. He handles securities
litigation and arbitration before FINRA, private offerings and placements,
and federal and state regulatory compliance relating to securities and
corporate governance. His clients include the most prominent businesses
and investment firms in Central New York, whose trust and confidence Rich
has earned through his years of experience in counseling them through
their business, corporate and securities issues, both complex and routine,
and guiding them to regulatory compliance. Rich also counsels several
municipalities and school districts throughout New York and assists the
firm's immigration law practice group counseling individuals and corporate
clients who utilize investor and multinational visa categories as part
of their business planning strategies. Rich periodically lectures on business
and securities law topics at LeMoyne College in Syracuse, New York.
After earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1986 from Boston College,
Rich attended Syracuse University College of Law, where he graduated with
a Juris Doctorate in 1989. He was admitted to the New York State Bar and
the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York in 1990.
He is a member of the American, New York State and Onondaga County Bar
Associations. In addition, Rich has briefed and argued appeals before
several appellate courts, including New York's highest court, the New
York State Court of Appeals. He serves as an Arbitrator in the City Court
for the City of Syracuse. Prior to joining Mackenzie Hughes, Rich practiced
law at Engel & Engel, a leading securities law firm in Central New
York.
Rich was recognized in 2003 by The Central New York Business Journal
as one of "40 under 40," an honor that was awarded to the top
40 Central New York leaders under age 40 for their impact in making the
region a better place to work and live. Rich's community involvement includes
participation with the Volunteer Lawyer's Project, Onondaga County Bar
Association's pro bono program and service as a judge for the Syracuse
University College of Law and New York State Bar Association moot court
competitions. He is the Fifth Judicial District representative for Real
Property Law Section of the New York State Bar Association. He serves
on the Boards of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, the Rosewood
Heights Health Center Foundation, the Frank H. Hiscock Legal Aid Society
and the Central New York Biotechnology Research Center. Rich is an active
parishioner at Immaculate Conception Church in Fayetteville, New York.
In Rich's spare time, he enjoys outdoor sports such as downhill skiing,
fishing, canoeing, scuba diving and spending time in the Adirondacks and
Thousand Islands with his wife, who is also an attorney, and their three
children.
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