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Areas of Practice include:
Banking & Financial Institutions
Business
Economic Development
Education
Emerging Business
Mergers & Acquisitions
Public Finance
Securities
Richard C. Engel joined Mackenzie Hughes in 2003 and is a partner of the
firm, concentrating his practice in securities law, securities regulation
and securities fraud, as well as banking and IDA financing, business, corporate
and education law. He specifically handles securities litigation and arbitration
before the NASD, private offerings and placements, and federal and state
regulatory compliance relating to securities and corporate governance. His
clients include the most prominent investment firms in Central New York,
whose trust and confidence Rich has earned through his years of experience
in counseling them through their securities issues, both complex and routine,
and guiding them to regulatory compliance. Rich also represents individual
investors in claims arising from securities disputes. He also counsels several
municipal clients including the Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District.
He periodically lectures on 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 Onondaga County Bar Association and the Association
of Trial Lawyers of America. 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. Rich volunteers
legal services and is on the fundraising and gift gathering committee
for University Hospital's C.N.Y. Association for Childhood Cancer and
Blood Disorders. He is also on the fundraising committee for the National
Kidney Foundation of Central New York. He 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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