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.