Tracing its roots back to 1817, Hodgson Russ is one of the nation's oldest law firms. The firm has offices in New York City, Albany, Buffalo, and Johnstown, New York; Palm Beach, Florida; and Toronto, Ontario. Since their founding, Hodgson Russ has grown to become a firm of approximately 200 attorneys who provide business-focused U.S. legal counsel to clients in the United States, Canada, and across the world. They practice in virtually every substantive area of law and generally use multidisciplinary work teams to serve the diverse and often complex needs of clients, which include public and private businesses of all sizes as well as governmental entities, nonprofit institutions, and individuals.

Hodgson Russ's Corporate & Securities Practice Group advises on the full range of U.S. legal issues involved in domestic and international business operations. Whether guiding clients through major acquisitions and complex securities transactions or counseling on day-to-day compliance and business matters, we provide the high-quality, sophisticated legal services trusted by many of the most prominent companies in the business community.

Our team handles the diverse and often complex legal needs of clients ranging from emerging start-ups and family businesses to market-leading corporations in many industry sectors. We have extensive experience assisting Fortune 1000 companies with their legal needs — in fact, based on recent listings, we have represented 48% of the companies named in the Fortune 100 and 31% of those on the Fortune 500 list.