Buffalo Business First has once again named Goldberg Segalla attorney Joseph M. Hanna to its Power 100 Business Leaders of Color.

Per Buffalo Business First, “the men and women on this list have risen to the top, as leaders of Western New York companies and organizations, as trusted board members and as inspirational examples for the next generation.”

As Hiring Partner and member of the firm’s management committee, Joe has been included on this exclusive list every year since its inception in 2022.

Joe is the founder and chair of the firm’s Diversity Task Force, and he also chairs the firm’s national Retail and Hospitality and Sports and Entertainment Law groups. The firm achieved Mansfield Certification under Joe’s leadership.

In addition to his work with Goldberg Segalla’s Diversity Task Force, Joe has undertaken various diversity-related roles within DRI and the American Bar Association (ABA). In 2022, Joe was named a Northeast Trailblazer by The American Lawyer and is identified as an “agent of change who has made significant marks on practice, policy, and technological advancements in his area of legal practice.”

Joe has also been honored with the President’s Lifetime Achievement Award, the highest civil volunteerism award presented by the president of the United States for his work with his nonprofit organization, Bunkers in Baghdad.

Bunkers in Baghdad is a not-for-profit charity that collects and sends new and used golf balls, clubs, and equipment to our troops around the world, with a focus on the brave men and women currently serving in combat zones. Bunkers in Baghdad has sent over 15 million golf balls, 1.4 million clubs, to U.S. troops and veterans in 80 countries around the world.

In 2020, Joe received the IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Awareness) Award from Buffalo Business First. This award is given to individuals and organizations who champion diversity and inclusion in the workplace and surrounding communities.

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MORE ABOUT GOLDBERG SEGALLA’S JOSEPH M. HANNA:

Joe is Goldberg Segalla’s Hiring Partner, a position in which he spearheads the firm’s continuing commitment to increase diversity in the hiring and promotion process and leads the search for attorneys who best fit the firm’s culture of teamwork and collaboration. He is a member of Goldberg Segalla’s five-person Management Committee that oversees client service, culture, investment, and strategic growth. A commercial litigator and legal adviser, Joe is nationally recognized for his work in retail and hospitality, and sports and entertainment law.

Joe chairs Goldberg Segalla’s Retail and Hospitality practice, which serves the diverse legal needs of some of the largest corporations in these evolving industries. Global retail and restaurant chains, hotel and hospitality enterprises, shopping centers, property owners, and developers rely on Joe to find creative and cost-efficient resolutions to disputes with other parties, to represent them in commercial litigation, and to handle a broad array of legal and business challenges. Joe represents several companies on the Global and U.S. Fortune 500 lists, including leading retailers in the general merchandise, pharmacy, and home improvement sectors, as well as a global upscale restaurant franchise. As National Monitoring Counsel for a number of retail clients, he monitors litigation in jurisdictions throughout the country and works with outside counsel to make sure the retailers’ needs are being met.