Goldberg Segalla is pleased to announce that Joseph M. Hanna, Hiring Partner and chair of the firm’s Retail and Hospitality practice, has been elected to the Executive Committee of The Business Council of New York State.

As New York’s leading business organization, The Business Council represents the interests of large and small firms, with membership comprised of more than 3,000 companies, local chambers of commerce, and professional and trade associations.

The Council serves as an advocate for employers in the state’s political and policy-making arenas, with the Executive Committee playing a central role in guiding the organization’s mission to advocate for a better business climate across New York.

MORE ABOUT GOLDBERG SEGALLA’S JOSEPH M. HANNA:

Joe is a highly experienced litigator and legal adviser recognized for his national practice in retail and hospitality and sports and entertainment law. Acknowledged nationally and regionally as an advocate and trailblazer, Joe earned the President’s Lifetime Achievement Award, the highest civil volunteerism award presented by the President of the United States (2022). He was also the youngest honoree ever to be named Lawyer of the Year in the Bar Association of Erie County’s 130-year history (2015).

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 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.