Wes Gerrie
Associate

Wes Gerrie defends corporations and large businesses in negligence, premises liability, product liability, and other tort claims, working closely with members of the firm’s Corporate Services and Commercial Litigation practice to deliver cost-effective defenses and global solutions based on each client’s business model, immediate needs, and long-term objectives. He also works with clients in health care, including extensive work within the long-term care industry, handling both individual and class actions involving New York State Public Health law matters, negligence, catastrophic injury, and death. Wes also practices real estate title litigation, determining mortgage priority, deed analysis, and easement disputes. He handles foreclosure defense, collection enforcement, and contract disputes, as well.
His experience also includes representing municipal clients, with matters involving general liability and zoning. In addition, Wes has experience in sports and entertainment matters involving general liability, tort defense, and defamation, and is a regular contributor to the firm’s award-winning Sports and Entertainment Law Insider blog.
Wes also gained experience in an externship with the Syracuse University Office of Technology Transfer, where he worked on copyright and trademark applications, research agreements, and licensing agreements, along with analyzing and drafting contracts and participating in negotiations. After this, he served the university as a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) compliance intern.
Before earning his law degree and passing the bar, Wes was a summer associate with Goldberg Segalla, where he focused on general liability, intellectual property, and business and commercial matters in the retail, hospitality, and sports and entertainment industries. He also assisted with negligence and tort issues in construction cases and worked on product liability and business and commercial matters.
Admissions
- New York
Education
- Syracuse University, J.D., magna cum laude, 2017
- Justinian Honor Society: Member
- Student Leadership Committee: Member
- Syracuse Law Review: Executive Editor
- Entertainment and Sports Law Society: President; Vice President; Public Relations and Social Media Chair
- 2015 International Hockey Arbitration Competition: 2nd Place
- Student Mentor
- Head Academic Success Fellow
- SUCOL Ice Hockey Team: Member
- Law Review Distinguished Leadership Award
- Student Organization Award
- Elected to the Order of the Coif, following graduation
- Wilfrid Laurier University, B.B.A., specialization in Brand Management and Marketing, Dean’s List, 2013
- McDonald House Residence: Vice President
- WLU Student Ambassador
- Sports Management Club: Executive Chair Member
- Laurier Law Society: Member
Professional Affiliations
- New York State Bar Association: Young Lawyers Section; Entertainment, Arts, and Sports Law Section
- Onondaga County Bar Association
Publications & Presentations
- Quoted in “OSHA Steps Up Use of Drones for Inspections,” EHS Today, August 20, 2019
- “More Than Just the Game: How Colleges and the NCAA are Violating Their Student-Athletes’ Rights of Publicity,” Texas Review of Entertainment & Sports Law, Vol. 18, Summer 2018
- “Say What You Want: How Unfettered Freedom of Speech on the Internet Creates No Recourse for Those Victimized,” Catholic University Journal of Law and Technology, Vol. 26 Issue1, January 2018
- “All Bets Are Off — Daily Fantasy Sports Embroiled in Legal Battle in New York,” Syracuse Law Review, Legal Pulse, February 2016
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