Barclay Damon is pleased to announce four elevations to the law firm’s partnership. Amy D’Ambrogio and Margaret Surowka, formerly special counsel, and Jon McSherry and Ben Wilkinson, formerly counsel, have become partners, effective January 1.
D’Ambrogio is a member of the Property Tax & Condemnation and Energy Practice Areas and Health & Human Services Providers Team. She concentrates her practice on representing energy and utility clients and other businesses in property tax and eminent domain disputes. She also counsels health care, disability, and other not-for-profits in securing property tax exemptions and in compliance matters.
Surowka is co-leader of the firm’s Health & Human Services Providers Team and is also a member of the Health Care Controversies Team and Labor & Employment Practice Area. She concentrates her practice on representing agencies, facilities, and individual providers in compliance matters, licensure, disciplinary, and ethics proceedings. She also counsels clients facing Medicaid, Medicare, and other governmental investigations and audits as well as assists with employment and contract matters.
McSherry is a member of the Tax, Corporate, and Trusts & Estates Practice Areas. He concentrates his practice on estate and Medicaid planning, trusts and estates administration, business succession planning, and tax law.
Wilkinson is a member of the Labor & Employment and Commercial Litigation Practice Areas. He concentrates his practice on labor and employment matters, representing employers before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the NYS Division of Human Rights, and federal and state courts regarding employment discrimination claims, wage and hour claims, and breach of employment contracts. Wilkinson also represents individuals and businesses in a variety of commercial litigation matters in federal and state courts.
Connie Cahill, Barclay Damon’s managing partner, said, “Amy, Jon, Maggie, and Ben are incredibly deserving of their elevation to the firm’s partnership. They have significant professional accomplishments, are fantastic leaders, and provide second-to-none service to their clients. I’ve enjoyed seeing their careers and relationships at the firm develop, and I am confident their futures are destined to be as bright as—if not brighter than—the beginning of their careers.”
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