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Forchelli Deegan Terrana promotes attorneys to partner

Lisa Casa

 

John Gordon

 

Brian Kennedy

 

Alexander Leong

 

Linsday Mesh Lotito

 

Erik Snipas

 

Uniondale, NY Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP (FDT) promoted the following attorneys to partner effective January 1, 2023:

• Lisa Casa, employment & labor

• John Gordon, IDA benefits & government incentives

• Brian Kennedy, land use & zoning

• Alexander Leong, employment & labor

• Lindsay Mesh Lotito, banking & finance and real estate

• Erik Snipas, land use & zoning and IDA benefits & government incentives

Casa earned her J.D. from Brooklyn Law School and her B.S. & B.A. from The George Washington University.

Gordon earned his J.D. from Fordham University School of Law and his B.A. from the College of the Holy Cross.

Kennedy earned his J.D. from Pace University School of Law and his B.S. from the State University of New York College at Geneseo.

Leong earned his J.D. from Brooklyn Law School and his B.S. from Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations.

Lotito earned her J.D. from the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University and her B.S. from Marist College.

Snipas earned his J.D. from St. John’s University School of Law and his B.S. from St. John’s University.

Founded in 1976, Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP is one of Long Island’s largest and most distinguished law firms. 

Headquartered in Uniondale, the firm employs 70 attorneys across more than a dozen practice groups. 

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