Bond, Schoeneck & King elects three new members in Syracuse

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC announced it has elected three attorneys in its Syracuse office as new members (partners) of the firm.

The new members are Suzanne M. Messer (litigation practice area), Kristen E. Smith (labor and employment practice area), and Grayson T. Walter (business, restructuring and bankruptcy practice area), the Syracuse–based law firm said in a news release.

Messer is a litigation attorney who represents clients in commercial disputes, conflicts among business partners and shareholders, and in employment-related litigation. She has extensive experience litigating complex class action and collective action suits. Messer’s experience includes litigating suits in diverse venues in federal and state courts, as well as resolving disputes through alternative-dispute resolution procedures.

Smith works with employers, large and small, to help ensure compliance with the complicated maze of labor and employment laws. She is an experienced employment litigator, defending employment-related claims in federal court, as well as in administrative proceedings before the New York State Division of Human Rights and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Smith works with unionized employers on labor-relations matters, including the negotiation of collective-bargaining agreements. 

Walter represents businesses and their stakeholders on a wide variety of business and transactional matters, with a focus on company formation, ownership, governance, and transition. He also regularly provides guidance to clients regarding the turnaround and restructuring of underperforming and financially distressed businesses, including in-court and out-of-court debt restructurings, bankruptcy-related litigation, and sales/acquisitions of distressed assets.

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