Hiland joins Harris Beach as partner in Ithaca office

ITHACA — Harris Beach PLLC announced it has expanded its corporate and commercial real estate practices with the addition of attorney Seth T. Hiland as a partner in the firm’s Ithaca office. 

“Seth is a well-respected practitioner in this region with a diverse corporate, real estate, and business practice that will enable us to provide greater service to our clients as our practice continues to grow,” Mark B. Wheeler, managing partner of the Harris Beach Ithaca office, said in a news release.

Hiland’s experience includes corporate and business matters, such as entity formation, management, labor and employment matters, and mergers and acquisitions. He also advises individuals and businesses on tax matters, including historic rehabilitation tax credits, contracts, and public and private group health plans, cafeteria plans, and other employee-benefit plans.

Hiland received his J.D. in 2005 from the Cornell University Law School and his bachelor’s degree in 2002 from the University of Notre Dame. 

Founded in 1856, Rochester–based Harris Beach has more than 200 attorneys practicing in New York offices that also include Syracuse, Albany, Buffalo, Ithaca, Melville, New York City, Saratoga Springs, Uniondale, and White Plains, along with New Haven, Connecticut and Newark, New Jersey.