Underberg & Kessler LLP
From mergers and acquisitions to emerging technology companies, Steve has immersed himself in business and corporate law his entire legal career. As chair of the firm's Corporate & Business Practice Group, he has extensive experience in the organization and development of business and professional entities; mergers, acquisitions and dispositions; corporate financing; and Federal and State securities law.
As both an attorney and a community volunteer, Steve is actively involved in health care matters. He has represented physicians, medical groups and other health care providers on a wide variety of legal matters. He currently serves as the Treasurer of Jewish Senior Life and is immediate past chair and board member of the Jewish Home of Rochester. Steve has previously served as president of the Mental Health Association of Rochester and Monroe Counties, as a member of the Board of Directors of Temple Beth El, and as past chair of the Business Law Section of the Monroe County Bar Association.
Steve is the author of the 2010
LexisNexis® AnswerGuide™ New York Business Entities
and is an Editorial Board Member and revision author for
White New York Business Entities
, a law treatise which provides an in-depth statutory and case law analysis of the New York Business Corporation Law, Limited Liability Company Law, Partnership Law and Not-for-Profit Corporation Law.
A 1982 graduate of the University of Michigan School of Law, Steve practiced corporate law with Rosenman & Colin in New York City before joining Underberg & Kessler in 1986. He became a partner of the firm in 1992. He is a recipient of the
Rochester Business Journal's
"Forty Under 40" Award, an annual tribute to emerging leaders of Rochester.
Steve was also selected a 2010, 2009 and 2008 Upstate New York Super Lawyer by
Law & Politics
. The Super Lawyer group represents the top 5% of attorneys in Upstate New York who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.
Steven R. Gersz
Partner
Rochester, NY
Tel: 585-258-2817
Fax: 585-258-2821
sgersz@underbergkessler.com
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Practice Area(s)
Corporate & Business
Health Care
Technology & New Media
Education
University of Michigan School of Law, J.D., 1982
State University of New York at Buffalo, B.A., 1979
Articles
Considerations for Use of Physician Extenders.pdf
Understanding Capital Selection Presentation
Selecting An Entity For Your Business
