Phillips Lytle LLP is a full-service law firm with a distinguished history spanning over 190 years, offering comprehensive legal services across the United States and Canada from its Jamestown, NY office. Known for its sophisticated, client-centered approach—dubbed “The Phillips Lytle Way”—the firm combines deep industry knowledge with creative, efficient problem-solving to deliver exceptional results.
The firm acts as an extension of its clients’ teams, offering unmatched expertise across a wide range of practice areas and industries. With more than 340 attorneys and staff, Phillips Lytle serves a broad clientele including businesses, multinational corporations, startups, investors, families, and individuals, providing tailored legal solutions rooted in real-world understanding and proactive counsel.
Services Offered
- Attorney Referral Service
- Administrative Law
- Government Contracts
- Election Law
- Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights Law
- Corporate and Business Law
- Commercial Contracts
- Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
- Franchise Law
- Gaming Law
- Governance, Risk and Compliance
- Intellectual Property
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Private Equity and Venture Capital
- Securities and Capital Markets Law
- Startup Legal Services
- Tax Law
- Environmental Law
- Brownfields and Brownfield Redevelopment
- Contaminated Sediment Site Management
- Environmental Litigation
- Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Incentives Programs
- Land Use, Permitting and Zoning
- PFAS and Emerging Contaminants Regulatory
- SEQRA and Environmental Impact Review
- Transactional Due Diligence
- Immigration Law
- Corporate Services and Support
- Immigration for Investors
- Multinational Companies and Immigration Compliance
- Immigration for Startups and Entrepreneurs
- Extraordinary Ability Petitions
- Marriage and Family Immigration Services
- Citizenship and Naturalization
- Immigration Waivers and Inadmissibility
- University and Student Immigration
- USMCA Professionals and Other Treaty Visas
- Visitor Visas
- Immigrant and Nonimmigrant Visas
- International Business Law
- Canadian Cross-Border Services
- Customs and International Trade
- Export Controls and Economic Sanctions
- Import and Export Law Compliance
- International Arbitration
- Labor and Employment Law
- ADA Compliance
- Advice and Counseling
- Affirmative Action
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Background Checks
- Employment Litigation
- I-9 Compliance and Enforcement
- Internal Investigations
- Labor Relations Law
- Social Media Training Programs and Risk Management
- Wage and Hour and ERISA Class Actions
- Workplace Fraud and Unfair Competition
- Workplace Health and Safety
- Litigation
- Appellate
- Business Litigation
- Class Action Defense
- Personal Injury Defense Litigation
- Product Liability and Mass Tort Litigation
- White Collar Defense and Government Investigations
- Trusts and Estates
- Trust and Estate Planning for Individuals and Families
- Advance Directives and Lifetime Planning
- Trust and Estate Administration
- Estate, Gift and Generation-Skipping Transfer Taxes
- Succession Planning for Closely Held Businesses
- Trust and Estate Litigation
- Special Needs Planning and Guardianship
- Medicaid Planning
- Florida Trust and Estate Planning and Administration
The firm serves a diverse range of industries including banking and financial services, energy and renewables, health care and life sciences, higher education, manufacturing and distribution, not-for-profit organizations, real estate, technology, and telecommunications. With offices in multiple locations including New York, Illinois, Washington DC, and Canada, Phillips Lytle offers broad geographic reach and cultural competency to support clients in complex, cross-border matters.
