Boylan, Brown, Code, Vigdor & Wilson, LLP (Rochester, NY) is pleased to announce the addition of Mark Kossow as a partner in its ESOP department.

Since 1998, Mr. Kossow has practiced law in ERISA and tax related transactions. In the past few years he has represented corporations, selling shareholders and trustees in more than 50 ESOP transactions ranging in size from $500,000 to more than $100,000,000.  He has a great deal of experience in tax matters, including tax planning and tax controversies, as well as in mergers and acquisitions, stock purchase transactions and not-for-profit corporations.

Immediately prior to joining Boylan Brown, Mr. Kossow was a partner at Steiker, Fischer, Edwards & Greenapple, P.C.  Prior to that, he was an associate at the firms of Gibbons, Del Deo, Dolan, Griffinger & Vecchione (2001-’04) and Fox Rothschild (1998-2001).

Mr. Kossow is an honors graduate of the University of Michigan.  He received his law degree from Albany Law School, cum laude, and he holds an LL.M. in taxation from New York University Law School.

Mr. Kossow is admitted to the bar in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

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