Sheldon K. Smith

Trial attorney, problem solver, and strategic advisor, Sheldon represents clients in complex and often high-profile business disputes and tort cases. He helps clients efficiently resolve matters inside and outside the courtroom. Sheldon regularly counsels financial institutions, medical providers, municipalities, commercial property owners/developers, and manufacturers.

Sheldon represents buyers and sellers in disputes involving the domestic and international sales of goods. He also counsels businesses on matters involving competition claims, force majeure and other contract performance disputes, tort defenses, earn-out/buy-out and valuation disputes, and trade secret and trademark protection. In addition, he handles a variety of matters for banks, including check disputes, fiduciary duty claims, and fraud allegations.

Sheldon handles high-stakes tax assessment challenges and related real property valuation disputes.

Sheldon represents a wide range of health care providers (including hospitals, medical associations, nursing homes, physicians, dentists, physical therapists, and DME companies) regarding the many types of business, reimbursement, privacy, tort-defense, and real property disputes that arise in the health care arena.

Sheldon serves as Co-Partner-in-Charge of the Firm’s Corning office, is a member the HSE Inclusion & Equity Committee and is co-chair of the Firm’s “People of Color” Employee Resource Group.

He holds a JD from the University at Buffalo School of Law.