Joseph M.
Hanna is a commercial litigator and legal adviser recognized for his work in retail and hospitality and sports and entertainment law.
With a national practice and industry-wide reputation for leadership, Joe is consistently ranked among the top 10 attorneys based in Western New York in Business First’s annual Legal Elite, and in 2015, Joe was the youngest honoree ever to be named Lawyer of the Year in the Bar Association of Erie County’s 130-year history.Joe co-chairs Goldberg Segalla’s Retail and Hospitality practice, which services all the diverse legal needs of some of the largest corporations in these evolving industries.
National retail and restaurant chains, global hotel and hospitality enterprises, shopping centers, property owners, and developers rely on Joe to find creative and cost-efficient resolutions to disputes with other parties, to represent them in commercial litigation, and to handle a broad array of legal and business challenges.Joe also represents major-league sports franchises, professional athletes, movie studios, and others in the sports and entertainment world on a wide range of high-value matters involving licensing, contracts, and day-to-day business management.
He is nationally renowned a for his work in media and entertainment law and for his authorship of leading articles on high-profile issues in these areas—including the first truly comprehensive examination of the legal issues in the National Football League concussion litigation controversy.
An accomplished mediator, he is also a member of the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution’s Panels of Distinguished Neutrals, a group of global leaders in providing and promoting alternative dispute resolution.
