Buffalo, N.Y. – Phillips Lytle LLP Partner Kenneth A. Manning has been elected as vice chairman of the Peace Bridge Authority. Mr. Manning was elected unanimously by a vote of New York and Ontario members.

Mr. Manning is leader of the firm’s Class Action and Government Operations Practice Teams. He has experience in bet-the-company corporate and commercial litigation, including dissolution proceedings, employment termination disputes, and controversies involving the sale of goods and services. In addition to personal injury and wrongful death claims involving products liability, workplace accidents, negligence, and environmental exposure experience, he has prosecuted and defended class actions in both state and federal courts, and has experience in challenges to governmental actions, including taxes and assessments, as well as actions for declaratory relief. Mr. Manning also serves as Phillips Lytle’s Education Practice Team Leader.

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