Couch White partner, Brendan Wolf, has been assisting Women-Owned Businesses (WBE) through their certification process as well as the appeals process in the event applications are denied by Empire State Development (ESD). Brendan’s expertise on these matters has helped grow his client base across New York State, including the Buffalo area. Today The Buffalo News featured WBEs in the area and the ongoing challenges they have been facing throughout the WBE application and appeals process. In the article, Brendan “credits Governor Kathy Hochul’s administration for speeding the appeals process from over three years to roughly six months.” Read the full article here.

Brendan is an attorney in the Construction and Commercial and Complex Litigation practice areas and assists clients seeking to obtain or renew certification for WBEs, minority-owned business enterprises (MBEs), service-disabled veteran-owned business (SDVOBs) and disadvantaged business entities (DBEs). In the last year, he has assisted many woman and minority-owned businesses obtain their certification after initially being denied by ESD.

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