Jeff Davis and Kevin McAuliffe, co-leaders of the Semiconductor Team, were featured in the Buffalo Business First article “Firm Launches Semiconductor Practice With Attorneys Who Worked on Micron Deal.” The article highlights that Jeff and Kevin have over two decades of experience in the semiconductor sector and were instrumental in bringing Global Foundries to Saratoga County and Micron to Onondaga County—projects that helped establish Upstate New York as a growing hub for semiconductor manufacturing.
“There’s a big push at the state and the Onondaga County level for supply chain development and to support the semiconductor hub in Upstate New York,” Jeff said. “As that hub continues to grow, it will drive the need for not only growth of the existing supply chain companies but also new supply chain companies that come into the area.”
Barclay Damon’s new 25-attorney, multidisciplinary team will support semiconductor companies and their suppliers with legal services related to economic development, land use, zoning, environmental compliance, IP, M&A, and litigation.
“A lot of the push from the state with the creation of the Go-Semi Office and the push in Central New York caused us to internally focus and see how we could better externally market what we’re already doing,” Jeff said.
Currently, the team is assisting the Onondaga County Industrial Development Agency (OCIDA) with environmental review processes for Micron’s $100 billion project, which is expected to generate 50,000 semiconductor-related jobs. They also plan to aid in local supply chain development as state and regional efforts intensify to turn the Buffalo-Rochester-Syracuse corridor into the largest US semiconductor production region.
The article also noted that a regional conference co-hosted by NY SMART I-Corridor Tech Hub and the University at Buffalo on July 15 and 16 will further highlight supplier needs and industry opportunities.
“It’s an appropriate repining and awareness of what New York has to offer,” Kevin said. “We have green power, regular power, we have a plenty of water, we have a lot of educational institutions churning out people ready to work. And historically, Upstate and Western New York have had a long history of manufacturing, so there are a lot of people here ready and available to adapt.”
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