Lippes Mathias' newly-formed strategic alliance with western New York lobbying firm Masiello, Martucci & Associates "supercharges" the approximately 60-year-old law firm's efforts as a policy influencer "overnight," its managing partner and chairman Kevin J. Cross said.

Additionally, and reciprocally, the Buffalo-based lobbying firm has the ability to introduce its array of clients in the education, municipal affairs, government, and healthcare industries, to Lippes Mathias' legal services, Cross said.