Samuel Borbor-Sawyer
Senior Associate
Buffalo
(716) 847-7037
sborbor-sawyer@phillipslytle.com
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Mr. Borbor-Sawyer practices in the areas of business disputes and commercial litigation, including breach of contract and business torts. He has experience in federal and state motion practice, appellate practice, e-discovery, labor and employment matters, including Title IX, and internal investigations. His experience also includes successfully defending commercial insurance policyholders in high-exposure tort actions and providing counsel in matters requiring referees and receivers.
Admitted to Practice
- New York
- U.S. District Court, Western District of New York
- Sierra Leone
Honors and Awards
- Listed in The National Black Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 Lawyers in New York, 2020
- Phillips Lytle Diversity Scholarship, 2016
- Sierra Leone Law School Outstanding Academic Performance in Law Award for Second Highest GPA in LL.B. Class of 2012
Education
- State University of New York at Buffalo Law School, J.D., cum laude, 2017
- Sierra Leone Law School, BL, 2013
- University of Sierra Leone, Fourah Bay College, LL.B., First Class Honors, 2013
Professional Associations
- American Bar Association
- Business Law Section
- Litigation Section
- Young Lawyers Division
- Bar Association of Erie County
- Minority Bar Association of Western New York, Inc.
- New York State Bar Association
- Business Law Section
- Commercial & Federal Litigation Section
Present Activities
- Erie Niagara Area Health Education Center, Inc., Board of Directors, Member
- Ukulele Kids Club Inc.
- National Board of Directors, Secretary
- Governance Committee, Chair
Past Activities
- Judicial Extern, Hon. Paula L. Feroleto, New York State Supreme Court, 8th Judicial District, 2017
- Buffalo Law Review, Associate
- Buffalo Intellectual Property Law Journal, Associate
- Buffalo Performing Arts Law Society, Founder
- State University of New York at Buffalo Law School – Class of 2019 (1L, Sections S1 & S2) Legal Analysis, Writing & Research Course, Writing Fellow