Jamie J. Batt
Partner
Buffalo and Williamsville
Practice Areas
Business Law - Practice Area Leader
Labor and Employment
Fertility
about me
credentials & achievements
professional Focus
affiliations
significant matters
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About Me
A former Division I scholarship athlete, Jamie brings a team-first mindset and competitive drive to her practice, focusing on mergers and acquisitions, business succession planning, and complex corporate transactions. She represents clients in sophisticated, high-value deals, guiding them through acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings, and ownership transitions.
With over 20 years of experience across many industries, Jamie advises business owners, executives, and families on strategically navigating pivotal moments. Her approach is grounded in understanding stakeholder priorities, aligning interests, and timely executing transactions that achieve optimal outcomes while positioning businesses for long-term success.
Known for bringing parties together, enabling them to move forward, and managing complexity with clarity, she serves as a trusted advisor on everyday matters, throughout transformative deals, and with succession planning initiatives.
Represents clients with annual revenues from $3,000,000 to in excess of $100,000,000.
Credentials & Achievements
Education:
State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law, J.D.
State University of New York at Buffalo School of Management, M.B.A.
Duquesne University, B.A., cum laude
Admissions:
New York
Achievements:
Power 200 Women, Buffalo Business First, 2025, 2026
2023 Women of Influence Award Recipient
Athena Award Finalist, 2023
Upstate New York Super Lawyers, 2021-2025
Upstate New York Super Lawyers, Rising Stars, 2013–2015, 2018, 2019
The Best Lawyers in America®, 2026
40 Under 40, Business First
Legal Elite of Western New York, Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal, 2020
Who’s Who in Law, Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal, 2010 - 2012
Former Business Editor, Buffalo Criminal Law Review
Jessup International Moot Court Board
Professional Focus
Capabilities:
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Business succession planning and growth
- Key employee incentive plans
- In-house general counsel services
- Master services agreements
- Distribution agreements
- Employee agreements
- Independent contractor agreements/consulting arrangements
- Franchise agreements
- Commercial leases
Industries Served:
- Banking & Finance
- Construction & Real Estate
- Professional & Business Services
- Health Services
- Transportation & Aerospace
- Advanced Manufacturing & Materials
- Information Technology & Software
- Consumer Products & Retail/Hospitality
- Agriculture & Food
Affiliations
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The Children’s Guild Foundation, Director on the Board of Directors
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WNY Women’s Foundation, Board of Directors, Member
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United Way of Buffalo & Erie County, Member of Women United Advisory Board
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Erie County Bar Association
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Aspire of WNY, Board of Directors and Corporate Compliance Committee, Former Member
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Explore & More, The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Children’s Museum, Board of Trustees, Former Member
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Ronald McDonald House Charities of WNY, Board of Directors, Former Member
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United Way of Buffalo & Erie County, Board of Directors, Former Member
Significant Matters
- Represented government defense contractor in acquisitions totaling in excess of $500,000,000.
- Represented numerous automotive dealers in mergers and acquisitions totaling in excess of $120,000,000.
- Represented insurance agency in sale and rollover equity transaction valued in excess of $15,000,000.
- Represented commercial refrigeration maintenance, repair, and replace company in sale valued in excess of $15,000,000.
- Represented private medical practice in merger with three other private medical practices under one umbrella entity.
- Represented daycare provider in sale of business valued at $10,000,000.
- Represented HVAC distributor in sale of business valued in excess of $8,000,000.
- Represented purchaser of commercial boating business valued in excess of $4,000,000.
- Represented architecture and engineering professional entity in numerous acquisitions of other professional entities.