David L. Roach

• Canisius College, B.A., 1973
• Harvard Law School, J.D., 1976

Fulbright Specialist

• Approved by the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board, the Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Department of State and the Council for International Exchange of Scholars.

Faculty Member

• Szczecin University School of Law and Administration // Szczecin, Poland // 2016
  Taught course in American business law as part of a three course American Law Certificate Program.
• Wroclaw University Faculty of Law // Wroclaw, Poland // Spring 2013
  Adjunct Professor. Taught American Business Law certificate course.
• University of Catania Faculty of Jurisprudence // Catania, Sicily // 2009
  Presented on recent developments in American environmental law at symposium.
• Szczecin University School of Law and Administration // Szczecin, Poland // 2008
  Taught course in American business law.
• Canisius College // Buffalo, NY // 1983-1991
  Instructor and Adjunct Professor. Taught business law and business ethics courses—both undergraduate (Business Law for Accountants/ CPA Exam preparation) and graduate (MBA program Business Law and Business Ethics courses).
• The American College // Bryn Mawr, PA
  Instructor. Taught Advanced Estate Planning for Life Insurance Agents, Buffalo, NY, 1994
• Niagara Community College // Sanborn, NY // 1977 & Erie County Community College // Orchard Park, NY // 1978
  Instructor. Taught American Institute of Banking, business law.

Memberships

• “Fondation Coeur Vert” Cote d’lvoire, 2017
  Founding Member
• European Constitutional Law Network (ECONET)
• Bar Association of Erie County
• New York State Bar Association
• The Florida Bar
• District Director’s Advisory Council, U.S. Small Business Administration, Buffalo Office, 1991-1997

• SBA/SCORE workshops on business start-ups, over 300 presentations
  1981–Present
• Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Buffalo State College, “Strive and Thrive,” monthly workshops for business start-ups
  2014–Present
• NYS Entrepreneurial Assistance Program (EAP) at Medaille College, Business Law presentation each semester
  2013–Present
• ‘Perspectives on the Development of Environmental Law: The American Experience with Judicial, Legislative and Administrative Functions’
  Presented July 2009, University of Catania Faculty of Jurisprudence Catania, Sicily

• Polymer Conversions, Inc.
  Precision medical injection molding and full-service contract manufacturing
• LaserTron
  Operator of family entertainment centers and manufacturer of laser tag equipment, arenas and Cyber Sport
• Bobby Lebel
  Guitarist, vocalist and songwriter
• PLS 3rd Learning
  An organization dedicated to the improvement of teaching and learning in K-12 schools by leveraging advanced technologies
• Block Club
  The branding and strategy agency that wants better

• Baumann Realtors, Inc. v First Columbia Century-30, LLC
  113 A.D.3d 1091
• South Buffalo Dev., LLC v PVS Chem Solutions, Inc.,
  115 A.D.3d 1152
• General Motors, LLC v B.J. Muirhead Co., Inc.
  120 A.D.3d 927
• New York v PVS Chems., Inc. (N.Y.), 50 F Supp. 2d 171
• Booth Oil Site Admin. Group v Safety-Kleen Corp., 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 181838
• Burke v Eaton Assocs., 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 10864
• New York v PVS Chems., Inc., 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 225