Atty. Melanie C. Marotto

Melanie C. Marotto serves as the co-managing partner at Harris Beach Murtha's Buffalo office. Her practice focuses on assisting purchasers, sellers, governmental, and quasi-governmental agencies in development projects. She has a substantial background in real estate law, with particular attention to real property and title issues within New York's renewable energy sector. As examining counsel, Melanie works with two national title insurance companies and represents a variety of community-based and national lenders in commercial real estate lending transactions. Melanie's involvement in the renewable energy field in New York includes conducting due diligence for solar and wind farm developments for purchasers, developers, and lenders, focusing on transactions related to the sale, purchase, or financing of renewable energy projects. Additionally, she offers her counsel to a local water authority regarding real property and environmental concerns.