Terrence M. Gilbride

Terrence M. Gilbride is the Principal of the Gilbride Law Group and a seasoned attorney focusing on real estate and construction law. He brings extensive experience in sports facility development, public-private partnerships, and higher education capital projects.

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Most recently, Terry served as Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer for the Buffalo Bills. Prior to his tenure in the NFL, he was a senior partner at Hodgson Russ LLP, Buffalo’s oldest and largest law firm, where he chaired the Real Estate Development, College & University, and Public-Private Partnership Practice Groups.

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Terry’s practice is centered on large-scale commercial real estate development, public-private partnerships, and sports facility leasing and construction. He currently represents the Buffalo Bills in the development and construction of the new Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York. He also advised the Buffalo Sabres and their affiliate entities on the development and construction of HarborCenter, a major sports and entertainment complex on the Buffalo waterfront.

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Terry has represented numerous colleges, universities and affiliated non-profit foundations and entities in conjunction with real estate development and compliance matters. Terry has served as lead counsel on more than 50 higher education capital projects in over 16 states, including projects for The College of William and Mary, University of Minnesota, Georgia Board of Regents, University at Buffalo, Binghamton University, SUNY Canton, Buffalo State College and SUNY Purchase.  Notably, Terry created a model for financing and developing privatized student housing on SUNY campuses, a framework that has been successfully implemented across 17 projects at 6 different SUNY campuses.

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Terry is a Fellow of the Construction Lawyers Society of America and a member of the Sports Lawyers Association of America. He has received numerous accolades, including a Tier 1 ranking in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, and has been named Buffalo’s “Real Estate Lawyer of the Year” four times by The Best Lawyers in America. He has also been recognized by Upstate New York Super Lawyers annually since 2007. In 2024, Terry was honored by UB Law School with a Distinguished Alumni Award in the field of private practice.

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His community and professional service includes current membership on the Board of Trustees and Executive Committee of Daemen University, the University at Buffalo Foundation Board of Trustees, and the UB Law School Dean’s Advisory Council. He is a past trustee of the Buffalo History Museum and the Frank Lloyd Wright’s Darwin Martin House Corporation, a past president of the UB Law Alumni Association, and former Board Chair of Meals on Wheels for Western New York and Goodwill Industries of Buffalo. Terry is also a past board member of the City of Buffalo Preservation Board, National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP), Buffalo chapter, and Erie Community College Foundation.

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Terry is a magna cum laude graduate of St. Bonaventure University (BA, 1985) and a cum laude graduate of the State University of New York at Buffalo Law School (JD, 1988). While at UB, Terry was a member of the Buffalo Law Review, serving as Its Head Note and Comment Editor.