- Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy
- Listed in:
- The Best Lawyers in America®, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy, 1993-2024 (listed for more than 30 years)
- Lawyer of the Year (Syracuse), Litigation - Bankruptcy, 2013; 2019
- Lawyer of the Year (Syracuse), Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, 2012
- New York Super Lawyers®, Bankruptcy: Business, 2007-2023 (listed for more than 15 years)
- Martindale-Hubbell®, AV Preeminent Rated
- The Best Lawyers in America®, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy, 1993-2024 (listed for more than 30 years)
- Upstate New York Turnaround Management Association, Founder and Director, Former Program Director and Former Membership Director
- New York State Bar Association
- Onondaga County Bar Association
- American Bankruptcy Institute
- Capital Region New York Bankruptcy Bar Association
- Commercial Law League of America
- Central New York Bankruptcy Bar Association, Founder and First President
- Quoted in "Higher Ed Law Firm Takes on Bankruptcy Trustees in Tuition Battles," The Wall Street Journal, June 29, 2016
- Panelist, Contested Chapter 11 Confirmation Issues, 19th Annual WNY Bankruptcy Conference, June 9, 2023
- Panelist, Resolving Mass Tort Liability in Bankruptcy Post Purdue Pharma, TMA Upstate New York Chapter, October 13, 2022
- Distressed Institutions of Higher Education: An Exploration of Options, Employment Law Alliance, November 3, 2021
- The Great Contraction: Managing Financial Distress with Strategic Partnerships, Mergers, and Institutional and Program Closures, NACUA Annual Conference, June 24, 2021
- Time Bombs in Bankruptcy, New York State Bar Association, October 22, 2020
- Lecture regarding Distress Investing, Le Moyne College Madden School of Business at Fordham Law School, June 6, 2018; June 5, 2019
- Moderator, Sound Investing vs. Speculation: Yesterday, Today, and the Future, Upstate New York Turnaround Management Association, Manufacturer’s Association of Central New York, CenterState CEO, Upstate Venture Connect, and the Madden School of Business event, April 18, 2018
- Panel Member, Four Part Webinar Series: The Business of Higher Education: Sustainability, January 22, 2018; The Business of Higher Education: Strategic Planning and Leadership, February 26, 2018; The Business of Higher Education: Return on Investment, March 26, 2018 and The Business of Higher Education: Sustainability, Leadership, Assessment and Action, April 30, 2018
- Panel Member, Beyond Quick Fixes: Building a Sustainable Small College Business Model, Eastern Association of College and University Business Officers, October 2017
- Governor Cuomo Signs the Child Victims Act Into Law
February 18, 2019
- Stephen Donato to Serve as Panelist at 19th Annual WNY Bankruptcy Conference
June 9, 2023 - Charles Sullivan to Moderate, Stephen Donato as Panelist on Resolving Mass Tort Liability in Bankruptcy Post Purdue Pharma
October 13, 2022 - Resolving Mass Tort Liability in Bankruptcy Post Purdue Pharma
October 13, 2022 - Stephen Donato to Discuss Distressed Institutions of Higher Education: An Exploration of Options
November 3, 2021 - Stephen Donato to Lecture at Le Moyne College Madden School of Business at Fordham Law School Regarding Distress Investing
June 4, 2019 - Webinar Series - Stephen Donato to Serve as Panelist on The Business of Higher Education: Sustainability, Leadership, Assessment & Action
April 29, 2018 - Stephen Donato to Serve as Moderator at Sound Investing Vs. Speculation: Yesterday, Today and the Future at Lemoyne College - Madden School of Business, April 18, 2018
April 17, 2018 - Webinar Series - Stephen Donato to Serve as Panelist on The Business of Higher Education: Return on Investment
March 25, 2018 - Webinar Series - Stephen Donato to Serve as Panelist on The Business of Higher Education: Strategic Planning - The Leadership
February 25, 2018 - Webinar Series - Stephen Donato to Serve as Panelist on The Business of Higher Education: Sustainability
January 21, 2018
- Stephen A. Donato to be Inducted as Fellow in the American College of Bankruptcy
November 13, 2023 - Bond Announces 20 Syracuse Attorneys Named in 2023 New York Super Lawyers Upstate Edition
August 23, 2023 - Bond Announces 31 Syracuse Attorneys Named 2024 Best Lawyers in America®
August 17, 2023 - Bond Announces 23 Syracuse Attorneys Named in 2022 New York Super Lawyers Upstate Edition
August 23, 2022 - Bond Announces 31 Syracuse Attorneys Named 2023 Best Lawyers in America®
August 18, 2022 - Bond Announces 24 Syracuse Attorneys Named in 2021 New York Super Lawyers Upstate Edition
August 20, 2021 - Bond Announces 28 Syracuse Attorneys Named 2022 Best Lawyers in America®
August 19, 2021 - Bond Announces 24 Syracuse Attorneys Named in 2020 New York Super Lawyers® Upstate Edition
August 21, 2020 - Bond Announces 28 Syracuse Attorneys Named 2021 Best Lawyers in America®
August 20, 2020 - Bond Announces 37 Syracuse Attorneys Named 2020 Best Lawyers in America®
August 15, 2019 - Bond Announces 31 Syracuse Attorneys Named in 2019 New York Super Lawyers® Upstate Edition
August 12, 2019 - Best Lawyers in America® 2019 Names 11 Bond Attorneys "Lawyer of the Year"
August 14, 2018 - Bond Announces 32 Syracuse Attorneys Named 2019 Best Lawyers in America®
August 14, 2018 - Bond Announces 35 Syracuse Attorneys Named in 2018 New York Super Lawyers® Upstate Edition
August 12, 2018 - Stephen Donato Lecture at Le Moyne College Madden School of Business at Fordham Law School Regarding Distress Investing - June 2018
June 5, 2018 - Webinar Series: Stephen Donato to Serve as Panelist on The Business of Higher Education: Sustainability, Leadership, Assessment & Action, April 30, 2018
April 29, 2018 - Stephen Donato to Serve as Moderator at Sound Investing Vs. Speculation: Yesterday, Today and the Future at Lemoyne College - Madden School of Business, April 18, 2018
April 17, 2018 - Webinar Series: Stephen Donato to Serve as Panelist on The Business of Higher Education: Return on Investment, March 26, 2018
March 25, 2018 - Webinar Series: Stephen Donato to Serve as Panelist on The Business of Higher Education: Strategic Planning - The Leadership, February 26, 2018
February 25, 2018 - Webinar Series: Stephen Donato to Serve as Panelist on The Business of Higher Education: Sustainability, January 22, 2018
January 21, 2018 - Stephen A. Donato Quoted in "Higher Ed Law Firm Takes on Bankruptcy Trustees in Tuition Battles," The Wall Street Journal, June 29, 2016
June 28, 2016 - Stephen Donato to serve as Panelist at Turnaround Management Association Event - Healthcare Lending Update: Issues & Opportunities, March 27, 2013
March 26, 2013
- Webinar Series - Stephen Donato to Serve as Panelist on The Business of Higher Education: Return on Investment
March 25, 2018 - Webinar Series - Stephen Donato to Serve as Panelist on The Business of Higher Education: Strategic Planning - The Leadership
February 25, 2018 - Webinar Series - Stephen Donato to Serve as Panelist on The Business of Higher Education: Sustainability
January 21, 2018