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ALBANY, N.Y. (January 2, 2020) – Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP, the Capital Region’s largest law firm, has announced three new partners:  Christopher W. Meyer, Monica R. Skanes, and Brian M. Wang.  Chris Meyer leads the firm’s Privacy, Cybersecurity and Information Management practice, helping clients protect critical business and consumer information.  He also represents clients in commercial litigation, corporate transactions, and regulatory compliance [...]

Whiteman Osterman & Hanna is pleased to announce it has become a CIS SecureSuite Member of the Center for Internet Security. CIS SecureSuite Membership provides integrated cybersecurity resources to help businesses, nonprofits, governmental entities, and IT experts start secure and stay secure.  We are proud to support CIS's efforts to improve cyber defenses of public and private organizations in the Capital Region and across the country.

Whiteman Osterman & Hanna of counsel Chris Meyer participated in the Albany Business Review's Table of Experts Cybersecurity.  The discussion focused on how businesses across the country are dealing with data security concerns, data breaches, best practices for keeping information secure and how new regulations could impact businesses. Click here to download a PDF transcript of the discussion

WOH attorney Chris Meyer recently published an article for the April 2017 edition of the Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) Magazine. The article details New York’s new cybersecurity regulations, and how those regulations present both a challenge and an opportunity for PIA agents operating in New York, and how agents who address the challenges can seize new business opportunities. Click here to download the full article.

Increasing cyber threats and changing regulations create new challenges for business leaders in companies of all sizes. Click here to view WOH attorney Chris Meyer’s recent webinar on emerging cybersecurity law issues that will affect senior business executives and board directors in 2017. To download a PDF of the slides used in the presentation, click on the link below. Download Cybersecurity-and-the-C-Suite.pdf.