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Alexandra Becker Interviewed by WRGB and Featured on CBS 6 News Discussing the Upcoming End of to-go Alcohol in Restaurants
- Category: Featured Alcoholic Beverages
Whiteman Osterman & Hanna Partner Alexandra Becker was recently interviewed by WRGB and featured on CBS 6 News discussing the upcoming end of to-go alcohol sales in restaurants in April 2025. Read the full article here.
Read More ›REMEMBERING PAUL LEONARD GIOIA 1942 - 2024
Whiteman Osterman and Hanna LLP sadly announces the passing of Paul Leonard Gioia, Senior Counsel. Paul is remembered not only as a colleague and mentor but as one of the pillars of New York State’s energy architecture. His career encompassed diverse roles, beginning with serving as a prosecutor in Manhattan, followed by positions as assistant counsel to three Governors and as First Assistant Counsel to Governor Hugh Carey. Paul also held the role of Chairman of the New York State [...]
Read More ›Recent Changes in State and Federal Freshwater Wetlands Laws
- Posted By: Terresa Bakner
- Category: Featured Firm News Municipal Land Use and Development Environmental
Terresa Bakner was a speaker at this mornings Saratoga Planning and Zoning Conference held at the Saratoga City Center in Saratoga Springs. If you missed her this morning, click the link below to view the slide deck from her presentation.State Freshwater Wetlands Law.pdf
Read More ›RAISE THE BAR: MASTERING THE ART OF M&A TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING LIQUOR LICENSES
- Posted By: Alexandra Becker
- Category: Featured Business, Corporate and Commercial Alcoholic Beverages
Acquiring or selling a business can be a daunting task, even more so when the business holds one or more liquor licenses. To ensure a successful outcome, it is important for you to understand the threshold issues for transactions generally, as well as those unique to these types of transactions so you can hopefully avoid common pitfalls.Asset vs. equity purchaseFirst, the type of purchase – asset vs. equity (stock or membership interest) -- is not only the key to the structure of the [...]
Read More ›MICHELLE L. HASKIN APPOINTED TO STATEWIDE ADVISORY BOARD
- Category: Featured Family and Matrimonial Law
Michelle L. Haskin, a Whiteman Osterman & Hanna partner, has been appointed by Chief Administrative Judge Joseph Zayas, to serve as a member of the Matrimonial Practice Advisory and Rules Committee of the New York State Unified Court System. The advisory committee includes distinguished representatives from both the bench and the bar. The Committee makes recommendations on legislative proposals as well as providing recommendations to the Chief Administrative Judge on pending legislative [...]
Read More ›Whiteman Osterman & Hanna Announce Two New Partners and Of Counsel
- Category: Firm News
Whiteman Osterman & Hanna has announced two new partners: Robert Rosborough and Robert Stout, and Of Counsel Michelle Kennedy. Robert Rosborough joined Whiteman Osterman & Hanna as an associate in 2010 after completing a clerkship at the New York Court of Appeals. Mr. Rosborough’s practice focuses on appellate, civil, administrative, environmental, and employment litigation, including extensive experience in CPLR Article 78 proceedings, land use and zoning matters, including [...]
Read More ›Michael and Margery Whiteman Honored at Lifelong Learning Celebration
- Category: Firm News
Michael and Margery Whiteman were recently honored at the Excelsior College's Partners in Lifelong Learning Celebration for their active participation in the Capital Region community for 50 years. Michael Whiteman has served as an officer or director of organization such as the Albany Institute of History & Art, the Albany Symphony, the Government Law Center at the Albany Law School, the Historic Albany Foundation, Independent Defense Commission, and WMHT Educational [...]
Read More ›WOH Attorney Quoted in National Law Journal Article
- Posted By: Robert Rosborough
- Category: Firm News
WOH attorney Robert Rosborough was quoted in a recent article in the National Law Journal on whether the Fourth Circuit should livestream arguments in the travel ban appeals. Please click here for the full article.
Read More ›Chris Meyer Publishes Article for PIA Magazine
- Posted By: Christopher Meyer
- Category: Privacy, Cybersecurity and Information Management
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.
Read More ›Court of Appeals Holds That the Denial of a Motion to Quash Stored Communications Act Warrants to Facebook is Not Appealable
- Posted By: Robert Rosborough
- Category: Case Studies
This is a case that warms the heart of appellate geeks like me, those who get unduly excited over issues of appellate jurisdiction. In Matter of 381 Search Warrants Directed to Facebook, Inc. (New York County District Attorney’s Office) (No. 16), previewed here, the Court of Appeals held that two orders denying Facebook’s motion to quash a bulk search warrant issued under the federal Stored Communications Act and denying Facebook’s request for production of the affidavit used [...]
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