ALBANY, N.Y. (June 14, 2010) – Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP, the Capital Region’s largest law firm, has named new of counsel: Theresa M. Gibbons of South Burlington, Vermont.

Ms. Gibbons recently was in private practice where she concentrated in U.S. Immigration and business law, including immigrant and non-immigrant visas for corporations, professionals, and families, medical immigration, waivers of excludability, and entry for Canadian professionals under the NAFTA. She also managed related U.S.-Canada matters such as dual citizenship, border crossing strategies, and corporate restructuring. Previously, Ms. Gibbons worked for Lisman, Webster, Kirkpatrick & Leckerling, P.C., in Burlington, VT where she concentrated her practice in U.S. Immigration and Business Law.

Ms. Gibbons is member of the New York State and Vermont Bar Associations, and of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. She holds an LL.B. degree from McGill University Faculty of Law, Montreal, Canada and an M.A. degree from Brown University, Providence, RI. A dual citizen of the U.S. and Canada, Ms. Gibbons is fluent in Spanish, French and Portuguese.

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Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP, the Capital Region’s largest law firm, has developed a reputation for innovative solutions and professional leadership. Through integrated, firm-wide collaboration, it offers clients a broad range of expertise in business, commercial, education, energy, utility regulation, environmental, land use, health care, immigration, intellectual property, labor, employment, real estate development, tax and telecommunications law as well as estate planning and administration, government relations and litigation.