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Whiteman Osterman & Hanna, the Capital Region’s largest law firm is pleased to announce the commencement of its 38th Summer Associate Program. This esteemed program is designed to offer aspiring legal professionals an immersive and rewarding experience, providing valuable exposure to real-world legal challenges and opportunities for professional growth. This year, our program proudly welcomes participants from five distinguished law schools: Yale Law School, Washington and Lee [...]
Read More ›ORIANA KILEY PRESENTS ON FEDERAL CIVIL RIGHTS 1983 LITIGATION
- Category: Featured Firm News Litigation and Appeals
Last week, Partner Oriana Kiley presented about Federal Civil Rights 1983 litigation at the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Legal Officers Section Spring Training & Midyear meeting in New Orleans, LA. Click here to view the slide deck from her presentation.1983 Litigation Presentation -.pdf
Read More ›WHITEMAN OSTERMAN & HANNA LLP ANNOUNCES NEW ASSOCIATE
- Category: Featured Business, Corporate and Commercial
Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP, the Capital Region’s largest law firm, has announced that Larenz M. Devaren has joined the practice as an associate in the firm’s Business, Corporate and Commercial Practice group. In his new role, Mr. Devaren will advise borrowers, financial institutions, and other lenders on a wide range of corporate finance transactions.Prior to joining Whiteman Osterman & Hanna, Mr. Devaren was an associate in the New York offices of Brown Rudnick LLP, where [...]
Read More ›CHUCK HAVILAND TO JOIN PANEL OF EXPERTS ON OPTIMIZING BUSINESS TRANSITION OUTCOMES
- Category: Featured Business, Corporate and Commercial
On April 25th, Whiteman Osterman & Hanna, together with M&T Bank/Wilmington Trust and Schwartz Heslin Group, Inc. will be hosting a panel discussion focusing on optimizing business transition outcomes. Chuck Haviland, Partner with our Business, Corporate and Commercial Practice Group, will join the panel of experts giving attendees a better understanding of best practices to prepare their business for sale or transition. Recognizing the challenges of selling a business, panelists will [...]
Read More ›Whiteman, Osterman & Hanna LLP, the Capital Region’s largest law firm, has had two practice groups named Times Union "Best Of" for legal services. Our Matrimonial Practice Group was included The Best Divorce Lawyers Near Albany list and our Trusts and Estates Practice Group was included in The Best Estate Planning Attorneys Near Albany list. Law firms that the team of professional curators at the Times Union chose for this list have at least one attorney [...]
Read More ›Why Employee Handbooks Are Crucial for Craft Brewers (and Other Small Businesses)
- Category: Articles Alcoholic Beverages
As a craft brewer, your focus is on making the best beer possible. However, being a craft brewer means you are also a small business owner, which means that you also have to focus on managing a successful business. As your brewery grows, it will inevitably lead to hiring employees. Being an employer can be incredibly rewarding, as the right employees can become valuable assets to your business.However, becoming an employer can also be scary at times because having employees [...]
Read More ›With immigration matters figuring so prominently in the news, one might wonder, how did we get here? Many of us might think that things were always difficult, that legal entry always involved a formalized process, and that our own ancestors surely did things “the right way” after the formation of the sovereign United States of America.There were no bars to U.S. immigration until 1875, when the first exclusionary law barred convicts and prostitutes from entry. In the decades that [...]
Read More ›USCIS Issues New “Notice to Appear” Policy, With Significant Impacts on Applicants for Immigration Benefits
- Category: Articles Immigration
On July 5, 2018, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) published new guidance regarding its procedures and policies for issuing Notices to Appear (NTA). An NTA is a charging document that is issued to foreign nationals, placing them in removal proceedings and directing them to appear before an immigration judge. The Department of Homeland Security has long relied upon its enforcement arm, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to handle the issuance of NTAs in most cases. [...]
Read More ›USCIS Updates Procedures on Issuance of Requests for Evidence and Notices of Intent to Deny
- Category: Articles Immigration
On July 13, 2018, USCIS issued a policy memorandum, providing guidance to adjudicators regarding the discretion to deny an application, petition, or other benefit request without first issuing a Request for Evidence (RFE) or Notice of Intent to Deny (NOID) if required evidence is not submitted with the initial petition/application package, or if the evidence in the record does not establish eligibility for the benefit sought. This guidance is effective September 11, 2018.This policy memo [...]
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