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Whiteman Osterman and Hanna LLP, the Capital Region’s largest law firm, is pleased to announce that Lori Sievers has joined the Firm as a Partner in its Health Care Practice Group.Ms. Sievers brings more than two decades of experience representing New York assisted living and home care providers. She joins the Firm after a long career focused on licensure matters, survey issues, regulatory compliance, Office of Medicaid Inspector General audit defense, policy development, and change of [...]

We’re proud to share that Partner Cianna Freeman, J.D., was recently featured on WRGB CBS6 and ABC News 10 as a trusted voice on changes in Immigration Law surrounding the recent H-1B Proclamation. Cianna provided expert insight on the ongoing discourse around due process, highlighting the legal complexities shaping today's immigration landscape.AS SEEN ON CBS 6 NEWSAS SEEN ON ABC NEWS 10 (Begins at 11:40)

Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP, the Capital Region’s largest law firm, announced that Joseph J. DiDonato and Steven Vegliante have joined the Firm as Of Counsel. Mr. DiDonato joins the Firm’s Corporate and Intellectual Property Practice Groups, while Mr. Vegliante will be based in the Firm’s Poughkeepsie office as part of the Real Estate and Municipal Practice Groups.Mr. DiDonato is an intellectual property attorney with more than 20 years of in-house, law firm, and [...]

Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP (WOH), the Capital Region’s largest law firm, intends to anchor a new office building planned by First Columbia at 705 Broadway, relocating from its current space at 1 Commerce Plaza. If realized, the move would result in more than 200 employees working in the city’s core, strengthening Albany’s economy and reinforcing the vitality of the Capital City.The project marks the first new Class A office building to be constructed in downtown Albany [...]

Whiteman, Osterman & Hanna is proud to have 21 lawyers recognized in the 2026 editions of The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America. The firm also has one partner awarded the Best Lawyer® 2026 Employment Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Albany, and one partner awarded the Best Lawyer® 2026 Environmental Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Albany. Only one lawyer in a specific practice area and geographical region is honored with a [...]