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Whiteman Osterman & Hanna partner Nicole S. Green has been named to the Albany Business Review's 40 Under Forty for 2020.  Nicole joined Whiteman Osterman & Hanna in August 2009, and practices in many areas of corporate and business law including mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financings, contract negotiation, choice of entity/entity formation, corporate governance and strategic planning.  Nicole also assists not-for-profit and tax-exempt organizations with [...]

ALBANY, N.Y. (February 25, 2020) – Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP, the Capital Region’s largest law firm, announces Of Counsel, Paul Van Cott.  Mr. Van Cott joins Whiteman Osterman & Hanna from the N.Y.S. Adirondack Park Agency.   He also brings to his new role experience as an attorney for the N.Y.S. Attorney General’s Environmental Protection Bureau and the N.Y.S. Department of Environmental Conservation.  Paul’s extensive government experience [...]

WhIteman Osterman & Hanna litigation partner Robert A. Rosborough was interviewed on WCNY's "Capitol Pressroom with David Lombardo.  Rob discussed the recent NYS Appeals Court decision that the law legalizing Daily Fantasy Sports betting is unconstitutional.  Please click here to listen to the full interview.  Rob was also quoted in the New York Times, the Legal Sports Report, New York Upstate, Sports Handle, and Reason.com.Please click here for Rob's summary of [...]

ALBANY, N.Y. (February 3, 2020) – Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP, the Capital Region’s largest law firm, is very pleased to announce that Barbara C. Brenner has been named partner.  Ms. Brenner practices with the Firm’s Immigration Group. She represents clients in a broad range of immigration matters, focusing on complex family- and employment-based petitions and applications, employer compliance and I-9 employment eligibility verification, waivers of inadmissibility [...]

Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP sadly announces the passing of founding partner John Hanna Jr.  Mr. Hanna passed away on Christmas Day at the age of 85 after a long illness.  John co-founded Whiteman Osterman & Hanna in 1975 with Michael Whiteman, Melvin Osterman, and Joel Hodes.  The Firm has grown to be the largest Albany law firm with 78 attorneys.   Mr. Hanna focused his practice on environmental and commercial law."John inspired us all, the more seasoned [...]