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Legalization of Adult-Use Cannabis Creates New Opportunities for Businesses with a Significant Presence in New York
by Tim Morrison, PartnerNY MJ ACT _ WOH News Alert.pdfOn March 31, 2021, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the “Marihuana Regulation and Taxation Act” (the “Act”) legalizing the use of cannabis in the State by adults 21-years of age and older. The goals of the Act include generating significant new State revenue, ending the racially disparate impact of existing cannabis laws, and creating new industries and employment opportunities for New Yorkers. The [...]
Read More ›Immigration Essentials for Higher Ed and Potential Benefits under Biden Administration Webinar - April 6
- Category: Featured Immigration
Tuesday, April 6, 20219:30 - 10:30 a.m.Register HereThis webinar will cover the most common visa related issues for professionals working for colleges and universities. Attorneys Cianna Freeman-Tolbert and Seth Leech will tackle the full array of nonimmigrant visa options including the H1B, TN (trade NAFTA), O-1 and E-3 and discuss other employment authorization options such as an F-1 OPT. Further, Seth and Cianna discuss lawful permanent residency options including Labor [...]
Read More ›ALBANY, N.Y. (March 31, 2021) – Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP, the Capital Region’s largest law firm, is pleased to announce that Mackenzie Brennan, Samantha Choppa and Marcos Grael have joined the Firm as Associates. Mackenzie Brennan graduated, magna cum laude, from the Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law earning her Juris Doctorate and graduated, cum laude, from Villanova University with a B.A. in Communications and a Double Minor in Political Science and [...]
Read More ›Bruce J. Wagner Teaches Attorneys and Judges
- Category: Featured Firm News Matrimonial and Family Law
Bruce J. Wagner, Chair of our Matrimonial & Family Law Department, presented “Matrimonial Update” for the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, New York Chapter on March 18, 2021. The well-received program was broadcast live to a statewide audience of attorneys and matrimonial and family court judges. Mr. Wagner has been practicing matrimonial and family law for over 35 years and in addition to being a Certified Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial [...]
Read More ›Jon Crain Named to Albany Business Review's 40 Under 40
- Category: Featured Litigation and Appeals
Whiteman Osterman & Hanna partner Jon Crain has been named to the Albany Business Review's 40 Under Forty for 2021. Jon joined Whiteman Osterman & Hanna in September 2013 and is a trial lawyer and commercial litigator in the Firm’s Litigation and Appeals Practice Group. Jon has successfully litigated and arbitrated a broad range of matters, including corporate shareholder disputes, litigation regarding trade secrets and proprietary business information, commercial [...]
Read More ›Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP, the Capital Region’s largest law firm, proudly welcomes Jeffrey C. Hamilton as the Firm’s Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Whiteman Osterman & Hanna, Mr. Hamilton was with PricewaterhouseCoopers for 30 years including 18 years as a Tax Partner. Mr. Hamilton will oversee all aspects of Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP’s finance and accounting functions. Mr. Hamilton has a Master’s Degree in Taxation from the State [...]
Read More ›Whiteman Osterman & Hanna partner appointed Vice-Chair of American Bar Association Group
Whiteman Osterman & Hanna partner Robert A. Stout, Jr. was recently appointed Vice Chair of the American Bar Association's Land Use and Environmental Group, effective September 1, 2017 through August 31, 2018. Robert is a partner with the Firm's Clean Tech, Environmental, Municipal, Real Estate, and Real Estate Development, Zoning and Land Use practice groups.
Read More ›Whiteman Osterman & Hanna associate quoted in Times Union as part of Leadership Tech Valley Class
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Whiteman Osterman & Hanna associate Genevieve Trigg is a member of the Capital Region Chamber's Leadership Tech Valley class of 2017. Gen was recently quoted in a recent Times Union article about the group's community service project that provided a revamped movie theater for the Ronald McDonald House in Albany.
Read More ›Javid Afzali and Emily Perks Quinlan Recognized for Pro Bono Work - July 2017
- Category: Firm News
Javid Afzali and Emily Perks Quinlan, Associates with Whiteman Osterman & Hanna, were recently recognized by the Northern District of New York-Federal Court Bar Association for their pro bono work. Mr. Afzali and Ms. Perks Quinlan served as pro bono trial counsel in a federal civil rights action to an individual who was unable to afford legal representation. Without the public service, professionalism and dedication provided by Mr. Afzali and Ms. Perks Quinlan, the legal [...]
Read More ›Monica Skanes, an Associate with Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP, the Capital Region’s largest law firm, was recently appointed as the Secretary of the Labor and Employment Law Section of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA). Ms. Skanes also serves as a Co-Chair of the NYSBA Section’s Communications Committee. An attorney with Whiteman Osterman & Hanna since 2011, Ms. Skanes focuses her practice on labor and employment law, education law, and litigation, and is the [...]
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