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May. 19, 2022

Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP Announces New Partner

Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP, the Capital Region’s largest law firm, is pleased to announce that Nicole L. Clouthier has joined the Firm as a Partner.   Nicole L. Clouthier joins the Firm’s Estate Planning and Administration Practice Group where she concentrates her practice on preparing customized estate planning documents for clients and administering lifetime and testamentary trusts and estates after an individual passes away. Nicole has a diverse client base [...]

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May. 05, 2022

Terresa Bakner to Present on Planning Case Law Update – June 8

The Capital District Regional Planning Commission (CDRPC), a regional planning and resource center, will hold its Spring Webinar Series weekly on Wednesdays and Fridays from May 4 to June 8.   Whiteman Osterman & Hanna Land Use Partner Terresa Bakner will present on Planning Case Law Update on Wednesday, June 8.   The goal of this session is to provide guidance on how to prepare an administrative record to withstand an Article 78 challenge to a decision by a legislative body or by [...]

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May. 05, 2022

Terresa Bakner to Present on Wetlands Law in Practice - June 3

The HalfMoon Education Live Webinars is offering a session on Federal Wetlands Science, Law, and Compliance on Friday, June 3.  The program is designed to provide an understanding of wetland identification and federal law impacting wetlands and much more.   Whiteman Osterman & Hanna Land Use Partner Terresa Bakner will present on Wetlands Law in Practice:  Cases and Case Studies providing an overview of cases interpreting federal wetlands law.  If you would like to attend [...]

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May. 04, 2022

Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP Announces New Of Counsel

Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP, the Capital Region’s largest law firm, is pleased to announce that Oriana Kiley has joined the Firm as Of Counsel. Oriana Kiley received her Juris Doctor from Albany Law School and graduated, cum laude, from SUNY New Paltz.  Prior to joining Whiteman Osterman & Hanna, Ms. Kiley served as a consultant in Title IX matters for clients of higher education.  Prior to this role, Ms. Kiley served as Associate Counsel to the Bureau of Labor [...]

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Apr. 28, 2022

Women's Forum Supports Junior League of Albany's Little Black Dress Initiative

This week, members of Whiteman Osterman & Hanna’s Women’s Forum participated in the Junior League of Albany’s Little Black Dress Initiative (“LBDI”).   LBDI is a week-long, social media-driven fundraising campaign to raise poverty awareness and its effects on women and children in the Capital Region.  LBDI is designed to harness the power of social media platforms to raise donations to support JLA’s work and mission of promoting voluntary [...]

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Mar. 31, 2017

Webinar - Cybersecurity and the C-Suite: Current Responsibilities and Emerging Issues

Increasing cyber threats and changing regulations create new challenges for business leaders in companies of all sizes. Click here to view WOH attorney Chris Meyer’s recent webinar on emerging cybersecurity law issues that will affect senior business executives and board directors in 2017. To download a PDF of the slides used in the presentation, click on the link below. Download Cybersecurity-and-the-C-Suite.pdf.

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Mar. 30, 2017

Closely Divided Court of Appeals Clarifies that Labor Law § 240(1) Does Not Impose Strict Liability for Every Construction Site Fall

In O'Brien v The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (No. 27), previewed here, the plaintiff was injured when he slipped and fell down a wet temporary steel staircase while working at the World Trade Center Freedom Tower. The plaintiff sued, and Supreme Court denied summary judgment to all parties on O'Brien's Labor Law 240(1) claim because the parties submitted conflicting expert affidavits raising triable issues of fact concerning whether the worn anti-slip staircase provided sufficient [...]

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Mar. 29, 2017

The Supreme Court Holds that NY Credit Card Surcharge Law Regulates Speech

In Expressions Hair Design v Schneiderman, the Supreme Court today held that New York General Business Law § 518, which bans the imposition of credit card surcharges on customers, though permits retailers to offer a discount to those who pay in cash, regulates retailers' speech, and remands the case to the Second Circuit to decide whether the statute violates the First Amendment. General Business Law § 518 provides that that “[n]o seller in any sales transaction may impose a [...]

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Mar. 29, 2017

Table of Experts - Cybersecurity

WOH Attorney Chris Meyer recently participated in the Albany Business Review’s Table of Experts on Cybersecurity. The Table of Experts brings together experts for a discussion on a current topic. Joining Chris was Joe Vigorito, Director of Mobility and Security at Annese & Associates in Albany. The discussion was moderated by Albany Law professor Antony Hayes. Download the full article

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Mar. 23, 2017

Breakfast Event Held at the ECIC in Schenectady

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The firm’s breakfast event on March 23 at our Schenectady office location at the Electric City Innovation Center (ECIC) was a rousing success. Close to 100 people attended the event to hear from Dave Buicko from the Galesi Group, who gave a presentation on recent and future development in Schenectady and at the Mohawk Harbor site. This was our first event held at the Schenectady location, and we will look to host similar events in Schenectady in the future.

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