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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 [...]

Whiteman Osterman & Hanna attorneys Tom Shepardson and T.J Ruane assisted the City of Troy with the successful prosecution of a recent "Zombie Property" enforcement case.  The successful prosecution is part of the City’s ongoing Zombie Enforcement program to achieve compliance from mortgage lenders with zombie properties in Troy  Please click here for the full article.

Just after 5:00 PM (EST) on December 6, 2019, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) announced that it will implement an H-1B registration process for fiscal year 2021 cap-subject petitions. The initial registration period will run from March 1 – March 20, 2020 and upends longstanding government practice for what many have referred to as “H-1B season” from January through early April each year. There are more questions than answers at this writing, but [...]

Kate Herlihy, a Partner in the Government Relations Practice Group, recently participated in Albany Business Review's Table of Experts:  Women in Law featuring four local attorneys who discussed their experience in overcoming adversity and progressing as a woman in the legal industry.  To view the full article:  Table-of-Experts_WomenInLaw_10-11-19.pdf.

By: Thomas A. Shepardson, Esq.Shot clocks are intended to spur action on the part of opposing entities.  For example, the National Basketball Association has the 24-second shot clock, and college basketball opted for a shot clock following the University of North Carolina’s four-corners “offense”.  Even in chess, players must stop the clock after they make a move. The Federal Communications Commission took this to heart and applied the shot clock concept to approval [...]