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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 [...]

Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP, the Capital Region’s largest law firm, is pleased to announce that Cassandra S. Basile has joined the Firm as an Associate in the Environmental practice group.Prior to joining the Firm, Ms. Basile served as an Attorney Advisor for the Office of Regional Counsel’s Air Branch of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency – Region 2, where she advised on Clean Air Act enforcement matters, collaborated with the Department of Justice on litigation [...]