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Alexandra Becker Interviewed by WRGB and Featured on CBS 6 News Discussing the Upcoming End of to-go Alcohol in Restaurants
- Category: Featured Alcoholic Beverages
Whiteman Osterman & Hanna Partner Alexandra Becker was recently interviewed by WRGB and featured on CBS 6 News discussing the upcoming end of to-go alcohol sales in restaurants in April 2025. Read the full article here.
Read More ›REMEMBERING PAUL LEONARD GIOIA 1942 - 2024
Whiteman Osterman and Hanna LLP sadly announces the passing of Paul Leonard Gioia, Senior Counsel. Paul is remembered not only as a colleague and mentor but as one of the pillars of New York State’s energy architecture. His career encompassed diverse roles, beginning with serving as a prosecutor in Manhattan, followed by positions as assistant counsel to three Governors and as First Assistant Counsel to Governor Hugh Carey. Paul also held the role of Chairman of the New York State [...]
Read More ›Recent Changes in State and Federal Freshwater Wetlands Laws
- Posted By: Terresa Bakner
- Category: Featured Firm News Municipal Land Use and Development Environmental
Terresa Bakner was a speaker at this mornings Saratoga Planning and Zoning Conference held at the Saratoga City Center in Saratoga Springs. If you missed her this morning, click the link below to view the slide deck from her presentation.State Freshwater Wetlands Law.pdf
Read More ›RAISE THE BAR: MASTERING THE ART OF M&A TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING LIQUOR LICENSES
- Posted By: Alexandra Becker
- Category: Featured Business, Corporate and Commercial Alcoholic Beverages
Acquiring or selling a business can be a daunting task, even more so when the business holds one or more liquor licenses. To ensure a successful outcome, it is important for you to understand the threshold issues for transactions generally, as well as those unique to these types of transactions so you can hopefully avoid common pitfalls.Asset vs. equity purchaseFirst, the type of purchase – asset vs. equity (stock or membership interest) -- is not only the key to the structure of the [...]
Read More ›MICHELLE L. HASKIN APPOINTED TO STATEWIDE ADVISORY BOARD
- Category: Featured Family and Matrimonial Law
Michelle L. Haskin, a Whiteman Osterman & Hanna partner, has been appointed by Chief Administrative Judge Joseph Zayas, to serve as a member of the Matrimonial Practice Advisory and Rules Committee of the New York State Unified Court System. The advisory committee includes distinguished representatives from both the bench and the bar. The Committee makes recommendations on legislative proposals as well as providing recommendations to the Chief Administrative Judge on pending legislative [...]
Read More ›Court of Appeals Sidesteps Issue Whether School Districts Can Pursue Article 78 Review of IDEA Violation Determinations
- Posted By: Robert Rosborough
- Category: Case Studies
In Matter of East Ramapo Cent. Sch. Dist. v King (No. 21), previewed here, the Court of Appeals sidestepped the issue of whether school districts have the right to judicial review under CPLR Article 78 of New York State Department of Education determinations enforcing the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). In East Ramapo Cent. Sch. Dist., the public school district sought to challenge a NYSED determination that it violated the IDEA by routinely placing students with [...]
Read More ›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.
Read More ›Closely Divided Court of Appeals Clarifies that Labor Law ยง 240(1) Does Not Impose Strict Liability for Every Construction Site Fall
- Posted By: Robert Rosborough
- Category: Case Studies
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 [...]
Read More ›The Supreme Court Holds that NY Credit Card Surcharge Law Regulates Speech
- Posted By: Robert Rosborough
- Category: Case Studies
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 [...]
Read More ›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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