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In a huge win for preservation of the New York State Forest Preserve for generations to come, the New York Court of Appeals this morning held that the State’s destruction of thousands of trees to build snowmobile trails throughout the Adirondack Park violates the Forever Wild clause of the New York Constitution. The Court made clear that the People of this State must be permitted to decide when large development projects will be allowed to move forward in the Adirondacks.As the Court of [...]

To learn about important dates for New York’s adult-use cannabis market, please click here:  WOH - NY Adult Use Cannabis Alert (Approx. Timeline) _ 4-20-2021.pdf

Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP sadly announces the passing of Richard P. Walsh, Jr., Of Counsel.  Dick was our colleague, our friend, and a gentleman to all who knew him.  Dick was a well-known lawyer who focused his practice in the field of labor and employment law and litigation. He argued various precedent-setting labor law decisions in both the N.Y. Court of Appeals and the Second Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals, including many of the early decisions establishing the [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]