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Attorney Seth R Leech, Head of the Immigration Practice Group (IPG) at Whiteman Osterman & Hanna, presented a series of seminars to Bangladeshi business people, entrepreneurs and investors in Bangladesh this week. The seminars focus on immigration to the United States through investor visas (E2), employment based non-immigrant visas (L1, H1B, 01), and employment based options for physicians, also discussing permanent immigration options, including green cards and multiple categories. [...]

Attorney Seth R Leech, Head of the Immigration Practice Group (IPG) at Whiteman Osterman & Hanna, will be speaking to Bangladeshi business people, entrepreneurs and investors in Bangladesh in the last week of February 2025. He will be presenting a series of seminars on immigration to the United States through investment and business creation at the Renaissance Gulshan in Dhaka and in Sylhet, Bangladesh. Mr. Leech will be covering a number of the most utilized immigration pathways for [...]

Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP, the Capital Region’s largest law firm, has announced that Larenz M. Devaren has joined the practice as an associate in the firm’s Business, Corporate and Commercial Practice group. In his new role, Mr. Devaren will advise borrowers, financial institutions, and other lenders on a wide range of corporate finance transactions.Prior to joining Whiteman Osterman & Hanna, Mr. Devaren was an associate in the New York offices of Brown Rudnick LLP, where [...]

On April 25th, Whiteman Osterman & Hanna, together with M&T Bank/Wilmington Trust and Schwartz Heslin Group, Inc. will be hosting a panel discussion focusing on optimizing business transition outcomes. Chuck Haviland, Partner with our Business, Corporate and Commercial Practice Group, will join the panel of experts giving attendees a better understanding of best practices to prepare their business for sale or transition. Recognizing the challenges of selling a business, panelists will [...]

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 [...]