News
All the latest firm news and industry updates from Whiteman Osterman & Hanna.
Featured
Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP, the Capital Region’s largest law firm, has announced that John M. Czajka has joined the firm as partner and John F. Wirenius has joined as of counsel.Czajka, who spent the last 15 years in New York State government service, most recently serving as General Counsel to the New York State Police, will join the Litigation and Government Relations practice groups. Wirenius is the immediate past Chair of the New York State Public Employment Relations Board and [...]
Read More ›WHITEMAN OSTERMAN & HANNA LLP ANNOUNCES NEW OF COUNSEL
- Category: Featured Firm News Litigation and Appeals
Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP, the Capital Region’s largest law firm, has announced that Peter R. Bryce has joined the firm as Of Counsel in the firm’s Litigation and Appeals Practice Group. In his new role, Mr. Bryce will represent clients in matters concerning securities law, federal investigations, and general commercial litigation. Prior to joining Whiteman Osterman & Hanna, Mr. Bryce maintained a solo practice working with major law firms, tech startups, and [...]
Read More ›Whiteman, Osterman & Hanna is proud to have 19 lawyers recognized in the 2025 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® 2025 Elder Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Albany, and one senior counsel awarded the Best Lawyer® 2025 Environmental Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Albany. Only one lawyer in a specific practice area and geographical region is honored with a [...]
Read More ›Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP, the Capital Region’s largest law firm, has announced that Catherine A. Graziose has joined the firm as an associate in the Education Practice Group. In her new role, Graziose will be responsible for counseling primary and higher education clients in matters relating to Titles IV and IX of the Higher Education Act, Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act, conducting policy review, and assisting clients to comply with state and federal regulatory [...]
Read More ›Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP and BST & Co. CPAs, LLP Named Joint Sponsors in New AgreementSCHENECTADY, N.Y. (July 9) – The Proctors Collaborative Ambassador Program recently announced a five-year joint sponsorship agreement with Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP and BST & Co. CPAs LLP under which the organizations will support the program with a $250,000 donation.The Ambassador programs involve partnerships with community organizations that deliver trained ambassador [...]
Read More ›Whiteman Osterman & Hanna partner appointed Vice-Chair of American Bar Association Group
Whiteman Osterman & Hanna partner Robert A. Stout, Jr. was recently appointed Vice Chair of the American Bar Association's Land Use and Environmental Group, effective September 1, 2017 through August 31, 2018. Robert is a partner with the Firm's Clean Tech, Environmental, Municipal, Real Estate, and Real Estate Development, Zoning and Land Use practice groups.
Read More ›Whiteman Osterman & Hanna associate quoted in Times Union as part of Leadership Tech Valley Class
- Category: Firm News
Whiteman Osterman & Hanna associate Genevieve Trigg is a member of the Capital Region Chamber's Leadership Tech Valley class of 2017. Gen was recently quoted in a recent Times Union article about the group's community service project that provided a revamped movie theater for the Ronald McDonald House in Albany.
Read More ›Javid Afzali and Emily Perks Quinlan Recognized for Pro Bono Work - July 2017
- Category: Firm News
Javid Afzali and Emily Perks Quinlan, Associates with Whiteman Osterman & Hanna, were recently recognized by the Northern District of New York-Federal Court Bar Association for their pro bono work. Mr. Afzali and Ms. Perks Quinlan served as pro bono trial counsel in a federal civil rights action to an individual who was unable to afford legal representation. Without the public service, professionalism and dedication provided by Mr. Afzali and Ms. Perks Quinlan, the legal [...]
Read More ›Whiteman Osterman & Hanna partner quoted in the New York Law Journal
- Category: Firm News Litigation and Appeals
Whiteman Osterman & Hanna partner Robert S. Rosborough was quoted in a recent New York Law Journal article titled "Court of Appeals Asked to Eye Use of Anonymous Jury in Gang Attack Case". Please click here to view the article (subscription required).
Read More ›Monica Skanes, an Associate with Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP, the Capital Region’s largest law firm, was recently appointed as the Secretary of the Labor and Employment Law Section of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA). Ms. Skanes also serves as a Co-Chair of the NYSBA Section’s Communications Committee. An attorney with Whiteman Osterman & Hanna since 2011, Ms. Skanes focuses her practice on labor and employment law, education law, and litigation, and is the [...]
Read More ›News Categories
- Featured
- Articles
- Case Studies
- Firm News
- Agriculture/Agribusiness
- Alcoholic Beverages
- Clean Tech
- Business, Corporate and Commercial
- Education
- Environmental
- Energy and Telecommunications
- Federal and State Taxation
- Family and Matrimonial Law
- Insurance
- Government Relations
- Health Care
- Immigration
- International Trade and Business
- Labor and Employment Law
- Land Use and Development
- Litigation and Appeals
- Public and Private Finance
- Municipal
- Privacy, Cybersecurity and Information Management
- Public Agency Regulatory Compliance
- Real Estate
- Trusts and Estates