A video replay of the COVID-19: Navigating Forward Webinar Series session, “Mitigating Securities Litigation Risks in the COVID Era: Understanding the Latest Regulatory Guidance and Trends in Shareholder Class Actions, SEC Enforcement Proceedings,” is available.
Webinar: Mitigating Securities Litigation Risks in the COVID Era: Understanding the Latest Regulatory Guidance and Trends in Shareholder Class Actions, SEC Enforcement Proceedings
Duane Morris will be hosting the webinar, “Mitigating Securities Litigation Risks in the COVID Era: Understanding the Latest Regulatory Guidance and Trends in Shareholder Class Actions, SEC Enforcement Proceedings,” on May 12, 2021, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Eastern.
This is the sixth session of the Duane Morris COVID-19: Navigating Forward Webinar Series. For more information and the registration link, please visit the firm website.
Webinar Replay: Lessons Learned from Recent Headlines and Court Rulings on Contract Cases Across Industries
A video replay of the COVID-19: Navigating Forward Webinar Series session, “Lessons Learned from Recent Headlines and Court Rulings on Contract Cases Across Industries,” is available.
Webinar: Lessons Learned from Recent Headlines and Court Rulings on Contract Cases Across Industries
Duane Morris will be hosting the webinar, “Lessons Learned from Recent Headlines and Court Rulings on Contract Cases Across Industries,” on March 11, 2021, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Eastern.
This is the fourth session of the Duane Morris COVID-19: Navigating Forward Webinar Series. For more information and the registration link, please visit the firm website.
Small Business Administration Releases New Interim Final Rule on Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness
On August 24, 2020, the Treasury Department and Small Business Administration (SBA) released a new interim final rule on certain aspects of the loan forgiveness process for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans.
To read the full text of this Duane Morris Alert, please visit the firm website.
Loans for Businesses Not Otherwise Receiving Relief Under the CARES Act
Businesses have principally focused on relief available under the Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan provisions of the CARES Act. To the extent businesses qualify, these programs provide the most immediate and beneficial relief available under the Act. Further, the federal government has initially paid the most attention to these programs and how to bring them quickly online. For businesses that do not qualify for these programs, alternative relief may be available under other provisions of the Act.
To read the full text of this Duane Morris Alert, please visit the firm website.
Fair Credit Reporting Act Amended by CARES Act for Accommodations Extended to Consumers During COVID-19
Right now, many creditors may be considering making accommodations to consumers affected by COVID-19 by offering different ways to help ease the burden of existing debt obligations. In doing so, creditors should take care to follow the special credit reporting rules for such accommodations set forth in the recently passed Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”).
To read the full text of this post by Duane Morris attorney Lynne Evans, please visit the Duane Morris Banking and Finance Law Blog.
Paycheck Protection Program Opens with Updated Guidelines
On April 3, 2020, the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) application opens to borrowers. As previously reported in our Alert, the program is intended to support small businesses, sole proprietors and independent contractors that have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19.
To read the full text of this Duane Morris Alert, please visit the firm website.
New COVID-19 UK Government Financing Options Available
The UK government recently announced a package of measures to provide liquidity to UK businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Two schemes are particularly useful for financing needs: the HM Treasury and the Bank of England COVID-19 Corporate Financing Facility and the British Business Bank Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme.
To read the full text of this Duane Morris Alert, which provides summaries of the financing schemes, eligibility requirements and the application process, please visit the firm website.
Annual Meetings When Your Stockholders Cannot Actually Meet
Millions of stockholders of Delaware corporations are currently under some form of “stay-at-home” restrictions, and applicable guidelines from health officials limit gatherings to no more than 5-10 people, each of which have to be at least 6 feet away from one another. These safety protocols, while necessary, make it essentially impossible to convene annual stockholders’ meetings as has been traditional–in person.
To read the full text of this post by Duane Morris partner Richard Renck, please visit the Duane Morris Delaware Business Law Blog.