ArticleVistra Escrow Solutions In An Environment Of Counterparty RiskThe COVID-19 pandemic brings with it a level of economic uncertainty not seen in Asian markets for the last 17 years. United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawVistra
ArticleFinCEN Alerts Financial Institutions To Pandemic-Related FraudFinCEN alerted financial institutions to potential indicators of pandemic-related imposter scams and money mule schemes.United StatesCriminal LawHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleCOVID-19 Expected To Trigger Sales Declines; OEMs Should Plan AheadSeyfarth Synopsis: At the beginning of 2020, industry pundits predicted only a moderate decline in auto sales for the year. Those "moderate decline" predictions took a sharp turn on Wednesday...United StatesFinance and BankingSeyfarth Shaw LLP
ArticleFINRA Cautions Investors On Recent ScamsFINRA cautioned investors to be aware of scams perpetrated during the COVID-19 pandemic.United StatesFinance and BankingHogan Lovells Cadwalader
ArticleIRS Confirms PPP-Funded Expenses Are Non-DeductibleLiterally tens of thousands of businesses received Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans under the CARES Act. The legislation was passed very quickly to avert a potential collapse of the...United StatesFinance and BankingVarnum LLP
ArticleIRS Provides Relief To Opportunity Zone Investment ProgramsIn Notice 2020-39, issued on Thursday, June 4, 2020, the IRS made substantial accommodations to Qualified Opportunity Funds, and their sponsors and investors,...United StatesFinance and BankingSeyfarth Shaw LLP
ArticleMortgage Servicing In The Time Of COVID-19The announcement last week by Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae and other agencies that they will provide mortgage loan forbearance arrangements for up to 6 months,...United StatesFinance and BankingSheppard
ArticlePrepare For Additional Revolver Draws During Current CrisisIn the face of these unprecedented and uncertain days of COVID-19, financially stressed borrowers are expected to take every measure available to them to keep their businesses afloat. United StatesFinance and BankingDuane Morris LLP
ArticleUS Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act Relaxes Certain PPP Loan Deadlines + StandardsLate Wednesday, Congress passed the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act (PPPFA), which has now been signed into law. United StatesFinance and BankingCooley LLP
ArticleHRSA Uninsured Program Shutdown: Funding To End March 22, 2022 For COVID-19 Testing And Treatment; April 5, 2022 For COVID-19 VaccinationOn March 15, 2022, the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) announced that the Uninsured Program will stop accepting claims for COVID-19 testing and treatment...United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesFoley & Lardner LLP
ArticleTaxes, Like Temperatures, Going Up: California COVID-19 Budget "Revenue Solutions"Yesterday Governor Gavin Newsom turned to a familiar gambit from California's playbook to help tackle the budgetary hole wrought by COVID-19. United StatesTaxMcDermott Will & Emery
ArticleContinued Disruption In The Global Supply Chain - And Strained Balance Sheets - Threatens An Already Challenged Automotive Supply IndustryA global pandemic. A worldwide shortage of microchips. Vaccine mandates and testing requirements. Labor shortages and increased salary costs for employees who do show up to work.United StatesCoronavirus (COVID-19)Foley & Lardner LLP
ArticleFCC Chairman Proposes Plan To Implement CARES Act Funding For Telehealth ProgramOn Monday, the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Ajit Pai, circulated a plan to his fellow Commissioners detailing how the $200 million the agency will receive via the...United StatesCoronavirus (COVID-19)Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
ArticleNASAA's COVID-19 Task Force Uncovers Investment Scams Related To The PandemicIn response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the North America Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) put together a task force in April 2020.United StatesCoronavirus (COVID-19)Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
ArticlePandemic Economic Stimulus: Legislative And Regulatory Developments As Of July 30, 2021This week, the Small Business Administration announced an online portal through which Paycheck Protection Program borrowers may seek loan forgiveness directly from the SBA.United StatesCoronavirus (COVID-19)Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
ArticleEIN Processing On HoldDue to COVID-19 closures at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), EIN applications that are submitted by telephone, ...United StatesFinance and BankingFoley Hoag LLP
ArticlePhiladelphia To Forego Property Reassessments For Tax Year 2022Philadelphia taxpayers whose property values have dropped due to COVID-19 will not receive property tax relief through planned reassessments. United StatesTaxArcher & Greiner P.C.
ArticleED Releases Governor's Emergency Education Relief Grant FundingOn April 14, the Department of Education released another $3 billion under the Governor's Emergency Education Relief Fund component of the CARES Act.United StatesConsumer ProtectionCooley LLP
ArticleAre Companies In Bankruptcy Eligible For PPP Loans Under The US CARES Act?The CARES Act does not expressly provide that companies in bankruptcy are ineligible to receive PPP loans; the CARES Act is, instead, silent on the issue.United StatesCoronavirus (COVID-19)Mayer Brown