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03.31.20

New Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program Information

The Treasury Department released additional information today regarding the Paycheck Protection Program that has been authorized under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act).


03.30.20

Congressional Action—Lending Programs and Relief Provisions Under the CARES Act

On March 27, 2020, President Donald Trump signed into law the CARES Act, an approximately $2 trillion stimulus package to mitigate the adverse economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.


03.13.20

Public Company Considerations During the Coronavirus Outbreak

In December 2019, COVID-19, a strain of coronavirus, emerged in Wuhan, China.


03.13.20

COVID-19 and M&A Transactions

COVID-19 (more commonly known as the novel coronavirus) has had a swift and far-reaching impact beyond the spread of the disease.


03.11.20

Are Your Retirement Assets Secure? Better take a second look.

In the past, estate planners routinely advised clients to make their IRA or other retirement plan benefits payable to a designated beneficiary or to a see-through (conduit) trust, where the beneficiary or trust could withdraw benefits gradually by taking distributions over his or her life ...


03.09.20

The SEC Proposes to Expand Capital-Raising Opportunities for Reg D, Reg A and Crowdfunding Offerings

On March 4, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued proposed rules to simplify certain aspects of exempt offerings with the goal of expanding access to capital for issuers and increasing opportunities for investors. The proposed rules are set forth in SEC Release No. ...


01.03.19

SEC Municipal Securities Conference Highlights Emerging Trends in Disclosure

On December 6, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission hosted an inaugural one-day conference on municipal securities disclosure.


12.17.18

White House Creates Council to Promote Opportunity Zones

On December 12, 2018, President Donald Trump signed an executive order establishing the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council (the Council).


10.10.18

Card Networks and Merchants Reach New Settlement Terms

Will the second time be the charm? Two credit card networks and merchants representing the class suing them reached a revised agreement to put an end to a 13-year-old antitrust class action concerning the interchange fees merchants must pay and the card network rules imposed on merchants.  


10.10.18

Latest Buzz: Is California Regulator Readying New Financial Regulations?

In a sign that the California Department of Business Oversight (DBO) is contemplating new enforcement activity or possibly proposed regulations in the lending space, the DBO sent letters to 20 consumer installment lenders asking for details about their annual percentage rates (APRs) and online ...