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The uncertainty of the COVID-19 crisis and its resulting economic effects continue to make each stage of an M&A transaction complicated. At each stage of a transaction, buyers and sellers should determine how they both define and allocate risk...By: Burns & Levinson LLP

Last Tuesday, February 18, 2020, Australis Capital Inc. announced the termination of its proposed acquisition (via merger) of Folium Equity Holding LLC, a fully integrated hemp/CBD operating company based in Colorado. The transaction, announced in...By: Burns & Levinson LLP

Major changes are coming that will affect the income and estate tax planning of retirement savings. These changes, under the bipartisan SECURE Act, will become law once the President signs the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020. The new law will...By: Burns & Levinson LLP

The Burns & Levinson 2019 State of the Cannabis Industry Conference concluded with a final panel, covering the current status of the industry’s M&A and other capital markets, finishing off with a look into the future. The capital markets discussion...By: Burns & Levinson LLP

In the rapidly growing multi-billion dollar cannabis industry, new developments frequently occur in capital markets, investments, M&A, and regulation. Attendees of the Third Annual State of the Cannabis Industry Conference had the opportunity to...By: Burns & Levinson LLP

As previously blogged last week, Burns & Levinson hosted its third annual State of the Cannabis Industry Conference on October 23rd, with over 200 attendees present. The conference featured a keynote address by Dr. Karen Munkacy, Founder and CEO of...By: Burns & Levinson LLP

In both the Commonwealth and New England — and, indeed, the country — these are exciting times for the cannabis industry. As a consensus on the topic of legalization continues to build, technology and banking, specifically, are unlocking doors that...By: Burns & Levinson LLP

When seeking to enforce a restrictive covenant, whether a noncompete or a nonsolicit, the standard play-book calls for an aggrieved party to file suit and seek a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to preclude the defendant from...By: Burns & Levinson LLP

Beginning on October 1, most employers in Massachusetts will be required to withhold tax to fund Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave benefits. There is an exception to this requirement, however, for companies that receive a tax exemption from...By: Burns & Levinson LLP

Imagine, an employee in your organization advises that they need to take leave pursuant to the Family and Medical Leave Act to recover from an upcoming surgical procedure. Your organization approves the leave and then you find out that while on leave...By: Burns & Levinson LLP