Legal News

The SBA has continued its wave of regulations and guidance as PPP borrowers begin to apply for loan forgiveness. New regulations address nuanced, but important, issues such as “owner-employee” compensation and the allowability of “related party” rent payments....By: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Le 20 août 2020, les Autorités canadiennes en valeurs mobilières (les « ACVM ») ont publié des modifications visant le Règlement 51-102 sur les obligations d’information continue (le « Règlement 51-102 ») et son instruction générale concernant les obligations relatives à la déclaration d’acquisition d’entreprise s'appliquant aux émetteurs assujettis qui ne sont pas des émetteurs émergents....By: Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

On July 30, 2020, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS or the Committee) released its annual report to Congress for calendar year 2019. CFIUS, an interagency committee led by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, reviews certain foreign investment transactions for national security risks. The 2019 annual report, which was issued only two months after CFIUS issued its 2018 annual report, provides the first full year of data since Congress passed the Foreign Investment......

Public construction in Pennsylvania and elsewhere continues to present substantial challenges to local governmental entities. While some projects have been deferred in the current health and economic climate, at some point, and we hope sooner rather than later, the normal course of public construction programs will resume....By: Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP

In Jacob Hasher Hindlin v. Lukasz Gottwald et al., C.A. No. 2019-0586-JRS (Del. Ch. July 22, 2020), the Delaware Court of Chancery (the “Court”) dismissed Plaintiff’s claims against three former members of the board of managers of Core Nutrition, LLC (“Core” or the “Company”) for breach of fiduciary duty and the implied contractual covenant of good faith and fair dealing....By: K&L Gates LLP

This quarter’s issue includes summaries and associated court opinions of selected cases principally decided between February and June 2020....By: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Attention contractors – have you heard about “negligent negotiations”? A trio of interesting – but arguably contradictory – Board of Contract Appeals decisions addressing this theory of recovery have opened up potential new avenues of relief for contractors…but left a number of unanswered questions. In this two-part series, we are taking a look at recent case law and exploring what these cases say about a contractor’s right to recover.  ...By: Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

The first half of 2020 was a busy time for antitrust in the United States. The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) implemented expedited procedures for reviewing collaborations during the COVID-19 pandemic; investigations and enforcement actions have not meaningfully slowed; and the agencies have published new Vertical Merger Guidelines....By: WilmerHale

Please join several Bricker & Eckler attorneys and Mike Foley, Director of Cuyahoga County's Department of Sustainability, for a discussion on the Brooklyn solar project, Ohio's first solar project to be constructed at a closed landfill. The presenters will share their experiences, discuss trends and unique issues, and walk through the process of developing brownfields into solar projects....By: Bricker & Eckler LLP

The last thing a party wants is a construction claim rising to the level of needing a mediator, judge, or arbitrator to find a resolution. The cost of the claims process can be detrimental to a company, not only in the obvious costs like attorneys’ fees but also in time losses as executives and project personnel sit in depositions or court. Unfortunately, disputes happen, and many cannot be resolved by the parties alone. In this webinar, Cohen Seglias’ Construction Contracts & Risk Management...