31 Jul, 2020 Will Congress Approve Deduction for PPP Loan? By Fred Gawronski As commented upon previously and in a rare moment of bi-partisanship, members of Congress agree that a PPP loan obtained through the...
28 Jul, 2020 Cuomo Clarifies Chicken Wings Count as Substantive Food to allow Alcohol at Bars and Restaurants By Colligan Law To prohibit the loophole in which bars and restaurants were serving chips or light snacks so patrons could hang out at bars and drink,...
22 Jul, 2020 Mergers and Acquisitions in the Time of Coronavirus. By Matthew Pelkey Last week I had the pleasure of speaking with AdWeek about the impact PPP loans are having on M&A deals. The reality is there is still a...
16 Jul, 2020 Crowdfunding during a pandemic. By Matthew Pelkey When the CEO of Asarasi, Adam Lazar, approached me in late 2019 about kicking off an equity crowdfunding round, I was genuinely excited....
16 Jul, 2020 Bankruptcy Beats Bad Leases By Fred Gawronski Commercial tenants will be taking the brunt of our current economic uncertainty. Long term leases that were signed in good times can be...
14 Jul, 2020 Small Bankruptcy for Small Business By Fred Gawronski In February of this year, a new bankruptcy law took effect aimed at helping the small, closely held business restructure its debts over 3...
10 Jul, 2020 Farmers seek help from startups after food supply chain disruption By Colligan Law When coronavirus required many restaurants to suddenly temporarily close, many farmers who provide much of the produce to that industry...
08 Jul, 2020 New York's Cannabis Legalization: Another Victim of COVID-19 & Possible Answer to Budget Shortages By Colligan Law Governor Cuomo vowed to make legalization a priority during his State of the State address in January. But those plans came to a...
07 Jul, 2020 Remote/Video Chat Notarization Extended Until August 5 By Colligan Law On July 6, 2020, Governor Cuomo signed Executive Order 202.48, which extended the previous order authorizing notary publics to witness...