SBA ISSUES UPDATE GUIDANCE ON PPP LOANS AND FORGIVENESS May 14, 2020 - May 13, 2020 The Small Business Association (SBA) released today a number of clarifications regarding the recent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The forty-six question and answer responses address many of… ...
YOUR FIRST MOVE – TIMING INITIAL FILINGS AND SERVICE DURING THE PANDEMIC April 28, 2020 - April 28, 2020 If you are thinking about filing a lawsuit during the Covid-19 pandemic, consider your strategy for serving process at the outset of the case. While some courts… ...
SUPPORT FOR NONPROFITS: ARIZONA COMMUNITY RESPONSE FUND April 22, 2020 - April 21, 2020 In an effort to help support nonprofit organizations assisting families and children with essential services, the Maricopa County Industrial Development Authority is contributing $1 million to the… ...
CONSIDERATIONS FOR COMMERCIAL LANDLORDS AND TENANTS IN DEALING WITH COVID-19 DISRUPTIONS April 16, 2020 - April 16, 2020 Disruption of business and government-mandated closures related to the COVID-19 pandemic are creating significant stress on commercial landlords and their tenants. Although we encourage an open line… ...
ARIZONA COURTS DURING COVID-19: KEY ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS April 14, 2020 - April 14, 2020 Updated: May 28, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic has created an unprecedented global, national, state, and local crisis, impacting significantly on the health and welfare of the general… ...
CARES ACT VASTLY EXPANDS NUMBER OF SMALL BUSINESSES ELIGIBLE FOR STREAMLINED CHAPTER 11 BANKRUPTCY UNDER SMALL BUSINESS REORGANIZATION ACT April 13, 2020 - April 13, 2020 Many small businesses owners who suddenly found their revenues devastated by the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic have looked to the billions of dollars of low-interest… ...
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION DURING COVID-19 April 10, 2020 - April 10, 2020 COVID-19 has dramatically altered our way of life both socially and professionally. Like many other industries, the legal system has been forced to adapt to the “new… ...
AM I (OR THE OTHER PARTY) EXCUSED FROM CONTRACTUAL DUTIES AFTER COVID-19? April 7, 2020 - April, 7, 2020 Introduction to Force Majeure, and the Doctrines of Impracticability and Frustration of Purposes The COVID-19 pandemic has rendered many contractual obligations difficult, or impossible, to perform. While… ...
CONSIDERATIONS IN SERVICE PROVIDER CONTRACTS DURING THE COVID-19 CRISIS April 7, 2020 - April 6, 2020 In the context of many contracts for services, potential exposure to the Coronavirus must be on the mind of both the service provider and the recipient of… ...
ACTIONS TO CONSIDER TO GET YOUR REAL ESTATE DEALS CLOSED DURING THE COVID-19 CRISIS April 7, 2020 - April 6, 2020 Updated: April 8, 2020 The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and the resulting elective and government-mandated shelter-in-place orders have complicated the path to closing of even routine… ...
EB Sponsoring CARE’s 3rd Annual Holiday Party at ABI Winter Leadership Conference December 5, 2019 - Engelman Berger is a proud sponsor of the Credit Abuse Resistance Education’s (CARE) 3rd annual holiday party. The event will be held on December 5th, 2019 from 4:30PM-6:00PM at the… ...
Guarantors May Have a New Statute of Limitations Defense July 15, 2019 - In Monroe v. Arizona Acreage LLC, No. 1 CA-CV 18-0476, 2019 WL 2134794 (Ariz. Ct. App. May 16, 2019), the Arizona Court of Appeals implied that under certain circumstances a general… ...
Rejection of Trademark License Not Tantamount to Revocation May 29, 2019 - Have you ever worried about the status of your intellectual property rights if the licensor filed bankruptcy? Outside of bankruptcy, it was settled law that a licensor who breaches cannot… ...
HOW TO PLAY IN ARIZONA’S FINTECH SANDBOX – PART V: How to Comply. October 4, 2018 - The Arizona legislature recently signed into law the nation’s first fintech regulatory sandbox, which started accepting applications on August 3, 2018. Participants in the sandbox will enjoy a reprieve from… ...
Case Alert – Ruffino v. Lokosky In The Age Of Email, Service By Publication Is On The Way Out September 28, 2018 - In Ruffino v. Lokosky, No. 1 CA-CV 17-0353, 2018 WL 3384998 (Ariz. Ct. App. July 12, 2018), the Arizona Court of Appeals held that, under some circumstances, alternative service by email,… ...