SBA ISSUES UPDATE GUIDANCE ON PPP LOANS AND FORGIVENESSMay 14, 2020by Patrick Clisham-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… ...
SUPPORT FOR NONPROFITS: ARIZONA COMMUNITY RESPONSE FUNDApril 22, 2020by Julie Arvo MacKenzie-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… ...
ARIZONA COURTS DURING COVID-19: KEY ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERSApril 14, 2020by Wade Burgeson-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… ...
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION DURING COVID-19April 10, 2020by Damien Meyer-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, 2020by Michael Rolland-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… ...
Guarantors May Have a New Statute of Limitations DefenseJuly 15, 2019by Michael Rolland-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 RevocationMay 29, 2019by Scott Cohen-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, 2018by Michael Rolland-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… ...