Insights

On April 2, the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) issued the long-anticipated Interim Final Rule that sets out the current agency guidance regarding requirements that borrowers and lenders must follow in order to apply for and process loans, respectively, under the...

Due to the drop in demand for oil and gas attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic and the sudden decline in oil prices, cash flow generation is crucial to energy companies. To enhance cash flow, energy companies should review their sales...

As IP Offices around the world work to mitigate the impact of the global health threat, the U.S. CARES Act gives USPTO authority to extend statutory deadlines to help ease burden of IP owners affected by COVID-19 The Coronavirus Aid...

The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service offered relief from federal tax return filing and tax payment deadlines to certain taxpayers under Notices 2020-17 and -18. Such federal extension of time to file l tax returns and make tax...

As states and other jurisdictions continue to implement, amend, and clarify their stay-at-home orders, many continue to define Essential Businesses through the guidelines issued by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). Approximately twenty states have referenced the Guidelines, including...

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was signed into law on March 27, 2020. The CARES Act, an emergency relief bill providing roughly $2 trillion to businesses and individuals, aims to provide relief to the American economy...

A “black swan event” is an unpredictable event that is beyond what is normally expected and which has potentially severe consequences. Black swan events are characterised by their rareness and severity. Independent exploration and production oil and gas companies (“E&P...

In the week following our initial client alert regarding the effect of government stay-at-home orders on your manufacturing operations, approximately 27 states (and many other local authorities) have implemented a version of a stay-at-home order. Many of these same states...

As the nation scrambles to take advantage of the $2 trillion stimulus benefits in the CARES Act, numerous sources have stated that only businesses with 500 or fewer employees are eligible to apply for loans under the Act’s Paycheck Protection...

Texas community bank holding companies may want to reconsider plans for upcoming annual shareholder meetings in light of health, transportation and other logistical issues raised by the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Although Texas corporations are required to hold...

Many companies will naturally want a piece of the $2 trillion federal stimulus package aimed at combating the economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic currently making its way through Congress. However, be careful what you wish for. History teaches that...

Climate change is now a regular feature of boardroom discussions. Companies have acknowledged that it will directly impact their business, with the former Bank of England Governor Mark Carney recently noting that “changes in climate policies, new technologies and growing...

Late last night, the U.S. Senate passed by a vote of 96-0 the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (the CARES Act). In addition to, among other things, financial assistance to individuals and certain businesses, the CARES Act provides...

On March 24, 2020, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo, in coordination with Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, issued a mandatory “Stay Home. Work Safe.” order, effective at 11:59 pm March 24, to preserve public health and safety in Harris County in...

As a business with manufacturing operations that cannot be operated remotely by employees at home, it is challenging to comply with health and safety obligations in the age of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), while also preserving the financial integrity of the...