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COVID-19 SBA Provides New Guidance for Free Money

Written on 13 April 2020.

Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) vs Full Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) We previously sent out a notice that, under the CARES Act that was just passed, borrowers can receive $10,000 in an emergency grant cash advance (an “Advance”) as part of the Economic Injury Disaster Loan...

COVID-19 May Impact Your Contracts

Written on 12 April 2020.

Will COVID-19 Excuse Contractual Nonperformance? The first step in answering this question is to look at your contract and determine if it contains a force majeure provision. A force majeure provision will excuse a party from nonperformance of a contractual obligation when the...

COVID-19 Financial Assistance

Written on 02 April 2020.

The CARES Act The US government has just passed the CARES Act to help small businesses (under 500 employees) stay afloat. You should consider applying for a $10,000 SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL). SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) The CPAs we work with recommend it for all...

Real Estate Corner – February 2020

Written on 19 February 2020.

by Ron Holmes, 20 Feb 2020. Despite burdensome regulatory restrictions in certain cities in which we are representing developers (e.g., Austin and San Francisco), we continue to see strength across the real estate spectrum in the Texas major cities and both Coasts. We are assisting in the...

Meet our newest Shareholder – Scott A. Meyer

Written on 11 February 2020.

We are excited to announce that Scott A. Meyer has joined the firm as a shareholder to lead the firm’s corporate and intellectual property practice. Scott’s corporate practice includes entity formation, operational agreements, sales, acquisitions and mergers of businesses, corporate governance...