Marianne Martin | Lawyers | Articles | Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchel LLP

Bankruptcy, Corporate, Global Hospitality Group® and Real Estate Views from the Frontlines – the Current State of Debt Financing

Every passing month seems to bring with it a new set of “market making” events that consistently catapults the deal and debt financing economy in a new direction. Nonetheless, there are certain trends that the JMBM attorneys on the “financing frontlines” see repeatedly, and this fall seemed as good a time as any to convey […]

Corporate COVID Relief Bill: Changes to the Paycheck Protection Program and New Lending Terms

On December 27, 2020, the President signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (“2021 Act”), which contains the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act (“Economic Aid Act”). The acts contain changes to the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) that are intended to limit assistance to small businesses that need the financial support. The […]

Corporate Expansion of the Main Street Lending Program to Nonprofit Organizations

For more information on how we can help your business, visit our COVID-19 Resource Center. Expansion of the Main Street Lending Program to Nonprofit Organizations On July 17, the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston announced the expansion of the Main Street Lending Program to extend credit to nonprofit organizations such as hospitals and social service […]

Corporate and White Collar Defense & Investigations Current Trends in COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement

We live in unprecedented times. Never before in modern history has the United States voluntarily shut-down its entire national economy in order to stop a virus pandemic. Payrolls have dropped by more than 21 million workers, wiping-out a decade of job gains. New orders, production, hiring, and new exports all fell again in May. As […]

Corporate Billions in Relief Funding Added via Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, While SBA Cautions Economic Necessity Certification Requires Careful Analysis

For more information on how we can help your business, visit our COVID-19 Resource Center. Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act Authorizes Additional Funding On Friday, April 24, 2020, the President signed into law a bill that authorizes several billion dollars in additional funding for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the SBA’s […]

Corporate Paycheck Protection Program Update

Since our last client alert on economic relief programs, the Treasury Department has issued additional guidance relating to the Paycheck Protection Program (including a sample PPP application, found here) and the new federal/Treasury loan program. To view the documents and guidance provided on the Treasury’s site, please click here. Of note from the guidance is […]

Corporate COVID-19 Economic Relief Programs Update

The Paycheck Protection Loan Program The program streamlines the Small Business Administration (SBA) loan process for businesses affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. The loan is non-recourse except to the extent that the borrower uses the proceeds for a purpose not authorized under the act and no personal guaranty is required. The typical SBA requirement that […]