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SBA Provides New Guidance For PPP Loan Borrower Ownership Changes
CLIENT ALERT By: Paul Reuland and Colleen Lyons October 8, 2020 Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loan borrowers continue to consider their options as COVID continues to impact the economy. For some, …
Preparing for Cyberattacks
This article was originally published in Business NH and can be found here. Mark Dobson and James P. Harris | September 15, 2020 Cyberattacks, from data breaches to ransomware, are …
Treasury Department Issues Guidance Regarding Trump Administration’s Payroll Tax Deferral Program
CLIENT ALERT By: Peter Beach August 31, 2020 On August 8, 2020, the Trump Administration issued an Executive Memorandum on the deferral of employee payroll tax obligations. On August 28, …
COVID-19 and Massachusetts Retail Leases
This article was originally published in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly and can be found here. Damon M. Seligson | August 13, 2020 Retail tenants and commercial landlords are both experiencing business-threatening circumstances …
Sheehan Phinney Named Top in State by Best Lawyers® for 2021; Five Named Lawyer of the Year
(August 20, 2020, Manchester, NH, Boston, MA) – Sheehan Phinney is proud to announce that twenty-eight attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America® …
EU Court Ruling Complicates U.S. Firms’ Data Privacy Plans
This article was originally published in the New Hampshire Business Review and can be found here. Douglas Verge | August 13, 2020 A recent decision from Europe interpreting the EU’s …
Sheehan Phinney Expands Business Litigation Team
(8/13/2020, Manchester, NH) – Sheehan Phinney is proud to welcome Abbygale S. Martinen to its Business Litigation Group. Martinen will work out of the firm’s Manchester, NH office. Martinen’s practice …
New EEOC Guidance Clarifies ADA Protections Related to Opioids
This article was originally published on HR Daily Advisor and can be found here. By Tammy Binford (with notes by Sheehan Phinney attorney Jim Reidy) | August 6, 2020 The …
SBA PPP Forgiveness Platform Scheduled to Go Live August 10, 2020
CLIENT ALERT By: Colleen Lyons July 29, 2020 While many Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) borrowers have or are in the process of preparing PPP Loan Forgiveness Applications and submitting them …
Telehealth Law Signals a “New Normal”
This article was originally published in the New Hampshire Business Review and can be found here. Telehealth Law Signals a “New Normal” In the 21st century, health care can and …
Updates to Massachusetts Paid Family Medical Leave
CLIENT ALERT By: Mark Ventola & Deniz Harrison July 20, 2020 On July 24, 2020, the Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave (DFML) will publish the final version of …
Sheehan Team Successfully Defends Client at U.S. Court of Appeals for Third Circuit
(July 13, 2020) – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently affirmed the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey’s judgment in favor of firm …
Seligson Joins Boston Litigation Team
(7/13/2020, Manchester, NH) – Sheehan Phinney welcomes shareholder Damon M. Seligson to its Business Litigation Group. He will work in the firm’s Boston office. Seligson’s practice focuses on commercial litigation …
Sheehan Phinney Welcomes 2020 Summer Associates
(7/15/2020, Manchester, NH) – Sheehan Phinney is proud to welcome Cameron Cox, Jennifer Lyon, and Avery Topel to the firm as our 2020 Summer Associates. Topel is a second-year law …
Dream On: DACA Rescission Unlawful
CLIENT ALERT By: Deniz Harrison July 10, 2020 On June 18, 2020, in a 5-4 decision written by Chief Justice Roberts, the United States Supreme Court held that the Department …
Bouchard Named Leadership Seacoast Chair
(7/9/2020, Manchester, NH) – Sheehan Phinney is proud to announce that attorney Brian J. Bouchard has been named Chair of the Leadership Seacoast Board of Directors, a term he will …
PPP Loan Application Deadline Extended and Conforming Updates to Previously Issued Interim Guidance
CLIENT ALERT By: Colleen Lyons July 9, 2020 On July 4th, President Trump signed legislation extending the deadline for businesses to apply for loans under the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) …
Chakmakas Graduates from Leadership Greater Manchester
(7/2/2020, Manchester, NH) – Sheehan Phinney attorney Gregory A. Chakmakas has graduated from the 2020 class of Leadership Greater Manchester. Leadership Greater Manchester is a program designed to recognize and …
Golden Named to the Leadership Greater Manchester Class of 2021
(6/24/2020, Manchester, NH) – Sheehan Phinney attorney Chloe F.P. Golden has been accepted to the Leadership Greater Manchester Class of 2021. Leadership Greater Manchester is a program designed to recognize …
Governor Sununu Extends Long Term Care Stabilization Program to July 31, 2020 – Original End Date of June 30 Recognized as Too Early
CLIENT ALERT By: Andrew Eills June 26, 2020 Frontline nurses, other staff, and their employers in New Hampshire’s nursing homes and other Medicaid facilities can breathe a little easier this …
Reidy Elected as College of Labor and Employment Lawyers Fellow
(6/25/2020, Manchester, NH) – Sheehan Phinney shareholder James P. “Jim” Reidy has been elected as a Fellow of the American Bar Association’s College of Labor and Employment Lawyers class of …
A Cautionary Tale: Too Much Control Over Your Contractor Could Lead to Liability
CLIENT ALERT By: John Perten June 24, 2020 A homeowner hires a general contactor to renovate her home. One of the general contractor’s employees, a carpenter, manages to cut off …
Safely Restarting Your Business: The Reopen Boston Fund
CLIENT ALERT By: Deniz Harrison June 19, 2020 Many local Boston businesses are feeling the impact of COVID-19 on their bottom line. While the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the …
COVID-19 Impacts on Opportunity Zone Investment Requirements
CLIENT ALERT By: Peter Beach June 17, 2020 The 2017 tax law created capital gains tax breaks for investors who invest profits from stocks, bonds, and other assets into funds …
2018 Net Operating Loss Carryback Filing Deadline – June 30, 2020
CLIENT ALERT By: Peter Beach June 17, 2020 As discussed in a previous Alert, the CARES Act provides for a carryback of any Net Operating Loss (“NOL”) arising in a …
Forgiveness of PPP Loans May Be Taxable in NH and MA
CLIENT ALERT By: Peter Beach June 17, 2020 Borrowers who obtained funds under the CARES Act’s Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP”) generally anticipated that the portion of a PPP loan …
Sheehan Phinney Expands Affordable Housing Group
(6/15/2020, Manchester, NH) – Sheehan Phinney welcomes Jaclyn N. Fisher to its Real Estate Group, where she will work primarily in Affordable Housing and Low-Income Housing Tax Credits. Fisher joins …
Secretary Of State’s Select Committee On 2020 Emergency Election Support Issues Report
CLIENT ALERT By: Bradford E. Cook and Katherine M. Hanna June 10, 2020 On April 27, Secretary of State Bill Gardner appointed a 6-person Select Committee on 2020 Emergency Election …
New Hampshire Main Street Relief Fund – Final Grant Submission Due by June 12, 2020
CLIENT ALERT By: Paul Durham June 9, 2020 On June 5, 2020, the Governor’s Office for Emergency Relief and Recovery (“GOFERR”) (www.goferr.nh.gov) and the New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration …
Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act Becomes Law
CLIENT ALERT By: Paul Reuland and Colleen Lyons June 5, 2020 On Friday, June 5, 2020, the President signed into law the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (H.R. …
Overview of May PPP Loan Forgiveness Regulations
CLIENT ALERT By: Colleen Lyons June 5, 2020 As contemplated when the Paycheck Protection Loan Forgiveness Application was released in the middle of May, the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) released …
Unreasonable Delay in Executing Settlement Agreement May Constitute a Material Breach
CLIENT ALERT By: John Perten June 5, 2020 How long can you delay in signing a contract before the agreement it memorializes is stale and unenforceable? In Dalrymple v. Town …
Sheehan Phinney Wins Summary Judgment of Invalidity: Asserted Patent Claims an Abstract Idea Known for Thousands of Years
June 4, 2020, Boston, MA – For over five years, Palomar Technologies, Inc. (“Palomar”) has been asserting what has now been confirmed to be an invalid patent before the U.S. …
Sheehan Phinney Wins First Ever Patent Litigation IPR Estoppel Bench Trial
The following article regarding Palomar Technologies, Inc. v. MRSI Systems, LLC appeared in the June 2, 2020 issue of Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. Read the full article below. Judge: patent defense …
NH Child Care Recovery and Stabilization Program Deadlines Established: Prequalification Deadline is June 3, 2020 and Application Deadline is June 11, 2020
CLIENT ALERT By: Chris Candon May 29, 2020 Along with the establishment of several other funds (e.g., Main Street Fund, Nonprofit Fund, Healthcare Fund and Agriculture Grants), the Governor’s Office …
New Hampshire COVID-19 Relief Grants Agriculture Grant Program
CLIENT ALERT By: Mark W. Dell’Orfano May 28, 2020 The New Hampshire Governor’s Office for Emergency Relief and Recovery recently announced the allocation of $10 million in emergency funding from …
Sheehan Phinney’s Intellectual Property Group Recognized by Managing Intellectual Property for 2020
(May 28, 2020, Manchester, NH) – Sheehan Phinney is proud to announce it has once again been honored by Managing Intellectual Property Magazine as the 2020 Intellectual Property, Tier 1, Highly …
N.H. Attorney General Concludes Employers Will Not Be Liable to Employees for Workers’ Compensation Benefits If Employers Follow Published Guidelines
CLIENT ALERT By: J.P. Harris May 26, 2020 The Governor’s Economic Re-Opening Task Force asked the Attorney General to examine an employer’s liability to an employee who contracts COVID-19 on …
New Hampshire Nonprofit Emergency Relief and Recovery Fund Announced
CLIENT ALERT By: Madeline Hutchings May 22, 2020 On May 15, 2020, Governor Chris Sununu announced an array of new funding commitments for industries affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. Sixty …
COVID-19 Emergency Healthcare System Relief Fund
CLIENT ALERT By: Andrew Eills May 20, 2020 Governor’s Emergency order # 44 increases total EHSRF to $100 million On March 19, 2020, Governor Sununu issued Emergency Order #9, creating …
New Hampshire Main Street Relief Fund – Important May 29, 2020 Prequalification Deadline For Eligible Businesses
CLIENT ALERT By: Paul Durham May 20, 2020 New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu recently announced the allocation of $595 million in CARES Act funding to several programs intended to provide …
Application for PPP Loan Forgiveness Released
CLIENT ALERT By: Colleen Lyons May 18, 2020 On Friday, May 15th, the United States Small Business Administration (“SBA”) and the Treasury Department released an initial draft of SBA Form …
Will Your Commercial General Liability Insurance Policy Cover COVID-19 Claims?
CLIENT ALERT By J.P. Harris and Michael Lambert May 15, 2020 As the economy reopens and patrons return to shop at retail stores, go to hair salons and enjoy meals …
Reopening the Workforce: Unemployment Issues Abound
CLIENT ALERT By: Brian J. Bouchard May 15, 2020 Businesses in New Hampshire are starting to reopen and employers are starting to call back furloughed or temporarily laid off employees. …
District Court Blocks Attempt to Bar New Prior Art References Based on IPR Estoppel
The U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts on May 4 denied a motion for partial summary judgment by Palomar Technologies, Inc., holding that the estoppel bar relating to inter …
PPP Safe Harbor Deadline for Return of Funds Extended to May 18
CLIENT ALERT By: Christopher Candon May 14, 2020 The PPP safe harbor deadline has been the subject of posts in recent days: Treasury Department and SBA Issues Further Guidance in …
Viscarello Speaks to NH Governor’s Panel on Behalf of Distressed Housing Industry
On May 8, 2020 Shareholder Kenneth Viscarello testified in front of the New Hampshire Governor’s Office for Emergency Relief and Recovery (GOFERR) Stakeholder Advisory Board. This New Hampshire group will …
Treasury Department and SBA Issues Further Guidance in Advance of Safe Harbor Deadline
CLIENT ALERT By: Christopher Candon May 13, 2020 This alert provides an update and additional information related to the recent post: PPP Safe Harbor for Return of Funds Set to …
Patent Litigation Team Succeeds in First Ever IPR Estoppel Bench Trial
(5/12/2020, Boston, MA) – Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green PA patent litigation attorneys won a first-ever bench trial on whether estoppel based on prior art from an earlier inter partes review …
PPP Safe Harbor for Return of Funds Set to Expire on May 14
CLIENT ALERT By: Christopher Candon May 12, 2020 The Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) is one of the most significant programs for businesses under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security, …
Felton Inc. Makes PPE Face Masks for Essential Workers and First Responders
Kudos to our client and local business, Felton Inc., for quickly expanding its business model in light of the current health crisis. Felton has invested and redeployed some of its …
Your Estate Plan During COVID-19: Essentials, Updates, and Opportunities
CLIENT ALERT By: Madeline Hutchings May 4, 2020 Amid the COVID-19 event, a common instinct is to put planning on the shelf until life “returns to normal.” And changing landscapes …
TEPHA Medical Devices Delivers PPE Masks to Local Hospitals
Kudos to our client and local business, TEPHA Medical Devices. TEPHA employees have volunteered their time making PPE face masks in their prototype lab, all of which are donated to …
Remote Notarization: Massachusetts Temporarily Permits Remote Notarial Acts During The COVID-19 Emergency
CLIENT ALERT By: Michael Stanley May 1, 2020 On April 28, 2020, Governor Baker signed, “An Act Providing for Virtual Notarization to Address Challenges Related to COVID-19” (“Act”). As an …
Update: CMS Suspends Advance Payment Program and Reevaluates Accelerated Payment Program
CLIENT ALERT By Andrew Eills April 27, 2020 If nothing else, the COVID-19 pandemic proves that change in policy is constant and rapid. On March 28, 2020 – just a …
Enforcing the CARES Act: Court Rules That CARES Contains No Private Right of Action, But are Other Remedies Available?
CLIENT ALERT By: Michael Stanley April 27, 2020 The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, Pub. L. 116–136 (“CARES”), and in particular the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) has been viewed …
Attorney General Issues Opinion on Immunity for Health Care Workers
CLIENT ALERT By: Katherine Hanna April 24, 2020 New Hampshire health care facilities and their employees and volunteers who are braving the front lines to respond to the COVID-19 crisis …
Sheehan Phinney Earns Top Ranking for 2020 by Chambers USA
(4/23/2020, Manchester, NH) – Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green has once again received the highest rankings in New Hampshire for 2020 by Chambers USA, a prestigious directory of the country’s top …
Massachusetts Places a Moratorium on Evictions and Residential Foreclosures
CLIENT ALERT By: Michael Stanley April 22, 2020 On April 20, 2020, Governor Baker signed House Bill 4647, “An Act Providing for a Moratorium on Evictions and Foreclosures during the …