The federal courts have issued some significant environmental law rulings in the past few days. THE U.S. SUPREME COURT U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service v. Sierra Club, Inc. On March 4, 2021, the court held that the deliberative process privilege of the Freedom of Information Act shields from disclosure in-house…
President Biden has now signed the American Rescue Plan Act, a $1.9 trillion investment and stimulus package designed to address the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, into law. Matthew Oresman, Elizabeth Vella Moeller, Craig J. Saperstein, Brian E. Finch, Aimee P. Ghosh, Rose Fowler Lapp discuss the relief bill which includes a new round of stimulus…
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 permits Shuttered Venue Operators to apply for both Paycheck Protection Program loans and Shuttered Venue Operator Grants. The American Rescue Plan Act, signed into law on March 11, 2021 and summarized here, includes a brief but important section that will permit the recipients of Paycheck…
On March 5, 2021, the SBA published an overview of eligibility requirements and a preliminary application checklist for the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (Grant) Program. The overview of eligibility requirements clarifies ownership restrictions, prohibited activities, and business, operational and facility requirements for each type of business potentially qualifying for Grants. Colleague David L.…
Join Pillsbury’s Noa Clark as she moderates Bisnow’s “The Future of Office in San Francisco: How Will the Office Market Recover?” webinar on March 25. What You’ll Learn: How office spaces are evolving to accommodate for changing workforce needs, such as changing layouts, offices in residential buildings, hybrids, etc. Tenants’ perspective…
A federal judge in Texas has declared the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) eviction moratorium unconstitutional, holding that Article I’s power to regulate interstate commerce and enact laws necessary and proper for such regulation does not include the power to suspend residential evictions on a nationwide basis. While…
February saw the usual array of significant environmental decisions and federal regulatory notices. THE FEDERAL COURTS U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Luminant Generation v. EPA The court will be grappling with a difficult venue case governed by the Clean Air Act (42 USC Section 7607(b)). In…
Real Estate partner Christian Buerger and Insolvency & Restructuring partner Hugh McDonald discuss COVID’s impact on commercial leases and an overview of the bankruptcy process the latest Swimming Lessons Series presentation.
“Hey Siri…” “Alexa…” “Okay Google…” These are just some of the buzzwords and phrases that have entered day-to-day vocabulary as a result of the explosion of smart technology. Internet of Things (IoT) devices are in our cars, in our workplaces and on our bodies. But nowhere is smart technology more…
In episode #26 of Industry Insights podcast, Steve Hamilton joins host Joel Simon to discuss certain segments of the real estate market and related financing that remained robust in the midst of the pandemic. Joel Simon: I’d like to kick off our discussion today with some optimism. We all know the real estate sector took a beating…