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Update on the Necessity Certification for PPP Loans
Those that have received a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan have certified to their lender and the Small Business Administration th...

Steven R. Gersz
May 8, 20202 min read


Don’t Forget About the Cares Act Tax Provisions
As most businesses focus on the SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans and Paycheck Protection Program Loans CARES Act, many overlook the adv...

Sarah F. Bothma
Apr 10, 20204 min read


Your Guide to the CARES Act Loans
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act, signed in to law on March 27, 2020, provides multiple relief programs fo...

Sarah F. Bothma
Apr 3, 20205 min read


Monroe County Offering Aid to Assist Small Businesses Impacted by COVID-19
Last week, we wrote about state and federal aid opportunities for small businesses whose operations have been disrupted by the COVID-19 p...

Steven R. Gersz
Mar 31, 20202 min read


New York Issues Updated Guidance on Essential Businesses
In our earlier post: Gov. Cuomo Requires Non-Essential Businesses to Reduce In-Person Workforce by 100% we provided the list of businesse...

Steven R. Gersz
Mar 30, 20203 min read


Federal and State Actions Impacting Small Businesses
In response to the economic injury that small businesses (and individuals) have experienced and continue to experience as a result of the...

Sarah F. Bothma
Mar 25, 20204 min read


The Fourth Department Clarifies LLC Indemnification Rights
High legal fees are an unavoidable fact of life for many commercial litigants. A client’s ability to commence, and successfully litigate...

Thomas F. Knab
Dec 11, 20194 min read


Ask An Attorney: Reducing Stress When Your Medical Practice is Acquired
My practice is negotiating to be acquired by a hospital system. How can I ensure I do not suffer undue stress through this transaction? I...

Steven R. Gersz
Dec 1, 20172 min read


Common Law Duty of Non-Solicitation of Customers for Sellers of Businesses
For good reason, given the volume of litigation generated by them, restrictive covenants in employment agreements attempting to limit or ...

Paul F. Keneally
Nov 23, 20164 min read


WATCH: Term Sheets for Dummies - UVANY Rochester
In January, our very own Steve Gersz participated in a UVANY Rochester event: Understanding Early Stage Term Sheets (or,Term Sheets for D...

Underberg & Kessler
Jan 28, 20151 min read


Non-Profit Revitalization Act
The Non-Profit Revitalization Act of 2013 (the Act) is the first major overhaul of New York’s Not-for-Profit Corporation Law (the NFP Law)..

Helen A. Zamboni
Nov 20, 20144 min read


Ask an Attorney: Arbitration Clause in Patient Agreements
If I include an arbitration clause in my patient agreements to resolve patient disputes or claims, is it enforceable? In 2012, the U.S...

Steven R. Gersz
Sep 18, 20142 min read


A Business Approach to Business Litigation
Some business disputes prove to be so intractable, or cause or threaten such severe economic injury, that they require legal action. In m...

Thomas F. Knab
Jul 21, 20144 min read


Oppressive Conduct Insufficient to Support LLC Dissolution
LLCs, which were created by the New York Limited Liability Company Law (LLCL), are hybrid business entities that combine the tax aspects...

Thomas F. Knab
Sep 16, 20134 min read


Legal Alert: Maximize Opportunities When a Competitor Declares Bankruptcy
Does your company have a plan if one of your competitors files for bankruptcy protection? If a bankrupt competitor is liquidating assets...
David M. Tang
Aug 15, 20132 min read


Mediating Civil Commercial Disputes
Most commercial disputes are settled without getting the lawyers involved, but some disputes prove to be so intractable that they require...

Thomas F. Knab
Mar 22, 20133 min read


Developing Remedies for LLC Members
Limited liability companies appeared in New York state in 1994, when the New York Limited Liability Company Law (LLCL) went into effect...

Thomas F. Knab
Jul 16, 20124 min read


The Case of a Mutually Assured Dissolution
Six pharmaceutical sales representatives decided to form a corporation, Stonetek. Each of the six shareholders owned 16.67 percent of Sto...

Thomas F. Knab
Jul 18, 20115 min read


Court Gives Guidance on Improper Solicitation of Clients
In a unanimous decision, the New York State Court of Appeals ruled that, under certain circumstances, a business seller may give active a...

Jennifer A. Shoemaker
May 16, 20114 min read
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