On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed a sweeping new rule which, if enacted in its draft form, would ban virtually all non-competition agreements (non-competes), including those already in effect....more
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On December 27, 2020, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (“the Act”), was signed into law. The new law both funded the U.S. government for the remainder of FY 2021 and made available a wide range of COVID-19 relief...more
In late October, the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) released two new Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) Loan Necessity Questionnaires (Form 3509 for for-profit businesses and Form 3510 for nonprofit entities). These...more
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As we approach the final quarter of 2020, we thought it would be helpful to recap one of the significant rule changes of the past few months that is likely to benefit venture capital funds and startup...more
On April 30, 2020, the Federal Reserve (the Fed) announced the expansion in scope and eligibility of its forthcoming Main Street Lending Program (MSLP). The expansion comes in response to public comment on the MSLP as...more
On Thursday, April 9, 2020, the Federal Reserve (the Fed) announced two Main Street Lending Facilities, one for new loans (Main Street New Loan Facility) and the second for expanded loans (Main Street Expanded Loan Facility),...more
The United States Senate passed H.R. 748, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) late in the evening of Wednesday, March 25. The House of Representatives is expected to consider and pass the...more
As COVID-19 (coronavirus) continues to spread globally and governments and companies take efforts to slow and contain the virus, no company is able to continue “business as usual.” ...more
FinCEN Exchange to encourage information sharing
In December 2017, the U.S. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) announced the creation of a platform to facilitate information sharing on a voluntary...more
In December 2017, FINRA issued Regulatory Notice 17-42 to request comments on its proposed amendments to the procedures relating to requests to expunge customer dispute information from the Central Registration Depository...more
The Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) was signed into law by President Obama on December 4, 2015. Though the bulk of the FAST Act relates to infrastructure funding, it includes a number of significant...more