Buchalter Business Law Roundtable

On December 27, 2020, the most recent stimulus bill was passed into law. In addition to providing $900 billion in stimulus, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 also includes several temporary amendments to the bankruptcy code, which are designed to encourage companies and landlords to work with their customers and tenants in financial distress as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.Buchalter attorneys Valerie Bantner Peo and Dense Field discuss the changes to the law companies and landlords should consider when entering into a payment deferral agreement with a customer or tenant. *****Disclaimer: This communication is not intended to create or constitute, nor does it create or constitute, an attorney-client or any other legal relationship. No statement in this communication constitutes legal advice nor should any communication herein be construed, relied upon, or interpreted as legal advice. This communication is for general information purposes only regarding recent legal developments of interest, and is not a substitute for legal counsel on any subject matter. No listener should act or refrain from acting on the basis of any information included herein without seeking appropriate legal advice on the particular facts and circumstances affecting that listener. For more information, visit www.buchalter.com.

Join our Business Law Roundtable as Shareholder Denise Field discusses the prejudgment remedy of attachment, including how a creditor may obtain and use this valuable tool to gain an advantage in collecting a business debt.   Disclaimer: This communication is not intended to create or constitute, nor does it create or constitute, an attorney-client or any other legal relationship. No statement in this communication constitutes legal advice nor should any communication herein be construed, relied upon, or interpreted as legal advice. This communication is for general information purposes only regarding recent legal developments of interest, and is not a substitute for legal counsel on any subject matter. No listener should act or refrain from acting on the basis of any information included herein without seeking appropriate legal advice on the particular facts and circumstances affecting that listener. For more information, visit www.buchalter.com.

Join our Business Law Roundtable as Attorney Tiffany Ng share with us recent trends in litigation under the pandemic, with an emphasis on commercial landlord-tenant disputes. Most landlords and tenants were focused on negotiating rent abatements or rent deferrals when the pandemic first hit. In this episode Ms. Ng discusses what steps Landlords can take or circumstances to consider before litigation. Disclaimer: This communication is not intended to create or constitute, nor does it create or constitute, an attorney-client or any other legal relationship. No statement in this communication constitutes legal advice nor should any communication herein be construed, relied upon, or interpreted as legal advice. This communication is for general information purposes only regarding recent legal developments of interest, and is not a substitute for legal counsel on any subject matter. No listener should act or refrain from acting on the basis of any information included herein without seeking appropriate legal advice on the particular facts and circumstances affecting that listener. For more information, visit www.buchalter.com.

The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (fka Department of Business Oversight) is one step closer to issuing final regulations that would impose new early disclosure requirements on covered commercial lenders that are CFL licensed or subject to CFL licensing. Join us as Melissa Richards discusses understanding the proposed rule provisions, and how your company can be ready for the final California commercial loan disclosure rules, transitioning of all CFL licensees and new applications onto the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System online platform, and new license requirements for consumer debt collectors under SB908 starting January 1, 2022.Disclaimer: This communication is not intended to create or constitute, nor does it create or constitute, an attorney-client or any other legal relationship. No statement in this communication constitutes legal advice nor should any communication herein be construed, relied upon, or interpreted as legal advice. This communication is for general information purposes only regarding recent legal developments of interest, and is not a substitute for legal counsel on any subject matter. No listener should act or refrain from acting on the basis of any information included herein without seeking appropriate legal advice on the particular facts and circumstances affecting that listener. For more information, visit www.buchalter.com

Join our roundtable discussion featuring legal experts Denise Field, Melissa Richards, Tiffany Ng, and Valerie Bantner Peo. Together, they represent lenders, equipment lessors, landlords, tenants, business owners, mortgage lenders, and creditors. In this episode, they will each discuss their legal backgrounds as well as the most important issues right now arising out of COVID-19 and what the forecast will be in 2021.Disclaimer: This communication is not intended to create or constitute, nor does it create or constitute, an attorney-client or any other legal relationship. No statement in this communication constitutes legal advice nor should any communication herein be construed, relied upon, or interpreted as legal advice. This communication is for general information purposes only regarding recent legal developments of interest, and is not a substitute for legal counsel on any subject matter. No listener should act or refrain from acting on the basis of any information included herein without seeking appropriate legal advice on the particular facts and circumstances affecting that listener. For more information, visit www.buchalter.com