CLIENT ALERT Andrew Eills | January 12, 2021 As many retail establishment and other business owners can attest, enforcing Governor Sununu’s Emergency Orders pertaining to mask-wearing creates, on occasion, uncomfortable …
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More Covid-19 Tax Changes: An Overview of Key Tax Provisions in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
CLIENT ALERT By: Peter Beach January 8, 2021 Below is a summary of key business and individual tax provisions included in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the “Act”). While many …
Bouchard Elected Firm Shareholder
(1/5/2021, Manchester, NH) – Sheehan Phinney is proud to announce that Brian J. Bouchard has been elected as a firm shareholder, effective January 1, 2021. Bouchard currently works out the …
A New Year… a New Leave: the latest on the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Program
CLIENT ALERT By: Karen A. Whitley January 4, 2021 After more than a year of making contributions to the Family and Employment Security Trust Fund, Massachusetts employers and workers have …
COVID-19 vaccine: Can businesses and employers mandate it?
Brian Bouchard | December 30, 2020 Now that we have two approved vaccines, many businesses are asking whether they can require customers and employees to vaccinate. Can a company offering …
Boston Litigators Try Case in the SDNY, From Boston, and Prevail
(December 29, 2020, Boston, MA) – Sheehan Phinney litigation attorneys Michael Lambert and Michael Stanley, both based in the firm’s Boston office, recently secured a resounding victory for one of …
Overview of New Stimulus Legislation
CLIENT ALERT By: Abby Martinen December 28, 2020 On December 21, 2020, the Senate passed a new emergency economic relief, government funding, and tax cuts package, known as the Consolidated …
Can employees be required to get the Covid-19 vaccine?
This article was originally published in the New Hampshire Business Review and can be found here. Madeline Hutchings, Jim Reidy | December 16, 2020 With as many as three vaccines on …
Main Street Relief Fund and Self Grant Recipients: Watch for Final Reporting Obligations
Paul Durham | December 7, 2020 Many New Hampshire businesses benefited from a variety of federal and state aid programs in 2020, utilizing loan proceeds and grants to weather the …
Reread Your Contract Before You Terminate It
Paul Durham | November 10, 2020 Businesses must position themselves to be flexible in unpredictable times. For many decision makers, that means cutting costs by carefully reevaluating the terms of …
If a Picture Paints a Thousand Words, Why Can’t I Zoom Interview?
This article was originally published in the New Hampshire Business Review and can be found here. Jim Reidy | November 5, 2020 Those who remember the ‘70s group Bread might recall the lyric, …
SBA Mandates New Paycheck Protection Program Loan Necessity Questionnaire for PPP Loans in Excess of $2 Million
CLIENT ALERT By: Colleen Lyons and Paul Reuland November 10, 2020 The U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) recently released two forms of loan necessity questionnaires which borrowers who received Paycheck …
Governor Baker Issues Stay at Home Advisory and Three Orders Aimed at Curbing Rising COVID-19 Cases
CLIENT ALERT By: Michael J. Lambert November 3, 2020 On November 2, 2020, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker issued a series of sweeping but “targeted” new measures to help curb the …
Cybersecurity Experts Issue Ransomware Alert for Healthcare Industry
CLIENT ALERT By: JP Harris and Jason Gregoire November 2, 2020 On October 28-29, 2020, the United States Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and …
New Hampshire Main Street Relief Fund 2.0 – Application Due by October 30, 2020
CLIENT ALERT By: Paul Durham October 28, 2020 Earlier this year, we summarized the qualification criteria and application deadlines for grants under the New Hampshire Main Street Relief Fund (“MSRF”). …
Massachusetts Makes $50.8 Million in Grants Available to Small Businesses Hit Hardest by the Pandemic
CLIENT ALERT By: Jason Gregoire October 26, 2020 On October 22, 2020, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker announced the intent to issue $50.8 million in grants to small businesses who have …
Evaluating Financially Troubled Tenants: Bankruptcy Risks and Lease Termination Agreements
CLIENT ALERT Christopher Candon & Jaclyn Fisher | October 23, 2020 In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic and the uniquely challenging obstacles it has created for our economy, the reliability …
Why to Avoid Probate, and How
By: Madeline C. Hutchings | October 23, 2020 This week is National Estate Planning Awareness Week. If you have ever wondered why everyone is trying to “avoid probate,” take one …
Powers of Attorney and Health Care Directives
By: Michael P. Panebianco | October 20, 2020 When people think of “estate planning” they often think that it means deciding what happens to their assets when they die. However, …
Business Litigation Team Succeeds After 3-year Battle
(October 19, 2020, Manchester, NH) – Sheehan Phinney’s Business Litigation team successfully represented the Town of Pembroke Zoning Board of Adjustment, in a 3-year sign ordinance battle. Team members included …
First Circuit Affirms Bankruptcy Court’s Relief From Stay Decision
The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed the Bankruptcy Court’s granting of relief from stay to Sheehan Phinney client, Schleicher & Stebbins Hotels LLC (“S&S”), to …
It’s National Estate Planning Week—Have you done yours?
By: Brad Cook | October 19, 2020 This is National Estate Planning Week! That should be a reminder to everyone that estate planning is essential for all individuals and families—this …
Sheehan Phinney Attorneys Selected as Super Lawyers® for 2020
(October 13, 2020, Manchester, NH) – Sheehan Phinney is pleased to announce that thirty-one attorneys have been selected for inclusion on the both the 2020 New England and Massachusetts Super …
Pivoting Your Business Online? Don’t Forget to Mind the Details
Paul J. Durham | October 13, 2020 Despite all of the hardships that businesses have endured in recent months, many business owners in New Hampshire have come up with innovative …
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 …
