Litigation Department Chair
Louisville, KY
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Litigation Department Chair
Louisville, KY
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Pittsburgh, PA
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Columbus, OH
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Dallas, TX
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Cincinnati, OH
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Partner
Louisville, KY
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order late Monday, June 22, suspending admission of certa...
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On June 19, 2020, Dallas County implemented a new Order requiring all commercial entities within the...
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As COVID-19 deaths and cases continue to rise, the Ohio House and the Senate are working along paral...
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A Wave of Class Action Litigation Along with other novel and difficult COVID 19-related issues facin...
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The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) issued a Community Reinvestment Act (“CR...
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Senior officials from the Federal Reserve announced that the Main Street Lending Program (the “Pro...
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On June 3, 2020, the U.S. Senate approved the legislation originally passed by the U.S. House of Rep...
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Early this year, plaintiffs’ lawyers filed seven nationwide class actions in California federal co...
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On May 21, 2020, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued the final rule on the new electronic disclosur...
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A federal district court in In re: Capital One Customer Data Security Breach Litigation recently ...
June 2, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
Since late March, lending institutions have been directing their resources and attention to issuing ...
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As with many things in life and business, timing is important. The same was true with regards to the...
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As states continue to enforce and extend stay-at-home executive orders, and many businesses opt to a...
May 29, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
The U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Thursday, May 28 to pass a bill aimed at m...
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May 29, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
The restrictions enacted to combat the COVID-19 pandemic have resulted in a significant setback to t...
May 29, 2020 | Blogs
What is PACE financing? Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing, also called EPAD (Energy Pr...
May 28, 2020 | Publications
The U.S Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, in Gary B. v. Whitmer, recently held that children have a fu...
May 28, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
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The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) adopted a Final Rule[i] on May 20, 2020, with th...
May 27, 2020 | Blogs
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Notices 2020-29 and 2020-33 (Notices) on May 12, 2020. T...
May 26, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
All Employers Now Required to Make Work-Relatedness Assessments Beginning May 26, 2020, the Occupati...
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Colorado-based Elixinol cleared of manufacturing misleading products A team of Frost Brown Todd (FBT...
May 22, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
Shutdown and stay-at-home orders brought on by the pandemic caused the level of inspections by state...
May 21, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
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May 21, 2020 | Publications
On April 21, 2020, the joint U.S. EPA/Army Corps’ (“the Agencies”) revised “waters of the U....
May 21, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
In April, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear set forth seven benchmarks for reopening the state’s econ...
May 21, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear has started to announce some of the sectors that he hopes to reopen a...
May 21, 2020 | Blogs
Often seen as a region with a common language and similar cultural traditions, Latin America is, in ...
May 21, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
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May 20, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
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May 20, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
The Small Business Administration and Department of Treasury have released the Paycheck Protection P...
May 19, 2020 | Blogs
In response to the large number of adverse outcomes at nursing homes across the U.S., the Center for...
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May 18, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
Premiums for commercial insurance were already on the rise before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic...
May 18, 2020 | Blogs
The Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) recently released a notification of enforcem...
May 15, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
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May 14, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
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May 14, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
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May 13, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued temporary final rules on May 4, 2020 relaxi...
May 13, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
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May 12, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
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May 11, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
As businesses take advantage of the forgivable loans offered by the Paycheck Protection Program (“...
May 11, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
On May 4, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chair and the director of the Office of...
May 11, 2020 | Blogs
The Ohio State Board of Pharmacy (the “Board”) has filed amended rule changes to the Ohio Medica...
May 11, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) has authorized significant funds ...
May 8, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
The Federal Reserve announced it is expanding the Main Street Lending Program by offering businesses...
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May 8, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
Part 1 of this article introduced the Open COVID Pledge, and explained that intellectual property ri...
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May 8, 2020 | Blogs
In an earlier article titled “Rollover Equity Transactions 2019,” we discussed the vario...
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May 7, 2020 | Blogs
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May 7, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
State responses to the COVID-19 pandemic have been characterized by shelter-in-place and business cl...
May 6, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
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May 6, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
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May 6, 2020 | Blogs
West Virginia continues to gradually and safely reopen health care services. Governor Jim Justice fi...
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May 4, 2020 | Blogs
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April 30, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
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April 30, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
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April 30, 2020 | Blogs
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Internal Revenue Service extended the restatement deadlines for...
April 30, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
On April 24, 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued updated and comprehensi...
April 30, 2020 | Blogs
The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services issued an order April 27, 2020, allowing for cer...
April 30, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
Overview The Federal Reserve announced that it was expanding the scope of the Municipal Liquidity Fa...
April 30, 2020 | Blogs
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April 29, 2020 | Publications
Auto industry members who have historically relied on duty-free treatment of imports among the U.S.,...
April 29, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
Restaurants across Tennessee welcomed their first dine-in visitors in weeks Monday, April 27, 2020, ...
April 29, 2020 | Blogs
The commonwealth’s primary concerns have drastically changed since the start of the 2020 General A...
April 27, 2020 | Publications
On April 23, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its much-anticipated ruling in County of Maui v. Ha...
April 27, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
While the additional Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funding legislation approved by Congress Apri...
April 24, 2020 | Blogs
This will come as welcomed news to Ohio health care providers struggling financially during the COVI...
April 24, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
There are several ways startups raise funding – one of the most prevalent is a convertible note. A...
April 24, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact all areas of the economy, but retail shopping cent...
April 23, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
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April 23, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
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April 23, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
President Donald Trump announced via twitter that he would sign an executive order suspending immigr...
April 23, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
Despite COVID-19 bringing many businesses to a grinding halt and pleas by a coalition of companies s...
April 23, 2020 | Blogs
West Virginia has a plan to start to reopen for business. Governor Jim Justice laid out this plan th...
April 22, 2020 | Blogs
A commercial lender’s favorite collateral is often a borrower’s accounts receivable. This collat...
April 22, 2020 | Blogs
Banks and their lawyers know that lender liability cases come in all shapes and sizes. One of the co...
April 22, 2020 | Blogs
On April 21, 2020, the United States Secretary (the “Secretary”) for Health and Human Services (...
April 22, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
On April 24, 2020, President Trump signed the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancemen...
April 22, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
It’s time to consider what will be the new “normal” when employees return to work and as compa...
April 21, 2020 | Blogs
“When written in Chinese, the word crisis is composed of two characters – one represents danger ...
April 21, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
On April 14, 2020, the U.S. Small Business Administration issued an Interim Final Rule providing add...
April 21, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
In an effort to support the flow of credit and liquidity to state and local governments during the C...
April 20, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
Like other areas of commercial lending, loans insured by the Department of Housing and Urban Develop...
April 20, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
On Saturday, April 18, 2020, a federal district judge in Louisville, Kentucky, denied a request by t...
April 20, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued formal notice to importers that it will postpone for...
April 20, 2020 | Blogs
Rural health clinics (RHCs) and federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) are among the health care...
April 20, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
The deadline of May 1, 2020, for insurance companies1 to report unclaimed property to the Kentucky S...
April 20, 2020 | Blogs
While the CARES Act offers significant benefits to business owners in hard-hit industries, this comp...
April 20, 2020 | Blogs
While the CARES Act offers significant benefits to business owners in hard-hit industries, this comp...
April 20, 2020 | Blogs
This article was originally published in Tax Notes. Before 2020, West Virginia provided no tax incen...
April 17, 2020 | Publications
All United States employers are required to complete Form I-9 for each employee hired. U.S. Citizens...
April 17, 2020 | Blogs
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued an Interim Final Rule (“Rule”) containing,...
April 17, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
It is often during times of natural disaster and economic crisis that competitors engage in discussi...
April 17, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
Weeks ago, no one – especially Texans – could have expected the effects COVID-19 would h...
April 17, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) recently filed a Statement of Interest in Suppor...
April 16, 2020 | Publications
For most of us, “business as usual” has become a thing of the past, at least temporarily. Still,...
April 16, 2020 | Blogs
Authority and Role of Department of Revenue’s Interpretation of the Law One of the basic rules you...
April 16, 2020 | Blogs
While innovation in communication (and Medicare reimbursement) has been evolving, the COVID-19 crisi...
April 16, 2020 | Blogs
Much discussion has been had during the past weeks with regards to assisting mortgage borrowers by a...
April 16, 2020 | Blogs
In response to COVID-19, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a document sett...
April 16, 2020 | Blogs
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April 15, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
As states and localities have taken action to stem the spread of the coronavirus, courts are increas...
April 15, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has affected all areas of the economy, and the hospitality industry wa...
April 15, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
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April 14, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
On April 9, 2020, the Federal Reserve announced two new loans under the Main Street Lending Program ...
April 14, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
The COVID-19 global pandemic has infected over 1.7 million people as of April 14, 2020, according to...
April 14, 2020 | Blogs
A Joint Statement[1], “Supervisory and Enforcement Practices Regarding the Mortgage Servicing ...
April 14, 2020 | Blogs
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), a sweeping third-wave relief pac...
April 14, 2020 | Blogs
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act and the Centers for Medicare and Medic...
April 14, 2020 | Blogs
On April 11, 2020, the federal government issued guidance to ensure that Americans with private heal...
April 13, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) requires covered employers to record certai...
April 13, 2020 | Blogs
As U.S. taxpayers grapple with impacts of the COVID-19 disruption, Congress continues to offer relie...
April 13, 2020 | Blogs
Pension funds subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, (“ERISA”) serve as...
April 13, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
On Monday, April 13, 2020, AlvaradoSmith attorneys Thomas A. Zeigler, Jerry J. Ruiz, and Monisha Co...
April 10, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
The CARES Act signed into law on March 27, 2020, provides $100 billion dollars in “Provider Relief...
April 10, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
As states continue to respond to the challenges presented by COVID-19, many are adapting their worke...
April 10, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
Tennessee has joined the ranks of states allowing remote witnessing and notarization of wills and ot...
April 10, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has extended the emergency declaration origi...
April 10, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
Legal challenges to “stay at home” and “essential business only” orders are beginning to mou...
April 10, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
“Reverse passing off” sounds like a trick football play, but in fact it’s a relatively rare fo...
April 9, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the CARES Act established eligibility for two SBA loan program...
April 9, 2020 | Blogs
Private Equity encompasses far more aspects of business than many realize, including securities, inv...
April 9, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
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April 9, 2020 | Blogs
In early March 2020, FAT Brands, which includes Fatburger, Buffalo’s wings, Bonanza Steakhouse, an...
April 8, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
While many businesses will be able to take advantage of the SBA Paycheck Protection Program loans an...
April 8, 2020 | Blogs
Code section 139 excludes from taxable income “qualified disaster relief payments” made to reimb...
April 8, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), a sweeping third-wave relief pac...
April 8, 2020 | Blogs
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) and Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Securit...
April 7, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
Over the last few weeks, businesses of all types have been pulling agreements out of (mostly virtual...
April 7, 2020 | Blogs
On March 31, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released an Interim Fi...
April 7, 2020 | Blogs
In the wake of the recent global pandemic, many clients have reached out to the Frost Brown Todd tax...
April 7, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
Formulating a profitable and safe manufacturing operation is challenging in ordinary times. Retoolin...
April 6, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
On April 3, 2020, the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) released new guidance, regardin...
April 6, 2020 | Publications
Does an affidavit of heirship function as a title transaction? Would it constitute notice to a surfa...
April 6, 2020 | Blogs
A thriving market exists for the transfer of troubled secured debt. Recently, the Ohio Supreme Cou...
April 3, 2020 | Publications
You may have seen in the news that consumer information privacy laws have become a hot topic around ...
April 3, 2020 | Blogs
In the wake of the coronavirus disruption, taxing authorities across the United States are adjusting...
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On April 2, 2020, Ohio Department of Health Director, Dr. Amy Acton, signed an updated order to exte...
April 3, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
On April 2, 2020, the Small Business Administration released an Interim Final Rule. The Interim Fina...
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On March 18, 2020, West Virginia Governor Jim Justice issued an emergency executive order ordering t...
April 3, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has issued guidance to assist motor carriers...
April 3, 2020 | Blogs
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), a sweeping third-wave relief pac...
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On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or ...
April 2, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
You are probably inundated with COVID-19 updates, so this will be short and to the point. The U.S. P...
April 2, 2020 | Blogs
As summarized in a prior bulletin, on March 23, 2020, the President of the United States issued Exec...
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On March 28, 2020, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) granted a temporary waive...
April 1, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
On March 31, 2020, Nashville Mayor John Cooper announced the effective date of Nashville’s existin...
April 1, 2020 | Blogs
Amid responses to the COVID-19 emergency, telehealth has been a frequent area of development. The Se...
April 1, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
Three bulletins went into effect that address solid waste management, drinking and wastewater treatm...
April 1, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), a sweeping third-wave relief pac...
April 1, 2020 | Blogs
On March 18, 2020, the president signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201, the ...
March 31, 2020 | Blogs
The COVID-19 outbreak has led to several changes with respect to the delivery of mental health and s...
March 31, 2020 | Blogs
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), a sweeping third-wave relief pac...
March 30, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
As a result of COVID-19, seventeen states have issued stay-at-home orders and President Donald J. Tr...
March 30, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
The COVID-19 pandemic unquestionably creates a list of complex challenges for businesses and local g...
March 30, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
On March 25, 2020, the Ohio Department of Transportation (“ODOT”) announced the deferment of two...
March 30, 2020 | Blogs
As the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases rises, first responders now must operate in a world with a...
March 30, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
The COVID-19 pandemic is having a widespread impact on the hospitality industry and, in response, ma...
March 30, 2020 | Blogs
Canada recently announced quarantine requirements on all travelers entering Canada due to COVID-19. ...
March 27, 2020 | Blogs
When a married individual dies, every state has laws granting certain rights to the decedent’s sur...
March 27, 2020 | Blogs
Following the U.S. Senate’s approval of the CARES Act granting federal aid in response to the COVI...
March 27, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
Today, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine will sign HB 197, a COVID-19 relief bill. The bill provides flexi...
March 27, 2020 | Blogs
The sweeping changes brought about by Ohio’s Novel Coronavirus Response Bill will directly affect ...
March 27, 2020 | Blogs
The House gave final passage to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act)....
March 27, 2020 | Blogs
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), a sweeping third-wave relief pac...
March 27, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), a sweeping third-wave relief pac...
March 27, 2020 | Blogs
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), a sweeping third-wave relief pac...
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On March 20, 2020, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued a waiver of some r...
March 27, 2020 | Blogs
On March 23, 2020, the President of the United States issued Executive Order 13910 entitled “Preve...
March 27, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
Many larger commercial real estate loans, including those financing logistics, distribution, manufac...
March 27, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), a sweeping third-wave relief pac...
March 26, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
On March 18, President Trump signed into law the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), a ...
March 26, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
Embracing both patents and patented technology may advance the fight against COVID-19. In Italy, the...
March 26, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
In addition to the actions taken by the Federal Housing Authority (FHA) and the Department of Housin...
March 26, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), a sweeping third-wave relief pac...
March 26, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
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March 26, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
There are various local, state, federal, and commercial financial loans and solutions available for ...
March 26, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
Last week President Trump signed into law the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) ...
March 26, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
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March 26, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
Although COVID-19 is creating unprecedented disruptions in business and society, companies still hav...
March 25, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
As businesses continue to grapple with how to best navigate the economic climate following the COVID...
March 25, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
In response to the coronavirus and a national shortage of hand sanitizer for front-line health care ...
March 25, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
Like all aspects of employment law, COVID-19 is creating workers’ compensation questions for Ohio ...
March 25, 2020 | Blogs
As the coronavirus or COVID-19 outbreak has impacted almost every part of American business, many ow...
March 25, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
While Congress is working on a proposal that would, if passed and approved, provide up to $300 billi...
March 25, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
The American bankruptcy process is geared towards providing (a) financially distressed businesses an...
March 25, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
In recent days, all levels of government, local, state and federal, have issued orders to slow the s...
March 25, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
To facilitate response efforts for COVID-19, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFC...
March 25, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
In response to the impact of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on businesses and employers nationwide, th...
March 24, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
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March 24, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
Franchisors are now in the throes of COVID-19. Accordingly, franchisors must rapidly assess the far-...
March 24, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
On Monday, Governor Jim Justice signed an order for all West Virginians to “stay at home,” makin...
March 24, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
This alert focuses on whether, in the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic, plan sponsors can amend their...
March 24, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
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On Sunday, March 22, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear signed Executive Order 2020-246 closing all “i...
March 23, 2020 | Publications
Recalling the Wild West’s gold rush of the 1800s, today’s data is gold, and it has busin...
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President Trump, by declaring the ongoing coronavirus disease pandemic (COVID-19) a national emergen...
March 23, 2020 | Blogs
It seems like we are all remote bankers now. With branch operations restricted and teller lines clos...
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With the turmoil and uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States, it is impor...
March 23, 2020 | Coronavirus Response Team
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, employers of all sizes are making difficult decisions about th...
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On Friday, March 20, 2020, Jonathan Werner and Theodore E. Bacon presented “Coronavirus and Ca...
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Hailey Nolan, depository division director for Kentucky’s Department of Financial Institutions, to...
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In terms of operational shutdowns, lack of customers, and canceled or delayed contracts, all busines...
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In an appeal watched closely by many environmental attorneys in Ohio, on December 9, 2019, the Fifth...
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The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources Bureau for Public Health (“BPH”) kick...
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Opening remarks on liability. I enforce many unconditional and unlimited guaranty documents signed b...
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Public entities in Ohio are permitted to hold non-public meetings (executive sessions) for several s...
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Ohio’s medical marijuana program is almost one year old. Patient numbers have increased since Janu...
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Revisiting Holding the Carried Interest Through an S Corporation Eighteen months ago, we published a...
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Distribution Laws Since the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill, distribution and retail activities involv...
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Medical data are considered particularly sensitive personal information. Laws and regulations in...
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November 12, 2019 | Blogs
401(k) Limits Increased for 2020 On November 6, 2019, the Internal Revenue Service issued the cost o...
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On October 23, 2019, the Department of Labor (DOL) published a proposed rule outlining a new safe ha...
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On October 29, 2019, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a draft version of the inter...
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On September 23, 2019, the IRS issued final regulations regarding hardship withdrawals from 401(k) P...
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October 21, 2019 | Blogs
PE buyers and target company owners are rightfully focused during the M&A process on the terms o...
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In September, three states authorized the retail sale of hemp-derived CBD, one state Board of Pharma...
October 21, 2019 | Publications
Simple Agreements for Future Equity (SAFE) were first introduced by Y Combinator in 2013 as a substi...
October 17, 2019 | Blogs
Private equity (“PE”) involvement in the franchising world has increased in recent years. Though...
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California Attorney General (AG) Xavier Becerra released draft regulations for the California Consum...
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Planting the Seed – How the Hemp Industry Began to Bloom Few products have ever taken the market b...
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September 30, 2019 | Blogs
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On September 17, 2019, the U.S. Department of Treasury published its proposed regulations for implem...
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Should state Attorney General’s (AG’s) intrude in the private market place to influence the cho...
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The enactment of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) has been a marathon process, with numero...
September 11, 2019 | Blogs
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Background The due diligence process in private equity transactions require that you as a buyer or s...
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Hospitals may wish to enter into joint ventures with physicians for a variety of reasons. Commonly...
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States across the U.S. are rapidly passing new consumer privacy laws. This is the second in an ongoi...
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Employers are increasingly adopting technology that collects biometric information from their employ...
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One state established a hemp growth program, one governor vetoed legislation expanding his state’s...
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Recently, a Federal grand jury in California indicted two corporate executives for failing to report...
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Last December, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) formally withdrew its rules on inc...
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It’s official — with Governor DeWine’s signature, Senate Bill 57 legalized hemp-derived produc...
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A Federal District Court recently called investments in private companies a “risky gambit” becau...
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Background While marijuana remains illegal at the federal level, decriminalization of marijuana in o...
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A well-crafted contract will be concise, clear, and avoid internal conflicts. In this last article o...
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According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) final rule, effective September ...
July 18, 2019 | Publications
On July 17, 2019, the Ohio Supreme Court issued a decision that has a dramatic impact on the risks f...
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Across the nation, billions of dollars are becoming available to private and public entities to prom...
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The U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, with jurisdiction over Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, and Tennes...
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July 17, 2019 | Blogs
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator for ...
July 16, 2019 | Publications
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July 16, 2019 | Blogs
An employer which participates in an underfunded multiemployer pension plan should request an estima...
July 16, 2019 | Publications
It isn’t unusual for shareholders holding vested stock in their target company to roll the sto...
July 15, 2019 | Blogs
In this second article of our three-part series on payments contracts and drafting considerations, r...
July 12, 2019 | Publications
INTRODUCTION More and more oil and gas disputes in Appalachia seem to be resolved through arbitratio...
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Substantive Expertise versus A New Perspective and Freedom from the Past Counsel are regularly and a...
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On May 23, 2019, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the “Setting Every Community Up for Reti...
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Recently, President Donald Trump announced that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) offic...
July 8, 2019 | Blogs
Payment card networks are built on a web of contractual arrangements containing incentives and alloc...
July 8, 2019 | Blogs
As the scale of solar energy projects grows, the incorporation of advanced direct current (DC) monit...
July 8, 2019 | Blogs
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July 6, 2019 | Blogs
A “golden parachute” is defined as an agreement between an employer and employee that tr...
July 5, 2019 | Blogs
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July 3, 2019 | Blogs
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July 1, 2019 | Publications
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It is no secret that Columbus, Ohio has been experiencing tremendous growth over the last several ye...
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The U.S. State Department recently implemented a policy requiring visa applicants to submit informat...
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June 20, 2019 | Blogs
Lenders and their counsel know that it is important to properly describe the collateral on which a l...
June 17, 2019 | Blogs
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June 17, 2019 | Publications
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June 14, 2019 | Blogs
Hedge fund, private equity and real estate professionals value the carried interest because it allow...
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In Dept. of Labor v. McConnell, the Georgia Supreme Court affirmed that an individual could not pur...
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The world of immigration policy is changing fast, and Frost Brown Todd is here to inform you of the ...
June 12, 2019 | Blogs
Hemp growth programs took root in four different states, expanded in two states, and legislation awa...
June 11, 2019 | Publications
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The sweeping California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) was enacted last June at light speed—having be...
June 7, 2019 | Blogs
In 2017, the IRS eliminated the ability of sponsors of individually-designed qualified retirement pl...
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With the recent decision in Spokeo v. Robbins, bloggers and legal commentators have spent much time...
May 30, 2019 | Blogs
Despite being separate and distinct from “family law,” estate planning techniques and strategies...
May 29, 2019 | Blogs
There has been some significant activity recently involving the rights and obligations of junior re...
May 27, 2019 | Blogs
Savvy buyers must be on the lookout for “surprise” labor and employment law risks that can excee...
May 24, 2019 | Blogs
Why are tax opinions especially relevant today? Recent changes in the tax laws have left taxpayers a...
May 24, 2019 | Podcast
The Data Privacy Detective turns the spotlight on five American data privacy developments in a conve...
May 22, 2019 | Blogs
The Importance of Tax Regulations and its Critical Role After Kentucky’s Recent Tax Reform As ...
May 22, 2019 | Blogs
Kentucky legislative sessions are always full of twists, turns, and surprises. The 2018 Regular Sess...
May 20, 2019 | Publications
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May 20, 2019 | Publications
Any employer that uses a non-lawyer corporate representative at unemployment hearings will risk havi...
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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) recently announced that employers who file ...
May 17, 2019 | Publications
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May 14, 2019 | Blogs
As we roll into 2019’s peak travel season, automakers are hitting the gas on developing the necess...
May 13, 2019 | Blogs
The May 2-3, 2019 International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) Conference featured lead...
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Hold the presses – CMS’s long-awaited guidance on shared space arrangements between hospitals an...
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Hemp-related business opportunities are exploding, particularly in Kentucky. Interested private equi...
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Uncounted dollars in money, goods and services are routinely transferred in reliance on the priority...
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May 1, 2019 | Blogs
As we rapidly approach the fifth month of the year, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (C...
April 30, 2019 | Blogs
On April 25, 2019, the West Virginia Treasurer’s Office issued a request for proposals (RFP) seeki...
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Fifty years ago, auto manufacturing plants were filled with thousands of people on large assembly li...
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Picture frontline employees – like those at a motel’s front desk. In enter ICE agents with gold ...
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Are You Withholding Too Much on Nonqualified Deferred Compensation? If you have a nonqualified defer...
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The old adage “no harm no foul” applies to tort litigation unless there is a statute or contract...
April 26, 2019 | Blogs
The 2018 Farm Bill’s legalization of hemp set the stage for a resurgence in hemp production and ...
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Over the years, I have often addressed questions related to IRS Form 1099-C titled Cancellation of ...
April 24, 2019 | Publications
The Sixth Circuit ruled this week that the practice of “chalking” car tires by parking enforceme...
April 24, 2019 | Publications
Motel 6 recently agreed to a $12 million settlement with Washington state after the state filed a la...
April 23, 2019 | Blogs
State laws vary considerably in terms of the professional obligations they place on physicians obtai...
April 19, 2019 | Blogs
Kentucky taxpayers now have access to the state’s Department of Revenue (DOR) tax rulings. The cas...
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Businesses have far more personal data than they think they have, and information expands by the hou...
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As a result of huge costs and pricing pressures, many drug development players are now participating...
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On the last day of the 2019 legislative session, the Kentucky General Assembly passed the Pregnant W...
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April 12, 2019 | Blogs
As a part of the generational legislation on Kentucky tax passed last April via 2018 HB 486, the Gen...
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The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) goes into effect on January 1, 2020. Before then, covered...
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April 8, 2019 | Blogs
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On March 7, 2019, the IRS issued Notice 2019-18, which walked back its prohibition on offering retir...
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Ohio and other states where Frost Brown Todd has offices have long had witness and/or notary require...
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Businesses that violate the CCPA can face civil penalties in actions brought by the California Attor...
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The Kentucky House of Representatives and Senate unanimously passed House Bill 199 into law during t...
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The CCPA can apply to businesses located outside California that collect or sell personal informatio...
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February 27, 2019 | Blogs
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Experienced counsel who regularly litigate for or against federally chartered and regulated financia...
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On February 13, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking tha...
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The use case for industrial hemp – defined under federal law as cannabis plants or plant parts con...
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On February 20, 2019, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled unanimously in the case of Timbs ...
February 19, 2019 | Blogs
On December 28, 2018, the former Michigan Governor, Rick Snyder, signed into law House Bill 6941 (th...
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A deed or a lease may seem to say who owns the oil, gas, and coal under the land. But, that might no...
February 15, 2019 | Publications
The looming March 29, 2019, Brexit deadline could arrive with no agreement for transitioning the wit...
February 12, 2019 | Blogs
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February 10, 2019 | Blogs
A security token offering (STO) is, as its name indicates, a public or private sale of a “security...
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently issued an order approving new rules authorizing...
February 1, 2019 | Publications
What is E-Verify? E-Verify is an internet-based system that compares information entered by an emplo...
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January 10, 2019 | Publications
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January 4, 2019 | Blogs
The European Commission issued its second review of how the EU PrivacyShield is working in late Dece...
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With the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, it was easy to overlook the issuance of the writte...
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During the past year, numerous articles have summarized and analyzed the changes made by the Tax Cut...
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With the signing of the 2018 Farm Bill, hemp is now fully and permanently removed from drug control ...
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Good news! The Ohio legislature has offered financial institutions some legal protections in the for...
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For nearly a decade, participants in the blockchain and cryptocurrency space have operated in a regu...
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Russia governs personal data of its residents based on a generally applicable law. As a federal coun...
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Using marijuana or other controlled substances has long been known to be a basis for inadmissibility...
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November 6, 2018 | Blogs
“The internet is growing less free around the world, and democracy itself is withering under its i...
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This summer, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published final rules allowing the use of forfeiture...
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Ohio’s data breach safe harbor law goes into effect today. By choosing to provide incentive for co...
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On October 3, 2018, Congress approved the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (H.R. 6). This bi...
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A collection of litigator’s communications with the client include receiving and seeking informati...
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Based on the biblical maxim that “with great power comes great responsibility,” the Indi...
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On October 4, 2018, under cover letter from U.S. Transportation Secretary, Elaine Chao, the U.S. Dep...
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In recent years, cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, Ripple, Ethereum, and Kin, have brought a flur...
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TL;DR: Drone services companies need to get their drone operators to sign intellectual property as...
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released a new Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”) Summa...
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September 12, 2018 | Blogs
As anyone launching an initial coin offering (ICO), token-generation event or whatever else they wan...
September 10, 2018 | Publications
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Consider the common commercial loan collection situation: a business debt collateralized by relative...
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Have you heard about the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) that recently passed and goes into...
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Under IRC § 1202, 100% of gain on the sale of QSBS acquired after September 27, 2010, is generally ...
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July 16, 2018 | Blogs
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“California passes strictest online privacy law in the country,” trumpeted CNN Tech on...
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Lawyers representing creditors often compete with federal government claims against the same insolve...
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Co-author: Nathan Truitt Ironically named the “Choice Demonstration,” the Centers for...
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June 19, 2018 | Blogs
A federal tax lien arises when the Internal Revenue Service takes administrative action to note in i...
June 18, 2018 | Blogs
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June 11, 2018 | Blogs
This article was originally published in Tax Notes. In 2008 West Virginia began offering tax credits...
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June 6, 2018 | Blogs
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May 24, 2018 | Publications
Can the President of the United States “block” a person from following his Twitter accou...
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May 16, 2018 | Blogs
GDPR, the European Union’s effort to protect personal data, has dominated the efforts of businesse...
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Internal Revenue Service liens attach to all a taxpayer’s “property and rights to proper...
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April 25, 2018 | Blogs
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The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation, the GDPR, becomes directly applicab...
April 13, 2018 | Blogs
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March 22, 2018 | Blogs
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March 22, 2018 | Publications
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March 20, 2018 | Blogs
Ohio doctors can now apply to become certified to recommend medical marijuana for treatment. The O...
March 20, 2018 | Publications
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March 12, 2018 | Blogs
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February 23, 2018 | Blogs
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February 23, 2018 | Blogs
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February 20, 2018 | Blogs
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February 7, 2018 | Blogs
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February 5, 2018 | Blogs
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February 2, 2018 | Publications
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February 1, 2018 | Blogs
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January 10, 2018 | Blogs
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November 21, 2017 | Blogs
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October 13, 2016 | Blogs
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