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A Strategic Guide for Lenders to Navigate Anticipated Distressed Loan Fallout Image

A Strategic Guide for Lenders to Navigate Anticipated Distressed Loan Fallout

Jay Steinman & Karina Leiter

The steps outlined in this article offer a strategic guide for lenders, empowering them to navigate the complexities of loan workouts and enforcement actions with resilience and foresight.

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Interest Rates Are 2024's Biggest Unknown Image

Interest Rates Are 2024's Biggest Unknown

Courtney Fingar

The Federal Reserve stands at a pivotal juncture as it deliberates on its interest rate policy for 2024. In the wake of tumultuous economic shifts brought about by the pandemic, the Fed faces the delicate task of balancing robust economic recovery against inflationary pressures that appear to be subsiding.

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The Great Pandemic Heist: PPP Loan Fraud Image

The Great Pandemic Heist: PPP Loan Fraud

Edward T. Kang

In the COVID-19 era, there has been a heist of great value, but it has not gone undetected. Prosecutors have called the heist the largest fraud in U.S. history, with the thieves stealing hundreds of billions of dollars in taxpayer money through fraudulently obtained Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans.

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Court-Based Student Loan Management Programs Can Facilitate Repayment of Debt Under Chapter 13 Image

Court-Based Student Loan Management Programs Can Facilitate Repayment of Debt Under Chapter 13

Igor Roitburg & Scott F. Waterman

While bankruptcy traditionally has been seen as a challenging pathway for debtors with student loans, court-based student loan management programs have been adopted to facilitate the repayment and resolution of student loan debt within the Chapter 13 bankruptcy process.

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Private Student Loan Debt and the Exception to Discharge As Viewed Through the Eyes of the Circuit Courts Image

Private Student Loan Debt and the Exception to Discharge As Viewed Through the Eyes of the Circuit Courts

Gerard S. Catalanello & Kimberly (Kodis) Schiffman

A summary of the factors that courts have considered and will likely continue to consider when addressing dischargeability of private student loans under subsection 523(a)(8)(A)(ii) of the Bankruptcy Code, and a cautionary word for practitioners considering whether to put forth an argument to the contrary.

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Smoke & Mirrors: The New York Cannabis Law's Illusory Lease Mandate Image

Smoke & Mirrors: The New York Cannabis Law's Illusory Lease Mandate

Marjorie J. Peerce, Michael P. Robotti & Kamera Boyd

New York's recently enacted cannabis law, the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation of 2021 (MRTA), created a maze of new legal requirements. These provisions affect not only cannabis companies, but also the companies that conduct business with them.

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COVID-19: Economic Stimulus and SBA Loans Image

COVID-19: Economic Stimulus and SBA Loans

Jacob Weichholz, Daniel Mayo & Chris DeMayo

A summary of information on the various provisions under the new federal economic stimulus package.

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Real Estate Loan Workout: Exchange of Enhancements for Concessions Image

Real Estate Loan Workout: Exchange of Enhancements for Concessions

Richard S. Fries

As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, a property owner might reach out to its lender for urgent, needed debt relief. The lender, which strives for a performing asset, an on-going relationship with its customer makes concessions. In exchange for these concessions, the lender should obtain credit and legal enhancements., which should also enable the lender to make concessions that are more meaningful to the property owner, its investors, its tenants and its business.

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New York's Cyber Regulation Two Years Later: We've Only Just Begun Image

New York's Cyber Regulation Two Years Later: We've Only Just Begun

Craig A. Newman & Kade N. Olsen

<b><i>The Conclusion of the “Transitional Period” for New York's Cybersecurity Regulation Marks the Beginning, Rather Than the End, of an Organization's Compliance Efforts</b></i><p> Financial institutions will have to certify annually that their internal controls and cybersecurity practices remain up to snuff. And now that the transitional periods for implementing the cyber regulation have passed, covered institutions will need to certify that they have complied with each provision.

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Big Law's Trojan Horse: Are the Big Four Preparing an Invasion? Image

Big Law's Trojan Horse: Are the Big Four Preparing an Invasion?

Dan Packel

<b><i>Law Firms Partner With the Big Four to Serve Their Clients, But the Accountants Pose an Existential Threat. What Will Happen If — or When — They Turn Competitive?</b></i><p>For law firm leaders, rank-and-file partners and everyone else in the law firm ecosystem, the Big Four shouldn't be a laughing matter. They are serious about selling legal services, and clients are listening.

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