COVID-19 Resource Center

Alerts

• Federal Reserve Expands Main Street Lending Program (June 10, 2020)
• Main Street Lending Program: Boston Fed Releases Additional Information for Potential Borrowers (June 4, 2020)
• TALF 2.0: Private Investment Funds as Eligible Borrowers (May 13, 2020)
• Businesses with up to 15,000 Employees or $5 Billion in Revenue: Federal Reserve Expands Scope and Eligibility for Main Street Lending Program (May 1, 2020)
• Businesses with 10,000 or Fewer Employees: Federal Reserve Publishes Details on CARES Act Loans (April 9, 2020)
• Paycheck Protection Program Update: Guidance on Affiliation, Clarification on Eligibility and New Forms (April 6, 2020)
• Lenders and Other Dealmakers: Update on US Patent and Trademark Office and Copyright Office — CARES Act Provides Limited Relief (April 3, 2020)
• 401(k) and 403(b) Plans Under the CARES Act: Implementing Special Employee Relief (April 3, 2020)
• SBA Issues Regulations on Paycheck Protection Program, Narrowing Eligibility and Providing More Details (April 3, 2020)
• Paycheck Protection Program Loans to Small Businesses — Treasury Issues Application Form and Additional Guidance (April 1, 2020)
• COVID-19 Legislation — Impact on Individuals (March 30, 2020)
• CARES Act Provides Loans, Expands Employment Benefits and Revises Tax Provisions for Small Businesses (March 30, 2020)
• CARES Act Provides Financial Assistance for Mid-Sized Companies (March 30, 2020)
• Tax-Qualified Retirement Plans Under the CARES Act (COVID-19) (March 30, 2020)

To assist our clients in navigating the fallout from the current economic dislocation stemming from COVID-19, and in particular, the expected impact on financing transactions, SRZ has established the Economic Downturn Response Team.

Click here for more information on the Team.

Alerts

• Bankruptcy Court Grants Tenant Partial Rent Abatement Under Force Majeure Clause (COVID-19) (June 29, 2020)
• Commercial Leasing — Financial Issues Facing Landlords and Tenants Related to COVID-19 (March 20, 2020)
• Business Interruption and Related Insurance for Losses from COVID-19 (March 17, 2020)
• Receivable Financing: COVID-19 Related Issues (March 31, 2020)

Contacts

Harry S. Davis

William H. Gussman, Jr.

Adam C. Harris

Dan A. Kusnetz

Kristine Manoukian

Craig Stein

Robert J. Ward

Julian M. Wise

Boris Ziser

Elie Zolty

Publications

• Private Funds Regulatory Update (June 2020)
• Private Funds — Market Trends Report (May 13, 2020)
• Private Funds Regulatory Update (May 2020)
• Update: EU Short-Selling Regulation — Short-Sale Bans (April 20, 2020)
• Private Funds — Ideas for Raising New Capital During the COVID-19 Dislocation (March 26, 2020)
• Private Funds Guidance — Considerations During Volatile Markets for Hedge Funds and Credit, Direct Lending and Distressed Funds (March 16, 2020)

Alerts

• Ransomware Attacks — Assessing and Mitigating the Exposure of Fund Managers (Aug. 17, 2020)
• Short-Selling — ESMA Extends 0.1% Thresholds for Reporting for Three Months (June 15, 2020)
• Regulated Funds: SEC Staff Reaffirms No-Action Relief Permitting Registered Investment Companies and Business Development Companies to Participate in 2020 Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (“TALF 2020”) (June 9, 2020)
• European Regulators Suspend Short-Selling Bans (May 18, 2020)
• TALF 2.0: Private Investment Funds as Eligible Borrowers (May 13, 2020)
• National Security Foreign Investment Regulation and COVID-19: Impact on CFIUS and Expanded Review by Australia, Canada, the European Union and Spain (April 28, 2020)
• Privacy Update for Private Fund Managers: Attorney General Issues Further Revisions to the California Consumer Privacy Act Regulations, as Businesses Call for Enforcement Delay Due to COVID-19 (April 24, 2020)
• Short-Selling — Austria, Belgium, France, Greece and Spain Extend Their Short-Selling Bans (April 16, 2020)
• Regulated Funds: SEC Issues Order Providing Flexibility to Business Development Companies to Issue and Sell Senior Securities and to Participate in Certain Joint Arrangements (April 13, 2020)
• Videoconferencing: Tips for Fund Managers to Navigate Security, Privacy and Compliance Risks (April 10, 2020)
• PIPEs and Registered Directs: COVID-19 and Alternative Financing Transactions (April 7, 2020)
• Regulated Funds: SEC Provides No-Action Relief for Purchases of Debt Securities from Mutual Funds in Response to COVID-19 (April 2, 2020)
• Regulatory Update — Limited SEC Form ADV and PF Filing Relief Now Extended to June 30, 2020 (March 30, 2020)
• SEC Update: Staff Guidance on Manual Signatures of EDGAR Filings (March 26, 2020)
• Enforcement Update: Insider Trading and COVID-19 Political Intelligence (March 25, 2020)
• Regulated Funds: SEC Provides No-Action Relief to Money Market Funds in Response to COVID-19 Outbreak (March 25, 2020)
• CFTC and NFA Update — Extensions of CPO and CTA Filing Deadlines (COVID-19) (Updated) (March 24, 2020)
• ERISA Considerations for Investment Managers — COVID-19 and Volatile Markets (March 19, 2020)
• Short-Selling — Update — Austria Bans Short-Selling (March 19, 2020)
• UK Update: Guidance for FCA-Regulated Managers (COVID-19) (March 18, 2020)
• Regulated Funds: SEC Provides Conditional Relief in Response to COVID-19 (March 18, 2020)
• SEC Update: New FAQs on ADV and Custody Rule Issues (COVID-19) (March 18, 2020)
• Short-Selling — Update — Belgium, France, Greece and Italy (March 18, 2020)
• SEC Staff Issues COVID-19 Guidance Relating to Annual Shareholder Meetings and Compliance with Federal Proxy Rules (March 17, 2020)
• Short-Selling — Belgium, France, Italy and Spain Announce Short-Selling Bans (March 17, 2020)
• Hart-Scott-Rodino — No HSR Act Merger Filings March 16 — Temporary Electronic Filing Procedures to Start March 17, with No Early Terminations (March 16, 2020)
• Private Equity Sponsors — Considerations for Private Equity Sponsors Related to the Effects of COVID-19 (March 16, 2020)
• Short-Selling — ESMA Lowers Thresholds for Reporting to 0.1% (March 16, 2020)
• Cybersecurity — Homeland Security Warns of Coronavirus-Related Cybersecurity Risks — Considerations for Private Fund Managers (March 16, 2020)
• Schedule 13/Section 16 — Coronavirus Update for Private Fund Managers — Limited SEC Filing Relief for Schedule 13G Filers and Unchanged Schedule 13D and Section 16 Obligations (March 15, 2020)
• Tax Reminder: Deadline to Make a Section 475(f) Election for Most Calendar Year Partnership Funds Is Monday, March 16 (March 15, 2020)
• CFTC — Coronavirus Update for Commodity Pool Operators — Branch Office Relief (March 15, 2020)
• Short-Selling — Short-Selling Bans Instituted Across Europe and Asia (March 13, 2020)
• CFTC — Coronavirus Update for Commodity Pool Operators (March 11, 2020)
• Private Funds — Coronavirus Update for Fund Managers (March 10, 2020)
• Board Meetings — SEC Staff Issues Coronavirus Guidance to Registered Investment Companies Regarding In-Person Board Meeting Approvals (March 10, 2020)
• Private Funds — Impact of the Wuhan Novel Coronavirus on January NAV Calculations: Challenges for Private Fund Managers (January 31, 2020)

Publications

• Private Funds Regulatory Update (June 2020)
• Private Funds Regulatory Update (May 2020)
• Update: EU Short-Selling Regulation — Short-Sale Bans (April 20, 2020)

Alert

• Short-Selling — ESMA Extends 0.1% Thresholds for Reporting for Three Months (June 15, 2020)
• Privacy Update for Private Fund Managers: California AG Issues Final CCPA Regulations, Intends to Begin Enforcement July 1 (June 12, 2020)
• European Regulators Suspend Short-Selling Bans (May 18, 2020)
• Privacy Update for Private Fund Managers: Attorney General Issues Further Revisions to the California Consumer Privacy Act Regulations, as Businesses Call for Enforcement Delay Due to COVID-19 (April 24, 2020)
• Short-Selling — Austria, Belgium, France, Greece and Spain Extend Their Short-Selling Bans (April 16, 2020)
• Regulated Funds: SEC Issues Order Providing Flexibility to Business Development Companies to Issue and Sell Senior Securities and to Participate in Certain Joint Arrangements (April 13, 2020)
• PIPEs and Registered Directs: COVID-19 and Alternative Financing Transactions (April 7, 2020)
• Regulatory Update — Limited SEC Form ADV and PF Filing Relief Now Extended to June 30, 2020 (March 30, 2020)
• SEC Reporting Companies Granted Further Extension of Filing Relief Due to COVID-19 (March 27, 2020)
• SEC Update: Staff Guidance on Manual Signatures of EDGAR Filings (March 26, 2020)
• Schedule 13G: Coronavirus Update for Private Fund Managers — SEC Extends Limited Filing Relief for Schedule 13G Filers (March 26, 2020)
• Enforcement Update: Insider Trading and COVID-19 Political Intelligence (March 25, 2020)
• Regulated Funds: SEC Provides No-Action Relief to Money Market Funds in Response to COVID-19 Outbreak (March 25, 2020)
• CFTC and NFA Update — Extensions of CPO and CTA Filing Deadlines (COVID-19) (Updated) (March 24, 2020)
• Short-Selling — Update — Austria Bans Short-Selling (March 19, 2020)
• UK Update: Guidance for FCA-Regulated Managers (COVID-19) (March 18, 2020)
• Regulated Funds: SEC Provides Conditional Relief in Response to COVID-19 (March 18, 2020)
• SEC Update: New FAQs on ADV and Custody Rule Issues (COVID-19) (March 18, 2020)
• Short-Selling — Update — Belgium, France, Greece and Italy (March 18, 2020)
• Short-Selling — Belgium, France, Italy and Spain Announce Short-Selling Bans (March 17, 2020)
• Short-Selling — ESMA Lowers Thresholds for Reporting to 0.1% (March 16, 2020)
• Schedule 13/Section 16 — Coronavirus Update for Private Fund Managers — Limited SEC Filing Relief for Schedule 13G Filers and Unchanged Schedule 13D and Section 16 Obligations (March 15, 2020)
• Tax Reminder: Deadline to Make a Section 475(f) Election for Most Calendar Year Partnership Funds Is Monday, March 16 (March 15, 2020)
• CFTC — Coronavirus Update for Commodity Pool Operators — Branch Office Relief (March 15, 2020)
• Short-Selling — Short-Selling Bans Instituted Across Europe and Asia (March 13, 2020)
• CFTC — Coronavirus Update for Commodity Pool Operators (March 11, 2020)
• Private Funds — Coronavirus Update for Fund Managers (March 10, 2020)
• Board Meetings — SEC Staff Issues Coronavirus Guidance to Registered Investment Companies Regarding In-Person Board Meeting Approvals (March 10, 2020)
• Private Funds — Impact of the Wuhan Novel Coronavirus on January NAV Calculations: Challenges for Private Fund Managers (January 31, 2020)

Alerts

• Federal Reserve Expands Main Street Lending Program (June 10, 2020)
• Main Street Lending Program: Boston Fed Releases Additional Information for Potential Borrowers (June 4, 2020)
• TALF 2.0: Private Investment Funds as Eligible Borrowers (May 13, 2020)
• Businesses with up to 15,000 Employees or $5 Billion in Revenue: Federal Reserve Expands Scope and Eligibility for Main Street Lending Program (May 1, 2020)
• Businesses with 10,000 or Fewer Employees: Federal Reserve Publishes Details on CARES Act Loans (April 9, 2020)
• Paycheck Protection Program Update: Guidance on Affiliation, Clarification on Eligibility and New Forms (April 6, 2020)
• SBA Issues Regulations on Paycheck Protection Program, Narrowing Eligibility and Providing More Details (April 3, 2020)
• New Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility Established by Federal Reserve in Wake of COVID-19 (April 2, 2020)
• Paycheck Protection Program Loans to Small Businesses — Treasury Issues Application Form and Additional Guidance (April 1, 2020)
• CARES Act Provides Loans, Expands Employment Benefits and Revises Tax Provisions for Small Businesses (March 30, 2020)
• CARES Act Provides Financial Assistance for Mid-Sized Companies (March 30, 2020)

Alerts

• White Collar Enforcement During the Coronavirus Crisis (March 27, 2020)
• Enforcement Update: Insider Trading and COVID-19 Political Intelligence (March 25, 2020)
• Broker-Dealers: B-D Guidance on Business Continuity Planning During the COVID-19 Pandemic — Considerations for an Evolving Emergency (March 20, 2020)
• Broker-Dealers: B-D Guidance on Increased Cybersecurity Risks Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic (March 20, 2020)
• Short-Selling — Update — Austria Bans Short-Selling (March 19, 2020)
• Broker-Dealers: B-Ds Receive Consolidated Audit Trail (“CAT”) Relief Due to COVID-19 Pandemic (March 18, 2020)
• Short-Selling — Update — Belgium, France, Greece and Italy (March 18, 2020)
• Short-Selling — Belgium, France, Italy and Spain Announce Short-Selling Bans (March 17, 2020)
• Short-Selling — ESMA Lowers Thresholds for Reporting to 0.1% (March 16, 2020)
• Broker-Dealers — Coronavirus Update for Broker-Dealers — BC/DR Implications and FINRA Regulatory Relief (March 16, 2020)

Alerts

• Bankruptcy Court Grants Tenant Partial Rent Abatement Under Force Majeure Clause (COVID-19) (June 29, 2020)
• Receivable Financing: COVID-19 Related Issues (March 31, 2020)

Publications

• Contact Tracing Apps Can Trigger Workplace, Privacy Concerns (July 7, 2020)

Alerts

• Ransomware Attacks — Assessing and Mitigating the Exposure of Fund Managers (Aug. 17, 2020)
• Privacy Update for Private Fund Managers: California AG Issues Final CCPA Regulations, Intends to Begin Enforcement July 1 (June 12, 2020)
• Contact Tracing Applications: Privacy and Other Legal Considerations for Employers Under Existing Laws and Recent Senate Proposals (COVID-19) (June 4, 2020)
• Privacy Update for Private Fund Managers: Attorney General Issues Further Revisions to the California Consumer Privacy Act Regulations, as Businesses Call for Enforcement Delay Due to COVID-19 (April 24, 2020)
• Videoconferencing: Tips for Schools to Navigate Security and Privacy Risks (April 14, 2020)
• Videoconferencing: Tips for Fund Managers to Navigate Security, Privacy and Compliance Risks (April 10, 2020)
• Broker-Dealers: B-D Guidance on Increased Cybersecurity Risks Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic (March 20, 2020)
• Broker-Dealers: B-D Guidance on Business Continuity Planning During the COVID-19 Pandemic — Considerations for an Evolving Emergency (March 20, 2020)
• Employer Concerns — COVID-19 (March 17, 2020)
• Cybersecurity — Homeland Security Warns of Coronavirus-Related Cybersecurity Risks — Considerations for Private Fund Managers (March 16, 2020)

Publications

• Contact Tracing Apps Can Trigger Workplace, Privacy Concerns (July 7, 2020)
• Back to the Future: Employer Considerations for Returning to the Workplace (June 2020)

Alerts

• Update: Employer Considerations for Returning to the Workplace (June 5, 2020)
  
• Contact Tracing Applications: Privacy and Other Legal Considerations for Employers Under Existing Laws and Recent Senate Proposals (COVID-19) (June 4, 2020)
• Benefit Plan Updates (COVID-19) (May 20, 2020)
• Back to the Future: Employer Considerations for Returning to the Workplace (May 18, 2020)
• Businesses with up to 15,000 Employees or $5 Billion in Revenue: Federal Reserve Expands Scope and Eligibility for Main Street Lending Program (May 1, 2020)
• Videoconferencing: Tips for Schools to Navigate Security and Privacy Risks (April 14, 2020)
• Paycheck Protection Program Update: Guidance on Affiliation, Clarification on Eligibility and New Forms (April 6, 2020)
• 401(k) and 403(b) Plans Under the CARES Act: Implementing Special Employee Relief (April 3, 2020)
• Paycheck Protection Program Loans to Small Businesses — Treasury Issues Application Form and Additional Guidance (April 1, 2020)
• COVID-19 Legislation — Impact on Individuals (March 30, 2020)
• CARES Act Provides Loans, Expands Employment Benefits and Revises Tax Provisions for Small Businesses (March 30, 2020)
• CARES Act Provides Financial Assistance for Mid-Sized Companies (March 30, 2020)
• Tax-Qualified Retirement Plans Under the CARES Act (COVID-19) (March 30, 2020)
• Employer Concerns — New York Businesses and Nonprofits Required to Have All Employees Work From Home (March 23, 2020)
• Employer Concerns — Federal and New York Legislation Responding to COVID-19 (with Chart of Requirements) (March 19, 2020)
• ERISA Considerations for Investment Managers — COVID-19 and Volatile Markets (March 19, 2020)
• Employer Concerns — COVID-19 (March 17, 2020)
• Employment Law — Section 409A Deadlines — Considerations for Employers Impacted by COVID-19 (March 17, 2020)

Publications

• Considerations for CLO Participants in Light of COVID-19 (May 2020)

Alerts

• Volcker Rule 2.0 — Impact of Final Rule on CLOs (June 29, 2020)
• Prudential Regulators Amend Swap Margin Rules; Prudential Regulators/CFTC Propose Extension of Compliance Dates (June 26, 2020)
• LIBOR Transition: SEC Announces Examination Initiative (June 23, 2020)
• Federal Reserve Expands Main Street Lending Program (June 10, 2020)
• Main Street Lending Program: Boston Fed Releases Additional Information for Potential Borrowers (June 4, 2020)
• LIBOR Transition Update: ARRC Publishes Best Practices (May 28, 2020)
• TALF 2.0: Private Investment Funds as Eligible Borrowers (May 13, 2020)
• TALF 2.0: CLOs as Eligible Collateral (May 13, 2020)
• Businesses with up to 15,000 Employees or $5 Billion in Revenue: Federal Reserve Expands Scope and Eligibility for Main Street Lending Program (May 1, 2020)
• Overnight LIBOR and SOFR Performance During the COVID-19 Crisis (April 22, 2020)
• Businesses with 10,000 or Fewer Employees: Federal Reserve Publishes Details on CARES Act Loans (April 9, 2020)
• Paycheck Protection Program Update: Guidance on Affiliation, Clarification on Eligibility and New Forms (April 6, 2020)
• Uncleared Margin Rules: BCBS and IOSCO Grant One-Year Extension on Phase 5/6 Implementation (April 3, 2020)
• SBA Issues Regulations on Paycheck Protection Program, Narrowing Eligibility and Providing More Details (April 3, 2020)
• New Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility Established by Federal Reserve in Wake of COVID-19 (April 2, 2020)
• Paycheck Protection Program Loans to Small Businesses — Treasury Issues Application Form and Additional Guidance (April 1, 2020)
• Receivable Financing: COVID-19 Related Issues (March 31, 2020)
• COVID-19 Legislation — Impact on Individuals (March 30, 2020)
• CARES Act Provides Loans, Expands Employment Benefits and Revises Tax Provisions for Small Businesses (March 30, 2020)
• CARES Act Provides Financial Assistance for Mid-Sized Companies (March 30, 2020)
• Lenders and Other Dealmakers: Update on US Patent and Trademark Office and Copyright Office Closures (March 20, 2020)
• Litigation Alert — Force Majeure Under New York and Delaware Law (March 19, 2020)
• Short-Selling — Update — Austria Bans Short-Selling (March 19, 2020)
• Short-Selling Bans — Update — Belgium, France, Greece and Italy (March 18, 2020)
• Trading Agreements — Buy-Side Considerations (COVID-19) (March 17, 2020)
• CLO Guidance — The Impact of COVID-19 — Considerations for Managers of Collateralized Loan Obligations (March 17, 2020)
• Short-Selling — Belgium, France, Italy and Spain Announce Short-Selling Bans (March 17, 2020)
• Short-Selling — ESMA Lowers Thresholds for Reporting to 0.1% (March 16, 2020)
• Short-Selling — Short-Selling Bans Instituted Across Europe and Asia (March 13, 2020)

Publications

• Charitable Giving in Response to the COVID-19 Crisis (April 16, 2020)
• Current Lifetime Estate Planning Opportunities in Light of Low Interest Rates and Depressed Market Conditions (April 16, 2020)

Alerts

• Remote Witnessing and Lifetime Estate Planning Opportunities — Updates in the Wake of COVID-19 (April 16, 2020)
• Tax and Estate Planning Considerations in Light of COVID-19 (March 31, 2020)

Publications

• Southern District Denies Insured’s Request for Preliminary Injunction Seeking Payment of COVID-19 Related Loss (June 15, 2020)

Alerts

• Practical Insurance Advice in the Wake of COVID-19 (April 1, 2020)
• Business Interruption and Related Insurance for Losses From COVID-19 (March 17, 2020)

Alerts

• Ransomware Attacks — Assessing and Mitigating the Exposure of Fund Managers (Aug. 17, 2020)
• Privacy Update for Private Fund Managers: California AG Issues Final CCPA Regulations, Intends to Begin Enforcement July 1 (June 12, 2020)
• Contact Tracing Applications: Privacy and Other Legal Considerations for Employers Under Existing Laws and Recent Senate Proposals (COVID-19) (June 4, 2020)
• Videoconferencing: Tips for Fund Managers to Navigate Security, Privacy and Compliance Risks (April 10, 2020)
• Lenders and Other Dealmakers: Update on US Patent and Trademark Office and Copyright Office — CARES Act Provides Limited Relief (April 3, 2020)
• Lenders and Other Dealmakers: Update on US Patent and Trademark Office and Copyright Office Closures (March 20, 2020)

Publications

• White Collar Enforcement During the Coronavirus Crisis (August 2020)
• A General Counsel's Guide to Preparing for Coronavirus Investigations (May 2020)

Alerts

• Sanctions Update: OFAC Regulations, Advisories and Enforcement Actions: November 2019 through July 2020 (August 7, 2020)
• Bankruptcy Court Grants Tenant Partial Rent Abatement Under Force Majeure Clause (COVID-19) (June 29, 2020)
• LIBOR Transition: SEC Announces Examination Initiative (June 23, 2020)
• Sanctions Update: US Sanctions Compliance During COVID-19 (April 24, 2020)
• Overnight LIBOR and SOFR Performance During the COVID-19 Crisis (April 22, 2020)
• White Collar Enforcement During the Coronavirus Crisis (March 27, 2020)
• Enforcement Update: Insider Trading and COVID-19 Political Intelligence (March 25, 2020)
• Litigation Alert — Force Majeure Under New York and Delaware Law (March 19, 2020)
• Deal Terms — Assessing Material Adverse Change Clauses and Other Deal Certainty Considerations Under and After COVID-19 (March 16, 2020)
• Schedule 13/Section 16 — Coronavirus Update for Private Fund Managers — Limited SEC Filing Relief for Schedule 13G Filers and Unchanged Schedule 13D and Section 16 Obligations (March 15, 2020)

Alerts

• PIPEs Update: Nasdaq Provides Temporary Relief from Certain Shareholder Approval Requirements for PIPEs (COVID-19) (May 11, 2020)
• Businesses with up to 15,000 Employees or $5 Billion in Revenue: Federal Reserve Expands Scope and Eligibility for Main Street Lending Program (May 1, 2020)
• National Security Foreign Investment Regulation and COVID-19: Impact on CFIUS and Expanded Review by Australia, Canada, the European Union and Spain (April 28, 2020)
• Businesses with 10,000 or Fewer Employees: Federal Reserve Publishes Details on CARES Act Loans (April 9, 2020)
• PIPEs and Registered Directs: COVID-19 and Alternative Financing Transactions (April 7, 2020)
• Paycheck Protection Program Update: Guidance on Affiliation, Clarification on Eligibility and New Forms (April 6, 2020)
• SBA Issues Regulations on Paycheck Protection Program, Narrowing Eligibility and Providing More Details (April 3, 2020)
• Paycheck Protection Program Loans to Small Businesses — Treasury Issues Application Form and Additional Guidance (April 1, 2020)
• COVID-19 Legislation — Impact on Individuals (March 30, 2020)
• CARES Act Provides Loans, Expands Employment Benefits and Revises Tax Provisions for Small Businesses (March 30, 2020)
• CARES Act Provides Financial Assistance for Mid-Sized Companies (March 30, 2020)
• SEC Reporting Companies Granted Further Extension of Filing Relief Due to COVID-19 (March 27, 2020)
• Schedule 13G: Coronavirus Update for Private Fund Managers — SEC Extends Limited Filing Relief for Schedule 13G Filers (March 26, 2020)
• Employment Law — Section 409A Deadlines — Considerations for Employers Impacted by COVID-19 (March 17, 2020)
• Hart-Scott-Rodino — No HSR Act Merger Filings March 16 — Temporary Electronic Filing Procedures to Start March 17, with No Early Terminations (March 16, 2020)
• Deal Terms — Assessing Material Adverse Change Clauses and Other Deal Certainty Considerations Under and After COVID-19 (March 16, 2020)
• Schedule 13/Section 16 — Coronavirus Update for Private Fund Managers — Limited SEC Filing Relief for Schedule 13G Filers and Unchanged Schedule 13D and Section 16 Obligations (March 15, 2020)

Publications

• Commercial Leasing — Financial Issues Facing Landlords and Tenants Related to COVID-19 (July 2020)
• Real Estate Deals and Leases — COVID-19 Considerations (July 2020)

Alerts

• Bankruptcy Court Grants Tenant Partial Rent Abatement Under Force Majeure Clause (COVID-19) (June 29, 2020)
• Section 1031 Exchanges and Qualified Opportunity Zone Investments: IRS Extends Filing Deadlines (April 17, 2020)
• COVID-19 Legislation — Impact on Individuals (March 30, 2020)
• Remote Notarization in New York State: Temporary Authorization in Response to COVID-19 (March 30, 2020)
• Commercial Leasing — Financial Issues Facing Landlords and Tenants Related to COVID-19 (March 20, 2020)
• Litigation Alert — Force Majeure Under New York and Delaware Law (March 19, 2020)
• Real Estate Deals and Leases — COVID-19 Considerations (March 17, 2020)

Publications

• Companies’ True Essence Visible in the COVID-19 Crises (April 2020)

Alerts

• SEC Staff Issues COVID-19 Guidance Relating to Annual Shareholder Meetings and Compliance with Federal Proxy Rules (March 17, 2020)
• Activist Investing — COVID-19 and Shareholder Activism — The Impact (March 17, 2020)

Alerts

• Tax Update: IRS and New York State Delay April 15 Income Tax Return Filing and Tax Payment (Uncapped) Deadlines Until July 15 (COVID-19) (April 3, 2020)
• Tax Update: Certain April 15 Federal Income Tax Payments Delayed for 90 Days (COVID-19) (March 19, 2020)
• Tax Reminder: Deadline to Make a Section 475(f) Election for Most Calendar Year Partnership Funds Is Tomorrow, Monday, March 16 (March 15, 2020)

SRZ's Market Conditions Working Group consists of over 100 lawyers across all of the firms’ specialties monitoring legal, regulatory and market developments. The Working Group will disseminate SRZ’s view regarding new developments through this Resource Center.

Learn more about SRZ's Market Conditions Working Group here.

Investment Management Contacts

Stephanie R. Breslow

Emily Brown

Brian T. Daly 

Josh Dambacher

Jennifer M. Dunn

David J. Efron

Marc E. Elovitz

Nick Fagge

Peter Jonathan Halasz

Christopher Hilditch

Daniel F. Hunter

Jason S. Kaplan

John J. Mahon

Anna Maleva-Otto

Jim McNally

Peter G. Naismith

David Nissenbaum

Phyllis A. Schwartz

Joseph A. Smith

Regulatory & Compliance Contacts

Marc E. Elovitz

Brian T. Daly 

Anna Maleva-Otto

Bank Regulatory Contacts

Donald J. Mosher

Joseph P. Vitale

Broker Dealer Regulatory & Enforcement Contacts

Julian Rainero

Craig Warkol

Business Reorganization Contacts

Adam C. Harris 

Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Contacts

Edward Sadtler

Marc E. Elovitz

Brian T. Daly 

Kelly Koscuiszka

Employment & Employee Benefits Contacts

Mark E. Brossman

Ronald E. Richman

David M. Cohen

Ian L. Levin

Finance & Derivatives Contacts

Boris Ziser

Craig Stein

Individual Client Services Contacts

Susan C. Frunzi

Insurance Contacts

Howard B. Epstein

Theodore A. Keyes

Intellectual Property, Sourcing & Technology

Edward H. Sadtler

Litigation Contacts

Michael E. Swartz

Peter H. White

M&A and Securities Contacts

Stuart D. Freedman

Richard A. Presutti

Real Estate Contacts

Julian M. Wise

Shareholder Activism Contacts

Ele Klein

Marc Weingarten

Aneliya S. Crawford

Tax Contacts

Philippe Benedict 

Shlomo C Twerski

General Contacts

Stuart D. Freedman

Andrew J. Fadale

Joseph P. Vitale

SBA Loans and Paycheck Protection Program Contacts

Joseph P. Vitale

Stuart D. Freedman

Andrew J. Fadale

Ian L. Levin

CESA Loans to Mid-Sized and Large Businesses Contacts

Joseph P. Vitale

Stuart D. Freedman

Andrew J. Fadale

Relief Limitations on Executive Compensation Contacts

Ian L. Levin

Revised Tax Rules Relating to CARES Act (including treatment of NOLs) Contacts

David J. Passey

Joseph Reich

Payroll and Social Security Tax Relief Contacts

Ronald E. Richman

David J. Passey

Joseph Reich

Ian L. Levin

Employee Leave Policies Contacts

Ronald E. Richman

Mark E. Brossman

Ian L. Levin

Individual Employee and Terminated Employee Benefit Expansion Contacts

Ronald E. Richman

Mark E. Brossman

Ian L. Levin

New York and Federal Real Estate Abatement Rules Contacts

Julian M. Wise

Amiel Y. Mandel