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Important Legal Update: Corporate Transparency Act - Ongoing Litigation Reinstates Injunction

Posted on by Sam Serra Cerchio

A new panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued an order vacating the Fifth Circuit’s previous filing deadline extension.

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Important Legal Update: Corporate Transparency Act - Reporting Deadline Back in Effect with Slight Extension

Posted on by Sam Serra Cerchio

Federal reporting deadlines under the Corporate Transparency Act are back in effect after a federal appeals court reinstated beneficial ownership information.

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Spotts Fain Counsels CEP Solar, LLC on Joint Venture and New Investment from Perennial Power Holdings, Inc.

Posted on by Brian T. Chase in Corporate and Business

Spotts Fain is pleased to announce the successful closing of CEP Solar, LLC’s (CEP) joint venture and new investment from Perennial Power Holdings, Inc. (Perennial), a subsidiary of Sumitomo Corporati...

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Can a Lender Have a Nondischargeable Claim Against a Business-Entity Borrower That Files Subchapter V Bankruptcy?

Posted on by Neil E. McCullagh in Corporate and Business, Creditors' Rights, Bankruptcy and Insolvency

Let's review: Can a claim against a borrower that is a business entity be declared nondischargeable in the borrower’s Subchapter V bankruptcy case?

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Home Mortgage Lender Defeats Proposed Loan Modification In Chapter 11

Posted on by Neil E. McCullagh

This article covers an important recent victory for home mortgage lenders.

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Three New Virginia Laws Relevant to Banks

Posted on by Neil E. McCullagh, Christopher A. Hurley

In this article, we discuss three new Virginia laws the session produced that are especially relevant to banks.

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Am I Free From My Noncompete? Not So Fast!

Posted on by John M. Erbach, Kasey Hoare Michelle

Learn more about pending issues with the FTC's decision to ban noncompetes.

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