Hospitality Blog

Tag: COVID-19

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Rent Payments and COVID-19: What Businesses Need to Know

04/27/2021   |   BY Sherin and Lodgen

Joshua M. Bowman, chair of the firm’s Hospitality Practice Group, served as a panelist at Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly’s (MLW) April... Read More »

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Commercial Leases and Frustration of Purpose, Impossibility Defenses: Strategies for Landlords and Tenants

04/23/2021   |   BY Sherin and Lodgen

Joshua M. Bowman, chair of the firm's Hospitality Practice Group, served as a panelist at Strafford Publication's April 15th webinar,... Read More »

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Hospitality Companies Thought Insurance Coverage Would Be There for a Crisis. It Wasn’t

04/12/2021   |   BY Sherin and Lodgen

Joshua M. Bowman, chair of the firm's Hospitality Practice Group, was quoted in Skift on April 12, 2021. The article,... Read More »

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Distressed Hotel Loans: Current Trends, Drafting Tips, and What’s Next

03/11/2021   |   BY Sherin and Lodgen

Joshua M. Bowman, chair of the firm's Hospitality Practice Group, served as a panelist during a Boston Bar Association (BBA)... Read More »

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Joshua M. Bowman quoted in MLW on court ruling to grant rent relief to commercial tenant closed by COVID-19 shutdown

02/22/2021   |   BY Sherin and Lodgen

Joshua M. Bowman, chair of the firm's Hospitality Practice Group, was quoted in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (MLW) on February 18,... Read More »

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Governor Charlie Baker Orders Early Business Closures to Combat COVID-19 Spread

11/03/2020   |   BY

On November 2, 2020, Governor Charlie Baker issued COVID-19 Order No. 53 requiring, among other things, early closing for certain... Read More »

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Paycheck Protection Program Forgiveness – New Simplified Application for Loans of $50,000 or Less

10/20/2020   |   BY Sherin and Lodgen

Earlier this month, the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) published new guidelines targeted to making forgiveness applications easier on borrowers who... Read More »

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Governor Charlie Baker Extends Eviction and Foreclosure Moratorium

07/21/2020   |   BY Sherin and Lodgen

On July 21, 2020, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed a letter extending certain provisions of the Massachusetts Eviction and Foreclosure Moratorium Act (the... Read More »

Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 – Changes To The CARES Act

06/04/2020   |   BY Joshua M. Bowman

Update: Click here for revisions made by the SBA to the First Interim Final Rule on the Paycheck Protection Program... Read More »

What the Hospitality Industry Should Know About New Regulations and Guidance for the CARES Act

05/14/2020   |   BY Sherin and Lodgen

The Small Business Administration (“SBA”) continues to issue new guidance and regulations pertaining to the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) at... Read More »

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Brief Update on the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”)

05/07/2020   |   BY Joshua M. Bowman

In our May 6, 2020 blog post on the CARES Act, we mentioned that a PPP borrower may repay a... Read More »