Client Alerts
Allen D. Hankins Recognized as an Up & Coming Lawyer
Bernkopf Goodman LLP is pleased to announce that partner Allen D. Hankins will be honored tonight as a 2021 "Up & Coming Lawyer" by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly during the annual...
Update-Restaurant Revitalization Fund Client Alert
On April 1, 2021, we sent out a Client Alert about the American Rescue Act of 2021 which established a Restaurant Revitalization Fund, specifically targeting restaurants and bars with grants...
The Restaurant Revitalization Fund
H.R. 1319 Title V, Sec. 5003 Through the Restaurant Revitalization Fund, the federal government has finally tried to target specific economic relief to the struggling hospitality sector, specifically restaurants, bars, and...
Latest CARES Act Includes Significant, Albeit Temporary, Provisions to the Bankruptcy Code Affecting Commercial Landlords, Tenants and Suppliers
On December 27, 2020, the second CARES Act was signed into law, providing an additional $900 billion in pandemic relief. Less publicized are several changes the Act made to the...
Robert Stetson Named to the Executive Committee
Robert Stetson, a partner at the law firm Bernkopf Goodman LLP, has been named to the firm's executive committee. In the role, he will work with the committee to establish...
Governor Baker Pocket Vetoes Two Key Tenant Protection Provisions Within the New Stimulus Bill
In recently signing legislation providing for $626.5 million to be spread around the Massachusetts economy over the next five years, Governor Baker exercised his pocket veto to strike certain provisions...
PPP Loans and Taxes
The CARES Act provided that PPP loan funds that are forgiven will not be included in gross income for tax purposes (contrary to the general tax rule that forgiveness of...
Small Business Relief Program: Massachusetts Relief Available for Small Businesses Including Restaurants and Bars
Governor Baker has targeted small businesses in Massachusetts since October 2020 with the Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation’s initial funding, but previous stimulus money and budget allocations were insufficient to keep...