Commercial Real Estate
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...
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...
Client Alert: Court Orders Owner to Pay its Contractor Over $4.6 Million for Violations of the Massachusetts Prompt Pay Act
In a case of first impression in Massachusetts, Suffolk Superior Court Judge Michael D. Ricciuti has ordered a real estate developer to pay its general contractor $4,600,109.24 within 45 days...
Four Bernkopf Goodman Attorneys Chosen as Rising Stars
Four Bernkopf Goodman attorneys have been named as 2020 Massachusetts Rising Stars by Super Lawyers. Super Lawyers recognized Partner Robert Stetson and associate Nicholas Schneider for business litigation, partner Allen Hankins...
Six Bernkopf Goodman Attorneys Recognized on the Massachusetts Super Lawyers List
Super Lawyers has selected six Bernkopf Goodman attorneys for its annual Massachusetts Super Lawyers list. Eric Allon, Lydia Chesnick and Sheryl Starr were recognized for their real estate work, Peter McGlynn...
Bernkopf Goodman Ranked Nationally by U.S. News
Bernkopf Goodman LLP has been ranked nationally and regionally in the 2021 Edition of "Best Law Firms," presented by U.S. News — Best Lawyers®. This publication ranks law firms according to...
Governor Baker Extends the MA Eviction Moratorium For 60 Days
Today, Governor Charlie Baker extended the pause on evictions and foreclosures for 60 days, until October 17, 2020, through the authority granted to him by Chapter 65 of the Acts...
Estate Planning During a Pandemic Presents Tax Savings Window
This article was originally published on the Boston Business Journal's website. View the article here. The current pandemic has caused death and created dire economic consequences — record unemployment, interest rates...