Commercial Law

Minimizing Cash-Flow Risk arising from a Bankruptcy for Frontier Communications

It is widely reported in the business press that Frontier Communications plans to file for protection under the Bankruptcy Code sometime in the relatively near term.[1] Reportedly, Frontier met with creditors and advisers to inform them Frontier hopes to negotiate a pre-packaged bankruptcy plan before $356 million of debt payments come due March 15, 2020. How can Frontier’s vendors and other…

William E. Brueckner

The Gift Cards Will Keep On Giving

As the gift-giving holidays come to a close, many of us find ourselves in possession of one or more gift cards. The cards are becoming increasingly popular: in 2015, a survey of American…

Keeping It Under Wraps: Confidentiality Agreements In The M&A Context

Confidentiality agreements are one of the first agreements addressed in the mergers and acquisitions context, their primary purpose being to govern the disclosure and protection of proprietary…

Disclaimer: Who's Zooming Who?

You know those TV ads about “the legal stuff?” The ones with the skinny jeans hipster who just wants to start their own craft organic artisanal Asscher-cut ice cube company? Except WOE unto them…

Shareholders' Agreements: Keeping The Peace

Forming a company can be an exciting venture, full of optimism, energy and expectation. It may be difficult, especially at that moment, to fathom that anything can go wrong in the future,…

Negotiating SBA Loan Repayments

The U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) is a federal agency that helps entrepreneurs grow their businesses by assisting with access to loans. The SBA guarantees a portion of the loans made…

Federal Overtime Rules On Hold For Now; New York Proposed Increase Remains

Last week, a federal judge in Texas issued a preliminary injunction enjoining the U.S. Department of Labor from implementing and enforcing the Final Overtime Rule issued last May. This means…