Virginia Promulgates the Nation’s First Mandatory COVID-19 Workplace Safety Regulation

On Wednesday, July 15, 2020, Virginia’s Governor Ralph Northan announced the commonwealth’s adoption of an emergency temporary standard (“ETS”) on infectious disease prevention.  With that, Virginia became the first state in the nation to promulgate a mandatory safety regulation designed to prevent and/or reduce COVID-19 infections in the workplace.  The Virginia Department of Labor and Industry’s Safety […]

Kara MacielFounding Partner, Conn Maciel Carey

Philadelphia Passes First of Kind Ordinance to Protect Workers with COVID-19 Complaints

If you are a business with employees in Philadelphia, you need to know about Philadelphia’s new Essential Workers Protection Act. The Act, which was signed into law on Friday, June 26, 2020, protects workers who speak out about unsafe workplace conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic. The ordinance is one of the first of its kind […]

Howard K. KurmanPrincipal, Offit│Kurman

Stalwart Legal joins IR as the exclusive Employment Law (Corporate) Member in Nigeria

IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Titi Awe of Stalwart Legal. Titi has joined IR as our exclusive Employment Law (Corporate) member in Nigeria. Stalwart Legal is a full-service millennial law firm that caters to a wide range of local and international clients.The world is evolving and the […]

Titi AwePrincipal Partner, Stalwart Legal

Report Issued by the Urban Institute Critical of Opportunity Zone Program

The Urban Institute, a nonprofit research organization, has issued a research report entitled, “An Early Assessment of Opportunity Zones for Equitable Development Projects,” that critiques aspects of the Opportunity Zone program enacted as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in December 2017.  This program provides incentives for investors to invest capital gains into […]

Howard K. KurmanPrincipal, Offit│Kurman

Administrative Ruling Nº 030 which establishes the Regulations for Public Offer, Allocation and Trade of Securities issued by the Private Sector in Foreign Currency (Official Gazette N° 41.877 of May 12, 2020)

The National Superintendence of Securities (SUNAVAL) issued Administrative Ruling N° 030 on March 10, 2020, published in Official Gazette N° 41.877 of May 12, 2020, which establishes the rules for the public offer, allocation, and trade of securities and stocks issued by the national or foreign private sector in foreign currency. Public offer of securities […]

Francisco A. CasanovaPartner, Ponte Andrade & Casanova

ALMT News Updates July 2020

SECURITIES LAW The Securities and Exchange Board of India (“SEBI”) has introduced several relaxations with respect to (i) the pricing for preferential allotment under SEBI (Issue of Capital and Disclosure) Regulations, 2018 (“ICDR Regulations”); and (ii) SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 2011 (“Takeover Regulations”). Following are the highlights of the amendments made […]

Aliff FazelbhoySenior Partner, ALMT Legal, Advocates & Solicitors

Series LLCs: Are They for Your Business? – Part IV

Read Part I, Part II, and Part III here » The first three parts of this Article introduced Serial LLCs – a relatively new form of business entity structured to operate multiple businesses in subordinate “protected series” (sometimes “protected series” or “series”) with the ability to partition ownership of assets and exposure to liabilities among the Series LLC […]

Howard K. KurmanPrincipal, Offit│Kurman