(Cleveland, Ohio April 19, 2021) – Buckingham is pleased to announce that Dominic A. Frisina has joined the Firm’s Cleveland office as a Partner in the Business practice group in the Intellectual Property area. Frisina brings more than 15 years of experience as a patent attorney along with nearly a decade working as a chemist, providing himRead More
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Congress passed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“Rescue Plan”) on March 10, 2021 and President Biden signed it into law on March 11, 2021. The Rescue Plan extends the Families First Coronavirus Response Act’s (“FFCRA”) tax credit through September 30, 2021. Since January 2021, covered employers (those with fewer than 500 employees) have not beenRead More
Originally published in Business Law Today on June 1, 2020 IN BRIEF What factors should practitioners consider when crafting a clawback provision in a sale document? By drafting a provision that fits the unique facts of the situation, attorneys can ensure that fair value has been provided to the departed equity owner. Clawbacks areRead More
Originally published in the Canton Repository on May 1, 2020 Ordinarily, the YWCA doesn’t provide meals at its shelter in downtown Canton, although food staples are stocked in a shared pantry. But the coronavirus has required about 35 women and some children to remain on site due to concerns they could contract COVID-19 while outRead More
Originally published on Law360 on April 28, 2020. | PDF Download available by clicking here. Watch the oral argument here. A security company that sells residential alarm service contracts to ADT told the Ohio Supreme Court on Tuesday that the contract fees shouldn’t be sourced to Ohio for tax purposes because ADT receives the contract benefitsRead More
Medina developer’s plan for 15 houses off Miller Road in Brecksville faces pushback Originally published on Cleveland.com on April 13, 2020 BRECKSVILLE, Ohio — Plans by Medina developer W.J. Bailey Homes to build a 15-lot subdivision off the south side of Miller Road, just west of Interstate 77, may not come to fruition. The Brecksville Planning CommissionRead More
Recently, the U.S. Department of Labor put out additional guidance on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) in its expanded Q&A. The full length Q&A can be found here. Below are the some of the new key takeaways from the Q&A. Small Business Exemption: The Small Business Exemption may be available to businesses withRead More
On March 27, 2020, the Governor DeWine signed into law Am.Sub.H.B. No. 197, which immediately tolled, retroactive to March 9, 2020, all statutes of limitation, time limitations, and court deadlines until the expiration of Executive Order (declaring a state of emergency in Ohio) or July 30, 2020, whichever is sooner. As a result of thisRead More
Originally published online at Crain’s Cleveland Business. Businesses have had to quickly pivot from marketing communications to crisis communications in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Companies can use the same traditional channels to connect with internal and external audiences, but crisis communication is a balance between what is required, what is helpful and what canRead More
On Friday, March 27, 2020, President Trump signed the “Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act” (CARES Act), providing a $2 trillion economic stimulus for U.S. industries and citizens faced with the challenges of the COVID-19 coronavirus. Appearing in Section 1113 of the CARES Act are amendments to the Bankruptcy Code (Title 11 of theRead More
