Business Transactions

Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman P.L. announces the arrival of Lewis R. Cohen as Partner. Based in the law firm’s Miami office, Cohen is an accomplished banking attorney with four decades [...]

Partner Andrew Demers discusses mortgage forbearance options in a recent U.S. News & World Report article titled “What is Mortgage Forbearance?” As the coronavirus continues to wreak havoc on [...]

On June 12, Governor Ron DeSantis signed SB 646: Intercollegiate Athlete Compensation and Rights, authorizing certain intercollegiate athletes to earn compensation for the use of their names, [...]

On June 3, 2020, the Senate unanimously passed the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (the “PPP Flexibility Act”, H.R. 7010).  The PPP Flexibility Act is a streamlined bill that [...]

On May 15, 2020, the SBA released its PPP Loan Forgiveness Application.  A copy of the application can be found on the SBA’s website and may also be available through your PPP lender. Key points [...]

Background Since the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) went live on April 3, 2020, over four million businesses across the country have been approved for PPP loans across two rounds of federal [...]

Many businesses notarize documents as part of routine transactions and operations. As of January 1, 2020, Florida Statute sections 117.201 to 117.305 went into effect allowing Florida notaries to [...]

Partner Andrew Demers discusses mortgage forbearance and payment terms in a recent Bankrate article titled “Everything you should know about mortgage forbearance.” As the coronavirus continues to [...]

Partner Andrew Demers discusses COVID-19’s impact on the real estate and financial markets in the April issue of Luxury Home Magazine – The Palm Beaches. “Realtors are pivoting away from open [...]

With most of the initial funding appropriated for COVID-19 relief rapidly depleted, Congress increased funding on April 23, 2020 for two advantageous SBA loan programs.  The additional funding [...]