January 14, 2021 – The U.S. Supreme Court recently granted certiorari to review a Second Circuit Court of Appeals decision that could alter the landscape of class action litigation under Rule 10b-5. The issue in Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. v. Arkansas Teacher Retirement Sys., Case No. 20-222, 2020 WL 7296815…
January 6, 2021 – Ulmer & Berne LLP announced today the continued growth of its distinguished Immigration Law Group with the addition of Anastasia Tonello, who joins the firm as Counsel. A leader in the field of immigration law and former President of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), Tonello…
January 4, 2021 – Over the New Year’s holiday, the Trump administration extended the suspension on entry of H-1B, H-2B, J (for exchange visitors participating in intern, trainee, teacher, camp counselor, au pair, or summer work travel programs), and L visa applicants, along with their spouses and children, through March…
From Ulmer’s Broker-Dealer Law Corner Blog by Denise Fesdjian “The SEC score(s) one for the digital age.” These are the words of SEC Commissioner Heist, though, not my own. After a nearly year-long comment period, the SEC announced last week that it was replacing its former advertising and cash solicitation…
December 23, 2020 – In March 2020, the federal government passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), which required employers to provide paid leave to employees under certain circumstances related to the global coronavirus pandemic. The FFCRA contains two main provisions that address employee absences: the Emergency Family and…
December 22, 2020 – Ulmer & Berne LLP is pleased to announce its selection of Partner Michael S. Tucker as Group Leader of the Corporate Restructuring & Creditors’ Rights Practice Group, along with the promotion of Lisa Marlo Kuhnell to Counsel, both effective January 1, 2021. Tucker, a member of…
December 22, 2020 – Congress gave recipients of loans under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) a holiday present when it confirmed the deductibility of expenses paid with proceeds of a PPP loan that is forgiven. This confirmation is part of the massive Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (the “Act”) that Congress…
December 18, 2020 – Ulmer & Berne LLP is pleased to share that Partner Kristin W. Boose has been appointed to serve on the Ohio Advisory Board of The Trust for Public Land, a nonprofit that works to ensure healthy, livable communities for generations to come by creating parks and…
December 17, 2020 – Ulmer & Berne LLP is proud to announce that the firm has been awarded Profiles in Diversity Journal’s Innovations in Diversity Award, which honors organizations that have developed innovative solutions in the area of workforce diversity, inclusion, and human equity. Ulmer was selected as one of…