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Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights
- President Biden Signs the “Bankruptcy Threshold Adjustment and Technical Corrections Act” into law
- New Bankruptcy Form: Supplemental Proof of Claim for CARES Forbearance Claim
- Student Loan Dischargeability or Lack Thereof
- “SBA Issues New Guidelines Regarding the Recent COVID-19 Relief Meassures”
- “Rebus Sic Stantibus in the Age of Uncertainty”
- PPPs Bankruptcy Exclusion Requirements
- Retail Bankruptcies Approach Highest Number In A Decade (COVID19)
- Recent Supreme Court Opinion of Executory Contracts and Impact on Intellectual Property Cases
- Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019
- Family Farmers Relief Act of 2019 – Amendments to Chapter 12 of the Bankruptcy Code
- U.S. District Court & U.S. Bankruptcy Court For The District of Puerto Rico Resume Operations After Passage of Hurricane María
- Bankruptcy Puerto Rico Debt Restructuring Law Voided by US Supreme Court
Commercial Litigation
- Supreme Court of Puerto Rico Decision: Once the liquidation of what was once a conjugal legal partnership is executed, a decedent’s creditors may satisfy the decedent’s outstanding obligations from any and all of the assets of the resulting estate, even if said assets once belonged to the extinguished conjugal legal partnership between the decedent and the surviving spouse.
- Supreme Court of Puerto Rico Decision: Limit of the Power of the Court of Appeals to Review the Denial by the Superior Court of a Request for Provisional Remedies Under Rule 56 of the Rules of Civil Procedure.
- Supreme Court of Puerto Rico Decision: Courts are not impeded from issuing summary judgment by the mere allegation of the rebus sic stantibus doctrine based on the Puerto Rico economic crisis.
- Litigation Department Team Presentation
Corporate
- Chambers Global Guide 2020: Corporate M&A
- The PR Chapter of the International Comparative Legal Guides to Mergers & Acquisitions 2018, 12th Edition
- The PR Chapter of the International Comparative Legal Guides to Corporate Governance 2017, 10th Edition
- The PR Chapter of the International Comparative Legal Guides to Alternative Investment Funds 2017, 5th Edition
- The PR Chapter of the International Comparative Legal Guides to Mergers & Acquisitions 2017, 11th Edition
- Enactment of the Private Equity Funds Act
- Duties of Board of Directors Regarding Cyber Security
- Ferraiuoli attorneys author The PR Chapter of the International Comparative Legal Guide to Corporate Governance 2014 Ed.
- Puerto Rico State Department’s Revised Commercial Transactions Forms
- Legislative Development: Proposed Amendments to Act 161-2009 to Authorize Issuance of Conditional Use Permits to Certain Commercial Establishments
- Ferraiuoli Attorneys Author the Puerto Rico Chapter of the International Comparative Legal Guide to Mergers & Acquisitions 2014 Edition
- Recent Amendments to Revised Article 9 of the Puerto Rico Commercial Transactions Act
- Recent amendment to Puerto Rico’s intestate order of succesion.
Environmental Law, Energy & Land Use
- CDBG-DR Electric Power Reliability and Resilience Program.
- PR Developments: Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Issues First of Six Request for Proposals for Renewable Energy Generation and Energy Storage Resources
- PR Developments: Adoption of new Joint Permits Regulation for the Evaluation and Issuance of Permits Related to Development, Land Use and Business Operations
- PR Development: Regulation for Energy Efficiency and Demand Response
- PR Development: Revised PREPA Integrated Resource Plan
- PR Development: Development of Energy Policy in Puerto Rico
- PR Development: Proposed Regulation for Wheeling
- PR Development: Integrated Resource Plan 2018 -2019 (IRP)
- PR Development: Development of Energy Policy in Puerto Rico
- Request for Qualifications for the Management and Operation of PREPA’s Transmission and Distribution System
- PR Development: Energy Cooperatives (Coop) in Puerto Rico
- PR Development: Privatization of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority
- Puerto Rico Developments: Policy Statement issued by the Puerto Rico Energy Commission regarding approval of PREPA’s Fiscal Plan
- PR Developments: PREPA’s Proposed Procedure to Terminate Certain Existing Power Purchase and Operating Agreements, 2017
- The PR Chapter of the International Comparative Legal Guides to Environment & Climate Change Law 2017, 14th Edition
- PR Development: Amendments to the Puerto Rico Permit Process Reform Act 2017
- Federal Development: “Waters of the United States” Rule 2017
- PR Development: Amendments to the Puerto Rico Permit Process Reform Act 2017
- PR Development: Amendments to Act 82-2010, Act 57-2014 and the Net Metering Act
- P.R. Developments: Puerto Rico Model Forest
- P.R. Developments: Proposed Underground Storage Tanks Control Regulation
- P.R. Developments: Proposed Amendments to the Water Quality Control Regulation
- P.R. Developments: Approved Senate Bill – The Energy Relief and Transformation Act.
- P.R. Developments: Revision of the Joint Regulation of Permits for Construction Works and Land Use
- P.R. Developments: Proposed changes to the recently amended Puerto Rico Permitting Act, Act 161 of 2009
- P.R. Developments: Planning Board to Finalize Puerto Rico Land Use Plan by June 2014
Government & Legislative Affairs
Intellectual Property
Health & Insurance
Labor & Employment
- SCOTUS stopped OSHA’s Vax-Or-Test Rule and allowed HHSS similar mandate for certain health care workers – What does this mean for employers in Puerto Rico
- New Round of COVID-19 Relief: Voluntary Extension of FFCRA Leaves, Refundable Tax Credits Continuation and Expansion of Unemployment Benefits
- New Department of Health Regulation
- Employers: As the COVID-19 Pandemic Continues, so do your State Insurance Fund Corporation Obligations
- COVID-19: Now A Compensable Occupational Illness for Employees
- Employee Rights: Paid Sick Leave and Expanded Family and Medical Leave Under The Families First Coronavirus Response Act
- Employers: Set Yourself Up for COVID-19 Prevention; Self-Certification of Your Plan is Now Required!
- Key Takeaways from the U.S. DOL’s Temporary Rule for the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
- Puerto Rico Offers a New Emergency Sick Leave with Pay Due to Epidemics for Private-Sector Employees
- The Families First Coronavirus Response Act
- WARN Act Considerations in Times of COVID-19
- Temporary Flexibility on I-9 Requirements During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Special Leave for Employees Facing Situations of Domestic or Gender Violence and Similar Situations
- Employers: It’s Time to Have Your Workplace Safety Contingency Plan Ready!
- Employers Have Until December 31, 2017 to Assist Employees with Qualified Payments and Loans Exempt from Income Tax
- Act No. 42 – 2017: Medical Cannabis
- More Regulatory Requirements for Accommodation of Religious Practices in The Workplace Imposed by The Puerto Rico Department of Labor
- Delegation Of Authority Under An Ltd Plan Must Be Clear For Arbitrary And Capricious Standard To Apply
- Changes to OSHA regulations on recordkeeping of fatalities and serious workplace injuries and establishments subject to reporting
- Mediation: a New Approach to Reducing Litigation Costs
- U.S. Supreme Court Rules that Certain Severance Payments are Subject to FICA Taxes
- President Obama raises minimum wage for federal contractor workers
Real Estate & Notarial Practice
Tax & Employee Benefits
- IRS Announces 2024 Pension Plan Limitations
- Puerto Rico Treasury Department Notifies the 2023 Cost-of-Living Adjustments for Retirement Plans
- IRS Announces the 2023 Cost-of-Living Adjustments for Retirement Plans
- Qualified Payments & Loans for Disaster Assistance after the passage of Hurricane Fiona
- PR Treasury Activates Distributions from Retirement Plans and/or IRAS to Cover Hurricane Fiona Damages
- Puerto Rico Treasury Department Notifies the 2022 Cost-of-Living Adjustments for Retirement Plans
- IRS Announces the 2022 Cost-of-Living Adjustments for Retirement Plans
- PR Income Tax Exclusion on Certain Tax Qualified Retirement Plan Distribution to Non-PR Residents
- Cobra Premium Subsidy And Election Period Extension Under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
- DOL’s Missing Participant Guidance
- Puerto Rico Treasury Department Notifies the 2021 Cost-of-Living Adjustments for Retirement Plans
- IRS Announces the 2021 Cost-of-Living Adjustments for Retirement Plans
- IRS Announces the 2020 Cost-of-Living Adjustments for Retirement Plans
- U.S. Department of Labor Proposes New Default Electronic Disclosure by Employee Pension Benefit Plans
- Tax Reform Impacts Employment and Benefits Act 257-2018
- Puerto Rico Treasury Department Notifies the 2019 Cost-of-Living Adjustments for Retirement Plans
- IRS Announces the 2019 Cost-of-Living Adjusted Limits for Retirement Plans
- PR Supreme Court Holds That Current Spouse (and not Former Spouse) Has Right To Receive Deceased Participant’s Erisa Retirement Benefit
- Recent Caselaw Regarding Equitable Releif Under Erisa
- PR Treasury Extends Eligibility Period for Hurricane Maria Relief Distributions from Qualified Retirement Plans and IRA Until November 30, 2018
- Puerto Rico Treasury Department Notifies the 2018 Cost-of-Living Adjustments for Retirement Plans
- Puerto Rico Treasury Department: Postponement of due dates for filing and payment of taxes due to the passing of Hurricanes Irma and Maria
- Disaster Tax Relief and Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2017
- PRTD Circular Letter No. 17-07: Requirement of Electronic Notification on the Holding of Tax Credits
- Notice to Client – Medical Professionals Incentives Act – 2 22 17
- NTC – Statutory Changes to PR Trusts PR Retirement Plan Provisions and Estate Tax Matters 2017
- Social Security Wage Base Increases to $127,200 for 2017
- IRS Announces the 2017 Cost-of-Living Adjustments for Retirement Plans
- Transition to SURI – Effective on October 31, 2016
- Failure to Provide Time Limit for Filing Action in Notice of Benefits Denial Held to Render Contractual Limitation Periods Innaplicable by First Circuit
- Puerto Rico Treasury Department Notifies the 2016 Cost of Living Adjustments for Retirement Plans
- IRS Announces the 2015 Cost-of-Living Adjustments for Retirement Plans
- Checklist of Major Tax Requirements
- Puerto Rico Treasury Department issues Administrative Determination 14-16
- New Puerto Rico Tax Changes that affect Corporate and Individual Taxpayers
- New changes proposed that affect Corporate and Individual Taxpayers
- U.S. Supreme Court Rules that Certain Severance Payments are Subject to FICA Taxes
- U.S. Department of Labor proposed new ERISA regulations
- PR Department of State Waiver of Late Filing Penalties for Corporations Annual Reports
- Puerto Rico Treasury Department Notifies the 2014 Cost-of-Living Adjustments for Retirement Plans
- Employers Tax Amnesty