Attorney Evan S. Goldstein is participating in the Lawyers Collaborative for Diversity Student Mentor Program 2020-2021. This impactful mentoring program is designed to provide law students of color the opportunity to develop one-on-one relationships with lawyers from one of LCD’s member organizations. Students from participating schools are paired with successful mentors from the local legal community who graciously share their knowledge and experience. Matching mentor and mentee begins with a ...
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Christopher L. Brigham | CAIS Business & Operations Conference 2020
On Friday, October 23, 2020, UKS Attorney Christopher L. Brigham will be a guest speaker at the Connecticut Association of Independent School’s (CAIS) Annual Conference on Business & Operations. Attorney Brigham will discuss recent changes in federal laws that are significantly impacting school employers in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. The presentation will explore the paid sick leave and expanded family and medical leave provisions under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act an ...
UKS PREVAILS IN NINTH CIRCUIT APPEAL
UKS Shareholder Richard S. Order secured a victory for InteliClear, LLC, a New Jersey-based provider of software solutions for tracking stock transaction data. On October 15, 2020, a unanimous panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed a summary judgment entered by the United States District Court for the Central District of California in Los Angeles in InteliClear, LLC v. ETC Global Holdings, Inc., No. 19-55862 Attorney Order filed claims under the federal Def ...
Christopher L. Brigham | Return to Work in the Age of Covid -19
On Tuesday, October 13, 2020, UKS Attorney Christopher L. Brigham addressed the Dental Society of Greater Waterbury on the subject of “Return to Work Issues in the Age of Covid-19”. Attorney Brigham’s presentation focused on topics such as employee safety, compliance with the Families First Corona Virus Response Act, emergency paid sick leave requirements, rehiring considerations, travel advisories and employee testing. Attorney Brigham’s presentation contained a wealth of guidance for dental ...
IRS Issues Announcement on Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness
On September 22, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) issued Announcement 2020-12 notifying lenders of covered loans made under the Paycheck Protection Program that they should not file information returns or furnish payee statements under Section 6050P of the Internal Revenue Code to report the amount of qualifying forgiveness with respect to Paycheck Protection Program Loans. Generally, Section 6050P of the Code and the Treasury Regulations require an applicable entity that discharges at ...
UKS Attorneys Attend CBA Scholars Meeting
On Monday, October 5, 2020 UKS attorneys Evan Goldstein, Richard Dighello and Gideon Asemnor participated in the Connecticut Bar Association’s first LSAT Scholars Meeting. The purpose of the remote meeting was to celebrate and acknowledge the CBA’s first class of LSAT scholarship winners. The CBA and certain signatories to Connecticut's Legal Community Diversity & Inclusion Pledge & Plan have teamed up with Kaplan Partner Solutions to implement this LSAT Initiative. The purpose of the ...
David J. Monz | Board of Directors of the Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce
UKS is proud to announce that David J. Monz has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce. The mission of the Greater New Haven Chamber is to be an advocate for business, a valuable resource, a venue for connections and a promoter of economic growth for its 15 member municipalities. David J. Monz, a Shareholder in UKS’ Environmental Practice Group, concentrates his practice on environmental land use permitting and litigation, regulatory compliance, and ...
Michael P. Botelho | National Association of Bond Lawyers (“NABL”)
UKS Attorney Michael P. Botelho was recently appointed Vice-Chair of the Issuer’s and In-House Counsel Committee of the National Association of Bond Lawyers (“NABL”). The NABL was established in 1979 to promote the integrity of the municipal bond market through the education of its members in the laws affecting state and municipal bonds. The Issuer’s and In-House Counsel Committee was established in 2020 to further the NABL’s mission to promote the integrity of the municipal marketplace. Attor ...
CONNECTICUT EXTENDS RESIDENTIAL EVICTION MORATORIUM
On September 30, 2020, Governor Lamont executed Executive Order No. 9E extending Connecticut’s moratorium on residential evictions through January 1, 2021. The Executive Order includes a new exception to the moratorium for “serious nonpayment of rent.” If a tenant accrues a rent arrearage equal to or greater than six months’ worth of rent, the landlord may now proceed to commence an eviction. Executive Order No. 9E also contains the existing exceptions for: (1) evictions due to nonpayment of r ...