Howard Berkower

January 13, 2021 | New York Law Journal

This article addresses the key features of PPP 2.0 for small businesses, incorporating the Interim Final Rule on the Paycheck Protection Program as Amended by the Economic Aid Act and the Interim Final Rule on PPP Second Draw Loans issued by the Small Business Administration on Jan. 6, 2021.

By Howard Berkower

15 minute read

August 28, 2020 | New York Law Journal

Restaurants across the country are being required to significantly limit their "in house" dining capacity, forcing them to increasingly rely on takeout and delivery. Under these conditions, many will not survive the year without government assistance.

By Howard Berkower and William D. Brown Jr.

5 minute read

May 13, 2020 | Litigation Daily

Recent FAQ guidance from the Small Business Administration is causing great uncertainty for businesses that have received paycheck protection loans and are grappling with whether to return them, write litigators from McCarter & English.

By Howard Berkower, William D. Brown, Jr., Jonathan Pizarro-Ross and Scott J. Seger

5 minute read

April 23, 2020 | New York Law Journal

The Treasury Department and Federal Reserve Board of Governors are leveraging the existing powers of the Federal Reserve under §13(3) of the Federal Reserve Act to provide credit to private enterprises under the "exigent" circumstances created by the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Howard Berkower, William D. Brown Jr. and Curtis A. Johnson

6 minute read