Commentary

After several weeks of restrictive measures implemented to mitigate the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, business owners are increasingly being required to make difficult decisions in the face of significant liquidity shortfalls. These decisions raise a number of legal issues.

Within the first two weeks of COVID-19 the drugstore companies came out posting stronger than usual sales.

Although COVID-19 has certainly disrupted the real estate world, it has also, paradoxically, generated a novel opportunity for the industry and its evolution.

What does the new paradigm mean for co-workers and space providers, particularly in the wake of COVID-19?

In many instances, the commercial property and sales tax revenue generated from a WPG asset is essential to the municipality within which it is situated, Louis G. Conforti writes.

In Chapter 11, the debtor will usually seek permission to use the income generated by the property. But if the license to use rents was terminated prior to bankruptcy, the rental income no longer is considered property of the debtor.

Despite the fact that national QSR chains are reporting an average dip in sales of about 25% in the coronavirus, their NOIs have not changed significantly.

Two recent developments will help many in the hospitality, restaurant and tourism industries avoid permanently shuttering their businesses due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.