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Seventeen Rosenberg Martin Greenberg, LLP Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in Baltimore Best Lawyers in America in 2021
Rosenberg Martin Greenberg, LLP is proud to announce that 17 of its attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the Best Lawyers® in America 2021 List, to be featured in U.S. News & World Report. Best Lawyers® is a respected peer-review publication in the legal profession which has been published for over…
Read MorePennsylvania Supreme Court Clarifies Applicability of Act 6 To Residential Mortgage Foreclosures (Sort Of)
When the loan documents provide for confession of judgment and the collateral encumbered by the mortgage securing the loan is commercial real property, the foreclosure process in Pennsylvania is straightforward. The lender first obtains a judgment by confession against the property owner. Assuming that the property owner does not succeed in having the judgment opened…
Read MoreBaltimore City Proposes Annual Licensing Fee Increase on Commercial Parking Facilities
At the July 6, 2020 Baltimore City Council meeting, Councilmembers Ryan Dorsey and Shannon Sneed introduced a bill which proposes to raise the annual licensing fee for commercial parking facilities for the first time in nearly 20 years. Commercial Parking Facilities are defined in the City Code as “a garage, structure, or part of a…
Read MoreCo-Tenancy Clauses in a COVD-19/Post-COVID-19 World: Preparing for the “New Normal”
Co-Tenancy clauses have historically been included mainly in leases for mall and shopping center tenants (i.e., retail centers with big-box tenants, such as Dick’s Sporting Goods). While the landscape for retail shopping center leasing has changed significantly in the years following the economic downturn of 2008, the onset of COVID-19 brings new challenges and considerations…
Read MoreOffice Leasing in a COVID-19/Post-COVID-19 World: Preparing for the “New Normal”
Unlike economic challenges of the past, COVID-19 has immediately and vastly altered the commercial real estate industry on a global scale, and in ways the industry has not previously encountered with the purely economic downturns. One of the most apparent changes is evident when handling commercial office leasing; read on to better understand what the…
Read MoreRetail Leasing in a COVID-19/Post-COVID-19 World: Preparing for the “New Normal”
The retail industry has experienced an unprecedented and immediate shift as a result of the economic fallout from COVID-19. One of the most apparent changes is evident when handling commercial retail leasing; read on to better understand what the new commercial standard will be on key retail leasing issues. Definition of Force Majeure Most often…
Read MoreMaryland’s Highest Court Confirms That Breach of Fiduciary Duty Exists As An Independent Cause of Action
Whether Maryland law recognizes an independent cause of action for breach of fiduciary duty has been an unsettled question. As the Maryland Court of Appeals noted in its July 14, 2020 opinion in Plank v. Cherneski, “Maryland appellate courts have not spoken uniformly on this issue” and have “made seemingly inconsistent pronouncements.” Consequently, “Litigants pick…
Read MoreBuilding Black-Owned Business in Baltimore
The protests engulfing the country over the last month have not only raised overdue awareness of the criminal justice system, but that they are just a symptom of the legacy of government policies and institutional practices that have advanced and perpetuated racial inequality. As a Baltimore-based law firm, we have reflected on ways that we…
Read MoreDon’t Hold Your Breath: Understanding the IRS Whistleblower Reward Program Can Prevent Substantial Financial Consequences
While the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) has long had a Whistleblower Office, the past few years have seen an uptick in the numbers of claims filed with the Office. In 2019 alone, according to an annual report from the IRS, the agency made awards exceeding $120 million to whistleblowers and collected more than $616 million…
Read MoreNavigating Existing “Future Debt Restrictions” After Obtaining PPP Loan
Many businesses that participated in the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) may have inadvertently defaulted on some of their pre-existing credit facilities or outstanding loans. As has become standard within these debt instruments, lending institutions often protect their future income streams with provisions restricting or prohibiting their borrowers from taking on additional debt. Ordinarily, borrowers strictly…
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