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Gary Lozow, John Chanin and Foster Graham Milstein & Calisher, LLP Ranked in Chambers USA Guide, 2020 Colorado – Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
Chambers USA has released its 2020 list of law firm and attorney rankings in the United States. This year, two attorneys from FGMC – Gary Lozow and John Chanin – were again ranked on this exclusive and prestigious list for their practice in White-Collar...
When It is Not Safe to Stay Home: Domestic Violence During Shelter-In-Place
The mayor and the governor have ordered us all to stay home during the COVID-19 crisis. For many of us, that means significantly more time with family. Occasionally getting on each others’ nerves in close quarters is to be expected. However, for some of...
Public Hearings During “Stay At Home” Orders and Prohibitions on Large Gatherings
With local, state and national prohibitions on “large gatherings” in place, municipalities across Colorado are working to find creative solutions to continue necessary governance, public meetings and public hearings. While governing bodies of some...
Refundable Tax Credits for Colorado Small Businesses for Providing Paid Sick and Family Leave
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the "FFCRA"), signed by President Trump on March 18, 2020, provides small and midsize employers refundable tax credits that reimburse them, dollar-for-dollar, for the cost of providing paid sick and family leave...
Enforcement of “Stay At Home” Orders Begins in Denver
This week, the City of Denver has formed an Enforcement Team that has already handed out hundreds of warnings and a handful of citations. The Team, which is working 7 days a week, is proactively patrolling for Stay at Home violators. The main goal appears...
Goodbye to Jerri Jenkins
We lost a friend, partner, colleague and world class attorney this week when Jerri Jenkins lost her battle with cancer. I “met” Jerri on the ski slopes of Steamboat Springs over 13 years ago when we first had a chance to talk about her coming over to our...
Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Considerations for Colorado Businesses During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Among the many threats posed by the COVID-19 pandemic is increased cybersecurity risk. With the rapid transition to remote work, employees are using new technologies and applications in unfamiliar settings. Hackers and phishers are already taking advantage...
Remote Notarizations and Estate Plan Documents in Colorado
On Friday, March 27, 2020, Gov. Jared Polis issued an executive order suspending the requirement that a person physically appear before a notary public for the purpose of performing a notarization. The executive order expires in 30 days. Previously, to...
Best Practice: Travel Authorization Letters
Governor Polis’s Order 20-017, dated March 25, 2020, ordered all non-essential businesses to close. However, certain “Minimum Basic Operations” of non-essential businesses are allowed to continue, including (1) maintaining the value of a business’s...
An Alternative to Laying off Employees: The Colorado Work Share Program
With the recent suspension of all dine-in services at restaurants and bars, the closure of ski resorts, the shutting down of sporting events, and the stay-at-home order prohibiting employees from going to work—except those in “critical...