As the world continues to operate remotely in 2021, businesses continue to adjust and evolve their corporate processes to accommodate COVID-19 gathering restrictions. If you or your company find yourselves planning your upcoming meetings to be remote (whether shareholder or director meetings for Texas corporations, or member or manager meetings for Texas LLCs), we recommend…
It is no secret that COVID-19 has been difficult for businesses, both in terms of financial health and longevity. In addition to keeping your business afloat, what else should you consider “essential” during this time of economic volatility? Your fiduciary duties. Whether a director, an officer, or a manager, if you are part of an entity’s…
The Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) created under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) was signed into law on March 27, 2020, as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The PPP provided small businesses financial assistance in the form of a loan that could be forgiven if the PPP borrower utilizes…
STRUCTURE by Cokinos | Young is featured in the November issue of Austin/San Antonio Construction News. Founded in 1998, Construction News provides the local Austin and San Antonio construction industry with a publication that is entirely focused on construction personnel, companies, and projects covering the eight-county metropolitan region. To view the November issue, click here.
Congratulations to Karen Landinger for being rated AV Preeminent, the highest possible rating in both legal ability & ethical standards. This is given to attorneys who are ranked at the highest level of professional excellence for their legal expertise, communication skills, and ethical standards by their peers. The AV Preeminent Rating is the pinnacle of…
We are pleased to welcome Darrell W. Taylor, a recognized leader in the transactional field, to STRUCTURE, Cokinos|Young’s transactional team, where he will be joining our Houston office as Senior Counsel. Darrell is an accomplished and creative transactional attorney, who has served as an adviser and leader in his field for over 30 years. Darrell…
To facilitate social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic, Texas Governor Greg Abbott recently issued two executive orders temporarily relaxing requirements for in-person notarization of certain documents. The first order (the “Estate Planning Order”), issued on April 8, permits the “remote notarization” of certain estate-planning, advance-directive and probate documents. The second order (the “Real Estate Order”),…
In response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), lenders around the country are taking steps to respond to the needs of borrowers directly affected by COVID-19. To aid our borrower clients, this article focuses on the potential for an event of default, as well as various talking points with lenders and potential ways to mitigate the…
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the virus itself as well as the actions being taken in response to it, have directly impacted the ability of both landlords and tenants to perform their respective obligations under commercial lease agreements. STRUCTURE Cokinos, the transactional team of Cokinos | Young (principal office in Houston, Texas), under the leadership…
Cokinos | Young STRUCTURE, our transactional team, advised Central Texas Refuse and its affiliates in the sale of their business to Integrated Waste Solutions Group. Central Texas Refuse, a family-owned business since 1981, was headquartered in Austin, Texas, and provided full-service waste and recycling services throughout central Texas. The Cokinos team was led by Tiffany…