Government and Public Policy

After months of negotiations, the COVID-Related Tax Relief Act of 2020 (the “Act”) was signed into law by President Trump on December 27, 2020.

Haynes and Boone hosted its biennial Texas Legislative Preview on Jan. 7, 2021, examining current affairs and issues that are expected to come up in the 87th Texas Legislature.

On December 4, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filed its first pandemic-related enforcement action against a public company for allegedly making misleading disclosures about the i...

On April 2, President Trump moved to use the Defense Production Act of 1950 (“DPA”) to expand the authority of the Department of Homeland Security to intervene in the private sector to order and prior...

In response to the Coronavirus pandemic, the President signed H.R. 748, known as the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act on March 27, 2020. The bill ...

In the wake of the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus outbreak, Congress sought to pass a stimulus bill designed to mitigate the negative impact on the U.S. economy of measures taken to...

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is an independent agency of the federal government established to provide assistance and protection in the interest of small businesses.

This morning, Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York issued Executive Order No. 202.9 that applies through April 20, 2020, to protect borrowers against lender actions relating to COVID-19.

On March 4, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) announced that it would provide conditional regulatory relief with respect to certain filing and mailing obligations under the Secu...

Haynes and Boone, LLP Of Counsel Rafael Anchia, a Democratic Texas state representative from the Dallas area, teamed with veteran journalist Evan Smith, CEO and editor-in-chief of The Texas Tribun...