Mar 13, 2024 | 2024, Banking, Business & Taxation, Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy
By Matthew K. Stevenson – Attorney, Business Law & Taxation Law Practice Group On March 1, 2024, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama ruled that the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) is unconstitutional. The court found that...
Dec 21, 2023 | 2023, Litigation, News
As a law firm with nearly a dozen civil litigation attorneys, we are often asked about defamation cases. These cases receive attention from the media and loom large in courtroom dramas and the public imagination. What exactly is defamation? Defamation occurs when a...
Dec 19, 2023 | 2023, Condemnation
By Jennifer C. Paul – Partner, Condemnation, Litigation & Employment Practice Groups When the government takes private property for public use, such as for public projects, right of way expansions or for other public development, the government is...
Dec 6, 2023 | 2023, Estate Planning, Estate Planning & Probate
Dear Clients: As you may know, Oregon Senate Bill 498 was signed into law by Governor Kotek on July 13, 2023. The new law provides an available $15 million Oregon estate tax exemption for decedents who engage in the active management of Natural Resource Property...
Nov 10, 2023 | 2023, Banking, Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy, Financial Services
By Erich Paetsch, Chair, Financial Services Industry Group At the start of the Great Recession, the Federal Financial Institution Examination Counsel agencies (“FFEIC”) adopted a Policy Statement on Prudent Commercial Real Estate Loan Workouts (“2009 Statement”). The...
Aug 31, 2023 | 2023, COVID-19, Employers, Employment Law, Lawyers, Litigation
By David Briggs, Partner – Employment Law & Litigation Practice Group Ready or not, here it comes. Paid Leave Oregon is here. Employees are eligible to apply for benefits and can start receiving those benefits beginning on September 3, 2023. The Oregon...
Aug 17, 2023 | 2023, Awards, Business & Taxation, Construction, Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, Employment Law, Estate Planning & Probate, Litigation, Real Property & Land Use
Salem, OR, United States, August 17, 2023 — Saalfeld Griggs Business Lawyers is pleased to announce that eight of its attorneys have been recognized in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, and two have been recognized in the 2023 edition of Super...
Jun 19, 2023 | 2023, Business & Taxation
The Oregon Secretary of State recently warned business owners to be aware of solicitations sent out by for-profit companies offering to file an annual report with the Oregon Secretary of State on behalf of the business or business owner. These companies are commonly...
Dec 20, 2022 | 2022, Company, Estate Planning, Estate Planning & Probate
Dear Friends and Clients: Happy Holidays! As with years past, we wanted to send a letter to friends and clients with new information on prospective tax updates and law changes, as well as key estate planning reminders for an estate planning checkup. We are excited...
