On December 17, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals lifted the stay of the Biden Administration’s vaccination-or-testing mandate for employers with 100 or more employees who are not already covered by the separate federal contractor and health care mandates, which have also been subject to legal challenge. On November 6, the Fifth Circuit had temporarily […]
Author: Christopher Hewitt
On March 25, 2020, the Ohio General Assembly unanimously passed Am.Sub.H.B. 197, which provides measures for emergency relief to individuals, families, schools, businesses, and communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Governor DeWine collaborated with the General Assembly on this bill in advance, and signed the bill into law on March 27. The Senate majority’s summary of […]
DOT Selects 10 Drone Operations Test Sites for Pilot Program
On May 9, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced that it has selected 10 sites to participate in expanded Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) operations. The sites were chosen from 149 proposals made in response to the Federal Aviation Administration’s three-year Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Integration Pilot Program, launched in October 2017. The pilot program is an important […]
A business owner typically forms a limited liability entity, e.g., a corporation or a limited liability company, to insulate the owner from liabilities arising from the entity’s activities. Likewise, the entity also insulates the entity’s assets from the owner’s liabilities. Reverse veil piercing allows the owner’s personal creditors to seize an entity’s assets to satisfy an owner’s debts. […]
In an article for Law360, Hewitt and Juvan provide lessons for private equity firms from the U.S. government’s recent complaint Read the article here. Diabetic Care RX Case Is a Warning Sign for Private Equity
Tucker Ellis LLP joins IR as the exclusive Mergers & Acquisitions Member in US – Ohio
IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Christopher Hewitt of Tucker Ellis LLP. Christopher has joined IR as our exclusive Mergers & Acquisitions Member in US – Ohio. Tucker Ellis LLP is a full-service law firm formed in 2003 by 65 lawyers. Today, our 215 lawyers practice nationwide from eight […]