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Protect Ya Neck: The Wu-Tang Clan, Independent Contractors and the Potential Expansion of Negligent Hiring Claims

Instead of toiling over a 130-page private placement memorandum as an attorney or reviewing payroll as the head of the family business, imagine for a moment that you are Method Man, the de-facto lyrical leader of the Wu-Tang Clan. You and your Wu brethren have inked a deal with Escobar himself — Nas — to…
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AmeriSource Decision a Difficult Pill to Swallow for Securities Plaintiffs

The opioid crisis has garnered nationwide attention for decades and has resulted in thousands of lawsuits, subjecting pharmaceutical distributors to billions of dollars in damages.  AmerisourceBergen (“Amerisource”) — one of the “big three” largest pharmaceutical distributors in the U.S. — has frequently been accused of failing to adequately monitor and report suspicious orders of prescription…
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Protection From Panic Starts With These Proactive Banking Strategies

The fast and furious developments related to Silicon Valley Bank (“SVB”), Signature Bank, and others had depositors, employees, landlords, lawyers, accountants, and fiduciaries from nearly every sector scrambling for solutions to very real and challenging liquidity problems for their businesses and clients. Fortunately, after stepping in as receiver last Friday, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation…
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Recent Matters

Commercial Real Estate

We represented our clients BH Group and PEBB Enterprises in connection with the sale and acquisition of prime property in the heart of Miami, as detailed in this article (https://www.thenextmiami.com/miami-station-site-sold-shovel-ready-with-approvals-for-42-story-tower/). Approvals already have been issued for a 42-story tower.

Represented a long time, national real estate investment company in the sale of a New Jersey commercial property. The property is leased to a long-term national pharmacy chain.

The Real Estate Team represented a New England commercial and residential developer in selling the final residential unit in a multi-unit condominium development in Rhode Island.  DarrowEverett guided the client through drafting and adopting the condominium documents, phasing additional buildings and units, and selling all the residential units.

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Corporate & Business Transactions

We represented Orion Real Estate Group as part of its simultaneous acquisition of 37 car wash businesses throughout the U.S. Our Commercial Real Estate, Private Equity/Capital Markets, and Finance Practice Groups assisted in the transaction.

We represented Orion Real Estate Group as part of its acquisition of one of the more iconic shopping plazas in Miami, FL – Colonial Palms Plaza. The center boasts a number of superior national tenants.

Represented a leading U.S. private equity firm in connection with its minority growth investment in a national meat producer, packager and distributor.

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Banking & Finance

Represented Borrower in acquisition and finance of 2 Walgreens in both Fairlawn, Ohio and Waterbury, Connecticut.

Represented Lender in $4 million construction to permanent loan of 293-lot luxury subdivision in Delaware and $3 million revolving line of credit for working capital regarding the same subdivision.

On behalf of one of nation’s premier renewable energy firms, closed on a $70 million total senior secured credit facility, consisting of a $50 million revolver and $20 million permanent loan.

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Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution

DE’s litigation department successfully obtained the removal of a false and defamatory online news story that was harming client’s business reputation through demand to news organization. As a result of DE’s experience in prosecuting internet defamation matters, the news organization elected to remove the article in question.

The DarrowEverett Litigation team settled a Breach of Lease Agreement without the need for litigation on behalf of a property management client regarding the alleged failure of a large corporate tenant to terminate their lease correctly. The settlement, in the tens of thousands, secured the total renovation costs of the space plus multiple months’ rent. Additionally, our team was also able to overcome counter allegations of breach of contract.

Successfully defended a Declaratory Judgment Complaint filed by a number of health care institutions challenging a regulatory interpretation by the Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner against a Motion to Dismiss.  The Motion to Dismiss was denied and the case was allowed to proceed forward.

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Labor & Employment

Represented a sell side artificial intelligence integration company in an acquihire transaction.

Successfully managed Administrative Agency investigations and achieved full dismissal of multiple complaints before the Indiana Department of Labor and the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity.

Successfully defended and achieved dismissal in multiple discrimination complaints before the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (nationwide), the Florida Commission on Human Relations, the Fort Wayne Metropolitan Human Relations Commission, and the Texas Workforce Commission.

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