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Eaton Peabody Represents PureTerra Ventures in Transcend’s $10M Series B Financing
Eaton Peabody represented venture capital firm PureTerra Ventures, as an investor in the $10 million funding round for Transcend Software, Inc. Transcend is set to revolutionize the engineering of water and wastewater treatment plants by automating the design process, and through its platform is looking to enable the much-needed adoption of new, innovative technologies in […]
COVID-19 Update: Restaurant Revitalization Fund
On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act (“ARPA”), which, among other things, provides funding for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (the “RRF”) for small business restaurants, breweries, pubs, and other eligible businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The RRF allocates $28.6B for eligible businesses in need, and is intended […]
Governor Mills, Lawmakers Unveil Bipartisan Legislation to Achieve Universal Availability of Affordable Broadband in Maine
Legislation establishes groundbreaking Maine Connectivity Authority to spearhead use of incoming Federal broadband funds and to put Maine in driver’s seat in expanding access to affordable broadband Governor Janet Mills today unveiled legislation to establish the Maine Connectivity Authority, a new entity charged with achieving universal availability of high-speed broadband in Maine. The creation of […]
Maine Justice Foundation Makes Inaugural Grants from its Racial Justice Fund
Hallowell, ME – The Maine Justice Foundation has made inaugural grants from its Racial Justice Fund to six Maine groups. The goal of the Fund is to support Black, Indigenous, and People of Color statewide to forge social, systemic, and economic solutions that will address racism and inequities in our culture, organizations and systems. “We […]
COVID-19 Update: Temporary CARES Act Bankruptcy Provisions Extensions
On March 27, 2021, President Biden signed into law the “COVID-19 Bankruptcy Relief Extension Act of 2021.” The Act extends the bankruptcy-related sunset provisions for the CARES Act by one year, but left intact the sunset provisions in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 that passed on December 27, 2020. The CARES Act amendments to […]
Legal Update: Amended ECF Procedures For Original Signatures on Electronically Filed Documents
Under a recent amendment to the ECF Administrative Procedures, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Maine will no longer require that ECF filers obtain original signatures on documents prior to filing. Effective March 23, 2021, counsel can file copies of signed documents so long as we obtain the original wet signature within 30 days of signing. […]