Newsroom
May 2021
Chambers USA 2021 Recognizes FMJ’s General Corporate & Business and Mergers & Acquisitions Practice Groups
Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, a leading annual legal guide identifying the top attorneys and law firms in the U.S., listed Fafinski... Read more
April 2021
The Next New Normal: Returning to the Workplace and Implementing Health, Safety, and Vaccination Plans
We have now passed the one-year mark since the first reported case of COVID-19 in Minnesota. This past year has been difficult for many... Read more
April 2021
FMJ Expands New Ulm Office With New Shareholder Paul Shneider
We are pleased to announce that Mankato attorney Paul Shneider has joined the New Ulm office as a Shareholder. Paul will continue his practice... Read more
March 2021
The Newly Implemented American Rescue Plan and Its Impact on Employers and the FFCRA
There has been no shortage of news articles over the past couple of months regarding various initiatives that were originally proposed by President Biden... Read more
March 2021
Leaving ISTAT 2020: A Year of Commercial Aviation with COVID-19
The below piece was written by Kevin Johnson, the head of our Transportation & Logistics group, as he reflects on the last twelve months... Read more
February 2021
Corporate Deal Closings – 2020 Year in Review
2020 was a year of challenges and changes. Amid these challenges and changes, our Mergers & Acquisitions, Real Estate, Banking & Financial Institutions, and... Read more
January 2021
Transportation & Logistics Attorneys Named to “Who’s Who Legal Transport” 2021 List
Robert R. Fafinski, Jr. (Shareholder & CEO) and Kevin J. Johnson (Shareholder) were named to the “Who’s Who Legal Transport” 2021 list for aviation finance.... Read more
January 2021
Financial Institutions Start Accepting PPP2 Applications
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Department of Treasury issued interim final rules (IFRs) which serve as guidance for the second round... Read more
January 2021
FMJ’s New Office Space Featured in Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal’s Cool Offices
Our newly renovated office space was featured in Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal’s Cool Offices weekly feature. Our renovation was completed in May 2020... Read more
January 2021
FMJ Adds Tax Attorney Robert Tunheim to Corporate Practice Groups
We are pleased to announce that Robert Tunheim has joined the firm as an associate in its General Corporate & Business and Mergers &... Read more
December 2020
Mandatory FFCRA Paid Leave About to Sunset: New COVID-19 Relief Bill Provides for Expiration of Mandatory FFCRA Paid Leave with Option and Incentive If Employers Extend It on Their Own
On Sunday, December 27, 2020, the President signed into law a major piece of legislation that contained, among other things, a new COVID-19 relief... Read more
December 2020
A First Look at the New Stimulus Package and the New Round of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)
Late Monday, December 21, 2020, the Senate passed a 5,593-page bill named the “Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021” for a second round of emergency economic... Read more
December 2020
To Vaccinate or Not to Vaccinate: Breaking Down the EEOC’s New Guidance on the COVID-19 Vaccinations and the Workplace
Last week, the U.S. saw its first administrations of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, which is the first vaccine to receive Emergency Use Authorization from... Read more
December 2020
Webinar: PPP Year-End Update – Where We’re At and Where We’re Headed
Webinar Replay Earlier this month, FMJ’s PPP Loan Application and Audit Team hosted a webinar titled PPP Year-End Update: Where We’re At and Where We’re Headed.... Read more
November 2020
SBA Seeking Approval of PPP Loan Necessity Questionnaires from the Office of Management and Budget
Under the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”), borrowers who received a PPP loan in excess of $2 million have known since April that their loans... Read more