Nirav Bhatt

Nirav Bhatt is an associate in the Finance and Bankruptcy Practice Group. He is a co-lead associate for the firm’s Alternative Finance industry team, and a member of the Private Equity industry team.

Areas of Practice

Nirav represents corporate borrowers, financial sponsors, portfolio companies, commercial banks and other financial institutions in a variety of financing transactions. Some of the areas in which Nirav has experience are senior secured, second-lien and mezzanine credit facilities in connection with bilateral club and broadly syndicated transactions, leveraged buyouts and add-on acquisitions. Nirav also specializes in problem loan workouts, judicial and non-judicial foreclosures.

Honors

Go-To Thought Leader, National Law Review, 2021

Articles

Corporate Law Blog Posts

• "Justice Friedman Allows Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claim to Proceed Against Corporate Directors," September 16, 2015 

Finance & Bankruptcy Law Blog Posts 

• "Paycheck Protection Program: SBA Issues Guidance on First Draw and Second Draw PPP Loans and Releases PPP Applications Pursuant to the Economic Aid Act," January 21, 2021

• "The Reauthorization and Revival of the Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program under the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act," December 31, 2020

• "The October 2, 2020 SBA Procedural Notice: Change of Ownership Transactions Involving PPP Borrowers," October 5, 2020

• "Paycheck Protection Program: Updated Loan Forgiveness Estimator Workbook," July 10, 2020

• "PPP Updates: Extension of the Application Deadline, Disclosure of PPP Borrowers Receiving Greater than $150,000 in PPP Loans, and the “Owner-Employee” Dilemma," June 8, 2020

• "Updates to the PPP Loan Forgiveness Application Form," June 19, 2020

• "[UPDATED] Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act: Major Changes to the PPP," June 12, 2020

• "Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act: Major Changes to the PPP," June 5, 2020

• "Paycheck Protection Program: Loan Forgiveness Estimator Workbook," May 28, 2020

• "Paycheck Protection Program: Key Features of the Loan Forgiveness Application," May 19, 2020

• "Paycheck Protection Program: SBA Issues Further Guidance on its Review of the Economic Uncertainty Certification made by PPP Borrowers," May 13, 2020

• "Paycheck Protection Program: SBA Extends Prepayment Safe Harbor To May 14, 2020 and Issues Further Interpretive Guidance on Employee Head Count and Affiliation," May 7, 2020

• "Paycheck Protection Program: SBA Issues an Aggregate $20 Million Limit for Entities within a 'Single Corporate Group'," May 1, 2020

• "The SBA and U.S. Treasury Announce Full “Review” of Businesses Receiving PPP Loans Greater than $2 Million," April 29, 2020

• "Enactment of the Paycheck Protection Program And Healthcare Enhancement Act and Further Interpretive Guidance on The Economic Uncertainty Certification And PPP Eligibility," April 24, 2020

• "Computational Framework for Determining Number of Employees for Eligibility, Qualifying Loan Amount and Forgiveness for a PPP Loan," April 20, 2020

• "Further Expansion Of Eligibility And Additional Guidance On The Paycheck Protection Program: The SBA’s April 14, 2020 Interim Final Rule," April 16, 2020

• "Expansion of Eligibility and Additional Guidance on the Paycheck Protection Program (Title I of the CARES Act)," April 8, 2020
• "Updates on the Affiliation Rules Applicable to the Paycheck Protection Program (Title I of the CARES Act)," April 6, 2020
• "Updates on the Paycheck Protection Program under the CARES Act: The SBA’s April 2, 2020 Interim Final Rule," April 3, 2020
• "Overview Of The Paycheck Protection Program Under The Cares Act (Title I)," March 27, 2020

Labor Law Blog Posts

• "Second Circuit Holds: You Can’t Always Get What You Want – As Long As Your Employer Gives You What You Need (An Effective Accommodation)," June 29, 2015

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