Jeffrey B. Morlend

Jeff is co-leader of Sullivan’s Finance Practice Group. He advises both public and private clients in a range of corporate matters with a focus on financing transactions, securities law compliance and private equity investments. Jeff represents financial institutions and public and private companies involved in a variety of industries in secured and unsecured credit facilities, including large syndicated facilities and single-lender financings. He counsels real estate investment trusts and other domestic and international companies in public equity and debt offerings and general disclosure matters, and advises sponsors and institutional investors in the formation of and investment in private investment funds for commercial timberland and farmland. During law school, Jeff served as judicial intern for the Honorable Frank M. Ciuffani, J.S.C., Superior Court of New Jersey.

Bar & Court Admissions

• Massachusetts
• New York

Education

• J.D., cum laude, Syracuse University College of Law
• B.A., Emory University

Community Engagement

• Board of Directors, Massachusetts Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division (2011-2017)
• Co-Chair, Recently Elected Partners Forum, Boston Bar Association (2019-Present)
• Summer Associate Program Director, Sullivan (2019)
• Accelerator Program, Association for Corporate Growth (2014-2015)
• Business Editor, Syracuse Law Review (2008-2009)

Languages

• Spanish

Awards & Honors

• "Rising Star," Massachusetts Super Lawyers (2016-2020)
• Justinian Honor Society

• U.S. Treasury Issues Additional Guidance Regarding Loan Forgiveness
  Client Alert
  August 14, 2020
• SBA has Opened its PPP Forgiveness Portal. Here's Why Many Small Businesses Will Have to Wait
  Boston Business Journal, Quoted
  August 10, 2020
• An Update on the Paycheck Protection Program
  Client Alert
  July 2, 2020
• SBA Releases New Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness Applications and Instructions
  Client Alert
  June 18, 2020
• Better Late Than Never? New Law Expands Loan Forgiveness Provisions of the Paycheck Protection Program and Provides Other Desperately Needed Relief
  Client Alert
  June 8, 2020
• PPP Loan Forgiveness Guidance at Long Last
  Client Alert
  May 17, 2020
• SBA and Treasury Finally Provide Promised Guidance on Borrowers’ Good Faith Certification under the Paycheck Protection Program
  Client Alert
  May 13, 2020
• U.S. Treasury Extends Safe Harbor to Return Funds Wrongly Issued Under the Paycheck Protection Program
  Client Alert
  May 6, 2020
• SBA Imposes Cap of $20 Million on Aggregate Paycheck Protection Program Loans to Related Businesses
  Client Alert
  May 1, 2020
• Additional Paycheck Protection Program Loan Funds Available
  Client Alert
  April 24, 2020
• Q&A for the Small Business Community
  The Boston Globe
  April 10, 2020
• U.S. Treasury Issues Additional Guidance Regarding the Paycheck Protection Program
  Client Alert
  April 7, 2020
• City of Boston’s Small Business Financial Relief Fund
  Client Alert
  April 4, 2020
• SBA Issues Additional Guidance Under the Paycheck Protection Program
  Client Alert
  April 4, 2020
• A Deeper Dive into the Paycheck Protection Program under the CARES Act
  Client Alert
  April 3, 2020
• Federal Aid for Small Business Off to a Slow Start
  The Boston Globe
  April 3, 2020
• Impact of the Coronavirus on Credit Facilities
  Client Alert
  April 2, 2020
• Key Provisions of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) for Commercial Real Estate
  Client Alert
  April 2, 2020
• Relief to Nonprofits and Incentives for Charitable Giving under the CARES Act
  Client Alert
  April 1, 2020
• Key Provisions of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) for Small Businesses and Individuals
  Client Alert
  March 30, 2020
• Sullivan Attorneys Named 2019 Massachusetts Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
  New England Super Lawyers Magazine
  October 17, 2019
• SEC Simplifies Disclosure Requirements for Public Companies
  Client Advisory
  April 2, 2019
• Sullivan Client Flex Fleet Rental Announces Investment by Waterfall Asset Management and TRP Capital Partners
  Press Release
  February 12, 2019
• Private Placements Pursuant to Rule 506 of Regulation D: A Summary
  VC-List
  October 22, 2018
• Sullivan Attorneys Named 2018 Massachusetts Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
  New England Super Lawyers Magazine
  October 18, 2018
• Firm Elects Four New Partners Sullivan Announces 2018 Partners
  Press Release
  January 8, 2018
• FAST Act Legislation Eases Capital Raising Restrictions And Seeks To Simplify Disclosure Requirements
  Client Advisory
  January 6, 2016
• REIT Group Wins Legal 500 US Award
  Press Release
  June 10, 2015

Seminars & Presentations

• Paycheck Protection Program Webinar
  Massachusetts Society of CPAs (May 21, 2020)
• Important Ways the SEC has Simplified Reporting Requirements
  Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Northeast Chapter (September 12, 2019)

• "Foundational Skills for Attorney Licensing," Syracuse University College of Law (April 2, 2018)
• "Fact Investigation & Analysis in Corporate and Business Transactions," Syracuse University College of Law (March 24, 2016, April 13, 2017, April 2, 2018 and March 28, 2019)
• "Legal Communication and Research," Syracuse University College of Law (March 29, 2019)
• "Due Diligence in Corporate and Business Transactions," Boston University School of Law (October 9, 2013, October 8, 2014, October 7, 2015, October 5, 2016 and October 10, 2018)
• Adjunct Professor, First-Year Legal Writing Program, Boston University School of Law (2014-2017)