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Joshua M. Bowman presents at Strafford webinar on commercial leasing practices during the COVID-19 pandemic

April 29, 2022

Joshua M. Bowman, chair of the firm’s Hospitality Practice Group and partner in the Real Estate and Corporate Departments, presented at the Strafford Publications webinar, “Commercial Leases and Frustration of Purpose, Impossibility Defenses: Strategies for Landlords and Tenants,” on Thursday, April 28th. Josh covered the struggles of commercial leasing during the COVID-19 pandemic and the defense strategies that have arisen in previous breach of lease cases. The webinar also addressed recent case law regarding how courts have analyzed claims of the frustration of purpose, impossibility, and other common law defenses.