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Paul Weiss: COVID-19: EEOC Issues Guidance on Workplace Vaccine Policies
By Lawdragon News | Press Releases, Paul Weiss News, Covid-19
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently issued updated guidance on workplace COVID-19 v…
Catching up with Alec Karakatsanis on the Frontlines of the Covid-19 Legal Response
By John Ryan | News & Features, Covid-19
Alec Karakatsanis and his team at Civil Rights Corps have been at the forefront of efforts to reform…
Lawyers as Essential Second Responders in Catastrophes
By David Lash | News & Features, Covid-19
In times of catastrophe, lawyers generally are not key first responders. The legal community provides assistance not just shortly after the devastation occurs, but for months and years into the future.
Lawyers Tackle Covid-19: James Bostwick
By Alison Preece | News & Features, Covid-19
Bostwick, a medical malpractice and personal injury attorney based in California, discusses the delay of justice caused by court closures during the pandemic.
Lawyers Tackle Covid-19: Jennifer Selendy & David Elsberg
By Alison Preece | News & Features, Covid-19
Selendy & Elsberg co-manage Selendy & Gay. "No firm is immune, but we've taken steps to protect our firm against the financial and cultural impacts of remote work."
Lawyer Limelight: Jeff Kichaven on His Mediation Practice During the Pandemic
By Alison Preece | Lawyer Limelights, Covid-19
In light of the Covid-19 pandemic, Kichaven has moved his practice entirely online, which he thinks may become a permanent option for mediation work even after the lockdown is lifted.
Lawyers Tackle Covid-19: David A. Lash of O'Melveny
By Alison Preece | News & Features, Covid-19
Lash is head of his firm's pro bono program and is assisting legal aid groups, small businesses and non-profits as they navigate this unprecedented crisis.
Lawyers Tackle Covid-19: Evan Chesler of Cravath
By Alison Preece | News & Features, Covid-19, Cravath Features
Cravath's efforts during the pandemic include advising clients across all sectors of the economy and partnering with legal aid groups to help the hardest hit.
Lawyers Tackle Covid-19: Johnine P. Barnes of Greenberg Traurig
By Alison Preece | News & Features, Covid-19, Greenberg Traurig
Barnes talked with us about the early effects of the pandemic on the workforce and businesses, as well as her own adjusted practice.
Firms Respond to Covid-19 Crisis with Free Legal Resources
By Lawdragon News | News & Features, Covid-19
In this uncertain time, many firms represented on this year’s Lawdragon 500 have taken the lead in disseminating free legal advice related to Covid-19.
Lawyers Tackle Covid-19: Michael Kosnitzky of Pillsbury Winthrop
By Alison Preece | News & Features, Covid-19
Kosnitzky, co-leader of Pillsbury's Wealth Management practice, on top client questions and how his firm has adjusted operations during the crisis.
Lawyers Tackle Covid-19: Tamar Frankel of Boston University School of Law
By Alison Preece | News & Features, Covid-19
Frankel discusses brokers' duties, market volatility, and whether the pandemic can be considered a force majeure event.
Lawyers Tackle Covid-19: Nicholas Gravante Jr of Boies Schiller Flexner
By Alison Preece | News & Features, Covid-19
Gravante shares adjusted plans for the firm's summer associate program, and his most important piece of advice for clients right now.
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Wachtell Lipton: “New” IRS Guidance Provides Relief for REITs
By Lawdragon News | Press Releases, Wachtell Lipton News, Coronavirus Alerts
Taking a page from its financial-crisis playbook, the Internal Revenue Service has issued a welcome …
MALDEF Sues Federal Government Over COVID-19 Relief to Mixed-Status Couples
By Lawdragon News | Press Releases, Coronavirus Alerts, MALDEF
(GREENBELT, Md.) – The federal government’s denial of COVID-19 relief payments to U.S. citizens…
Wachtell Lipton: REITs and COVID-19: 15 Key Issues for Boards
By Lawdragon News | Press Releases, Wachtell Lipton News, Coronavirus Alerts
Many REIT boards are now broadening their focus beyond the immediate firestorms unleashed by COVID-1…
Texas Woman Sues Princess Cruise Lines in Husband’s Coronavirus Death
By Lawdragon News | Press Releases, Coronavirus Alerts, Rusty Hardin & Associates
Rusty Hardin & Associates suit: Cruise line knew of danger, failed to warn and delayed medical c…
BLB&G: Protecting Investors in a Time of Crisis: Access to Justice and COVID-19
By Lawdragon News | Press Releases, Bernstein Litowitz News, Coronavirus Alerts
On March 23, 2020, a leading defense side firm posted a memo decrying a supposed “flood of filings…
Wachtell Lipton: What to Say on Your Next Earnings Call in the Time of COVID-19
By Lawdragon News | Press Releases, Wachtell Lipton News, Coronavirus Alerts
This evening, in an unusual and groundbreaking statement, the Chairman of the Securities and Exchang…
Wachtell Lipton: REIT M&A: Preparing for Threats in COVID-19 Environment
By Lawdragon News | Press Releases, Wachtell Lipton News, Coronavirus Alerts
The precipitous drop in REIT stock prices has brought out the activists. While all REITs’ first …
Wachtell Lipton: Activists Will Show Their True Colors in COVID-19 Pandemic
By Lawdragon News | Press Releases, Wachtell Lipton News, Coronavirus Alerts
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of public companies have seen their market capitaliza…
Wachtell Lipton: Preserving Liquidity during the COVID-19 Pandemic
By Lawdragon News | Press Releases, Wachtell Lipton News, Coronavirus Alerts
Over the past two weeks, many companies, large and small, identified the near-term threats to corpor…
Wachtell Lipton: Disclosure Issues Relating to COVID-19
By Lawdragon News | Press Releases, Wachtell Lipton News, Coronavirus Alerts
Among the many issues facing public companies as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic is how to handle …
Wachtell Lipton: Debt Covenant Compliance and the COVID-19 Pandemic
By Lawdragon News | Press Releases, Wachtell Lipton News, Coronavirus Alerts
As the scope and potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic became apparent over the past week, corpo…
Wachtell Lipton: Regulators Address Short Selling in Response to COVID-19 Crisis
By Lawdragon News | Press Releases, Wachtell Lipton News, Coronavirus Alerts
In the past month, in addition to its human impact, fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic and the oil s…
Wachtell Lipton: Corporate Liquidity and the COVID-19 Pandemic
By Lawdragon News | Press Releases, Wachtell Lipton News, Coronavirus Alerts
Borrowers across the credit spectrum and in a wide range of industries are working to develop and im…
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