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As states and other jurisdictions continue to implement, amend, and clarify their stay-at-home orders, many continue to define Essential Businesses through the guidelines issued by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). Approximately twenty states have referenced the Guidelines, including...

In the week following our initial client alert regarding the effect of government stay-at-home orders on your manufacturing operations, approximately 27 states (and many other local authorities) have implemented a version of a stay-at-home order. Many of these same states...

As the nation scrambles to take advantage of the $2 trillion stimulus benefits in the CARES Act, numerous sources have stated that only businesses with 500 or fewer employees are eligible to apply for loans under the Act’s Paycheck Protection...

As a business with manufacturing operations that cannot be operated remotely by employees at home, it is challenging to comply with health and safety obligations in the age of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), while also preserving the financial integrity of the...

In just a short period of time, the COVID-19 pandemic has triggered a revolution in how we live our lives and do our jobs. These changes have extended to the regulation of the financial industry. While FINRA emphasizes that it...

In light of the on-going Covid-19 pandemic, many organisations are implementing remote working policies and limiting access to offices in order to effect social distancing measures. Notwithstanding the changes to usual working practices, organisations continue to enter into binding contractual...

The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is causing unprecedented disruptions to business operations on a global scale. As these disruptions continue, and the economic effects mount, more industries will be significantly impacted. All companies need to assess not only their own, but...

The Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security Act (known as the SHIELD Act), signed into law by Governor Cuomo last year, comes into full effect on March 21, 2020. The Act’s expansive reach requires businesses in New York, as...

In a decision that may significantly increase access to domestic discovery in foreign arbitration proceedings, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled on September 19 that courts may order individuals and entities within the United States...

Each year public entities spend billions of dollars on construction projects. As a result of these projects, time-consuming and costly complications such as construction project delay claims, defective workmanship, force majeure claims, lien issues, insurance issues, jurisdiction, payment issues and...

In an 8-1 decision, the Supreme Court settled a long-standing circuit split regarding the impact of bankruptcy filings on trademark licenses. Until May 20th, brand owners in some jurisdictions could use bankruptcy protections to terminate the rights of third parties...

Since 2015, three cases have gradually been making their way through the English appeal courts: Lungowe v Vedanta Resources Plc;[1] Okpabi v Royal Dutch Shell;[2] and AAA & Ors v Unilever.[3] To quote the Court of Appeal in Unilever, all...

In the international upstream oil and gas exploration and production industry, joint operating agreements (“JOAs”) are the key agreements which govern the terms upon which oil and gas companies regulate their upstream joint ventures. JOAs often provide for sharing costs...

The UK Court of Appeal in Spirit Energy Resources Limited & Ors v Marathon Oil U.K. LLC [2019] EWCA Civ 11 has affirmed the February 2018 decision of Mr Justice Robin Knowles of the High Court.1 Knowles J’s decision concerned...