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The COVID-19 crisis has set in train a cascade of events that will impede, delay or prevent performance of many contracts in the coming months. Businesses are likely to face pressure from many directions: shortages of materials, shortages of staff,...By: Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP

At a time of crisis and economic upheaval, there is a natural tendency for people to pull together. Currently, many are isolating in their homes, yet communities and businesses everywhere are coming together to face a common enemy: COVID-19. One...By: Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP

Projects around the globe are undeniably suffering impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Those include decreased available labour force due to illness and travel restrictions, prohibitions on site access, material and equipment transport and...By: Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP

The COVID-19 crisis has set in train a cascade of events that will impede, delay or prevent performance of many contracts in the coming months. Businesses are likely to face pressure from many directions: shortages of materials, shortages of staff,...By: Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP

Since being declared to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by the World Health Organisation on 30 January 2020, the coronavirus disease known as COVID-19 has spread to over 30 countries (as at the date of this alert). In addition...By: Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP

On January 13, 2020, the U.S. Department of Treasury, on behalf of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), issued final rules expanding CFIUS's authority to review foreign investments in U.S. businesses for national security...By: Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP

Background - On January 13, 2020, the U.S. Department of Treasury, on behalf of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), issued final rules expanding CFIUS’s authority to review foreign investments in U.S. businesses for...By: Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP

Patent Applications Naming Artificial Intelligence System as Inventor Raise Intriguing Questions - In August 2019, a team of patent attorneys led by Ryan Abbott, a law professor at the University of Surrey in the United Kingdom, filed patent...By: Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP

Arbitration Laws Updated in the UAE; New Construction Arbitration Guide Released; and the UK Court of Appeal Weighs in on Liquidated Damages - New UAE arbitration laws: The UAE has introduced a new arbitration law, the Federal Law No. 6 of 2018 on...By: Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP

Lessons Learned from a MeToo Settlement - When a high-ranking female company executive endures years of an “Animal House” work culture, suffering discrimination, harassment, demotion, and constructive discharge due to her gender, her pregnancy, and...By: Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP