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
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Merger review processes are being impacted worldwide as merger control authorities adapt to take account of the consequences of Covid-19 coronavirus. While critical transactions are likely to be reviewed, as far as possible, in accordance with normal...By: Allen & Overy LLP
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Tailored considerations for boards of directors and management in the current environment. Key Points: ..Hostile takeover activity and stockholder activism often correspond with or follow periods of extreme market volatility and investor...By: Latham & Watkins LLP
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DOJ Antitrust Division successfully uses private-style arbitration for first time to block a merger, and force a divestiture as a condition to closing.1 DOJ’s novel use of arbitration to resolve liability in a merger case has serious implications for...By: White & Case LLP
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As the coronavirus pandemic’s devastating impacts continue to evolve, governments at all levels (local, state and federal) are taking various measures to respond to the virus outbreak. Several governors and mayors have issued orders shutting down...By: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
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Amidst the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, daily and sometimes hourly changes in federal, state, and local orders and regulations are significantly impacting the construction industry. This blog provides an overview of practical issues to consider related...By: Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
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Earlier yesterday, New York State Empire State Development updated its Guidance for Determining Whether a Business Enterprise Is Subject To A Workforce Reduction Under Recent Executive Orders, in furtherance of Executive Order 202.6, as amended by...By: Hodgson Russ LLP
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On March 25, 2020, Washington Governor Jay Inslee issued a memorandum that provided members of the construction industry with additional guidance regarding the Stay Home, Stay Healthy Proclamation (20-25) issued on March 23, 2020 in response to the...By: Stoel Rives LLP
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Effective today (March 27, 2020) at midnight, New Hampshire joins various other states in closing non-essential businesses and ordering citizens to stay at home. Governor Sununu issued Executive Order #17 on March 26, 2020....By: Pierce Atwood LLP
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The COVID-19 pandemic is one of the biggest threats to the global economy and financial markets that the world has ever seen. In an effort to mitigate the financial fall-out, many lenders are reviewing their existing loan portfolios and assessing...By: Thompson Coburn LLP
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