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Merger Control & Foreign Investment - In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, competition agencies across the globe have been required to adjust their work patterns and re-allocate resources to the most urgent aspects of their work. Large numbers...By: Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

This is the second installment of a two-part series highlighting M&A transaction issues for buyers and sellers to consider in light of COVID-19....By: Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Following the first reports of acute respiratory syndrome in China at the end of 2019, Chinese authorities have identified a novel coronavirus as the main causative agent. Since then, countries around the world have imposed containment measures and...By: FTI Consulting

States, counties and municipalities have issued “stay at home,” “shelter-in-place,” and other orders relating to COVID-19.  Many orders require the suspension of non-essential construction projects.  The orders typically have exemptions for projects...By: Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP

From the initial real estate purchase to completing construction, the entire real estate industry has been hit hard by the economic downturn caused by COVID-19. Some of the new relief bills have helped, especially the Paycheck Protection Program...By: Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

In new guidance issued by the New York City Department of Buildings brings their stated policies in line with latest guidance from Empire State Development. Three basic categories of construction are permitted to continue: (1) Essential...By: Cole Schotz

As of April 13, 2020, Pennsylvania has over 24,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases. With a wide variety of executive orders and related guidance in place to slow the transmission of this illness, determining what work, if any, your construction business may...By: Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

The Justice Department lost another merger the other day. This one was their challenge to Sabre’s acquisition of Farelogix. Sabre aggregates air fares in a hosted environment and serves about 50 percent of the market. Farelogix developed, and then...By: Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

With millions of Americans staying at home during the COVID-19 crisis, news outlets and internet infrastructure companies are all reporting significant increases in internet usage. For example, Cloudflare data from mid-March showed an 18% jump in...By: Farella Braun + Martel LLP

On Monday, March 9, we dusted off the weekend cobwebs, packed ourselves into commuter trains and buses, and headed to work or school like we always do. Most of us viewed COVID-19 as a distant public-health aberration, just the latest infectious...By: Conn Kavanaugh