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Like most organisations, the European Commission (the "Commission") and national competition authorities ("NCAs") have implemented remote working for the vast majority of their workforces. This presents unique and unprecedented challenges in merger...By: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz's Executive Order 20-20 requesting Minnesotans to limit movements outside of their homes to help slow the spread of COVID-19 runs through April 10 at 5 p.m. The order provides a limited exemption from the travel...By: Stinson LLP

Pursuant to its update issued March 31, 2020, the Commonwealth has revised the “COVID-19 Essential Services” list significantly reducing the types of construction activities that will be permitted during the shutdown period. In essence, the order...By: Murtha Cullina

In the midst of the turmoil visited by the COVID-19 Virus, Florida’s governor announced plans to try to “lessen the economic damage” by turning its recently emptying roads into an opportunity. In conjunction with his April 1 announcement of a...By: Shutts & Bowen LLP

On March 23, 2020, Governor Baker issued “an emergency order requiring all businesses and organizations that do not provide ‘COVID-19 Essential Services’ to close their physical workplaces and facilities to workers, customers and the public as of...By: Verrill

On December 31, 2019, the French government issued decree nº 2019-1590 (the 2019 Decree), together with an administrative order of the same date (the Order), that comprehensively reshaped French foreign investment rules (as amended, the New Rules)...By: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

On March 31, 2020, Gov. Baker revised the list of “essential” services in Massachusetts. The revised list (“Exhibit A”) can be found at: https://www.mass.gov/info-details/covid-19-essential-services. The criteria for establishing “essential” has,...By: Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP

As counties and municipalities react to the outbreak of COVID-19, the typical development process is disrupted. Some jurisdictions have chosen only to suspend building inspections of the interior of occupied residential dwelling units, while others...By: Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

In a positive development for non-union contractors, a federal judge has reaffirmed the traditional defenses available to employers that face claims they are running unlawful double-breasted operations. On March 20, 2020 the U.S. District Court in...By: Genova Burns LLC

The first wave of discussion about the impact of COVID-19 on EU merger control was very much on the practical and procedural. What, impact if any, will the response to this crisis have on the substantive assessment of mergers going forward?...By: Shearman & Sterling LLP