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On March 20, 2020, Treasury and the IRS released final regulations under Section 901(m). The regulations were published in the Federal Register on March 23, and generally apply to covered asset acquisitions (CAAs) occurring on or after that date....By: Fenwick & West LLP

On March 22, 2020, the Governor of Louisiana issued a “stay-at-home” order in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and not surprisingly, similar orders are being handed down by leaders across the nation. Under the Louisiana stay-at-home order, all...By: McGlinchey Stafford

Governments around the world have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic with drastic, and at times divergent, measures that impact both the global economy at a macro level, and businesses in many sectors, at a micro level. Foreign investments are likely...By: Hogan Lovells

On March 19, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom issued a stay-at-home order for the State of California that deemed construction workers to be “essential” and therefore exempt from the order (a full list of essential workers can be found here). Since then,...By: Greenberg Glusker LLP

Over the past several weeks, the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has upended the marketplace and imposed upon industries, companies, and their workforce new and often unanticipated challenges and delays. Many deal and commercial contracts contain...By: Goodwin

Courts often struggle with the question of when the statute of repose starts to run for construction projects that involve multiple buildings or phases. In Village Lofts at St. Anthony Falls Ass’n v. Housing Partners III-Lofts, LLC, 937 N.W.2d 430...By: White and Williams LLP

With backing from the United Autoworkers Union, General Motors, Ford and Fiat Chrysler (along with several other global OEMs) last week announced that they were suspending operations at all U.S. manufacturing facilities through at least March 30,...By: Foley & Lardner LLP

There has been a significant change regarding what construction is considered “essential” and may continue. Based on new language that we now have, companies that previously received specific approval of a construction project must reevaluate that...By: Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

In response to the disruption in the market as a result of COVID-19, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) have put in place a temporary e-filing system for the submission of filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR)...By: White and Williams LLP

Amid the national coronavirus emergency, the antitrust enforcement agencies remain open for business. However, like the rest of these country, these agencies—the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC)—have been forced to...By: Foley & Lardner LLP