In response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic, seven counties in California—Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz—issued orders requiring residents to shelter in place and mandating closure of...By: Perkins Coie
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As the novel coronavirus, known as COVID-19, and the associated illness spreads around the world and the number of confirmed cases in the United States rises, disruptions to construction projects are inevitable. These disruptions may come from any...By: Cole Schotz
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The coronavirus (COVID-19) is infecting the construction industry with multiple crises simultaneously. Our Construction Group takes stock of five emerging trends we’re following....By: Alston & Bird
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The outbreak of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 is posing a major challenge to cross-border transactions globally. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic....By: Hogan Lovells
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The Small Business Administration (SBA) has designated COVID-19 as a qualifying event for the provision of Economic Injury Disaster Loans to small businesses and private non-profits. As a result, on March 17, 2020, Governor Greg Abbott requested an...By: Porter Hedges LLP
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The spread of COVID-19 has severely impacted our nation and economy. We are facing lockdowns, travel bans, and massive disruptions to day-to-day activities as authorities work to stop the spread of COVID-19. As the virus-related impacts spread,...By: Porter Hedges LLP
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Restrictions related to COVID-19 have created immediate impacts for businesses of all sizes. Regardless if your industry has been directly affected by government mandates to work from home or restrict travel, it seems that no company can operate...By: Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC
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There are increasing reports that some subcontractors have decided to suspend operations during the COVID-19 outbreak. The subcontractors made this difficult decision even though the construction projects for which the general contractor has a...By: Pierce Atwood LLP
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Subcontractors have long celebrated—and general contractors long feared—the Texas Construction Trust Fund Act, codified in Chapter 162 of the Texas Property Code. The Act, which is (ideally) construed broadly to primarily protect subcontractors,...By: Porter Hedges LLP
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On 11 March 2020 the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) held a workshop to discuss comments on the draft vertical merger guidelines (the guidelines) published by DOJ and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on 10 January 2020. The workshop included...By: Hogan Lovells
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