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American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] Managing Risk in Construction Contracts & Projects – Eastern Canada Edition - February 23rd - 24th, Toronto, ON, Canada

Reconnect with your peers and key stakeholders from construction companies, public sector, and infrastructure! The Canadian Institute’s 7th Annual Conference on Managing Risk in Construction Contracts & Projects – Eastern...more

Hogan Lovells

Employees united this holiday season

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As we enter the second holiday season of the pandemic, restaurants, stores, and hotels have had to rethink consumer health and safety, innovating to attract and retain customers. But they also have been forced to rethink...more

Epstein Becker & Green

COVID-19 Vaccines: The Ethical and Legal Challenges to Immunization

The legal history of the current immunization delivery system for vaccines in the United States is complex and requires the coordination of many players, from manufacturers and distributors in the supply chain to health care...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Non-Remote Manufacturing in a Remote World

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Manufacturers are encountering myriad challenges as they address delays sourcing materials and producing goods, while meeting the expectations of retailers and consumers who expect fast delivery. The challenges present...more

Oberheiden P.C.

With Latest COVID-19 Surge, Federal Officials Will Be Prepared to Combat PPE Fraud

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When the COVID-19 crisis struck in early 2020, the immediate need for mass quantities of personal protective equipment (PPE) resulted in major supply shortages that made headlines across the country. As suppliers scrambled to...more

Goodwin

Envisioning the New Normal: Real Estate + Technology: Part 7: Industrial

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This article is the seventh of a multi-part series examining the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on select real estate sectors and the considerations around how technologies will shape future operations and accelerate means...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Executive Order on Essential Medicines: A Timeline and Overview of Key Provisions

On August 6, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) titled “Ensuring Essential Medicines, Medical Countermeasures and Critical Inputs Are Made in the United States.” The far-reaching EO seeks to ensure the domestic...more

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Amazon under the gun

ethikos 34, no. 6 (June 2020) - Amazon.com Inc. is facing scrutiny from lawmakers after a series of actions, including firing employees after they had raised workplace concerns and purchasing equipment from blacklisted...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

COVID-19 Policy Update #21

Leaders of Small Business Committee Reach Consensus on Bill to Extend PPP Loan Deadline, Senate Fails to Clear Measure by Unanimous Consent as Phase 4 Negotiations Likely to Dominate June - Bipartisan leaders of the Senate...more

Jones Day

Coronavirus in Germany—What Employers Must Keep in Mind

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The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is a challenge for employers and employees. Companies must protect their employees' health and at the same time try to keep the business running. Not all companies can organize home-office...more

Kilpatrick

RCG Webinar | Where's the Beef?

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Ensuring a healthy food industry supply chain is vital as we cope with the effects of the current pandemic. With shortages in some areas and massive waste in others, the industry must consider ways to pivot their thinking and...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Bay Area Counties Chart Different Paths Towards COVID-19 Reopening

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Seyfarth Synopsis: After consistently issuing parallel shelter-in-place orders, six Bay Area counties and the City of Berkeley begin to diversify their approaches to easing restrictions and reopening local economies. ...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

FDA Provides Updated Plan On Inspections During COVID-19

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced updated plans for conducting routine inspections of domestic and foreign inspections during the COVID-19 public health emergency. In March, FDA announced that it was...more

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What GCs Need to Know About the Government When Reopening (Bloomberg Law)

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Jones Day partners Donald F. McGahn II and Brett A. Shumate discuss the myriad of litigation, investigatory, reputational, and political risks awaiting businesses as they consider reopening during the pandemic. In this...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

COVID-19 in the Workplace - We May Not Be at Peak Yet, but the Lawsuits Are Already Coming

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The COVID-19 pandemic has placed significant strains on virtually every aspect of life. While state and local governments have forced many businesses to suspend operations in an effort to mitigate the spread of the virus,...more

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Outlook of China’s Health Care Sector in Light of COVID-19

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China is cautiously recovering from the peak of the COVID-19 outbreak and is moving into a new period of investor-friendly policies aimed at restarting China’s economic engine....more

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U.S. Cares Act Supply Shortage Provisions: What Drug And Device Manufacturers Need To Know

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On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act in response to the U.S. COVID-19 pandemic. Throughout the COVID-19 outbreak, there has been public discussion...more

Bennett Jones LLP

B.C.'s Use of Extraordinary Powers and the Implications on Businesses in the Supply Chain

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On March 26, 2020, British Columbia Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, Mike Farnworth, issued the Local Authorities and Essential Goods and Supplies (COVID-19) Order pursuant to powers granted to him under the...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

FDA Reassures on Safety of U.S. Food Supply

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Amidst concerns over the rapid spread of COVID-19, on March 24, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Response Frank Yiannas issued a statement advising Americans that “there is no...more

Troutman Pepper

Antitrust Agencies Expedite Review Of Coronavirus-related Collaborations

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On March 24, the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission released a joint statement that provided guidance to companies interested in collaborating on efforts to “protect the health and safety of Americans...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

COVID-19: BCP and Remote Work Notifications from Suppliers

In managing relationships with their suppliers during the pandemic, companies will find it in their interest to show some flexibility—but only within certain parameters. - Third-party suppliers of technology products and...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

The Short-Term Impact of Coronavirus on Deal Activity

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Speculation about the impact of coronavirus and recent stock market volatility, including Thursday’s worst decline since the 1987 market crash, on M&A activity has intensified. Members of Ballard Spahr’s Mergers &...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

M&A in the Time of COVID-19

Thinking through the impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) on M&A and deal terms. COVID-19 may cause buyers and sellers to reassess valuations, adjust pricing mechanisms and implement new methodologies for interim operations...more

Goulston & Storrs PC

Coronavirus: Impact on the Retail Industry

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Coronavirus Disease 2019 or “COVID-19” continues to dominate national and international discussion. News outlets in Boston, New York, London, Mumbai, Rio de Janeiro, Tokyo, and every other city and town in the world continue...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Administration, Congress Face Many Questions About Federal Relief for COVID-19 Impact

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Congress recently passed an $8.3 billion emergency spending bill to fund vaccine development, support for state and local governments, and assistance for affected small businesses. Federal lawmakers are likely to consider...more

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