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Here’s How Commercial Contracts Can Ease the Cost Burden of New Tariffs Impacting Manufacturers

Commercial contracts tend to be full of “boilerplate provisions” that, to paraphrase Mark Twain’s assessment of classic novels, everyone knows are important, but no one actually reads. When COVID-19 struck, manufacturers...more

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Legal agility and risk resilience: How to enhance your organisation’s readiness to withstand the next crisis

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What can in-house legal, risk and compliance leaders learn from the Covid-19 pandemic and other notable crises of the past 20 years to strengthen the legal resilience of their organisations? More than any other crisis in...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

The Impact of COVID-19 on M&A Transactions

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As the impact of COVID-19 on financial markets continues to play out, so does its effect on M&A transactions. Many deals have been cancelled or are on hold as parties struggle with valuation, availability of financing, and...more

Bowditch & Dewey

[Webinar] New Contracts: Pandemic Impact on Contract and Transaction Due Diligence - October 27th, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm ET

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During times of economic turbulence and commercial uncertainty, your business team and corporate counsel are well advised to undertake a more deliberate and thorough due diligence process when entering into contract and...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Covid-19, Force Majeure, And Impossibility—Still A High Bar To Win

In the wake of Covid-19, litigants have increasingly sought to excuse contractual performance by invoking force majeure clauses or the doctrine of impossibility. Yet despite the numerous (and creative) Covid-19-related...more

Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC

[Webinar] Stipulated Sum and Liquidated Damages in Infrastructure Projects: What Are They, Are They Enforceable, and How Do You...

Most parties on a construction project know that a liquidated damage may be assessed for each day of the delay past a contract completion date. However, in infrastructure and highway contracts, there are many different events...more

McDermott Will & Emery

[Webinar] Managing M&A Opportunities and Risk for Japanese Investors During COVID-19 and Beyond - June 4th, 7:00 am - 8:00 am CEST

The COVID-19 pandemic is bringing unprecedented disruption to the global M&A market. Even in today’s uncertain environment, however, certain deals are still moving forward. To usher existing agreements to successful...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

Best in Law: Contracts During the COVID-19 Pandemic

BB&K Attorney Todd Gee Shares Key Actions During a Pandemic in the Southern California Newspaper Group - The COVID-19 outbreak is a striking example of how something unexpected can upend a wide variety of industries in an...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Accounting for COVID-19 and Future Pandemics When Procuring IT Services – 5 Steps for Success

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As IT vendors grapple with the impacts and risks of COVID-19, how can customers manage exposure when contracting for new services? COVID-19 has - temporarily or otherwise - disrupted the status quo. For IT vendors the...more

WilmerHale

Drafting Force Majeure Clauses in Light of the COVID-19 Pandemic

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In a previous client alert, we described the contractual issues that companies should assess under force majeure clauses in their existing contracts in light of the COVID-19 pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus and...more

Williams Mullen

Allocation of Risk in the Era of COVID-19

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It is without question that changes to present-day life caused by the spread of COVID-19 are both material and adverse, in the traditional sense of these words. This is true for countries, communities, businesses and...more

BakerHostetler

Preparing for COVID-19 Contract Litigation

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As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak spreads across the country, businesses in every industry are struggling to meet or enforce contractual obligations. Though the global deterioration of supply chains and ordinary...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Reemergence of the Doctrine of Temporary Impracticality or Frustration Under Section 269 of the Restatement (Second) of Contracts...

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When trying to understand the full impact of COVID-19 on existing contractual obligations, parties will likely first consult force majeure provisions in their contracts to assess their rights or liabilities for continued...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Force Majeure: Friend or Foe Amidst COVID-19

This Katten advisory considers how UK businesses could seek to rely on the principles of force majeure or frustration to suspend or end performance of contractual obligations (without liability) should that be required in...more

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The Impact of Remote Workforce on Contractual Obligations

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As a significant number of employees are working remotely due to COVID-19, maintaining adequate cybersecurity measures has been a priority for many businesses. Such concerns are certainly justified, and every effort should be...more

Tucker Arensberg, P.C.

Force Majeure and More: Evaluating the Impact of COVID-19 on your Contracts

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) has made a quick and unprecedented impact on businesses throughout the United States. Businesses are scrambling to try to get their arms around their current and future operations and to identify risks...more

Pullman & Comley, LLC

Does the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Allow Reliance On Your Contract’s Force Majeure Provision? The Language Matters

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The impact of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) is being felt throughout every sector of our society. Mandated government quarantines and temporary business closures, work-from-home requirements, shelter-in-place orders,...more

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U.S. COVID-19: Commercial Leases - Rent Obligations in the United States

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While it is true that a number of States and local municipalities have stopped all eviction proceedings and many courts are currently closed, the issue of rent remains front and center between landlords and tenants. The...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Impact of COVID-19 on French Law Governed Contracts

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How can companies respond to the impact on the COVID-19 crisis on their current contracts, either because a reduced workforce, interrupted supply chain, or governmental orders to shut down businesses? On 30 January 2020,...more

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Construction Project Team Considerations Regarding COVID-19

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Construction project impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic are far-reaching and continuing to evolve. While every project must be considered individually, below are some issues for construction project team consideration....more

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Applicability of Force Majeure and Impossibility in the Wake of COVID-19 Under New York Law

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In the wake of the recent COVID-19 pandemic, and its economic disruption, some contracting parties may seek to be excused from performance under their contracts. For contracts subject to New York law, including insurance...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

Steps to Take if You Receive a Subcontractor’s COVID-19 Work Suspension Notice

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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...more

Dentons

Force majeure causes, considerations, defenses, and remedies for Iowa businesses

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The outbreak of the coronavirus and its related disease, COVID-19, has upended much of our daily lives, from supply chains, to schools, to sports. And as the pandemic and its economic fallout continue, many businesses are...more

Smith Anderson

Contracts and COVID-19

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It is important to consider how the coronavirus (COVID-19) may affect your business relationships. Every situation and contract will be different, requiring its own assessment and consideration of risks and how to respond....more

Holland & Knight LLP

COVID-19 Guidance for Institutions of Higher Education

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The fluid and fast-changing impact of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) has left institutions of higher education (IHEs) scrambling to address unexpected legal issues. This guidance addresses some of their more frequently asked...more

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