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What to Do if Your Suppliers Are in Distress - Candid Conversations with Suppliers in Distress

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Williams Mullen’s What to Do if Your Suppliers Are in Distress video series describes how to identify your critical suppliers that might be in jeopardy, provides suggestions on how you can help them, and shares how you can...more

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What to Do if Your Suppliers Are in Distress - Identifying Suppliers in Distress

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Williams Mullen’s What to Do if Your Suppliers Are in Distress video series describes how to identify your critical suppliers that might be in jeopardy, provides suggestions on how you can help them, and shares how you can...more

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The Secret of Change

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I was tempted to take the easy way out for a Labor Day message and just repeat the one we sent last year. It seemed that little had changed, and the message still applied. But then, I think that doing so would be to ignore...more

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The European Commission extends export restrictions on Personal Protective Equipment

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The EU has extended the export restrictions on certain items of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for a further period of 30 days. On 24 April, the European Commission (Commission) extended the export controls on PPE...more

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Reducing antitrust risk of collaborations during the COVID-19 pandemic

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The COVID-19 pandemic has affected U.S. health care in an unprecedented way, requiring hospitals, providers, and suppliers to collaborate to respond to the urgency of the crisis. The situation has also put pressure on...more

Akerman LLP

Responding to Contractors’ Notice of Delay Caused by COVID-19

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With coronavirus interrupting the construction industry, Akerman attorneys offer guidance on how to respond to notices of construction schedule delays and supply chain impacts from contractors and suppliers. Originally...more

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USDA to Implement COVID-19 Food Assistance Program

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On Friday, April 17, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA or the Department) announced the creation of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP). In implementing CFAP, USDA will undertake a number of actions to...more

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It Has Started: Supply-Chain, Warehouse and Retail Workers of Essential Businesses Are Filing Suit

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Supply-chain businesses that are appropriately characterized as “essential” have remained open for the delivery of critical supplies while everyone else has been told to close up shop and stay home. Now essential-business...more

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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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Dealing with supply interruptions and restrictions due to COVID-19 in German Law

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The coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 ("COVID-19") is a stress test for many supply chains. The associated restrictions have the potential to disrupt production processes and confront manufacturers and suppliers alike with considerable...more

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Massachusetts Provides Updated Guidance Concerning COVID-19 Essential Services

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Massachusetts has amended its list of “COVID-19 Essential Services” and provided some additional guidance on its “Frequently Asked Questions” page. The changes seem intended to clarify more businesses may remain open...more

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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

The Volkov Law Group

COVID-19: Supply Chain Risks Lessons

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Companies are struggling.  Many have shut down.  Some are surviving from a remote workforce.  Some critical businesses – healthcare providers, food, pharmacies and essential services (e.g. utilities) – are continuing to...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Legal Implications of COVID-19 for Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Companies in the United Kingdom

The impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on pharmaceutical and medical device companies has been unique as, not only have these businesses had to set up emergency management systems practically overnight in order to maintain...more

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Combating COVID-19: Government powers for safeguarding supply of critical products and potential conversion of production – Italy,...

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The spread of COVID-19 is causing Europe to experience one of the greatest health crises in decades, the consequences of which are still unpredictable. Faced with this unprecedented situation, the governments of different...more

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The AFMPS issues decision regarding urgent measures to fight shortage of medicines due to COVID-19

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The General Administrator of the AFMPS issued a Decision on 1 April 2020 introducing urgent measures regarding specific medicinal products used in the context of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic....more

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Implications for the Fashion, Apparel & Beauty Industries Due to the Coronavirus

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Like other industries, the fashion, apparel & beauty businesses have been, and continue to be hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. The $400 billion dollar American fashion industry employs over four million people, excluding...more

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A World Turned Upside Down: Contract Performance During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Imagine these scenarios: - Your company cannot perform a contract because of the COVID-19 pandemic. - A vendor informs you that she cannot provide your company with necessary goods because of supply chain issues caused...more

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Puerto Rico Transportation Bureau Issues Additional Guidance on COVID-Related Shutdown and Curfew

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On March 17, 2020, Luis D. García Fraga, Chief Commissioner of Puerto Rico’s Transportation and Other Public Services Bureau, issued guidance on Executive Order EO-2020-23 (EO) and the operations allowed during the lockdown...more

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Top 5 questions from Germany on COVID-19, contracts, and supply chains

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1. What are general recommendations? In general, it is important to determine at an early stage which processes must be maintained, which people are needed to maintain operations and which measures are necessary to do so....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

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Financial and Commercial Considerations for Successfully Navigating COVID-19

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Because the lasting impact and full scope of COVID-19 remains largely unknown, companies must be prepared to deal with any challenges that may arise, particularly those that could result in unforeseen financial distress. We...more

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COVID-19 block exemption for the healthcare sector - South Africa

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Acting swiftly to try to contain the spread of Covid-19 in South Africa, on 15 March 2020 President Cyril Ramaphosa declared a National State of Disaster. Now the government has gone further - on 19 March 2020 regulations...more

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Impact of Spanish government's COVID-19 measures on life sciences companies operating in Spain

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With more than 17,000 people currently infected in Spain, the national government has granted the Ministry of Health far-reaching powers to contain the coronavirus, and has issued several orders to safeguard the economy....more

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