Following the enactment of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), small businesses and their advisors have been anxiously awaiting additional guidance from the U.S. Treasury Department (Treasury) regarding the Paycheck...
Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, organisations have been grappling with the application and enforcement of force majeure provisions in their commercial contracts. Whether or not service providers seek to rely on force majeure provisions...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) recovered more than $3 billion in settlements and judgments from civil cases involving fraud and the False Claims Act (FCA) in Fiscal Year 2019, and it remains the primary vehicle for the government to recover payouts...
With the spread of COVID-19, many law firms were unexpectedly forced to shift to remote working. For many legal practitioners, this is a significant challenge. To support lawyers in continuing to serve their clients through these uncertain times, we...
COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on the economic and social fabric of the United States. As more and more state and local jurisdictions are enacting stay at home policies that restrict individuals' activities and businesses' operations in efforts to...
In this five-part series, Mike Volkov and Tom Fox consider COVID-19 from a variety of angles and perspectives; from the Board of Directors, the CCO, the ethical company, new laws and regulations, crisis management and leadership. In this first...
In the Episode, I visit with Karen Woody, Assistant Professor of Law. Her areas of expertise include, Securities Law, Financial Regulation and White-Collar Crime. We visit about the recent Supreme Court argument in the Lui case and how it might (or...
In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News: White House lawyer nominated to be CAREs IG. (WaPlo) Roosevelt Captain respectfully asked for help, was fired for his efforts. (WSJ) Zoom CEO admits ‘I really messed up’ over security flaws. (WSJ) Veneto...
HM Treasury and the Bank of England very recently announced two schemes designed to deal with the financing and liquidity issues that UK companies are facing as a result of the Coronavirus....
