Boards in Information Governance

By Sarah C. Haan and Faith Stevelman April 10, 2020 by renholding

When the markets go haywire, as they appear to be doing now, stock prices cease to provide useful signals about corporate value or the performance of the men and women in the C-suite. This is a major problem for the …

Bankruptcy’s Role in the COVID-19 Crisis

By Edward R. Morrison and Andrea C. Saavedra April 9, 2020 by renholding

Current policy discussions tend to minimize the role of bankruptcy law in mitigating the financial fallout from COVID-19. Scholars too are unsure about the merits of bankruptcy, especially Chapter 11, in resolving business distress. In this paper, we argue that …

ISS Surveys Regulatory Landscape of Annual Meetings and Covid-19

By Michael Laff April 8, 2020 by renholding

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, securities regulators in several countries have published guidance that affords publicly listed companies greater flexibility regarding the type of annual general meeting (AGM) they can hold as well as when it can be held.…

Exequity Discusses How COVID-19 Is Affecting Pay

By Ben Burney and Chris Wood April 7, 2020 by renholding

While it is safe to say every economic crisis is different, it does not seem fair to compare this crisis to any other. The global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is unprecedented in modern times. In response, governments around the …

Skadden Discusses Cybersecurity and Incident Response During Coronavirus Pandemic

By Bill Ridgway and Dan Scime April 6, 2020 by renholding

The spread of the novel coronavirus has upended Americans’ lives in a matter of months. While life outside has ground to a standstill in many regions of the country, much of corporate America is meeting the unique challenges posed by …

Debevoise & Plimpton Discusses Impact of Coronavirus on Foreign Investment in China

By William Y. Chua, Gareth Hughes, Edwin Northover, Philip Rohlik and Tingting Wu April 2, 2020 by renholding

On March 11, 2020, the Chinese government announced that the novel coronavirus epidemic had peaked within the country, with the number of new cases falling significantly. By March 16, for the first time since the coronavirus was first identified last …

Sullivan & Cromwell Discusses Corporate Governance Considerations in Response to COVID-19

By Francis Aquila, Brian Hamilton, Eric Krautheimer, Melissa Sawyer and Krishna Veeraraghavan April 1, 2020 by renholding

The COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath will heighten focus on corporate governance and the role of a talented management team and an engaged board as companies forge a path through the uncertain times ahead. Strong oversight, coordination and leadership will …

Wachtell Lipton Discusses Disclosure Issues Relating to COVID-19

By Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz March 31, 2020 by renholding

Among the many issues facing public companies as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic is how to handle disclosure. The pandemic is having a material impact on most companies. While in a few cases the crisis may actually be increasing …

COVID-19: A Global Moratorium for Corporate Bonds

By Horst Eidenmüller, Luca Enriques and Kristin van Zwieten March 27, 2020 by renholding

The alarming prospect of widespread defaults by viable firms caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted various proposals for financial assistance from states. But firms might face financial distress before these measures become effective. Smaller firms with concentrated debt may …

A “Majeure” Update on COVID-19 and MAEs

By Matthew Jennejohn, Julian Nyarko and Eric Talley March 26, 2020 by renholding

Beyond the extraordinary human toll it continues to exact, the coronavirus has thrown a pall of uncertainty over hundreds of corporate transactions that were signed and waiting to close at the pandemic’s onset. As we noted in our previous Blue …

SEC Chairman on the Essential Connections Among Markets, Businesses, and Workers in the Time of Covid-19

By Jay Clayton March 26, 2020 by renholding

Over the past several weeks, my colleagues at the SEC, other regulators, elected officials, market participants and others have asked my views on the functioning of our capital markets, and the importance of those markets, in the context of our

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Simpson Thacher Discusses Covid-19 and Insurance Coverage

By Mary Beth Forshaw, Bryce Friedman and Karen Cestari March 25, 2020 by renholding

As the respiratory illness known as coronavirus disease 2019 (“COVID-19”) spreads across the globe, so too are its major impacts on businesses, financial markets, and international trade and commerce. Business are confronting a range of losses related to the World …

Congress Should Endorse the Federal Reserve’s Extraordinary Measures

By Kathryn Judge March 24, 2020 by renholding

The rapid spread of Covid-19 and massive change in behavior required to curb it have transformed the trajectory of the world’s economy. Just a few short weeks ago, the United States was basking in the longest period of sustained economic …

Gibson Dunn Discusses the Coronavirus, Private Equity, and Portfolio Company Finances

By Michael Nicklin and Jamie Thomas March 24, 2020 by hdh2120

With confirmed cases of COVID-19 now in more than 50 countries and the death toll rising almost daily, experts are predicting that the situation will get significantly worse before it gets better. Concerns over the impact of the virus have …

Gibson Dunn Offers Checklist for M&A Amid the Coronavirus

By Mark D. Director, John M. Pollack, Pavel A. Shaitanoff, George P. Stamas and Marina Szteinbok March 20, 2020 by renholding

The emergence and rapid escalation of COVID-19 continues to alter every facet of daily life across the globe. For businesses, challenges range from protecting and supporting employees and customers, to contributing to evolving efforts to battle COVID-19, to fighting for …

Coronavirus Is Becoming a “Majeure” Headache for Pending Corporate Deals

By Matthew Jennejohn, Julian Nyarko and Eric Talley March 19, 2020 by renholding

A folk proverb from the American West teaches that the most important ingredient of a successful rain dance is timing. And the timing couldn’t be worse for signed corporate deals hanging in the balance at the onset of the novel …

Coronavirus, Systemic Risk, and Lessons from 2008

By Kathryn Judge March 16, 2020 by renholding

The greatest single-day decline in the stock market this century, widespread fear and uncertainty, shuttered schools, an end to large gatherings everywhere from NBA games to the South by Southwest festival – these are just a few of the signs …

Coronavirus: Paul Weiss Discusses Employment Law and Guidance for Employers

By Jeh C. Johnson, Brad S. Karp, Loretta E. Lynch, Jean M. McLoughlin and Liza M. Velazquez March 13, 2020 by renholding

On January 30, 2020, in response to the increasing global spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the World Health Organization declared a “Public Health Emergency of International Concern.” Within a day, the United States and Italy followed suit. Since then, …

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