Coronavirus/COVID-19 Legal Services

Government Economic Support Programs

Assisting businesses and individuals in obtaining government loans and grants being made available under programs designed to mitigate the severe economic impact of the Coronavirus pandemic. This includes advice on the U.S. CARES Act loan programs for small businesses (US$349 billion) and strategically critical large business entities (US$500 billion).

Tax

Advising corporations, fund managers, institutions and individuals including family offices and private clients on temporary changes of tax laws and regulations, tax incentives and tax payment deferral programs worldwide. We provide regular and customized updates on significant and evolving developments in the tax area adopted by governments and tax authorities across multiple jurisdictions.

Commercial Contracts

Assisting clients in navigating and analyzing contract clauses and principles such as force majeure, impracticability, impossibility and frustration of purpose, where they or their counterparties may be unable to comply with contractual obligations

Litigation

• Navigating through procedural delays due to court closures
• Poised to advise clients on commercial disputes arising from the pandemic and legal recourse emanating from the pandemic in jurisdictions around the world.

Investment Treaty Arbitration and International Commercial Arbitration

• Advising and defending States and State entities faced with claims by companies under bilateral and multilateral investment treaties in connection with measures taken in response to COVID-19;
• Advising and defending States, State-owned companies, and private companies in international commercial arbitrations arising out of or involving the effects of measures taken in response to COVID-19, including on the availability of force majeure and related defenses.

Bankruptcy

• Advising debtors, foreign representatives, official creditors’ committees, potential purchasers and unsecured creditors on matters resulting from the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic;
• Bankruptcy proceedings, distressed asset sales, out-of-court restructurings and claims trading;
• Complex bankruptcy litigation, domestic chapter 15 cases in the U.S. and international chapter 11 proceedings.

Employment and Benefit Issues

Advising businesses on the rapidly changing and expanding employee and employee benefits laws across different countries.

Cybersecurity and Data Privacy

Advising clients on data privacy and cybersecurity concerns and issues arising out of a shift to a 100% remote workforce and accessing/processing third-party private data from personal servers/locations.

Real Estate

• Advising property owners, managers and commercial landlords and tenants;
• Landlord obligations towards tenants under health guidelines, access to property, supporting self-isolating imposed by health guidelines;
• Contractual issues arising under leasehold agreements such as “reasonableness” of enhanced cleaning, preventative measures, rent withholding;
• Mortgage and forbearance issues arising under loan agreements.

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