EXPERIENCE OUR PEOPLE THE FIRM Coronavirus/COVID-19 Legal Services VIEW ALL CLIENT INSIGHTS OVERVIEW TEAM NEWS & EVENTS COVID-19 FAQS Overview of legal and commercial issues arising from COVID-19 (Coronavirus pandemic), and their impact on states, corporations and individuals. The impact of COVID-19 on governments, businesses and individuals, is profound and evolving every hour. So too are legislative and judicial responses to the crisis. We remain committed to our clients and are fully available to support you through these emerging critical challenges. Curtis has assembled a COVID-19 task force to evaluate the key commercial and legal issues affecting our clients, both locally and globally, sharing insights and the benefit of experience across countries, economic sectors and markets to provide practical, targeted advice in all essential practice areas, including: 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. Attorney advertising. The material contained on this page is only a general review of the subjects covered and does not constitute legal advice. No legal or business decision should be based on its contents. NEWS & EVENTS CLIENT ALERT 24 JUN. 2021 U.S. Insight: Update on Virtual Notarization (Executive Order 202.7) During the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Pandemic (Updated: June 24, 2021) MORE CLIENT ALERT 24 JUN. 2021 U.S. Insight: Update on Virtual Witnessing (New York Executive Order 202.14) During The COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Pandemic (Updated: June 24, 2021) MORE VIEW ALL NEWS & EVENTS KEY CONTACTS Thomas Laurer PARTNER Douglas Ian Glazer PARTNER Martin L. Forman PARTNER Klas Holm PARTNER Emanuella Agostinelli PARTNER Jonathan J. Walsh PARTNER VIEW FULL TEAM PRACTICE AREAS INDUSTRIES REGIONS CLIENT INSIGHTS GLOSSARY LANDING PAGE OUR PEOPLE CAREERS ALUMNI NEWS & EVENTS LOCATIONS © Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP. All rights reserved. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Legal Notices Citrix Login Employee Portal CONTACT US How Can We Help You? Name Email What's your challenge? 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