By Sue Reisinger | April 6, 2020
"The office of general counsel is resilient, and we look forward to emerging from the current situation stronger as a team and more agile than ever before," said Dennis Kerrigan, The Hanover's new general counsel.
By Catherine Wilson | April 6, 2020
Several criminal defense attorneys see the new order as a reasonable, lifesaving approach in the coronavirus pandemic.
By Suzette Parmley | April 6, 2020
"At this challenging time, the public has a continuing and growing need for legal services in many critical areas," Chief Justice Stuart Rabner stated. "The Court also recognizes that, without a means to pass the bar and obtain a law license, qualified students who expect to graduate this spring may lose job offers, be unable to find legal work, and otherwise suffer financial hardship."
By Ross Todd | April 6, 2020
Yikon Genomics Inc. and Brandon Hensinger, the CEO of the Foster City, California-based company, were alleged to have offered an at-home test for the virus behind the global pandemic even though the FDA has so far not approved any such a test.
By Patrick Smith | April 6, 2020
Questions about curbside delivery of cannabis, the "essential business" label and state deregulation are weighing on the industry. Now Goodwin is projecting an increase in demand for its cannabis practice.
The Legal Intelligencer | Analysis
By Lizzy McLellan | April 6, 2020
The new coronavirus is changing law firms now, and may leave them with some lessons for the future.
By Jack Newsham | April 6, 2020
Among the scores of restaurants and hotels reporting layoffs, law firms are beginning to make job-cutting notices to the New York state government. They include two small firms last week.
Connecticut Law Tribune | News
By Robert Storace | April 6, 2020
Attorney Mark Dubois, the state's first chief disciplinary counsel, gives his firsthand account of what it was like to contract COVID-19 and how he fought back from it.
Daily Report Online | Commentary
By Shari L. Klevens and Alanna Clair | April 6, 2020
The years following the 2008/2009 financial crisis led to a large uptick in claims against attorneys, and attorneys should be aware similar situations could occur in the COVID-19 crisis. Clients who lose money, opportunities, or deals may look to blame others to recover their losses, even where no fault actually lies with their attorney. For example, clients in real estate transactions and other financial services brought a number of claims in the years after the 2008 crash against lawyers, realtors, and financial institutions. Clients in the COVID-19 environment may similarly take the position that their attorneys were "guarantors" of specific outcomes for their clients, even though the law does not hold lawyers to such a standard.
By C. Ryan Barber | April 6, 2020
The nomination of a White House lawyer drew raised eyebrows from Democrats. But the veteran government official has a record speaking out for inspector generals' independence and access to information.
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