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While ensuring the health and safety of employees and customers is paramount during the COVID-19 crisis, businesses must also be alert to heightened risks and dangers involving data privacy and cybersecurity. Learn what you should be focusing on related to privacy and cybersecurity, including:
Heightened security risks with employees teleworking and using personal devices for work;
How global enforcement of privacy directives are (or are not) affected; and
Possible impacts on the enforcement of the new California Consumer Privacy Act
The COVID-19 global pandemic presents unique legal and practical challenges for companies across all industries, including with respect to privacy and cybersecurity risks and protections. Join Mintz, ML Strategies, and one of our industry partners, The Crypsis Group, for a webinar addressing these critical issues and the dynamic and evolving cybersecurity threats.
We’ll offer practical advice to help reduce cyber risks and potential exposures as we focus on the following key topics:
Key cybersecurity risks arising from remote and home working, weakening of information governance controls, and phishing/scams focused on COVID-19 anxieties
The latest guidance from European data protection authorities
Join Karen Deschaine, securities partner at Cooley LLP, for updates regarding recent SEC developments related to the global COVID-19 pandemic. In this short, informal, virtual session Karen will cover what changes from the SEC have already been announced and what else may be on the horizon as well as some thoughts from Cooley regarding disclosure updates and other best practices.
Join Mintz and ML Strategies for a webinar on a spectrum of legal issues companies in the life sciences industry are facing during this complicated period. The program will cover issues of:
Employment Law
Defining “essential” businesses
What to do if an employee in your essential business chooses not to work
How/what to communicate when an employee tests positive
Communications regarding a positive test
FDA
Emergency use authorizations (EUAs) and enforcement discretion policies
Program setup for developers of potential COVID-19 therapeutics
Actions to help alleviate regulatory burdens on existing product sponsors in the life sciences industry
Clinical Trials
Regulatory authority accommodations for ongoing clinical trials that may be affected by COVID-19 and regional restrictions
Key considerations for sponsors and sites regarding ongoing and planned clinical trials
M&A
State of the M&A deal market
Impacts on deal processes and associated timeline
Allocating pandemic risk (MAC clauses come into focus)
Capital Markets
State of the public capital markets
Recent SEC developments related to COVID-19
Impacts on financing options for life sciences companies
Federal Legislation
Accessing funds for businesses creating COVID-19 diagnostics, therapeutics or vaccines
Financial assistance for businesses provided by CARES Act and other legislation
The federal government recently passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the “Act”) to help employees and businesses facing challenges related to the coronavirus. The law becomes effective 15 days after President Trump signs the bill, which will make the bill effective no later than April 2, 2020. In sum, the Act guarantees free coronavirus testing, secures paid emergency leave, expands FMLA leave, and enhances Unemployment Insurance.
The panel will be addressing audience questions live! Have questions about how the new law impacts your business? Send them to tmihelich@tysonmendes.com.
Since the last Procopio webinar, the Governor has issued an Executive Order requiring most California residents to stay home which has drastically impacted and curtailed many employer operations. Employers must also comply with the Families First Coronavirus Response Act which takes effect on April 2, 2020. In this unprecedented time, Procopio's Labor & Employment team is prepared to discuss these important developments and answer your pressing questions.
Join us for an informative webinar on this topic featuring three Procopio L&E attorneys. Topics include:
How the new “stay home” Executive Order affects employers in various industries
Which businesses and workers are exempt from the Executive Order
What employers are covered by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
How do employees qualify for federal paid sick leave or emergency family medical leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
What benefits can employees qualify for under the the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
And many more!
Procopio Speakers: Marie Burke Kenny, Partner and Labor & Employment Team Leader
Stephenie Alexander, Senior Associate
Annie Ellis, Senior Associate
The U.S. construction industry has not been spared from the significant financial impacts of the COVID-19 virus. We’re sure to see a barrage of claims for delay and cost overruns of both public and private projects. Claims will likely stem from a suspension of work as a result of mandatory quarantines and curfews, and/or inevitable material shortages due to the disruption of worldwide manufacturing, distribution and supply chains.
Join us for this complimentary webinar on Friday, March 27 at 12:00 p.m. on the topic of preserving construction claims during COVID-19. It is vital to have a thorough understanding of your legal rights and remedies to guide your decision-making process in the ensuing weeks. Procopio Partners Mary A. Salamone and Laurence R. Phillips will guide you through key topics including:
Understanding force majeure clauses
Managing delay, suspension of work and termination issues
Preserving rights through notice requirements and claim procedures
Rights and claims against lower-tiered contractors and suppliers
Measures to shield against potential price escalation and labor shortages
Exploring insurance coverage
And much more…
Procopio Speakers:
Mary Salamone, Partner
Laurence Phillips, Partner
Join Mintz for a webinar that will examine the recent federal and state legislative changes and emergency orders intended to increase the use of telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic. Topics will include:
Cross-border physician and other provider licensing requirements
HIPAA privacy and security rules and waivers
Changes to long-standing DEA rules governing online prescribing
Waiver of Medicare site restrictions for telehealth reimbursement
What to expect in the coming months
While these federal and state initiatives are intended as temporary measures, it is likely that many of these changes will become permanent, thereby paving the way for telehealth to fully integrate into our health care delivery system.
Speakers:
Dianne Bourque, Health Law Practice, Mintz
Alex Hecht, EVP & Director of Operations, ML Strategies
Ellen Janos, Health Law Practice, Mintz
Sarah BethKuyers, Health Law Practice, Mintz
In this seminar, we will discuss the basic principle of mindfulness — being present in the moment — and the research about mindfulness techniques and their links to reducing stress, increasing creativity, increasing productivity and even reducing implicit bias. We will discuss some of the specific techniques that can be used by individuals but also those that you might use as a team or as an organization to increase engagement and productivity.
Speakers: Michelle Greer Galloway, Of Counsel Ruth Hauswirth, Special Counsel
Could There Be Coverage Hidden In Your Insurance Policy?
As the world grapples with the human toll inflicted by the coronavirus known as COVID-19, the resulting financial toll, including shuttered businesses and cancelled events, is starting to come into focus as well.
Join us Monday, March 23 for an interactive educational webinar that will cover topics including: Coverage Prospects for Coronavirus under Business Interruption, Cancellation Insurance and General Liability Coverages, Best Practices for Tendering Claims and Managing the Claims Process (E.g, Proof and Quantification). Live Q&A with panelists.
Procopio Speakers:
Cecilia O. Miller, Partner
Ryan C. Caplan, Senior Counsel
Alexandra Selfridge, Senior Assoc.