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The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant disruption for businesses and individuals around the globe. Our content focuses on its impact on the legal industry, including law firms, the court system, in-house counsel, tech companies and law schools.
By Jacqueline Thomsen | August 6, 2020
"The court can conceive of few other actions, besides actually debating, speaking, or voting, that could more accurately be described as 'legislative' than the regulation of how votes may be cast," U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras wrote.
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By John Drum and Melissa Rutzen | August 6, 2020
This article examines challenges facing accountants due to economic and financial stress increasing at the same time that oversight may be relaxing, provides insight into the question of whether we should expect a rise in accounting manipulations, and concludes with comments on mitigating hindsight bias.
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By Dylan Jackson | August 6, 2020
With PPP funding running out, cases resurging and states reversing their opening plans, practice group co-chairman Perrie Weiner said that more companies will have no option but to litigate or file for bankruptcy in the coming months.
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By Raychel Lean | August 6, 2020
With state budgets slashed amid the COVID-19 pandemic, leaders in the South Florida justice system foresee choppy waters ahead.
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By Dan Clark | August 6, 2020
"The mission of the company and putting students first is very similar to my mission at my current job which is putting student-athletes first," Woodie Dixon Jr. said. "I really like the space and I think there is a lot of room to help students better run their lives."
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By Alaina Lancaster | August 6, 2020
At least two patients at California's Patton State Hospital have died from coronavirus, according to a lawsuit filed by a team of Covington lawyers in San Francisco and counsel from Disability Rights California in Oakland.
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By Alaina Lancaster | August 6, 2020
At least two patients at California's Patton State Hospital have died from coronavirus, according to a lawsuit filed by a team at Covington & Burling and Disability Rights California.
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By Phillip Bantz | August 6, 2020
"That was a little surprising to us based on the reaction we'd seen from law firms early on in their cost-cutting measures," said Laura Meherg, a founding partner at Wicker Park Group who was involved in a new study on COVID-19's impact on legal departments.
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By Daniel E. Cummins | August 6, 2020
The global coronavirus pandemic has lawyers across the nation turning to online virtual platforms to keep their cases moving forward. Completing depositions via platforms such as Google Meet or Zoom has quickly become the norm.
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By Kibkabe Araya | August 6, 2020
"Twenty percent of the time spent on unplanned work is wasted," said Vidhya Balasubramanian, managing vice president in Gartner's legal and compliance practice. "That's over a thousand work hours in a year at a typical $1 billion company with 10 full-time employees in the legal department."
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