While it may seem justified for businesses facing increased costs in these trying COVID-19 pandemic times to add “COVID surcharges” to ensure they can keep their doors open, businesses and their corporate counsel should be aware that such surcharges can raise serious competition concerns and need to be carefully navigated.
COVID-19 is the new virus this country has been preparing to take on for decades – and has, so far, failed miserably to stop. While peer countries have managed to get it under control, the United States faces rising cases and deaths. This has been, first and foremost, a failure of leadership and the implementation of an effective response.
Telemedicine providers should examine the type of conduct DOJ has recently
focused on and adapt their compliance systems accordingly. Providers should also consider the
cybersecurity dimension of a robust compliance system and ensure that their network is
protected from malicious cyber actors.
Over the past months, you have undoubtedly heard of business-minded people rushing to apply to register trademarks, which contains the terms COVID, COVID-19, CORONAVIRUS, and variations of the term CORONA. But should they? The author offers some thoughts on this “viral” trend.
On October 7, 2020, Morgan Lewis Partner Christina Edling Melendi moderated a virtual panel discussion examining the impact of COVID-19 on shareholder activism in the retail industry. Panelists included attorneys and consultants alike from some of the nation’s top legal and consulting firms. The panel’s focus was aimed squarely at helping retailers understand the threats they may face in the wake of the pandemic, as well as possible strategies to defend themselves against activist campaigns.
Part one of a two-part series on current business compliance challenges. This part focuses on challenges facing businesses operating in Asia. Part two will focus on US-based companies.
The COVID-19 crisis is forcing land use boards to pioneer unconventional means of doing business. Although states are largely free to regulate the procedure of these meetings, the right to public comment is constitutionally guaranteed.
COVID-19 has created incredible technology and compliance challenges for many companies. To better confront these challenges in a rapidly changing, uncertain world, businesses should smartly integrate their compliance and information technology functions.
Even during a time of crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic, criminals and other unsavory individuals continue to prey on the vulnerable and look to use technology and fraudulent schemes to generate profit. Adding to already known nefarious actions, such as domain name cybersquatting and ransomware attacks, now trademarks are under increasing attack.
Temple 10-Q Editor, Jonathan Broder (LAW ’83), discusses the rise of a new legal market as law firms develop COVID-19 resource centers.