Coronavirus (COVID-19) Center

WilmerHale’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) Center offers a collection of thought leadership from the firm’s legal authorities spanning the wide array of disciplines implicated by the COVID-19 outbreak. This page features frequent legal updates on critical issues impacting our clients’ businesses, and includes access to alerts, news, webinars, events and more. Updates will be posted here as we continue to monitor guidance and legal developments from government agencies worldwide.

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COVID-19: President Biden Announces Chief Prosecutor for Pandemic Fraud

March 9, 2022 Client Alert

COVID-19: Supreme Court Halts OSHA’s Vaccine or Test Mandate

January 14, 2022 Client Alert

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Center

Learn More About the WilmerHale Coronavirus (COVID-19) Task Force

COVID-19: President Biden Announces Chief Prosecutor for Pandemic Fraud

COVID-19: Supreme Court Halts OSHA’s Vaccine or Test Mandate

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US Government Responses

COVID-19: President Biden Announces Chief Prosecutor for Pandemic Fraud

COVID-19: The Biden Administration’s First Deployment of the Defense Production Act

COVID-19: The Biden Administration’s National Strategy and Plans for the Defense Production Act

COVID-19: Anticipated Biden Administration Initiatives

COVID-19: Trump Administration Continues Suspension of Immigration and Work Visas

COVID-19: A Review of the Second Wave of Securities Fraud Enforcement Actions

COVID-19: Federal Court Blocks Trump Administration's H-1B Visa Rules

Government Investigations in the Current Environment - COVID-19 Pandemic

COVID-19: Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020

State Attorneys General in the age of COVID-19: What Prior Crises Tell us About Their Likely Responses

COVID-19: Administration Undertakes Several Defense Production Act Initiatives

WilmerHale’s David Bowker Joins First Group of Supreme Court Advocates to Ever Deliver Oral Arguments by Phone

COVID-19: CARES Act—Updates to Main Street Lending Program

COVID-19: Impacts on US Sanctions Regulation and Policy

COVID-19: IRS Disappoints Expectations on PPP Tax Treatment

Potential Litigation By Governments Against Governments Over Conflicting Reopening Orders

COVID-19: President Trump Authorizes Temporary Deferral of Some Import Duties

COVID-19: FEMA Announces Additional Exemptions for Export Restrictions on PPE

COVID-19: CISA Releases Essential Critical Infrastructure Guidance Version 3.0

What the CARES Act Means for Tribes

COVID-19: EPA Issues Guidance for Delaying CERCLA, RCRA Site Work

COVID-19: US Government Provides Further Guidance on Export Restrictions on PPE

COVID-19: Government Investigations—Remain Engaged and Prepare for a Postcrisis Response

COVID-19: CARES Act Implementation—Economic Aid and Relief for Indian Tribes

COVID-19: US Administration Imposes Export Restrictions on PPE

COVID-19: Federal Government Identifies 15 Products as Scarce Materials Subject to Compelled Production and Distribution under the Defense Production Act

COVID-19: Speaker Pelosi Announces Expanded Congressional Oversight of Coronavirus Relief Funds

COVID-19: CARES Act Provides New Relief Authority for Federal Contractors

COVID-19: Environmental Enforcement Quarantine—Regulators Announce Reduced Enforcement During the COVID-19 Pandemic

COVID-19: An Antitrust Checklist

COVID-19: Understanding the Paycheck Protection Loan Program and Expansion of the Emergency Economic Injury Disaster Loan Programs Under the CARES Act

COVID-19: Latest Tax Law Developments

COVID-19: Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Releases Updated Guidance on the Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce in COVID-19 Response

COVID-19: The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act—Oversight Authorities and Managing New Risks

Analysis: Impact of HHS' HIPAA Moves for COVID-19 Crisis

COVID-19: The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act—Key Provisions

INSIGHT: Clear Antitrust Guidance Can Help Fight Coronavirus

COVID-19: USTR Taking Steps to Modify Section 301 Tariffs in Response to Coronavirus Crisis

COVID-19: Coronavirus Response & Your Federal Tax Obligations

COVID-19: Government Poised to Use Defense Production Act to Prioritize Pandemic Related Contracts

COVID-19: United States, Canada and Mexico Announce Temporary Border Closures

COVID-19 Response Strategies

How A Community Center in Boston Got More Shots Into Arms

Gorelick, Preston and Ferraro Explain How COVID-19 Has Caused a US Decoupling From China in Law360 Article

COVID-19: Multiplying Modes of Communication During Quarantine: Questions You Did Not Know You Should Be Asking

COVID-19 Presents Existential Legal and Regulatory Challenges for Long Term Care Facilities

COVID-19 and Wildfire: Strategies to Mitigate Cascading Business Impacts

Chris Noyes Discusses Litigation During a Pandemic

COVID-19: Health Care Fraud in a Public Health Emergency

COVID-19: FCA Risks for Industries Fighting the Pandemic

Webinar Recording - Tech M&A in the Age of COVID-19

Remote Hearings in International Arbitration: An Analytical Framework

Virtual Hearings – Legal and Practical Challenges and Considerations

COVID-19: What History Tells Us About the Importance of the False Claims Act in a Time of Pandemic

Meredith Cross Featured in an Episode of IEX’s "Boxes and Lines" Podcast

Webinar Recording - COVID-19: Reopening Responsibly - Corporate Risk Mitigation Strategies

The Pandemic and the Evolution of Health Care Privacy

Matthew Martens Discusses Religious Liberty, More Hours and Emails During COVID-19 Crisis In National Law Journal

Arbitration in Times of COVID-19 – Challenges and How to Tackle Them

COVID-19: Planning Ahead at a (Social) Distance—Considerations for Emerging Companies

COVID-19: M&A Considerations During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Jamie Gorelick Discusses Navigating the COVID-19 Crisis In National Law Journal

COVID-19: Immunity Under the PREP Act: When Does It Apply to Private Sector Efforts to Help Combat COVID-19?

COVID-19: Private Equity in a Coronavirus World

COVID-19: Credit Agreement Provisions to Consider in Light of the COVID-19 Outbreak

Coronavirus (COVID-19)—Practical Tips for Conducting Teleconferences and Videoconferences in Arbitral Hearings

COVID-19: Challenges and Considerations for Coronavirus-Related Litigation

Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Presents New Legal Challenges in China

NACUA Briefing—Coronavirus on Campus: Legal and Operational Considerations

TechGC CLE Webinar: Strategies for Mitigating Corporate Risk as the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak Unfolds

Webinar Recording - Strategies for Mitigating Corporate Risk as the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak Unfolds

Coronavirus (COVID-19): WilmerHale Task Force Leads Legal and Strategic Counseling

Employer Guidance