Coronavirus (COVID-19) Task Force
ArentFox Schiff’s multi-disciplinary legal team is counseling clients on legal issues stemming from the evolving spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United States.
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Our Focus
The group is composed of leading lawyers from a number of the firm’s signature practice areas, including Automotive, Bankruptcy & Financial Restructuring, Construction, Corporate & Securities, Fashion & Retail, Government Relations, Health Care, Hospitality, Insurance & Reinsurance, Labor & Employment, Logistics & Transportation, Senior Living, and Sports. Our working group is sharing information and establishing best practices for clients, businesses, and governments who are responding to coronavirus issues. Links are available here to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ guidance to Home Health and Hospice Agencies and Hospitals and Nursing Facilities.
The team’s focus includes addressing questions that involve labor and employment, workplace safety, business interruption, contract disputes, insurance liabilities, and logistics and trade surrounding the disease. In particular, our team is available to help clients:
- Develop legal and operational plans and protocols
- Draft documents and agreements
- Address supply chain problems
- Check existing insurance policies and options
- Engage in planning for scenarios that could arise with the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19)
- Work with local, state, and federal regulators
Our Team
Members of our team can help in the following areas:
- Automotive: Aaron Jacoby
- Bankruptcy & Financial Restructuring: Aram Ordubegian
- Construction: Mark Bloom, Andrew Ross, Victoria Wiener
- Corporate Contracts: Steve Cohen, Alan Fishel
- Employment: Robert Carrol, Darrell Gay, Linda Jackson, Michael Stevens, Valerie Samuels
- Fashion & Retail: Anthony Lupo
- FDA: Deborah Shelton
- Government Relations: Dan Renberg, Oliver Spurgeon III
- Health Care Providers: Douglas Grimm, Rachel Hold-Weiss, Anne Murphy, Susanna Murphy
- Hospitality: Rich Brand, Gerard Leval, Kimberly Wachen
- Insurance & Reinsurance: Elliott Kroll, Jule Rousseau, James Westerlind, Eric Biderman, Mark Fragner, Richard Liskov
- Logistics & Transportation: Robert Ernest
- OSHA: Mark Dreux
- Senior Living Real Estate: Mindy Hurwitz
- Sports: Rich Brand
- Tax: Jeffrey B. Tate
- Trademark: Elizabeth Cohen
Coronavirus Resources
Below is a compilation of federal and state resources for updates and current information on COVID-19.
Federal
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
US Department of Justice Diversion Control Division
National Governors Association
FEMA Coronavirus Rumor Control
National News Publications
California
Department of Public Health Standards and Guidelines for Healthcare Surge During Emergencies
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
District of Columbia
Government of the District of Columbia
Massachusetts
Maryland
New Jersey
New York
Virginia
National Trade Associations
Key Contacts
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