The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is presenting unprecedented challenges to businesses around the globe. Across our practice areas, Davis Polk lawyers are addressing the many questions that corporate executives, directors and counsel are asking.

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• Key CARES Act Provisions and Existing Fed Programs for Corporates
  Last Updated April 3, 2020
• COVID-19 and Public Companies: This is a developing (and updated) story
  Client Memorandum, March 31, 2020
• Thinking Ahead to First Quarter Reporting—Some Tips and Recommendations
  Client Memorandum, March 30, 2020
• Economic Stabilization: Congress Passes CARES Act
  Client Memorandum, March 27, 2020
• Tax Relief: Congress Passes CARES Act
  Client Memorandum, March 27, 2020
• Download Davis Polk's brief overview of the Federal Reserve's actions to address the coronavirus crisis.

Please explore the sections below to browse our content by topic.

• March 27, 2020: Compensation Issues for Companies During the Coronavirus Crisis
  Nora Jordan, Edmond Fitzgerald and Kyoko Takahashi Lin
• March 26, 2020: Tax Provisions of the Senate Stimulus Bill
  Nora Jordan, Rachel Kleinberg and Michael Mollerus
• March 25, 2020: The Fed’s Emergency Programs and the Fiscal Stimulus
  Nora Jordan, Randall Guynn and  Margaret Tahyar
  
• March 24, 2020: Shareholder Defenses and Credit Facilities in the Coronavirus Era
  Nora Jordan, Louis Goldberg and Sartaj Gill
• March 23, 2020: Disclosure and Capital Market Implications of the Coronavirus Crisis
  Nora Jordan, Richard Truesdell and Deanna Kirkpatrick

• Coronavirus Updates blog
• FinReg blog
• Briefing: Governance blog
• Cyber Blog

• COVID-19 and Environmental Matters – Key Transactional and Compliance Impacts
  Client Memorandum, April 1, 2020
• The Pre-Emption Group Updates Guidance On Cashbox Placings
  Client Alert, April 1, 2020
• Thinking Ahead to First Quarter Reporting—Some Tips and Recommendations
  Client Memorandum, March 30, 2020
• Expansion of SBA Loan Program under the CARES Act: Implications for Private Equity Sponsors
  Client Memorandum, March 29, 2020
• Economic Stabilization: Congress Passes CARES Act
  Client Memorandum, March 27, 2020
• Securities Offerings During Closed Windows and Blackout Periods
  Client Memorandum, March 27, 2020
• How the SEC Enforcement Division Responds to a Crisis
  Client Memorandum, March 25, 2020
  
• Shareholder Defenses and Credit Facilities in the Coronavirus Era 
  Audio Recording with partners Louis Goldberg & Sartaj Gill, March 24, 2020
• Disclosure and Capital Market Implications of the Coronavirus Crisis
  Audio Recording with partners Richard Truesdell & Deanna Kirkpatrick, March 23, 2020
• Restructuring Debt Securities: Options and Legal Considerations
  Client Memorandum, March 24, 2020
• Thinking About Liquidity and Funding Alternatives?
  Client Alert, March 16, 2020
• Some Questions Being Considered About Stock Buybacks in These Volatile Markets
  Client Alert, March 9, 2020

• The Pre-Emption Group Updates Guidance On Cashbox Placings
  Client Alert, April 1, 2020
• UK Corporate Finance Update: FCA, PRA and FRC Joint Statement on Coronavirus (COVID-19) Related Measures and Guidance
  Client Alert, March 26, 2020
• The Bank of England Releases Further Details on its COVID Corporate Financing Facility and ICMA Makes Euro Commercial Paper Materials Publicly Available
  Client Memorandum, March 26, 2020
• Global Enforcers Acknowledge Need for Competitor Collaboration During COVID-19 Pandemic
  Client Memorandum, March 24, 2020
• HM Treasury and The Bank Of England Throw Combined Weight Behind New Coronavirus (COVID-19) Commercial Paper Programme
  Client Memorandum, March 23, 2020
• AGM Considerations for UK Foreign Private Issuers Arising From Coronavirus
  Client Memorandum, March 23, 2020
• UK Corporate Finance Update: Coronavirus (COVID-19)-Related Measures and Guidance
  Client Memorandum, March 23, 2020

• Compensation Issues for Companies During the Coronavirus Crisis
  Audio Recording with partners Edmond FitzGerald & Kyoko Takahashi Lin, March 27, 2020
• Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Key Takeaways Regarding Paid Leave Benefits
  Client Alert, March 18, 2020

• Economic Stabilization: Congress Passes CARES Act
  Client Memorandum, March 27, 2020
• The Fed’s Emergency Programs and the Fiscal Stimulus
  Audio Recording with partners Randall Guynn & Margaret Tahyar, March 25, 2020
• The Federal Reserve’s Actions to Address the Coronavirus Crisis
  Brief Overview, March 24, 2020
• SEC Provides Temporary Additional Flexibility for Registered Funds Affected by the Coronavirus Outbreak to Obtain Short-Term Funding
  Client Alert, March 24, 2020
• Senate Republicans Release a Stimulus Proposal to Combat Economic Impacts of Coronavirus
  Client Memorandum, March 20, 2020
• Fed Expands Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility to Include Municipal Bonds
  Client Memorandum, March 19, 2020 (Updated March 22, 2020)
• The Fed Announces a Primary Dealer Credit Facility
  Client Memorandum, March 19, 2020
• CFTC Issues COVID-19 Related Relief for Futures and Swap Market Participants
  Client Alert, March 17, 2020
• Republication: The 2009 Davis Polk Financial Crisis Manual
  Client Memorandum, March 16, 2020
• SEC Issues Targeted Regulatory Relief for Advisers and Registered Funds Affected by the Coronavirus Outbreak
  Client Alert, March 16, 2020

• Key CARES Act Provisions and Existing Fed Programs for Corporates
  Last Updated April 3, 2020
• Expansion of SBA Loan Program under the CARES Act: Implications for Private Equity Sponsors
  Client Memorandum, March 29, 2020
• Tax Relief: Congress Passes CARES Act
  Client Memorandum, March 27, 2020
• Economic Stabilization: Congress Passes CARES Act
  Client Memorandum, March 27, 2020
• The Bank of England Releases Further Details on its COVID Corporate Financing Facility and ICMA Makes Euro Commercial Paper Materials Publicly Available
  Client Memorandum, March 26, 2020
• The Fed’s Emergency Programs and the Fiscal Stimulus
  Audio Recording with partners Randall Guynn & Margaret Tahyar, March 25, 2020
• The Federal Reserve’s Actions to Address the Coronavirus Crisis
  Brief Overview, March 24, 2020
• HM Treasury and The Bank Of England Throw Combined Weight Behind New Coronavirus (COVID-19) Commercial Paper Programme
  Client Memorandum, March 23, 2020
• Senate Republicans Release a Stimulus Proposal to Combat Economic Impacts of Coronavirus
  Client Memorandum, March 20, 2020

• COVID-19 and Environmental Matters – Key Transactional and Compliance Impacts
  Client Memorandum, April 1, 2020
• Expansion of SBA Loan Program under the CARES Act: Implications for Private Equity Sponsors
  Client Memorandum, March 29, 2020
• Global Enforcers Acknowledge Need for Competitor Collaboration During COVID-19 Pandemic
  Client Memorandum, March 24, 2020
• Purchasing Portfolio Company Debt – Threshold Issues for Private Equity Sponsors
  Client Memorandum, March 23, 2020
• Should Companies Play Strong Defense in These Hostile Times?
  Client Alert, March 20, 2020
• FTC and DOJ Issue Civil Merger Investigation Guidance in Light of COVID-19 
  Client Alert, March 17, 2020
• FTC Implements Temporary HSR e-Filing System
  Client Memorandum, March 16, 2020

• COVID-19 and Public Companies: This is a developing (and updated) story
  Client Memorandum, March 31, 2020
• Thinking Ahead to First Quarter Reporting—Some Tips and Recommendations
  Client Memorandum, March 30, 2020
• SEC Extends Reporting Relief and Issues Guidance
  Client Memorandum, March 26, 2020
• UK Corporate Finance Update: FCA, PRA and FRC Joint Statement on Coronavirus (COVID-19) Related Measures and Guidance
  Client Alert, March 26, 2020
• How the SEC Enforcement Division Responds to a Crisis
  Client Memorandum, March 25, 2020
• Shareholder Defenses and Credit Facilities in the Coronavirus Era
  Audio Recording with partners Louis Goldberg & Sartaj Gill, March 24, 2020
• Disclosure and Capital Market Implications of the Coronavirus Crisis
  Audio Recording with partners Richard Truesdell & Deanna Kirkpatrick, March 23, 2020
• UK Corporate Finance Update: Coronavirus (COVID-19)-Related Measures and Guidance
  Client Memorandum, March 23, 2020
• AGM Considerations for UK Foreign Private Issuers Arising From Coronavirus
  Client Memorandum, March 23, 2020
• What If You Need to Change Your Annual Meeting Location or Date Due to the COVID-19 Coronavirus?
  Client Memorandum, March 2, 2020
• How Should Boards Be Thinking About the Novel Coronavirus?
  Client Alert, February 27, 2020

• Additional Tax Relief; Highlights for Individuals
  Client Memorandum, March 31, 2020
• Tax Relief: Congress Passes CARES Act
  Client Memorandum, March 27, 2020
• Tax Provisions of the Senate Stimulus Bill
  Audio Recording with partners Rachel Kleinberg & Michael Mollerus, March 26, 2020
• Internal Revenue Service Permits Taxpayers to Defer Certain April 15th Tax Payments
  Client Memorandum, March 19, 2020
• Estate Planning Considerations in the Current Environment
  Client Memorandum, March 19, 2020