Coronavirus Updates

Insights

Across our practice areas, Davis Polk lawyers provided crucial insights to companies grappling with the unprecedented challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic presented critical challenges to businesses around the globe. Clients including corporate executives, directors and counsel depended on the timely, insightful guidance provided by our lawyers. This page contains links to coronavirus-related content we produced in 2020 and early 2021, including insights organized by capability.

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January 21, 2021

Client Update

With a hoped-for return to normal after COVID-19, we expect to see a continued uptick in shareholder activist campaigns

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December 23, 2020

Client Update

Pandemic Relief Package – PPP and Federal Reserve Provisions

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Insights

January 21, 2021

Client Update

With a hoped-for return to normal after COVID-19, we expect to see a continued uptick in shareholder activist campaigns

Much of 2020 saw a decline in shareholder activist campaign levels, presumably as activists stood back while the world dea...

November 3, 2020

Client Update

SEC Announces 2020 Enforcement Results

The SEC Enforcement Division’s 2020 Annual Report focuses on COVID-related investigations while reporting fewer case fil...

October 7, 2020

Client Update

SBA Guidance: M&A Transactions and PPP Borrowers

The SBA has issued a long-awaited Procedural Notice providing guidance on the procedures for changes of ownership of an en...

July 23, 2020

Client Update

FRC Publishes Thematic Review of Company Disclosures During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic hit in the middle of the annual corporate reporting season, with a large number of UK ...

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January 19, 2021

Speaking Engagement

Davis Polk lawyers co-present at NYLPI’s digital privacy and cybersecurity event

On January 19, 2021, Davis Polk counsel Matthew Kelly and associates Mikaela Dealissia and Will Schildknecht will co-present at the New York Lawyers for Public Interest’s “Digital…
December 8, 2020

Speaking Engagement

Miranda So to moderate AVCJ and Mergermarket's 2020 Hong Kong M&A Forum

On December 8, 2020, Davis Polk Hong Kong office co-head Miranda So will be among the speakers at AVCJ and Mergermarket’s 2020 Hong Kong M&A Forum. So will moderate the virtual …
November 19, 2020

In the News

James Lin quoted in Asian Legal Business on Hong Kong capital markets

Davis Polk partner James Lin was quoted in a recent Asian Legal Business article discussing the resilience of Hong Kong capital markets amid the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic. Lin…
October 28, 2020

Speaking Engagement

Jason Kyrwood speaks at LSTA’s “Legal & Deal Term Trends: What’s Market During a Crisis" program

On October 28, 2020, Davis Polk Finance co-head Jason Kyrwood will be among the panelists at the Loan Syndications and Trading Association’s “Annual Virtual Series 5: Legal & Deal Term…
October 28, 2020

Speaking Engagement

Zachary Zweihorn speaks at AICPA and SIFMA's “US Broker Dealers: 2020 & Beyond" program

Davis Polk partner Zachary Zweihorn will speak at the virtual American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the SIFMA Financial Management Society National Conference on the…
October 26, 2020

In the News

Brian Resnick quoted in Law360 on the effects of COVID-19 on retail's holiday shopping season

Davis Polk partner Brian Resnick is quoted in a Law360 article discussing the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the retail industry’s holiday shopping season. Resnick noted that the in…
October 21, 2020

Speaking Engagement

Patrick Sinclair and Yuan Zheng to speak at the 2020 In-House Community eCongress Hong Kong

Davis Polk partner Patrick Sinclair and associate Yuan Zheng will speak at the 2020 In-House Community eCongress Hong Kong. Sinclair and Zheng will speak on the “How the Enforcement…
October 7, 2020

In the News

Martine Beamon discusses potential fraud and misbehavior during pandemic in Business Crimes Bulletin

Davis Polk partner Martine Beamon participated in a recent roundtable discussion published in Business Crimes Bulletin on government investigations, corporate compliance efforts and the…
October 1, 2020

Speaking Engagement

Lucy Farr to speak at ABA’s Virtual 2020 Fall Tax Section Meeting

On October 1, 2020, Davis Polk partner Lucy Farr will speak at the American Bar Association’s Virtual 2020 Fall Tax Section Meeting. Farr will speak on “The Government’s COVID-19 Credit…
September 29, 2020

Speaking Engagement

Robert Cohen speaks at PLI's Hedge Fund, Private Equity Enforcement & Regulatory Developments

On September 29, 2020, Davis Polk partner Robert Cohen will speak at PLI’s “Hedge Fund and Private Equity Enforcement & Regulatory Developments 2020” webcast. Cohen will speak on the …