In a first-of-its-kind decision in the United States, a North Carolina state court recently granted summary judgment to a group of restaurants’ claims seeking insurance coverage for business interruption losses arising out of certain pandemic-related government orders. In two decisions dated 7 October 2020 in the case North State Deli, […]

This article profiles K&L Gates among the 2020 GIR 100, an annual guide to the world’s leading firms able to handle sophisticated cross-border, government-led, and internal investigations and related settlement negotiations or prosecutions of corporates and individuals. Read the article here.  

Research Post October 22, 2020 Survey: China’s small and medium-sized enterprises rebounded after the COVID-19 lockdown, but economic problems linger Xiaobo Zhang SMEs experienced a V-shaped recovery.

Country: Somalia Source: UN Assistance Mission in Somalia “Somalia has made progress on governance reforms … and now it is imperative to expand political space further … It is particularly important that the voices of … marginalized groups be heard.”

The year 2020 has proved disastrous worldwide for a number of reasons owing largely to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Yet there has been a silver lining in all the months-long shutdowns aimed at containing the spread of the novel coronavirus from Wuhan: a significant drop in carbon emissions. During the […]

On October 8 and 9, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) held its annual “SEC Speaks” program in partnership with the Practicing Law Institute, this year in a virtual format and after a several-month postponement due to COVID-19. Over the course of the conference, SEC Commissioners and senior […]