COVID-19 and the sheltering in place rules have produced both winners and losers in the market place for food, ag and the tech used in food production.

When the USPTO launched its COVID-19 Prioritized Examination Pilot Program on May 14, 2020, a key focus was to shorten the timeline to patent protection of COVID-19 related innovations for small busin...

A Congressional Panel overseeing the Main Street Lending Program (the “Program”) has indicated that its utilization to date dwarfs the lending capacity of the Program. As of mid-August, eligible lende...

Partner Michael Mazzone and Associate Mini Kapoor authored an article in Texas Builder about what companies can do to protect themselves from potential COVID-19-related premises liability cla...

Businesses that open their doors to customers, guests, and other visitors during the pandemic must be vigilant, not only to keep their premises safe to those who enter, but also to avoid lawsuits by i...

Firm Partners Michelle Jacobs and Deborah Coldwell and Associates Mini Kapoor and Sally Dahlstrom authored an article in Franchising.com about the need for franchise businesses to maintain safe ...

The Texas Lawbook included Haynes and Boone, LLP in an analysis of the law firms in Texas that have played the most active role in Chapter 11 restructurings filed in the wake of the COVID-19 ...

Partners Michelle Jacobs and Suzie Trigg and Associates Jennifer Kreick and Kayla Cristales authored an article in Bloomberg Law examining the scope of PREP Act immunity for COVID-19 liabilit...

Welcome to the 2019-2020 edition of the Haynes and Boone, LLP Media and Entertainment Law Year in Review.

A Haynes and Boone litigation team is mentioned in a Law360 article about the scheduled trial for Baron v. AMLI, which concerns a dispute over the sale of a large apartment complex.

On August 12, 2020, the State Council of the People’s Republic of China (“State Council”) released the Circular on Further Stabilizing Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment (the “Circular”), in which t...

Partner Jason Habinsky talked with New York Law Journal about the importance of effective communication from employers in the midst of employment litigation related to COVID-19.

Even before COVID-19, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) was becoming increasingly tricky to navigate and was actively enforced. But in light of the pandemic, which is forcing rapid changes to t...

The COVID-19 pandemic has left government agencies scrambling to modify ordinary procedures aimed at ensuring the transparency of government in light of federal, state and local mandates to limit face...

On June 11, 2020, the General Administration of Customs (“GAC”) released the Measures for the Administration of Imported and Exported Food Safety [draft] (General Administration of Customs of People's...

Partner Albert Tan, Co-Chair of the firm’s Fund Finance Practice Group and a member of Haynes...

Since the launch of the Main Street Lending Program, the Federal Reserve (through the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, which is implementing the program) issued updates on July 15, 2020 and July 31, 20...

Recent statistics from London’s Commercial Court and major arbitration institutions confirm London’s reputation as an international hub for dispute resolution, with English law remaining the most popu...

The Federal Reserve ’s Main Street Lending Program has recently been expanded to add two potential loan options, which will enable nonprofit organizations such as educational institutions, social serv...

China has become the largest emerging market economy and the second largest economy in the world. As a result, many Chinese companies have elected to access the U.S. capital markets for their financin...

While the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has identified and pursued a variety of fraud schemes and activities related to COVID-19 (such as sales of fake testing kits and PPE, price gouging, and frau...

Health Law Vitals - edition focused on Healthcare, Life Sciences, FDA and COVID-19. Browse a number of featured stories and quick reports on breaking news in this area.

Haynes and Boone, LLP Partners Adrian Azer and Micah Skidmore and Associate Wesley Dutton authored a Law360 article about a recent COVID-19-related insurance coverage court ruling concerning ...

Partners Steve Raptis and Melissa Goodman and Associate Mike Stoner authored an article in Law360 about how employers can protect themselves from potential claims stemming from layoffs and fu...

Partner Andreas Dracoulis and Associate Jonathan Morton authored an article in Offshore Magazine about difficulties supply chain companies are facing due to COVID-19-related delays in offshor...

The economic downturn engendered by the COVID-19 pandemic likely will lead to a significant increase in acquisitions of distressed targets.

In the rush to seek relief under force majeure clauses following the devastating impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, it is likely that some claims were made incorrectly, albeit in good faith. Particular...

Law.com quoted Haynes and Boone, LLP Partner M.C. Sungaila in an article about her role as the dean of the Orange County Bar Association (OCBA) Law Student Summer Appellate Academy, a series ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the economy to a significant extent. With respect to the representations and warranties insurance (“RWI”) market, the pandemic presents two specific challenges: (1) ...

Associate Maren Strandevold writes in Litigation Futures about how the lockdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic will impact the future of the legal profession.