As scientists around the globe team up to discover and develop treatments and vaccine candidates for COVID-19, we are also seeing unprecedented speed and coordination in the effort to quell a different kind of virus — the myriad fraud schemes stemming from the COVID-19 crisis. This article describes the novel, coordinated approach that the government is taking to investigating and prosecuting COVID-19-related fraud, and provides actionable guidance that companies should follow to prevent fraud and possible government scrutiny. As of...

Since April 2020, several executive actions have been issued, and subsequently amended, that have had a significant impact on business immigration. This alert serves to inform clients of the updates to the ongoing U.S. visa system and travel restrictions in response to the global coronavirus pandemic. Since implementation of the restrictions, the Trump administration has issued additional guidance on certain exceptions for eligible persons to obtain a visa or enter the United States. Proclamation 10014 — Suspension of Immigrant Visas Proclamation 10014...

Business owners know that it’s important to plan for the succession in ownership of their companies.  It’s the means by which they secure their retirements and get to see their life’s work continued.  That’s why many institute plans for their succession – whether it’s a transfer of the business within their family, to trusted employees who have been groomed to take over, or in a sale to an outside party. However, just like it has changed so much else in...