Contract Issues in Light of the COVID-19 Pandemic

• 3.31.2020 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Joseph Conahan , Robert Finkel , John Trenor , Jenna Ventorino

The COVID-19 outbreak will have a major and long-lasting impact on the rights and obligations of parties under commercial and strategic agreements. WilmerHale hosted a webinar with Partners Joe Conahan, Robert Finkel and John Trenor, as well as Counsel Jenna Ventorino, for participants to learn about the potential impacts of COVID-19 on existing contracts and related relationships and about strategies for negotiating and drafting contract provisions going forward.

Specific topics included:

• force majeure and common law doctrines regarding excusing performance, including the importance of governing law;
• material adverse change (MAC) and material adverse event (MAE) clauses in M&A, loan and other agreements; and
• earn-outs/milestone obligations.

View the Webinar Recording*

*CLE credit is not available for those who watch webinar recordings.