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The health and economic crisis caused by COVID-19 has resulted in unprecedented disruption to businesses worldwide. While some businesses may be preoccupied with reopening efforts, those who prepare now for the legal implications of the virus will be in a ...

Over the past few months, there were many changes imposed on us all. Much of the economy was shut down, and then (at least in New York state), businesses either had to qualify as essential businesses and open back up ...

As he watched the horrific video of that deranged Minneapolis police officer pressing his knee for nearly nine minutes into the neck of George Floyd, Robert Poles wanted to spring into action. The former Rochester cop wanted to climb through ...

This past August, The Business Roundtable, consisting of nearly 200 top U.S. CEOs, banded together to issue a statement redefining the “purpose of a corporation.” In doing so, they had no idea how much their statement might be put to ...

Let’s face it, the majority of businesses are struggling right now, and health care is no exception. Two health systems are the largest two employers in the Greater Rochester area, so it’s in all of our interest to be aware ...

The killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police has absolutely sickened me. It was a murder and I am not the least bit surprised by the charges that followed. That loss of life never should have happened. I saw failures ...

In the relatively short period from the Great Recession of 2008-2009 to the pre-COVID-19 period ending February 12, 2020, when the Dow Jones Industrial Average reached an all-time high of 29,569, our national debt increased from approximately 8 trillion to ...

When I suggested we do the interview at the Varsity, a divey, iconic pizza joint just down the hill from the Carrier Dome, Floyd Little’s eyes lit up. “Can’t think of a better place,’’ said the football legend, flashing that ...

I have the audacity to believe that people everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and culture for their minds and dignity, equality and freedom for their spirits. – Martin Luther King, Jr. On any given ...

For most business law practitioners, we have had little-to-no need to revisit the concepts of force majeure, frustration of purpose, impossibility, and impracticality since completing our final examination in contracts. This orthodoxy was challenged in March, when large sectors of ...

There’s a YouTube video going around in which comedian Julie Nolke, sitting in her house in January 2020, looks up to see a future version of herself from April 2020 sitting across the table. “Future Julie” proceeds to tell “January ...

The April jobs report provided the first tangible sign of the devastation wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic on the Rochester economy. After a trickle of layoffs in March, job losses swelled to a torrent in April — with non-farm employment ...

One of the biggest uncertainties in this turbulent time is what the future of business after COVID-19 will look like. In today’s landscape, local business closures, plummeting stocks and furloughed employees are easy to see. Look a little deeper, though; ...

Last year the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission adopted a package of rules, forms and interpretations designed to enhance the experience of the retail investor. Collectively, these developments are intended to provide greater clarity with respect to the distinct roles ...

Back in the early 1990s, we suggested Rochester’s new downtown ballpark be named after a local sports legend, with Major Don Holleder and Luke Easter as ideal candidates. We did so, knowing full-well our idea had a snowball’s chance in ...