COVID-19 UK Weekly Webinar – May 4, 2020
Webcasts | May 4, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is undoubtedly the biggest public health crisis of our times. Like many other countries, the UK Government has exercised broad powers and passed new laws that impact how we do business and interact as a society.
To address the pandemic, the Government announced several sweeping regulations and ushered through the Coronavirus Act 2020. These actions have a broad impact on law, public policy and daily life, impacting areas including health, social welfare, commerce, trade, competition, employment and the free movement of people.
Join our team of Gibson Dunn London lawyers, led by partner and former Lord Chancellor Charlie Falconer QC, for a discussion of these changes and to answer your questions on how they will affect British businesses and community, including the impact on new and ongoing business relationships.
In this webinar we will cover:
- Governance – key issues for boards
- HMRC’s response to tax residence and cross-border employment tax matters
- Commercial real estate update – challenges or opportunities?
We want to hear from you about the impacts the current measures and conditions are having on your business and the legal issues you are facing. We therefore welcome suggested topics, as well as questions in advance of each webinar, to ensure that we can address issues relevant to your business.
PANELISTS:
Charlie Falconer QC: An English qualified barrister and Gibson Dunn partner. Former UK Lord Chancellor and first Secretary of State for Justice, he spent 25 years as a commercial barrister, and became a QC in 1991.
Matt Aleksic: An associate in the Litigation and International Arbitration practice groups of Gibson Dunn. Experience in a wide range of disputes, including commercial litigation, international arbitration and investigations.
Lucy Conway: An associate in the Mergers and Acquisitions practice group of Gibson Dunn. Ms. Conway advises on a broad range of UK and international cross-border corporate finance transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, initial public offerings (IPOs) and secondary fundraisings.
Benjamin Fryer: A partner in the Tax practice group. Mr. Fryer advises on a wide range of domestic and cross-border matters and transactions, including in relation to banking, capital markets, corporate finance, corporate reorganisations, debt restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, real estate and structured finance.
Richard Sen: An associate in the London Real Estate practice group of Gibson Dunn. Mr. Sen advises on asset and corporate acquisitions and disposals, joint venture arrangements, real estate financing, high profile development work and commercial leasing transactions.