Our community, our country, our world is in a state of emergency. Coronavirus is hitting close to home and across the globe. All of us are affected. As we all know, in a state of emergency, the best of humanity emerges.

Together, ALL OF US can make a difference.

To help do our part in combating coronavirus, Pearl Cohen invites you to join with the CDC Foundation’s crowdfunding campaign to UNITE, GIVE and SHARE. In addition to giving, please share the ALL OF US campaign message with your contacts, social media, family and friends.

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Please click here to listen to the latest edition of the Pearl Cohen Immigration podcast.

In this edition, Ari Farkas, Partner and Chair of the U.S. Business Immigration Group, interviews Elizabeth Long of the Toronto law firm Long Mangalji LLP, about the state of immigration in Canada. Ari and Elizabeth discuss the recent travel bans and who is affected by them, as well as how COVID-19 is affecting the processing of visa applications in Canada and abroad.

Please click here to listen to the latest edition of the Pearl Cohen Immigration podcast.

In this edition, Ari Farkas, Partner and Chair of the U.S. Business Immigration Group, and Guy Milhalter, Partner in the Corporate and Licensing Group in our New York office, will discuss some of the considerations that need to be kept in mind when entering into agreements with vendors for telecommuting technologies. In addition, they will address the value of “Force Majeure” clauses.

Article by Oz Halabi, Chair of the US Tax Group and Eran Shif, Transfer Pricing Specialist.

Please click here to read about cost recovery for COVID-19 related employees’ leave.

Please click here to read the public announcement regarding ILPO operation

Article by Ephraim Heiliczer, Senior Associate in our Intellectual Property Group.

Please click here to read an article on the importation of generic versions of Abbvie’s patented Kaletra to treat Coronavirus.

Article by Clyde Shuman, Partner in our Litigation Group.

Please click here for restrictions in place at various U.S. federal courts in response to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic.

The restrictions are current as of March 20, 2020.

Restrictions at other courts are available at the respective court’s website, or by emailing Pearl Cohen.

Article by Francine Alfandary, Partner in our Corporate Group.

Please click here to read about the the essential businesses that are allowed to remain open in NY and MA during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Article by Guy Milhalter, Partner in our Corporate Group.

Please click here to learn about the the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the CARES Act), intended to serve as a comprehensive stimulus package in response to the economic crisis stemming from the coronavirus pandemic.

Article by Benny Baratz, Partner and Head of the Corporate Litigation Group & Israel Business Group and Adv. Shani Menasherov

Please click here (article in Hebrew) to read about Coronavirus and its impact on office leases in Israel.

Article by Tzahi Yagur , Partner and the Head of the Antitrust and Competition Group

Please click here  (article in Hebrew) read about Coronavirus and its impact on competition in the Israeli ecosystem

FAQ by Dotan Hammer, Partner in the Internet, Cyber & Copyright Group

Please click here to read about FAQs Coronavirus and Privacy

Article by Anna Moshe, Senior Partner and  Adv. Alexey Gurov

Please click here to read about Coronavirus and its impact on the Russian economy

Article by Micha Tollman Partner and Head of Project Finance and Infrastructure Practice Group.

Please click here for an article (in Hebrew) summarizing the impact of COVID-19 on the infrastructure industry in Israel.

Article by Eran Morag, Senior Associate in the Hi-Tech Group

Please click here (article in Hebrew) to read about force majeure in Israel.

Please click here to listen to the latest edition of the Pearl Cohen Immigration podcast.

This edition will focus on current immigration-related consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

It is hosted by Ari Farkas, Partner and Chair of the U.S. Business Immigration Group.

Article by Oz Halabi, Chair of the US Tax Group, Moshe Sister, Senior Tax Associate, and Eran Shif, Transfer Pricing Specialist.

Please click here to read about alternative employee equity options to consider during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Article by Daniel Melman, Partner in our Patent Litigation Group and Miriam Kurien Tyrell, Senior Associate in our Patent Litigation Group.

Click here to read an article discussing Contractual Force Majeure Clauses and the COVID-19 Global Pandemic.

Join us on Thursday, March 19 at 11:00 (Israel Time) for the “Coronavirus: Israeli Employment and Workforce Issues” Webinar. Kalia Klein, will provide her insights regarding the Israeli legal aspects and employment issues concerning the Coronavirus.
Register here free: https://lnkd.in/e-mARjy

Guidelines for Israeli Employers by Kalia Klein, Senior Partner and Chair of the Employment Group

Currently, there is great uncertainty regarding employee benefits and obligations in workplaces concerning the outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19). Kalia Klein, shares her expertise in defining the various guidelines for Israeli employers .

Click here to read the guidelines.

Updated Guidelines for US Employers by Francine Alfandary, Partner in our Corporate & Commercial Group.

US law makers have enacted a relief package for US employees and individuals.

Please click here to read about these measures and what they mean for US employers.

Article by Daniel Melman, Partner in our Patent Litigation Group.

Please click here to read about protecting trade secrets during the COVID-19 global pandemic.

Article by Guy Milhalter, Partner in our Corporate Group.

Please click here to read about the legal considerations employers must take into account as they shift their workforce to working remotely in response to the rapid spread of COVID-19.

Article by Guy Milhalter, Partner in our Corporate Group.

HIPAA enforcement for telehealth solutions has been relaxed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Please click here to read about what this means for US healthcare.

Article by Ari Farkas, Partner in our US Immigration Group.

Please click here for an article summarizing the impact of COVID-19 on those seeking entry into the United States and on other immigration matters.

Article by Anna Moshe, Senior Partner in our Corporate and Capital Markets and Securities Groups.

Please click here to read an article on how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected Australia and its markets.

Article written by Michel Ohayon, Partner in the Corporate and Capital Markets Group.

Please click here (article in Hebrew) to read an article on how companies need to re-evaluate their course of actions in Israel and abroad during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Haim Ravia, Senior Partner, Chair of the Internet, Cyber & Copyright Group was among the authors of the letter addressed to the Israeli Prime Minister.

Please click here (article in Hebrew) to read about  the urgent letter sent to the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netenyahu  used to track down Corona patients in Israel.

Article written by Ilan Gerzi, Senior Partner & Chair of the Capital Markets and Securities Group, and Adv. Eden Amnon.

Please click here to read an article on how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected Israeli Public Companies.

Click here to receive the latest updates from US resources:

US Government: https://www.usa.gov/coronavirus

Click here to read the US Government Statement’s on the Call to Action on New Machine Readable COVID-19 Dataset

New York State: https://www.health.ny.gov/

New York City: https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/health/health-topics/coronavirus.page

Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/resource/information-on-the-outbreak-of-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19

California: https://www.edd.ca.gov/about_edd/coronavirus-2019.htm

Click here to receive the latest updates from the Israeli Ministry Of Health 

Click here to receive the latest updates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Click here to receive important information regarding How To Protect Yourself and What To Do If You Are Sick

Click here to receive the latest updates from the World Health Organization 

Click here for updates from the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Click here for a statement regarding the closure of USPTO facilities.