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Quinn Emanuel shuts down New York office after partner tests positive for coronavirus

A partner at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan in New York has tested positive for the coronavirus, prompting the firm to close the office as a precaution this week.

Mar 9, 2020 10:47 AM CDT

Afternoon Briefs: Defense bar calls for protection in prisons from coronavirus; cheese makers protect ‘halloumi’ trademark

Nation’s criminal defense bar calls for ‘prompt implementation’ of COVID-19 plans in detention facilities The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers on Wednesday called for the “prompt implementation of comprehensive, concrete, and transparent COVID-19 coronavirus readiness plans for the nation’s prisons, jails and other detention facilities.” NACDL President Nina Ginsberg…

Mar 6, 2020 3:50 PM CST

Lawyer tests positive for coronavirus; officials say he’s second person in NYC to be diagnosed

An attorney at a Manhattan trusts and estates law firm has been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene said Tuesday.

Mar 4, 2020 10:23 AM CST

How BigLaw and the courts are responding to coronavirus; potential illness closes one firm’s office

Several large law firms are taking steps to reduce the threat of coronavirus to their workers, including one law firm that shut down an overseas office after a worker became ill.

Feb 28, 2020 11:20 AM CST

Afternoon Briefs: Equifax hack traced to Chinese military; law prof is under coronavirus quarantine

Chinese military personnel are charged in Equifax hack Four members of the Chinese military have been indicted in the 2017 hacking of Equifax that gathered names, birth dates and Social Security numbers for nearly half of U.S. citizens. The information obtained could be used to reveal whether any American officials…

Feb 10, 2020 4:26 PM CST

Quinn Emanuel shuts down New York office after partner tests positive for coronavirus

Afternoon Briefs: Defense bar calls for protection in prisons from coronavirus; cheese makers protect ‘halloumi’ trademark

Lawyer tests positive for coronavirus; officials say he’s second person in NYC to be diagnosed

How BigLaw and the courts are responding to coronavirus; potential illness closes one firm’s office

Afternoon Briefs: Equifax hack traced to Chinese military; law prof is under coronavirus quarantine

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