This course will explore the new legal issues arising as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19 has disrupted virtually every sector of the global economy. As businesses of all sizes are trying to adjust to a "new normal", lawyers will also be faced with a variety of new questions and issues on behalf of their clients, ranging from contractual disputes and denied insurance claims, to personal injury litigation and ways to reduce risk and liability as they resume operations.
This course will explore the new legal issues arising as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants will learn how existing legal principles may be applied to COVID-19-related contractual claims, and tips for advising clients on how to address pandemic risks in contracts moving forward; how the insurance industry and regulators have responded to the billions of dollars in policy claims and losses, and what this will mean for you and your clients; and finally how COVID-19 may result in a wave of personal injury claims, and what your clients can do to protect themselves from liability.
Nick Robichaud has been a practicing lawyer for the past 15 years, most of which has been spent as in-house counsel. Working in-house has allowed Nick to work in many areas of the law, and his main areas of practice currently include municipal law, privacy and access, procurement, contracts, and board governance. Nick has taught courses on most of these topics over the course of his career at a variety of in-person conferences, and is excited to now have the opportunity to reach a wider audience through on-line instruction!
