HSE COVID-19 Task Force

HSE has established a multi-disciplinary COVID-19 Task Force to guide clients through these extraordinary times. For inquiries related to specific legal specialties, please feel free to reach out directly to our Task Force members below, or your regular HSE contact. We stand ready to provide guidance and help in any way we can.

Corporate, Commercial Agreements, Force Majeure, Small Business Loans
Data Protection and Cybersecurity
Employee Benefits: Health & Welfare Plans
Employee Benefits: Retirement Plans
Business Restructuring and Creditors' Rights
Government Affairs

COVID-19 Legal Insights

Harter Secrest & Emery attorneys continue to monitor the COVID-19 pandemic. This page contains, and is regularly updated with, legal guidance to help employers navigate these unique and challenging circumstances.

Please also refer to our COVID-19 Federal Aid Program page that contains insights and perspectives on the entire lifecycle of participation in a COVID-19 financial aid program, including information on the government’s criminal and civil fraud enforcement actions, key judicial decisions, and documents about laws, rules and forms governing the PPP and COVID-19 related EIDL program.

Upcoming Webinars

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On-Demand Webinars

For a complete listing of our webinar recordings related to COVID-19, please click here.

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Firm Media Coverage:

February 15, 2021 – The First PPP-Related Indictment in Buffalo Has Been Handed Down. The Enforcement Actions Are Just Beginning – Buffalo Business First  

October 21, 2020 – Simplified Bankruptcy Option Could Help COVID-19-Troubled Businesses Land on their Feet – Buffalo Business First 

May 29, 2020 – Phase 2 Firms Establish Precautions as They Prepare to Reopen Offices – Rochester Business Journal

May 29, 2020 – Leading Businesses Towards Brighter Days – Buffalo Business First’s Small Business – Big Mission Special Report

May 11, 2020 – COVID-19 Impact on Buffalo’s Largest Law Firms: What’s Changed? – Buffalo Business First

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