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Impact Survey: COVID-19 and the Road to Recovery

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As the world eagerly anticipates the widespread distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine, amid the latest wave of the pandemic, Morrison & Foerster has once again surveyed in-house general counsel at global corporations to understand where companies are on the road to recovery and how they have been impacted to date.

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As the world eagerly anticipates the widespread distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine, amid the latest wave of the pandemic, Morrison & Foerster has once again surveyed in-house general counsel at global corporations to understand where companies are on the road to recovery and how they have been impacted to date.Our new study, the third in our COVID-19 Impact Survey series, offers deeper insights into the latest legal and compliance challenges that are top of mind for global organizations as they navigate the next wave of this global health crisis, and as they look towards the future over the next 12 to 24 months with the possible distribution of a vaccine on the horizon.Read our full <a href="https://media2.mofo.com/v3/assets/blt5775cc69c999c255/blta7496e82e4302838/62732156220ab5285f5193ed/201208-impact-survey-covid-road-recovery.pdf" target="_blank">Impact Survey: COVID-19 and the Road to Recovery</a>.

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Few lawyers in the world have Miriam Wugmeister’s breadth and understanding of privacy and data security laws, obligations, and practices. As co-chair of Morrison Foerster’s preeminent Global Privacy and Data Security Group, Miriam is regularly called upon by some of the world’s largest and most complex multinational organizations to confront their most difficult U.S. and international privacy and cybersecurity challenges. Ranked among the top in the profession by all major directories, her clients say: “Miriam is the best privacy counsel in the country that I have ever worked with. Her advice is always spot-on, practical, and helpful, and her judgment is impeccable.” “Miriam is a true leader in her field. I appreciate her brilliance and expertise.” “She keeps up with a rapidly evolving area and is quick to answer the most challenging questions with practical guidance a business can use.” (Chambers USA).Having helped hundreds of clients respond to cybersecurity incidents, Miriam works with companies to develop comprehensive customized incident response plans, training staff, conducting extensive tabletop exercises, and addressing key issues with boards of directors and executive management. Miriam advises organizations on the planning and execution of complex global compliance efforts and defends regulatory and litigation matters relating to privacy and cybersecurity in the United States and internationally. She serves as an arbitrator for the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework Binding Arbitration Program. Miriam regularly advises on the global collection, use, and sharing of employee, customer, vendor, and consumer personal information. She also counsels clients on cutting-edge issues surrounding emerging technologies such as the ethical tech, generative AI, telematics, and Big Data.Miriam serves as a board member of the <a href="https://sustainability.adp.com/adp-innovation-strategy.html#:~:text=In%20harnessing%20the%20power%20of%20big%20data%20through,that%20involve%20artificial%20intelligence%2C%20ML%20and%20big%20data." target="_blank" style="direction: ltr;text-align: left;">ADP AI & Data Ethics Committee</a> and is a leader in <a href="https://www.mofo.com/capabilities/artificial-intelligence">MoFo’s AI Group</a>, a cross-practice team that provides sophisticated, full-service representation to a wide range of clients with companies that both develop and use cutting-edge, rapidly changing technology in the AI space. Miriam uses her extensive industry experience and collaborative global approach to provide her clients fast access to the newest trends and developments in AI.As leader of the Global Privacy Alliance (GPA), Miriam encourages the rational development of privacy laws around the world and monitors privacy practices, laws, and regulations globally. On behalf of the GPA’s members, she takes an active role in anticipating upcoming privacy legislation and educating regulators on the commercial implications of proposed regulations.Chambers USA and Chambers Global recommend Miriam in the top tier of privacy and data security lawyers worldwide, with clients commenting to Chambers USA that she is “extremely practical and phenomenally smart. Just about one of the best privacy advisers there is,” and The Legal 500 US recognizing her as a leading lawyer for her “professionalism and strong international presence.” For her work in data protection and privacy, Miriam was an inaugural inductee into The Legal 500 Hall of Fame, which is comprised of outstanding U.S. lawyers who have been recommended as The Legal 500 “Leading Lawyers” for the last six consecutive years. She has been named one of Financial Times’ “Top 10 Innovative Lawyers in North America” and a National Law Journal “Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Trailblazer” for her breakthrough work in this space. Miriam was previously designated an Ethisphere “Attorney Who Matters” and a BTI Client Service All-Star, and she is featured in Best Lawyers in America, 2021.

Miriam Wugmeister

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Eric T. McCrath is the Chair of Morrison Foerster.Eric has been a trusted advisor on hundreds of public and private M&A, private equity, and financing transactions over the course of his career. As part of his market-leading M&A practice, he counsels strategic acquirers and targets in a variety of industries, including technology (semiconductors, software, AR/VR, FinTech, AI), healthcare, consumer products, financial institutions, media, gaming, and transportation. He represents leading U.S. and global companies and regularly advises on complex cross–border transactions.Eric is regularly recognized by leading publications, including Legal 500 US and Chambers USA, with client sources describing him as “greatly skilled at advising on the most complex and high–profile M&A transactions,” and noting that he “combines strong technical skills and a flair for complexity with commercial awareness, pragmatism and sound judgment.”Eric joined Morrison Foerster as a partner in 2007. He has held multiple leadership roles at the firm prior to being elected chair in June 2022. He has been a member of Morrison Foerster’s Executive Committee since 2016, the Compensation Committee since 2019, has served as Global Co-Chair of the firm’s Corporate Department of over 400 lawyers since 2018, and has also held a number of practice leadership roles.A diverse lawyer of Asian heritage, Eric is also one of the longest-standing members of Morrison Foerster’s Diversity Strategy Committee, having served since 2010.

Eric McCrath

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<div class="videoWrapper"><iframe class="sticky-video" title="Meet Dave Lynn, Securities and Corporate Governance Partner" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/0F4evzX0CU0?rel=0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen="1" frameborder="0" title="iframe"></iframe></div>David M. Lynn is chair of the firm’s Public Company Advisory & Governance practice. He served as Chief Counsel of the Division of Corporation Finance at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.Dave provides guidance to companies, underwriters, boards of directors, and other market participants on corporate finance and governance matters, as well as best practices for disclosure and compliance. In addition to being a leading authority on SEC issues, Dave is particularly well known in the area of executive compensation disclosure, having co-authored “The Executive Compensation Disclosure Treatise and Reporting Guide.”While serving as Chief Counsel of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance, Dave led the rulemaking team that drafted significant revisions to the SEC’s executive compensation and related party disclosure rules. Dave rejoined the SEC as Chief Counsel shortly after adoption of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and served in that position until 2007 providing interpretive advice, formulating policy decisions, and publishing the Division’s Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations. Dave initially served on the SEC staff from 1995-2000 as an Attorney-Advisor, and subsequently as a Special Counsel in the Division of Corporation Finance. While in private practice from 2000-2003, he advised clients on SEC investigations, securities transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate governance.Dave is co-editor of <a href="https://thecorporatecounsel.net/" target="_blank">TheCorporateCounsel.net</a>, The Corporate Counsel, <a href="https://compensationstandards.com/" target="_blank">CompensationStandards.com</a> and The Corporate Executive, which are widely read sources on securities, governance, executive compensation and corporate law matters. Dave also has served as chair of the American Bar Association Business Law Section’s Federal Regulation of Securities Committee, co-chair of the Practicing Law Institute’s Annual Institute on Securities Regulation and chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Securities and Exchange Commission Historical Society. He is also a member of our global Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) steering committee.

David M. Lynn

Jennifer Marines serves as vice chair of Morrison Foerster and co-chair of the firm’s global Business Restructuring & Insolvency Group. She has extensive experience in representing chapter 11 debtors, creditors, investors, and other parties in interest in all aspects of complex corporate restructurings, including chapter 11 cases, out-of-court restructurings, and distressed acquisitions.Jennifer has built a highly successful and peer-recognized practice in the restructuring and work-outs space, routinely representing companies and their boards navigate complex distressed situations. Jennifer also has extensive experience advising official committees of creditors, negotiating and structuring financings and other commercial transactions, and representing clients seeking to purchase businesses and related assets out of chapter 11 proceedings. Jennifer is recognized by Chambers USA and The Legal 500 US in the area of corporate restructuring. She has recently been recognized as one of “Top Women in Dealmaking” by The Deal and a “Top Woman Dealmaker” by Global M&A Network. She has also been named an “Outstanding Young Restructuring Lawyer” for 2016–2020 by Turnarounds & Workouts and a “Bankruptcy Rising Star” for 2016 and 2017 by Law360. The American Bankruptcy Institute also honored Jennifer in 2018 as one of their “40 Under 40,” a list recognizing emerging leaders in insolvency practice.In addition to her current leadership roles, Jennifer serves as the chair of the firm's global Finance Department and a member of the Executive Committee.