COVID-19's effects on financings and M&A, as well as contracts more generally (as covered here, here, and here among many other places), the rapid adoption of the Coronavirus Act, Relief, and Economic Security Act, a/k/a the “CARES Act” (key terms summarized briefly here and elsewhere), and the President's invocation of the Defense Production Act have me feeling like I am drinking business law water out of a fire hose this past week. Anyone else feeling that way? Whew!
I am still sorting through it all. I am sure that I will have more to say on some of this as time passes. However, earlier today, in the process of reading online resources and watching and listening to others talk about the many legal aspects of the current pandemic, I came across this YouTube video, done by one of my former students, a local attorney who works with entrepreneurs, start-ups, and small businesses.
I have not fact-checked this video. And he jumps in to correct himself. But what I like about it is that it represents unvarnished, even humorous, boots-on-the-ground legal public service. He does not want businesses in the local community to miss out or waste time/money shooting in the dark–or in the wrong direction.
Sometimes, our students do great things after they leave the hallowed halls of law school. Many times, those good deeds go unrecognized. Haseeb has always been passionate. It makes me so happy to see him using his passion to help the local business community. I want to offer a "shout out" to him here. (And his dog, Simon, is the cutest! ♥)