COVID-19 Risks and Disputes: Protecting Your Business

In Asia the business and reputation risks are mutating fast as the pandemic establishes itself as a global phenomenon triggering countries to lock down and sending stock markets plunging.

Where the region’s businesses had initially mobilized emergency processes to protect staff and manage supply chains across borders, particularly China, the focus is shifting towards managing business through national lockdowns, and tumbling demand for products and services in Europe and the Americas as entire national populations stay home and businesses close.

Covid-19 – Business Risks

Business Transformation

Reorganisation
Liquidity management (refinancing)
Change management
Business continuity
Supply chain diversification
Valuation & financial advisory
Private equity advisory

Restructuring

Turnaround services
External debt restructuring
Creditor relations
Forensic accounting
Bankruptcy support
Interim management
Receivership

Disputes Advisory

Contract renegotiation – termination, curtailment
Litigation support
Damage quantification
Delay analysis
Investigations
International arbitration

Reputation

Cybersecurity
Crisis management
Issues/risk monitoring & preparedness
Creative stakeholder engagement
Financial communications
Media relations
Change communications
Public and government affairs

Though WHO declares the epicenter is now Europe, complexities are growing in Asia. Some countries are stepping up prevention action with Malaysia and Indonesia the first to institute lockdowns while others have already passed peak infection and into a recovery cycle, led by China where new infections are now coming from overseas.