On March 26, 2020, Cravath partner John W. White spoke at the “Planning and Leading Through the COVID‑19 Crisis” webinar, which was hosted by Financial Executives International. The webinar reviewed corporations’ responses to the COVID‑19 pandemic, including in relation to staff safety and firm financial liability. John discussed how COVID‑19 may impact public company disclosures and upcoming shareholder meetings, as well as highlighting related accounting and auditing issues and contract matters, including force majeure and material adverse effect clauses.