Amid the ravaging COVID-19, the epidemic prevention and control of all enterprises comes to a crucial stage and all companies and institutions suffered from the epidemic to some extent. In this war without smoke, the lawyers of Gaopeng & Partners Hangzhou Office quickly responded to the call, actively exerted their advantages of legal expertise, analyzed the potential social impact of the epidemic from the professional legal perspective, actively considered the problems each client has to face due to the epidemic, and prepared for providing legal services. This not only represents the responsibilities of lawyers of the Firm, but also serves as a way for the Firm to prevent and fight the epidemic.

Since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus epidemic, Gaopeng & Partners Hangzhou Office coordinated the work, fully mobilized professional lawyers of the Firm, established the prevention and control emergency working group immediately by remote assistance, formulated epidemic prevention plans, and analyzed the legal risks involved in the special situation of the epidemic from a professional perspective to provide legal advice and services for clients.

After its inception, the emergency team worked overtime to collect relevant laws and regulations, control measures of governments at all levels and relevant departments, and a series of policy documents, released the Compliance Manual on Personnel and Labor Relations of Enterprises, Commercial Contract Performance, Criminal Risk Prevention During the Epidemic Prevention and Control Period on February 5 as soon as possible and provided it to clients timely for providing answers and solving problems. The Manual covers labor and personnel relations and compliance management of enterprises, commercial contract performance, criminal risk prevention and other highly concerned issues amid the epidemic that were closely followed by corporate clients. After the release, the Manual is highly praised by the clients and is widely adopted and studied.

Amid the epidemic, we have both missions and responsibilities. Although we are not fighting at the front line, we are making our own contributions. During this special period, let’s join hands to fight the epidemic and tide over all the difficulties!

(This article is translated by software translator for reference only.)