Wake Up Call: Law Firms Grapple With States’ New Stay-At-Home Rules

In today’s column, Above The Law co-founder David Lat, infected with Covid-19, is on a ventilator as his condition deteriorated to critical; a U.K. law firm warned its lawyers working at home because of the Covid-19 pandemic to be wary of connected listening devices, such as Alexa; law firms expect the pandemic to hit deals and billable hours, and some have asked banks for credit extensions; American Lawyer released its latest dealmakers of the year list.

• Leading off, Big Law firms are working to figure out how their operations are affected by different stay-at-home orders issued last week by California, ...