Shearman & Sterling hosted a series of partner-led calls to answer your COVID-19 questions, including industry trends and the legal and business implications to the pandemic. The calls took place Tuesday through Thursday, March 31–April 2 and April 7–April 9.

On April 7, partner Barney Reynolds (London-Financial Institutions Advisory & Financial Regulatory) discussed the financial regulatory impact of COVID-19 on the banking sector and developments across the United States, the United Kingdom and EU, including:

• Actions taken by the central banks and banking agencies to facilitate lending;

• Supervisory and regulatory guidance from banking regulators;

• Key provisions of the CARES Act, including Treasury stimulus programs; and

• Broader regulatory issues for the U.S., U.K. and EU, including Eurozone, financial sectors.

Listen to "COVID-19 Insights Series: The Regulatory Toolbox: Potential Systems Risk and Responses."

For more information on the legal and compliance implications of COVID-19, visit Shearman & Sterling’s COVID-19 Resource Center.