ThinkSet Insights

Beyond Retail, How Will COVID-19 Affect Storefront Businesses?

High-touch businesses like barbershops and gyms are facing unique challenges as a result of COVID-19.

Corporate FinanceKeith JelinekJune 18, 2020covid, retail, consumers, Q and A

How COVID-19 Will Affect the Economy of Asia—and Relations with the U.S.

The economy of Asia, like much of the world, is being ravaged by COVID-19. Here’s what to expect in the coming months and years.

Disputes & InvestigationsThinkSetJune 10, 2020economy, covid, Asia, trade, investment, Q and A

Why the Best Post-COVID-19 Leaders Will Embrace Ambiguity

COVID-19 will change corporate culture. Leaders will have to change with it and pay attention to their employees.

Performance ImprovementRandy MoonJune 3, 2020covid, leadership, employee, Q and A

How COVID-19 Is Changing M&A Due Diligence

With deal volume shrinking and the economy struggling, here’s how COVID-19 is changing M&A due diligence.

Corporate FinanceAndrew EcksteinMay 26, 2020covid, M&A, healthcare, telehealth, Q and A

A Business Continuity Plan Checklist for Banks, for COVID-19 and Beyond

Banks need to reassess cash-flows, credit risks and liquidity positions; identify new digital banking opportunities; and adjust to a sustainable remote-work environment.

What COVID-19 Means for Brick-and-Mortar Retail Decline

COVID-19 is worsening the brick-and-mortar retail decline. Smart retailers can survive and thrive if they use this time to plan.

Corporate Finance, Performance ImprovementKeith JelinekMay 14, 2020retail, covid, consumers, economy, Q and A

What We Can Learn from the H1N1 Flu Pandemic

Technology and innovation were deployed to fight the H1N1 flu pandemic in 2009. Here’s what we can learn to deal with COVID-19.

Disputes & InvestigationsDavid KalatMay 7, 2020data, covid, digital, healthcare, digitaldetective

How Banks Can Deal with the Implications of Negative Interest Rates

What are the implications of negative interest rates for banks and financial institutions—and how should they be prepared?

To Survive the COVID-19 Crisis, Healthcare Providers Need Contingency Planning and Fast Action

Hospitals, outpatient surgery centers and residential treatment facilities must focus on liquidity to survive the COVID-19 crisis.

Corporate FinanceHaywood Miller and Peter ChadwickApril 23, 2020healthcare, covid, government, finance

ThinkSet Update: Telemedicine in a Pandemic

Will the COVID-19 pandemic change the way health insurers reimburse for telemedicine? It already has.

Disputes & InvestigationsJoAnna YountsApril 16, 2020telemedicine, covid, healthcare, telehealth

A Strategy for Validating Background Checks Could Save Employers from Legal Exposure

A risk-based validation approach can help employers validate criminal background checks and prepare for legal challenges from the EEOC or plaintiff attorneys.

Disputes & InvestigationsChester HanveyApril 9, 2020employee, validation, risk

The CARES Act Includes New Credit Reporting Guidelines—This Is What Lenders Need to Know

To help economically distressed consumers, the government will block negative reporting during a covered period. It will be key for lenders to establish the right policies, procedures and controls.

Legal Questions about TCPA Compliance Persist Three Decades Later

Congress moved quickly after a 1990 incident at Emory University and passed the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. But questions linger about TCPA compliance.

Disputes & InvestigationsDavid KalatMarch 26, 2020tcpa, compliance, technology, digitaldetective

COVID-19 Offers the First Big Test for the CECL Accounting Standard—Banks Have to Adjust

The CECL accounting standard has long faced questions about its countercyclicality. COVID-19 will provide its first real test. Here’s what banks need to know.

Get Ready for the New California Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

The biggest change in financial regulation since the Dodd-Frank Act would create a California consumer protection bureau and could drive fintech innovation.

Basic Digitization Could Shape the Future of Construction

The industry has been slow to embrace new technologies. But the benefits of modernizing workflows and processes are hard to ignore.

Disputes & InvestigationsJarrett SilverMarch 12, 2020construction, technology, digital, data

The Credit Reporting Landscape Is Changing—Here’s How Banks Can Get It Right

Ensuring compliance under the FCRA has never been more important—or more challenging. Here’s what data furnishers need to know.

The Paradox of AML Compliance and Cryptocurrency Regulation

Banks are hesitant to touch cryptocurrency unless it is regulated like money. Here’s why they should prepare for when that happens.

Not So Fast, SOFR: Is It a Viable LIBOR Replacement?

Here’s why SOFR could prove deeply problematic for commercial and consumer lending—and alternatives the Fed should consider.

Disputes & InvestigationsPaul NoringFebruary 6, 2020libor, sofr, finance, benchmark

Prioritizing Diversity and Promoting Women’s Leadership

Men and women leaders all have a role to play to make gender diversity a priority and promote more women to top levels of organizations.