Category Archives: UMBLR Insights

Property Law in the Work-From-Home Era

Hayley Goodman- As the global workforce is starting to return to the office, it is no surprise that many companies are shrinking their real estate footprints. A June 2020 Morgan Stanley forecast revealed that vacancy rates would reach 10%-12% in the next two to five years in New York City. Moreover, a KPMG survey found […]

Legal Ramifications of Grocers and Third-Party Applications in light of COVID-19

Juliette Hernandez- Beginning March 13, 40% of Americans who ordered grocery deliveries for the week tried online grocery deliveries for the first time. COVID-19 has transformed the patterns of the everyday grocery store consumer. Grocery chains have adopted new methods or expanded existing methods both outside and inside of the store. Outside of the store, […]

Preserving Privacy & Public Health: Integrating Blockchain Technology into Contact Tracing Apps

Leandra Lopez – Protecting user data and privacy is a high-risk proposition for app developers and user entities, and COVID-19 has only heightened the stakes. As lockdowns are lifted, businesses reopen, and college campuses resume on-campus living, contact tracing could provide an invaluable tool to ensure public health – if decision makers can convince users […]

What Happens When the Sport Bubbles Pop?

MIchael Goldman- Many did not take the threat of an impending global pandemic serious at the beginning of March 2020. That is, until the NBA and NHL made the executive decision to pause their 2019–2020 seasons. While fans turned their attention towards issues of their own health and safety, team executives focused on the financial […]