Law and National Security Releases “continuity after disaster” Report

“Law Amid the Ruins: Doing Business After Disaster” was recently released by the ABA Standing Committee on Law and National Security. The report is a product of a two-day conference sponsored by the McCormick Tribune Foundation and organized by the Standing Committee. The conference brought together experts from the government, business, legal, law enforcement, emergency responder, public health, public works and non-profit sectors to examine issues such as a national response plan, interdependency, private sector roles and responsibilities, and the development of a continuity of operations strategy.

The conferees looked at existing continuity plans with respect to their efficiencies and deficiencies; explored what roles and responsibilities might fall on the private sector; sought to identify the specific legal roles and interactions among state, local and the federal governments; and discussed the critical role of the media in educating the public in the event of a disaster.

The views expressed in the report have not been approved by the ABA House of Delegates or Board of Governors and do not represent association policy unless expressly noted.