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and meanwhile, Kamala’s husband is still a Partner (he’s on leave of absence) with DLA Piper, who apparently are preparing to defend China against any covid lawsuits (how else to understand the following?):

28 May 2020: DLA Piper: Preparing for global class actions arising from COVID-19
By: Jean-Pierre Douglas-Henry, Keara M. Gordon, Isabelle Ord, Colleen Carey Gulliver, Christopher M. Young, Jeremy Sher, Prof Dr Ludger Giesberts LL.M., Kieran O’Brien, Sammy Fang, David T. Neave, Rebecca von Rüti

Indeed, plaintiffs’ lawyers and litigation funders are already focused on instigating COVID-19 related litigation in the UK, Europe, Australia, the US, and Canada. The US has already seen hundreds of COVID-19 related class actions, and dozens have been filed in Canada. As discussed below, extensive COVID-19 related class action filings are expected in Australia and the UK, with filings expected to varying degrees in Germany, China, and elsewhere...

In this unparalleled environment, the risk to companies of global and cross-border class action and collective redress proceedings is greatly increased. To help our clients anticipate and protect against these litigation threats, our DLA Piper global team is monitoring COVID-19 related litigation, identifying trends, and marshalling our knowledge and experience. Working across our platform of practices, geographies, and sectors, ***we are partnering with our clients to plan proactively to defend against inevitable litigation...
https://www.dlapiper.com/en/uk/insights/publications/2020/05/preparing-for-global-class-actions-arising-from-covid-19/

15 May 2020: DLA Piper: US securities regulators focus on China and emerging markets: Further risk and disclosure considerations are necessary
(scroll down) DLA Piper US securities team for China
For more than thirty years, DLA Piper has been committed to serving the China market...
https://www.dlapiper.com/en/china/insights/publications/2020/05/us-securities-regulators-focus-on-china/