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Keeping Your Eye on the Risk Ball

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/02/20

Compliance officers face almost an infinite number of risks – not to be trite, but CCOs can drive themselves crazy identifying every plausible legal and compliance risk a company faces.  I am exaggerating a little bit to make a point....

State and Local Taxes Affect Deferred Compensation Packages

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/02/20

On February 4th, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled that the City of Cleveland may statutorily and constitutionally tax stock option income that a Florida resident received upon exercise in 2014 and 2015 on stock options granted to her by a Cleveland...

Women in Public Affairs to Know: Mara Motherway

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/02/20

This interview is part of a series on “Women in Public Affairs to Know,” by the McGuireWoods Consulting Women in Public Affairs initiative.  Mara Motherway is Booz Allen Hamilton’s head of government relations, a recognized public policy expert, and...

Recent Indiana Court of Appeals Decision Illustrates Importance of Clear Estate Planning Documents

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/02/20

Background - Recently, the Indiana Court of Appeals decided the case of Murphy, et al. v. Trustee of Star Financial Bank, et al. The case involved a woman named Janice who had executed a revocable living trust in 1990....

Freedom of Expression and Federal Grants – New Proposed Rule

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/02/20

On January 16, 2020, in a move that highlights two First Amendment issues, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that proposed revisions to current regulations to (1) encourage institutions of...

EU’s top court clarifies when a patent settlement agreement can infringe EU antitrust rules

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/02/20

The Court of Justice of the EU (ECJ) has for the first time ruled on the issue of settlement agreements involving a value transfer (monetary or otherwise) between the holder of a pharmaceutical patent and generic drug manufacturers (so-called...

Update on California Cannabis Products

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/02/20

THC’s recent listing under California’s Prop 65 is may have been speculated by industry stakeholders, however, it could further complicate the state’s controversial cannabis industry. On January 3, 2020, the California Office of Environmental Health...

Alaska Amends Rules Implementing Its Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/02/20

The Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development (Department) recently amended its rules implementing the Alaska Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act (Act).  The amendments take effect on February 6, 2020....

Federal Circuit Holds Generic Drugs Manufactured in the U.S. from API Produced in India Qualify for Sale to U.S. under Trade Agreements Act (Acetris Decision)

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/02/20

Earlier today, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a decision that is sure to send shockwaves through the generic drug industry....
By: Blank Rome LLP

The 2020 Aviation Symposium Sponsored By Fox Rothschild LLP

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/02/20

I was honored to join colleagues and clients at the 2020 Aviation Symposium the Firm sponsored in Tysons Corner from February 4 through February 6, 2020....
By: Fox Rothschild LLP

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