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Mayor de Blasio Announces Banning As-of-Right Hotel Projects in New York City

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/09/19

According to recent media stories, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced that he is directing his Department of City Planning (DCP) to study expanding regulations prohibiting as-of-right development of hotels throughout the City. If such a...

Walmart gets a patent for using Crypto, which may be a game changer for retail!

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/09/19

The-BlochChain.com reported that in “…early August 2019, Walmart announced it had published a patent for a methodology for using stable coins and distributed ledger technology to eliminate the need for credit cards, to bank the unbanked, and to...

Desktop Staleness Calendar for 2020 Offerings

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/09/19

Desktop Staleness Calendar for 2020 Offerings - Calendar notes when financial statements go stale for issuers with fiscal years ending December 31, 2019. Please see full calendar below for more information....

11 landmark SCOTUS cases that changed American education (gallery)

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/09/19

Public Alternative Funds Archive - 2017: UPDATED

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/09/19

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By: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Legal Update: Volcker Rule Revisions Adopted by Agencies

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/09/19

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) have finalized revisions to the proprietary trading and compliance program provisions of the Volcker Rule (the “2019 Revisions”). The 2019...

[Event] Finance Forum 2019 - October 17th, Charlotte, NC

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/09/19

Cadwalader invites you to join us for our fourth annual Finance Forum in Charlotte, North Carolina. Join nearly 500 leaders from the financial services, investment management, private equity and legal communities for an afternoon of panels covering...

NLRB Hits Unions with One-Two Punch the Week Before Labor Day

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/09/19

The National Labor Relations Board (the Board) continues to modify the way employers, unions and employees view and relate to each other in the workplace. In two decisions right before Labor Day, the Board strengthened employer rights in their...

Leader of PA AG’s Consumer Financial Protection Unit describes active agenda in Ballard Spahr webinar

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/09/19

Nicholas Smyth, Assistant Director of the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, was our guest speaker for a webinar yesterday.  Formerly a CFPB enforcement attorney, Nick was appointed by PA Attorney General Josh Shapiro...

Fifth Circuit Holds the TCPA Does Not Apply to Federal Court Diversity Cases

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/09/19

On August 23, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued its long-awaited opinion in Klocke v. Watson, 17-11320, 2019 WL 3977545, at *1 (5th Cir. Aug. 23, 2019), holding that the Texas Citizens Participation Act (“TCPA”)...

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