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How To: M&A Deal Baskets and Reps & Warranties Insurance

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/05/25

Negotiating a basket mechanism into your merger or acquisition agreement?

CFPB Shifts Supervision and Enforcement Priorities; Staff Reduction Stayed by Court

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/05/25

On April 16, the CFPB released an internal memo outlining major shifts in its supervision and enforcement priorities, signaling a retreat from several areas of regulatory activity. The next day, the Bureau issued formal reduction-in-force (RIF) notices to numerous employees, notifying them of ter

Federal Circuit Clarifies Patent Eligibility of Inventions Involving the Use of Machine Learning Models

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/05/25

In Recentive Analytics, Inc. v. Fox Corp., No. 2023-2437, slip op. at 18 (Fed. Cir.

Illumination Zone: Episode 205 | Aaron Pribil of HaystackID sits down with Kaylee & Mary

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/05/25

In the twenty eighth episode of EDRM Trusted Partner, HaystackID’s monthly podcast series, Aaron Pribil, Director of Product Management, sits down with Kaylee & Mary to talk about his journey to eDiscovery and HaystackID, his cross-functional approach to product management and how that inform

Tariff Changes — Automotive Offsets and Tariff Stacking

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/05/25

Through an executive order and a proclamation, both issued on April 29, 2025, President Donald Trump revised the application of previously announced tariffs, including those impacting automobiles and automobile parts.

Antitrust Developments Update for April 2025

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/05/25

In our last antitrust developments publication, we commented on the challenge to the new Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act (HSR Act) final rule brought by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other parties in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.

FCC Issues NPRM Proposing Changes to Foreign Ownership Rules and Processes and Inviting Comment on Additional Reforms

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/05/25

On April 29, 2025, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that proposes to codify a number of definitions and concepts underlying the foreign ownership rules and process in an effort to “assist petitioners in providing the relevant information

Court Serves Up Early Victory to FTC in First Robinson-Patman Act Enforcement Action in Decades

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/05/25

On April 17, 2025, a federal district court denied a motion to dismiss the first government enforcement action brought in decades under the Robinson-Patman Act (“RPA”), a statute that prohibits price discrimination and other anticompetitive distribution practices.

Update: Making Sense of the Evolving DEI Landscape and its Effects on Federal Contractors and Grantees

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/05/25

We recently wrote about the preliminary injunction entered by the U.S.

Impact of Permanent Establishment Reform for Credit Funds

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/05/25

On 28 April, the UK Government produced draft legislation for consultation as the latest step in the reform of UK rules on transfer pricing, permanent establishments and diverted profits tax.

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