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The Unauthorized Use of Architect Drawings or Plans: Is it Theft?

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/04/24

OVERVIEW - Recently, the California Court of Appeals in Simmons v. Ehm Architecture, Inc., No. D080702, 2023 WL 8888228 (Cal. App. 4th Dist.

IRS’s Advance Pricing and Mutual Agreement Program Rebounds in 2023: What Is APMA’s Long Game?

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/04/24

APMA set a record for executed advance pricing agreements (APAs), but high processing times and a hefty pending APA inventory continued to challenge APMA in 2023. Our Federal & International Tax Group evaluates trends gleaned from the 2023 annual report....

The Race is On: DOJ's Criminal Division the Latest to Offer Non-Prosecution Deals to Whistleblowers

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/04/24

Our White Collar, Government & Internal Investigations Group investigates the latest federal whistleblower program, which offers individuals yet another avenue to report corporate misconduct....
By: Alston & Bird

“Round 2” of Marketing Rule Enforcement Actions — Focus on Hypothetical Performance

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/04/24

On April 12, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission imposed fines and other sanctions on five registered investment advisers (RIAs) for violations of the Investment Adviser Marketing Rule (Rule 206(4)-1), which has now been in effect for nearly a year and a half.

Check Your Clauses: An Interesting Tale of the Missing Forum Selection Clause

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/04/24

Whether in employment agreements or business transactions, drafters often include certain clauses within these documents to protect their client if litigation arises (e.g., arbitration clauses, forum- selection clauses).

Illumination Zone: Episode 166 | Zef Deda sits down with Kaylee & Mary

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/04/24

Zef Deda, Managing Director at EDRM Trusted Partner, Venio Systems, sits down with Kaylee & Mary to talk about his journey to eDiscovery and what attracted him to team Venio.

New Threat: Scattered Spider International Coalition of Hackers

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/04/24

Cyber adversaries in China and Russia continue to be a formidable threat to U.S. based companies. In the past, scams might be detected because a word was misspelled or the context didn’t make sense.

U.S. Judicial Conference Aims to Curb "Judge Shopping": New Guidance Promoting Random Civil Case Assignments

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/04/24

On March 12, 2024, the Judicial Conference of the United States announced new guidance applying to case assignments in federal district courts, with the intent to curb “judge-shopping” by limiting litigants’ ability to pre-select a specific judge by filing in a division where only a single judge

FCA’s Consultation Paper

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/04/24

Since 3 January 2018, firms that provide portfolio management or investment advice on an independent basis must pay for the research they obtain, either by absorbing the cost of the research themselves or by passing on that charge to their clients by way of a “research payment account”....

Food Venture Financing News - Weekly Issue No. 188

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/04/24

Food Venture Financing Trends - - Reshape, a Danish biotech startup that develops lab automation robots, announced that it has raised $20 million in Series A funding.

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