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SEC Approves Nasdaq Rule Change Allowing Direct Listings with a Capital Raise

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/05/21

In our prior article on the latest and greatest in direct listings, we noted that we were expecting that Nasdaq would follow the NYSE’s lead to allow for capital raising concurrently with a direct listing. On May 19, 2021, and after a number of back-and-forth proposals, the U.S.

Trade Secrets Toolkit

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/05/21

For trade secrets to be protectable, reasonable measures should be taken to guard their secrecy. Evolving legislation, new technologies, emerging cybersecurity threats, and agile workforces each present new challenges for businesses looking to protect their innovations.

$1 Million Labor Law Citations | Ad Agency Sued Over Opioids | Fake Subscription Renewal Notices

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/05/21

Opioid Fallout: Ad Agency Sued for Allegedly Helping Purdue Deceptively Market OxyContin - Massachusetts AG Maura Healey sued healthcare marketing company Publicis Health, LLC (“Publicis”) under a theory of public nuisance and for violations of Massachusetts’s consumer protection law over Publi

SEC Brings “Naked Short Selling” Case

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/05/21

“Naked short selling” is often claimed by struggling public companies to be the source of their woes. But there have been relatively few cases addressing naked short selling.

EEOC Condemns Antisemitism in Unanimous Resolution

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/05/21

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has unanimously approved a resolution condemning the recent violence, harassment, and acts of bias against Jewish individuals in the United States, the agency announced today.

Transportation/Hazardous Materials Regulations: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Clarifies Compressed Gases Requirement

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/05/21

The United States Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) issued an April 13th letter addressing a request for clarification of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (“HMR”) applicable to exceptions for compressed gases in refrigerating machines

Hot Question for Energy Storage Answered by Massachusetts Fire Appeals Board

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/05/21

As battery energy storage systems become a more common element of renewable projects, developers are increasingly adding the need to obtain fire code permits to their list of necessary project permits and approvals.

Santa Clara County Order Requires Employers to Track COVID-19 Vaccination Status of Personnel (Compliance Required by June 1, 2021)

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/05/21

For businesses with operations or personnel in Santa Clara County, a new Order of the Health Officer of Santa Clara County requires businesses and governmental entities to determine whether their “personnel” (as defined in the Order) are “fully vaccinated” (also defined in the Order) by June 1, 2

The EU – U.S. Sanctions Dilemma: The Advocate General of the European Court of Justice Weighs in

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/05/21

In May 2018 the United States announced the reinstitution of sanctions against Iran that had previously been lifted pursuant to the Joint Comprehensive Plan Action (“JCPOA”). The U.S. sanctions on Iran that were revived by the U.S. action in 2018 include many that apply extraterritorially.

Hunstein v. Preferred Collection & Mgmt. Servs., Inc. – Debt Collector Looks to Rehearing for Relief in Landmark Eleventh Circuit Decision

By EsqSocial Corporation 27/05/21

“A may not share information about B with C.” In response to this simple yet dramatic holding at the heart of an Eleventh Circuit case of first impression regarding the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA), appellant Preferred Collection & Management Services, Inc.

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