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Good News for Employers Seeking to Renew Employee Visa Petitions

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/04/21

On April 27, 2021, USCIS issued guidance to its officers instructing them to give deference to prior USCIS determinations when adjudicating petitions and applications involving the same facts and parties.  This guidance reinstates USCIS’ 2004 policy memorandum memorializing a deference policy tha

A Spotlight on Advanced Nuclear after the White House Climate Summit

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/04/21

On April 22 and 23, President Biden hosted forty world leaders virtually at the Leaders Summit on Climate (“Climate Summit”) to employ a “whole of government” approach in the fight against climate change....
By: Hogan Lovells

Employee Benefits Developments - April 2021

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/04/21

The Employee Benefits Practice is pleased to present the Employee Benefits Developments Newsletter for the month of April 2021. Click on the links below for more information on each specific development or case....

Why Lawyers Struggle to Build Their Professional Brands on LinkedIn

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/04/21

Why do some lawyers struggle to build their personal brands on LinkedIn? Stefanir Marrone with a perspective....
By: JD Supra Perspectives

Product Liability Update - April 2021

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/04/21

UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT - • United States Supreme Court Holds Due Process Permits Exercise Of Specific Personal Jurisdiction Over Out-Of-State Vehicle Manufacturer For Product Liability Claims For Harm To Forum Residents From In-State Accidents Even Though Defendant Did Not Design, Manufactu

Indiana Creates Consumer Loan License

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/04/21

The Indiana Department of Financial Institutions recently began accepting applications for the Consumer Loan License.  Any entity engaging in consumer loan transactions under Ind.

American Families Plan Includes Proposal For Federal Paid Leave Program

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/04/21

President Biden’s latest infrastructure proposal – called the American Families Plan – includes a plan that would establish the nation’s first permanent federal paid leave program.

Key Takeaways from Google’s Supreme Court Copyright Win Over Oracle

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/04/21

The Supreme Court’s recent landmark ruling in Google v. Oracle ended a decade-long legal battle between the tech giants, finding that Google’s copying of over 11,000 lines of Oracle’s Sun Java application programming interface (“API”) code was permissible fair use under copyright law.

Tax Alert April 2021 - Commentary to proposal on hybrid mismatches

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/04/21

The Dutch tax practice of Dentons submitted comments (in Dutch) to the legislative proposal to change the Dutch tax treatment of partnerships and mutual funds with the aim to prevent hybrid mismatches that arise as a result of differences in tax treatment in different jurisdictions....

PTAB Strategies and Insights - April 2021: Take Care When Relying on Non-Self-Enabling References

By EsqSocial Corporation 29/04/21

In Raytheon Techs. Corp. v. General Electric Co., 20-1755 (Fed. Cir. Apr.

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