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Congress Moves A Step Closer To Codifying Prohibition On Insider Trading

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/07/19

The law of insider trading has long been criticized as lacking clear standards for what constitutes a violation. Unlike many aspects of federal securities law, insider trading is not defined by statute or regulation. Instead, the contours of this...

USPTO Announces New Rule Requiring US-Licensed Attorneys to Represent Foreign Applicants and Registrants

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/07/19

In response to the significant increase in fraudulent filings, effective August 3, 2019, all foreign-domiciled applicants, registrants, or parties to trademark proceedings must be represented by a US-licensed attorney....

Will Lucky Get Lucky This Time Around?

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/07/19

On Friday, June 28, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to consider whether, in cases where a plaintiff asserts new claims, federal preclusion principles bar a defendant from raising defenses that were not actually litigated and resolved in any prior...

Repeal of the Catalonian Civil Code Reform

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/07/19

The prohibition to create successive pledges applies again as the Catalonian Parliament could not ratify Decree 9/2019. On 21 May 2019, the Catalonian legislature passed Decree 9/2019 to modify certain articles of the Catalonian Civil Code, as...

Whose Game is On? Carrie Underwood and NBC Sued Over SNF Song

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/07/19

As any football fan knows, Carrie Underwood has performed the introductory song for Sunday Night Football since 2013. “Waitin’ All Day For Sunday Night” was the introductory song for the 2013 and 2014 seasons, and “Oh Sunday Night” was the song...

President Trump And President Xi Meet At The G-20 Summit In Japan To Discuss Trade Relationship

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/07/19

On June 29, 2019, President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping met at the G-20 summit in Japan to discuss the trade relationship between the United States and China. Among other items, the United States and China agreed to not impose new...

The UK’s Expanded Senior Managers and Certification Regime: Key Issues and Action Plan for Brokers, Advisers and Asset Managers

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/07/19

The expanded Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SM&CR), which comes into force on December 9, 2019, extends the framework regulating individuals charged with running certain financial institutions. The Banking SM&CR, introduced for banking...

Automotive Market Intelligence

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/07/19

The pace of innovation in the electric, autonomous, and connected vehicle space is staggering. These innovations relate to advanced sensors, radar and LiDAR, geolocation, artificial intelligence algorithms, telecommunications, and the software used...

Italy to Overhaul Class Actions

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/07/19

The Situation: Under the new Italian framework, class actions will no longer be limited to consumer protection matters, and collective redress may be sought through simplified proceedings. The Developments: A recently proposed European directive...

Auto Manufacturers: Don’t Forget the Amended Franchise Rule When Considering New Business Opportunities

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/07/19

As competition intensifies and auto manufacturers and distributors look for new ways to realize value from their brands, they and their counsel would do well to familiarize themselves with the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Amended Franchise Rule...

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