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Key Insights From the UPC’s First SEP

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/04/25

In November 2024, the Local Division (LD) Mannheim of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) issued the UPC’s first-ever substantive decision on standard essential patents (SEPs) and fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory (FRAND) licensing disputes in Panasonic v. Oppo.

Irish Quarterly Legal and Regulatory Report: Asset Management and Investment Funds January - March 2025

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/04/25

Welcome to the January - March 2025 issue of our Irish Quarterly Legal and Regulatory Developments report for asset management and investment funds.

Food Venture Financing News - Weekly Issue No. 232

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/04/25

First Water, a salmon farming startup, has raised $43 million in its latest funding round, facilitating its efforts to develop a system that supports seafood production while minimizing environmental impact.

Air Enforcement: Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality and Blytheville Steel Mill Enter into Consent Administrative Order

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/04/25

The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment - Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) and Nucor-Yamato Steel Company (“Nucor”) entered into a March 24th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing an alleged violation of an Air Permit. See LIS No. 25-025....

Six Questions Flowing From President Trump’s Recent Suite of Energy-Focused Actions

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/04/25

President Trump’s energy-focused ambitions will generate work for regulators at all levels of the government....
By: ArentFox Schiff

Washington Legislature Approves Prospective Notice and Cure Period for Wage Transparency Claims

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/04/25

Washington's Legislature finally took steps to help employers and mitigate against the unanticipated and harsh effects of Washington's job posting requirements that went into effect in January 2023.

2025 M&A Outlook: Market Shake-Ups and Dealmaking Opportunities

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/04/25

This report recaps significant M&A trends, developments and challenges from 2024 that will continue to play out over the next year, and highlights emerging market shake-ups and drivers. It provides key takeaways for dealmakers and a wealth of insightful and actionable data....

FY 2026 Federal Grant Funding for State and Local Clean Air Agencies: National Association of Clean Air Agencies Recommendations

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/04/25

The National Association of Clean Air Agencies (“NACAA”) issued a document titled: Recommendations for FY 2026 Federal Grant Funding for State and Local Clean Air Agencies (“Recommendations”)....

Two More Tribes Enter Suit Over California Card Rooms’ Banked Games

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/04/25

“Defendants [California card rooms] operate, participate in, and facilitate illegal gambling,” according to a complaint filed on April 1, 2025, by the Rincon Band of Luiseno Indians (the Rincon Band) and the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians of The Santa Ynez Reservation, California, a/l

AIFMD 2.0 – Draft RTS and Final Guidelines Published on Liquidity Management Tools

By EsqSocial Corporation 17/04/25

On 15 April 2025, the European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) published draft regulatory technical standards (the “Draft RTS”) and final guidelines (the “Guidelines”) on Liquidity Management Tools (“LMTs”), as required under the revised Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (E

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