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Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest, Featuring Articles on SEC C&DIs, Brexit Financial Sanctions, EMIR Refit Regulation and ESMA

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/02/19

SEC/CORPORATE - SEC Issues C&DI on Disclosure of Self-Identified Director Diversity Characteristics - On February 6, the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission released two identical Compliance and...

2019 Legislative Report - Week Four

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/02/19

This week, hundreds of bills were introduced and many were acted upon. There has been an uptick in the pace at which bills are being assigned and advancing through the subcommittee and committee process, which has resulted in a higher volume of bills...

Fintech Regulatory Sandboxes: Update on Arizona’s Sandbox and Other Developments

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/02/19

Arizona’s financial technology (“fintech”) sandbox (“Sandbox”), the first of its kind in the United States, has been open for several months and has accepted three participants. A month after the program’s launch, Arizona’s Attorney General announced...

After Losing the Vote, Oil & Gas Opponents Try Litigation

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/02/19

Recently, Colorado voters rejected Proposition 112, which would have changed Colorado law to require 2,500-foot setbacks between new oil and gas development and homes or other (vaguely described) “vulnerable areas.” It has been alleged that the...

Key Patent Decisions of 2018

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/02/19

In another noteworthy year for patent law, the U.S. Supreme Court and the Federal Circuit issued several decisions that altered the patent landscape, including three Supreme Court decisions and three en banc Federal Circuit decisions. The topics of...

Privacy Perils: Til Death Do Us Part

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/02/19

Much has been written – and hopefully read – on securing your passwords from disclosure. But what about when you want or need your passwords located? Failing to make proper (and secure) arrangements for your passwords to be found if you become...

Safety and HR Lessons from Movies – First Man.

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/02/19

Since I watched The American Factory and Untouchable (first Weinstein #METOO documentary) at the Sundance Film Festival, I’ve been sensitive to the workplace lessons presented by well made films. Last night I watched the superb First Man, Damien...

House Bill Would Allow HHS Secretary to Authorize Competitive Licenses for Drug Patents

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/02/19

A bill introduced in the House last July by Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) (at right), which could adversely impact pharmaceutical manufacturers holding drug patents, is starting to draw the attention of those outside the patent community. Last week,...

State of the Union – Tax and Infrastructure

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/02/19

On Tuesday, Feb. 5, President Donald Trump delivered the State of the Union address. The theme was “choosing greatness,” with President Trump discussing a range of topics from immigration and trade to foreign policy and space exploration. While...

L.A. Declared a Sanctuary City in Unanimous Vote by Los Angeles City Council

By EsqSocial Corporation 11/02/19

There's no love lost between President Trump and the state of California, especially when it comes to immigration policies. In fact, California has resisted President Trump's efforts to enforce illegal immigration laws at every turn.

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