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Linden Closes New Fund With $400 Million

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/04/25

Linden Capital Partners has announced the close of a new fund. The fund — Linden Structured Capital Fund II — closed with $400 million of commitments....
By: McGuireWoods LLP

Hot Topics in International Trade - April 2025 - Security for New Bitcoin Strategic Reserve

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/04/25

New Bitcoin Strategic Reserve: On March 7, 2025, the White House hosted a Digital Assets Summit to celebrate the creation of a Bitcoin Strategic Reserve and a Digital Assets Stockpile by an Executive Order titled, “Establishment of the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and United States Digital Asset St

First Circuit Vacates Summary Judgment Award and $93 Million Order in Revenue Sharing Case

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/04/25

On April 1, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit overturned a $93 million judgment issued against Commonwealth Financial Network (“Commonwealth”) nearly one year ago in a case by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) concerning alleged failures to adequately dis

Data Privacy in Sports: Key Takeaways

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/04/25

Sports teams, leagues, agents and venues collecting personal information from athletes, fans and sponsors must comply with evolving privacy regulations.

FAA Implements Section 803's Data Privacy Provisions

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/04/25

As required by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2024, codified at 49 U.S.C. § 44114(b), the FAA implemented Section 803 Data Privacy (and issued a notice describing such implementation) on March 28, 2025.

PDE Pushes Back on Federal Certification Mandate

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/04/25

The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) has declined to sign a certification form issued by the U.S.

District Court Embraces Loper Bright and Overturns FDA Laboratory Developed Test Rule – What Lies Ahead?

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/04/25

On March 31, 2025, Judge Sean D. Jordan of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued an opinion and judgment in American Clinical Laboratory Association v. FDA (“ACLA v.

A New Era for the PTAB: Discretion Returns, Layoffs Loom, and Early Challenges Encouraged

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/04/25

The USPTO has launched a sweeping recalibration of its post-grant proceedings at the PTAB, signaling a decisive pivot back toward discretionary denials of patent challenges.

The Online Safety Act: Child Access Duties for the Gaming Industry

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/04/25

Under the UK Online Safety Act 2023 (OSA), a wide range of online services are subject to extensive new obligations related to illegal content and content harmful to children....
By: Cooley LLP

Estate Law Update: Millions More California Homes Eligible to Bypass Full Probate Process

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/04/25

Before shifting my practice from estate planning to estate litigation, I witnessed up close the challenges and frustrations associated with the California probate process. That has changed for many Californians.

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