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DOJ Policy Updates Signal Continuity of Antitrust Program

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/02/17

This month, the US Department of Justice Antitrust Division revised its “Frequently Asked Questions About the Antitrust Division’s Leniency Program and Model Leniency Letters” (FAQs), with releases both before and after the new administration took...

Insurance & Reinsurance Newsletter

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/02/17

New Corporate Governance Annual Disclosure Requirements for Connecticut Insurers to Take Effect in 2017 - A recently enacted Connecticut statute intended to compel insurance companies to improve their corporate governance will impose significant...

Entrepreneur Parole: the “Startup Visa” Solution

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/02/17

On January 17, 2017, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a final rule in the Federal Register to “implement the Secretary of Homeland Security’s discretionary parole authority in order to increase and enhance entrepreneurship,...

Mintz Levin Health Care Qui Tam Update - Recently Unsealed Whistleblower Cases: January 2017

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/02/17

We have identified 30 health care–related qui tam cases that have been unsealed in whole or in part. Trends & Analysis - A substantial majority of the unsealed cases had been under seal for periods well in excess of the required statutory...

Takeaways: Consumer Payments in 2017

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/02/17

Regulatory Developments and Prospects for Consumer Gift Cards, Prepaid Cards, and Other Consumer Electronic Payment Methods - Kilpatrick Townsend Partner Christina Gattuso and Counsel Eamonn Moran recently provided an overview of recent regulatory...

Executive Order Bans Entry of Foreign Nationals From Seven Countries

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/02/17

Last Friday, President Trump signed an executive order banning the entry of foreign nationals from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen to the United States for a period of at least 90 days. The executive order, titled “Protecting the...

Data Theft And What’s “Tangible”: New York Appellate Division Reinstates Conviction Of Former Goldman Sachs Programmer Sergey Aleynikov

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/02/17

The law often lags behind developments in the tech world. One problem for employers seeking to protect their data is that some anti-theft and trade secret protection laws drafted long ago refer to “goods” and “tangible” items. As a result, it is...

Government’s Response to IDC Report Hints at the Direction of Future Anti-Corruption Policy

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/02/17

On 16 January 2017, the UK Government published its response to the International Development Committee’s (“IDC”) report “ Tackling Corruption Overseas”. The original IDC report appraised the UK Government’s efforts in tackling bribery and...

Practical Advice for Drafting Patents with Subjective Claims Terms

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/02/17

U.S. patent law requires that claims particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter which the inventor or a joint inventor regards as the invention. 35 USC 112(b). If a claim fails to meet this requirement, it will be found invalid as...

Virtual Care Realities: Launching a Telehealth Initiative – Key Questions a Provider Should Address to Ensure Impact

By EsqSocial Corporation 01/02/17

Author’s note: Dorsey Health Strategies (DHS), a healthcare business consultancy founded by Dorsey & Whitney, offers a comprehensive array of business advisory and regulatory services to health industry clients; accordingly, DHS articles will address...

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