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Stockholder Merger Vote Sets High Bar for Post-Closing Claims

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/02/17

The Delaware Supreme Court's decision in Corwin v. KKR Financial Holdings , 125 A.3d 304 (Del. 2015), reaffirmed the power of fully-informed, uncoerced, disinterested stockholder approval to immunize M&A transactions against stockholder challenge....

Joint Trusts: A Useful Tool for Some Married Couples

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/02/17

Though not a silver bullet for every situation, in appropriate circumstances, a Joint Revocable Living Trust ("Joint Trust") can provide a married couple with significant benefits and simplify the administration of assets upon death or incapacity....

Small-Scale Canadian LNG Projects Quietly Growing as an Alternative Power Source

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/02/17

The development of Canada’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) export industry has attracted much attention in recent years as large and mid-scale LNG export projects in British Columbia and Eastern Canada have shifted from a surge in initial project...

What Client Agents Deserve Privilege Protection?

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/02/17

Nearly every court considers client agents outside privilege protection unless those agents are necessary for facilitating privileged communications between clients and their lawyers. Some courts occasionally take a broader view – but without...

Defending A Former Employee On a Non-Compete Or For Misappropriation Of Trade Secrets? Read This.

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/02/17

Do you really have to rush to Court to obtain an injunction for a misappropriation of trade secrets? Maybe not. But for an injunction enforcing a non-compete agreement, maybe yes....
By: Brooks Pierce

The ReSET – Handling Pesky Employees Who Get in the Way of a Deal

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/02/17

Two interesting conversations played out recently – one dealing with the fallout from employees who tried to hold a company sale hostage, the other tentatively exploring how to give employees in advance a stake in the future. Originally published...

The Resource Extraction Disclosure Rules are Dead

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/02/17

On January 31, 2017, Republican lawmakers in the House introduced a resolution (“HJ Resolution 41”), relying on the Congressional Review Act, intended to kill the SEC’s disclosure rules for payments made by resource extraction issuers (the “Resource...

Arby’s Investigating Payment Card Breach

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/02/17

Arby’s has announced that it is investigating its payment card systems after Brian Krebs first reported the incident. According to reports, malware placed on Arby restaurants’ payment card systems allowed attackers to steal credit card data at the...

Fourth Circuit Articulates New Standard for “Joint Employers”

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/02/17

Until recently, there has been inconsistency as to what constitutes a “joint employer” under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Under the FLSA, “joint employment” exists when “employment by one employer is not completely disassociated from...

Decoding New FDA Nutrition And Supplement Facts Guidance

By EsqSocial Corporation 16/02/17

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration continues to fulfill its promise to provide food and dietary supplement companies with additional guidance on complying with the new final rules amending nutrition facts label regulations. In early January, the...

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