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Highway Bill Contains Provisions Relevant to Start-ups and IPO Companies

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/12/15

Newly-enacted law would further facilitate trading in private company shares - Further streamlining of IPO process for Emerging Growth Companies - The recently-enacted highway bill, also known as the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation...

Construction Continues To Improve, But Are We In A Boom?

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/12/15

Cranes, cement trucks, and street closures seem to be everywhere these days, especially in city centers such as San Francisco and Los Angeles. After the meltdown of 2006, real estate development went into hibernation for almost six years. It took a...

Our Top 5 Requests for Santa

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/12/15

Dear Santa: We’ve been very good management-side labor and employment lawyers this year. We have fought zealously for our clients and won big cases throughout the country. We have returned client calls in a timely manner and provided practical,...

Ban the Box 2.0: Philadelphia Upgrades Its Fair Criminal Records Screening Standards Ordinance

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/12/15

On December 15, 2015, Philadelphia passed an upgrade of its “ban the box” law, the Fair Criminal Records Screening Standards Ordinance. In 2011, Philadelphia led the pack by becoming the first U.S. city to pass an ordinance prohibiting both public...

USPTO Restores Fax Line

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/12/15

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced on December 24, 2015 that it has now restored its fax line and is once again able to receive faxed documents. The announcement was made on the Office's Facebook and Twitter accounts....

Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2015 Wins Support of Every Senator

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/12/15

There isn’t much that all members of the U.S. Senate can agree on these days, but protecting the ability of consumers to write reviews of businesses has emerged as a uniting issue. The Senate voted unanimously December 14 to approve the Consumer...

EU General Court Overturns EU Commission’s Decision to Fine Airlines €790 Million in Connection with Price-Fixing Cartel

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/12/15

On December 16, the General Court of the European Union, the second highest court in the EU, overturned the decision of the European Commission, the EU’s competition authority, to fine 11 airlines a total of €790 million ($864 million) in connection...

Update on Excellus data breach litigation

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/12/15

Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield (Excellus) was hit with another proposed class action suit late last week. The case, filed by a New York woman, accuses Excellus BlueCross BlueShield of failing to prevent a massive data breach that exposed the...

The Dangers of Quick Fix Solutions – Certifications and Compliance Defenses

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/12/15

When the going gets tough, the tough do not necessarily get going. This is evident in the world of corporate governance, compliance, and defense against aggressive government enforcement. Corporate lobbying interests are pushing a new and dangerous...

SEC Re-Proposes Rules for Resource Extraction Issuers Under Dodd-Frank Act

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/12/15

On December 11, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) proposed rules required under Section 1504 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Act”). Section 1504 of the Act added Section 13(q) to the...

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