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Annual ISO and ESPP Information and Reporting Requirements

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/01/16

Annual Information Statements and IRS Returns - Requirement to Report - For (1) any exercise of an incentive stock option (ISO) during 2015 or (2) transfer during 2015 of a share previously purchased pursuant to a tax-qualified employee stock...

FAST Act Drives Long-Awaited Gramm-Leach-Bliley Amendment

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/01/16

In late 2015, Congress passed the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act - a vehicle for an amendment to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) meant to eliminate the need for certain companies to provide annual privacy disclosures to consumers....

Electronic Bills of Lading

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/01/16

With the inclusion of an electronic bills of lading clause in the latest iteration of the NYPE form, as well as the International Group of P&I Clubs’ approval of 3 electronic trading systems, we discuss some of the possible advantages and...

Legal professional privilege: 10 tips

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/01/16

Think before creating emails (or any documents) on sensitive issues. Ask yourself whether you need to copy everyone? Should you be pressing forward? Pick up the phone in a crisis instead – and call the legal team. Identify the 'client' at the...

Patent Is Invalid Under Alice

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/01/16

The patent-in-suit is directed to redeeming discount offers by associating a machine-readable code with identifying items to be offered at a discount. Defendant asserts that the technology is patent ineligible under Alice....

New Jersey’s Complex Business Litigation Program Completes Its First Year

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/01/16

New Jersey’s Complex Business Litigation Program just completed what by all accounts was a busy and successful initial year of operation. Following the national trend of establishing specialized business courts, New Jersey on January 1, 2015...

Top Ten International Anti-Corruption Developments for December 2015

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/01/16

In order to provide an overview for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, we summarize below some of the most important international anti-corruption developments in the past month, with links to primary resources. This month we look...

Global Cartel Enforcement 2015 Year in Review

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/01/16

Developing trends: Auto parts and financial services penalties dominated global enforcement fine totals in 2015. And while financial services will remain a focus for enforcers in 2016, several new antitrust investigations suggest a shift in...

Top 10 Topics for Directors in 2016: Risk Management

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/01/16

Risk Management - Risk management goes hand in hand with strategic planning — it is impossible to make informed decisions about a company’s strategic direction without a comprehensive understanding of the risks involved. An increasingly...

WIN Wise: Back to basics - Legal professional privilege

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/01/16

The law of England and Wales recognises two main types of legal professional privilege: Legal advice privilege, and Litigation privilege....
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