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Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre – Ranked as Most Improved Institution

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/11/15

Queen Mary University of London has recently released the findings of its sixth annual international arbitration study. Among those findings is the HKIAC’s ranking as the most improved arbitration institution. The top reasons given for this...

Fifth Circuit (Again) Reverses NLRB and Finds Class Action Waivers in Arbitration Agreements Do Not Violate the NLRA

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/11/15

The battle between the NLRB and the Fifth Circuit rages on, as the Fifth Circuit again ruled that employers do not violate the National Labor Relations Act when they require employees to sign arbitration agreements containing class/collective action...

EIB Energy Highlights: SCOTUS on FERC, Nat Gas Record Year, Oil & Gas Exports, Winter Outlook, Cybersecurity & More

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/11/15

Our goal is to serve as a leading-edge resource for companies navigating the rapidly evolving landscapes of the domestic and global energy markets. Moore & Van Allen’s EIB Energy Highlights is a complement to our Energy Interdependency Blog’s...

Renewable Energy and Climate Change Update

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/11/15

International negotiations on climate change have been ramping up. It is looking increasingly likely that a new global treaty on climate change will be concluded by the end of the year in Paris. Based on the current state of negotiations and...

California Reaffirms First Amendment Right to Record Police in Public

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/11/15

As deputy U.S. marshals detained a group of people in Beatriz Paez’s neighborhood, the 34-year-old South Gate, Calif. resident began recording the incident. Video from another camera-wielding bystander rolls as a different scene unfolds — one where...

New FAQs on Preventive Services, Wellness Program Rewards and Mental Health and Substance Use Treatment: McGuireWoods Healthcare Reform Guide: Installment No. 54

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/11/15

This is the 54th in a series of WorkCite articles concerning the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and its companion statute, the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (referred to collectively as the ACA)....

"Corporate Finance Alert: SEC Finalizes Crowdfunding Rules, Proposes to Expand Intrastate Offering and Rule 504 Exemptions"

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/11/15

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently took several important steps to facilitate smaller securities offerings. First, it adopted final rules for the new Securities Act exemption for securities-based crowdfunding transactions,...

BEPS Projects Final Report: Issues for the Investment Funds Sector

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/11/15

We have considered the final reports from the perspective of a typical private investment fund that focuses on illiquid assets such as private equity, infrastructure or real estate. Some of the reports contain proposals that, if they are adopted by...

"Intellectual Property and Technology News (Asia Pacific) - November 2015

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/11/15

Welcome to the latest Asia Pacific Edition of Intellectual Property and Technology News, our biannual publication designed to report on worldwide developments in intellectual property and technology law, offering perspective, analysis and visionary...

Apotex Follows the BPCIA “Patent Dance” Again

By EsqSocial Corporation 05/11/15

The first biosimilar makers to file regulatory applications with FDA attempted to bypass all or a subset of the patent litigation provisions of the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009 (BPCIA). Apotex, the third biosimilar maker to...

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