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Life Sciences Companies Must Navigate the DOJ Data Rule

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/04/25

Life sciences companies have long been outside the scope of US national security regulations and benefited from significant exemptions under US privacy laws....
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Former Girardi Keese CFO ordered to pay over $8.9M in restitution, serve prison time for embezzlement

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/04/25

6 Effective Tactics to Help Government Contractors Overcome Unfavorable CPARS Evaluations

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/04/25

In federal contracting, your reputation is currency, and few tools can shape that reputation more than the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS).

Public Company Advisory: Q1 2025 SEC Snapshots

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/04/25

The members of Maynard Nexsen’s Public Company Advisory Practice counsel public companies and companies aiming to become public on the full range of matters shaping their governance and operation in the public markets.

Virginia Governor Returns Data Center Bill to Assembly, Regulations Pending

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/04/25

Data center regulations in Virginia evolved further with the veto session of the 2025 Legislative Session, March 24, 2025. Gov.

Ohio House Republicans Revamp State Budget: Key Amendments in H.B. 96

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/04/25

House Republicans put their stamp on Ohio’s operating budget (H.B. 96), passing the legislation, 60 to 39, after making substantial amendments to Governor DeWine’s budget proposal. Five Republican members joined the entire Democratic caucus in opposing the two-year spending plan....

Executive Order Seeks to Limit State Role in Energy Regulation

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/04/25

The US administration issued the executive order “Protecting American Energy from State Overreach” on April 8, 2025, directing the US Attorney General to identify and challenge state- and local-level energy and climate policies and actions that may conflict with federal authority.

OMB RFI Seeks Proposals to Rescind or Replace Regulations

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/04/25

On April 11, 2025, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) published a request for information to solicit ideas for deregulation. 90 Fed. Reg. 15481.

New Mexico Bans Certain PFAS in Consumer Products

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/04/25

On April 8, 2025, the Governor of New Mexico, Lujan Grisham, signed HB 212 prohibiting certain PFAS substances in various consumer products. This bill (now enacted into law) establishes on specific product categories beginning on January 1, 2027, and January 1, 2028....

Subrogees Beware—You Can Be Compelled to Arbitrate as Third-Party Beneficiaries to an Arbitration Agreement

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/04/25

Cases requiring non-signatories to an arbitration agreement to arbitrate are not uncommon. Cases compelling subrogees to arbitrate, not because of an insurance policy but because of another contract, are less common. In Various Insurers, Reinsurers and Retrocessionaires v.

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