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Federal Reserve Board Issues Guidance On Risk Transfers

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/01/14

On December 20, the Federal Reserve Board issued SR 13-23, which clarifies the Federal Reserve’s supervisory expectations when assessing a firm’s capital adequacy in certain circumstances when the risk-based capital framework may not fully capture...

Eleventh Circuit Certifies Questions On Georgia Business Judgment Rule In Bank Officer Case, Declines To Apply “No Duty” Rule To Bar Affirmative Defenses

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/01/14

On December 23, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit certified questions to the Georgia Supreme Court regarding whether bank directors and officers can be subject to claims for ordinary negligence under the state banking code. FDIC v. Skow,...

Illinois Extends Foreclosure Protection

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/01/14

On December 26, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed SB 1045, which extends through 2015 an existing state foreclosure protection. Under state law, a borrower facing foreclosure can seek to block a judicial foreclosure sale based on a pending federal...

Physician Well-Being: Helping Clients Navigate The Path From Substance-Related Disorders To Recovery And Return To Practice

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/01/14

Introduction - Physicians suffering from substance-related disorders face a difficult combination of legal and health issues, which, unless properly handled, can be career-ending and life-threatening. The most urgent priority is to ensure that...

Five New Year’s Resolutions For The CCO

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/01/14

For Chief Compliance Officers, it is more important than ever to reexamine where they are professionally and set some goals for the year. CCOs are quickly rising to the top of the professional ladder....
By: Michael Volkov

A Triple Dog Dare: Take These Five Steps In 2014 To Drastically Improve Your FMLA Compliance

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/01/14

So here's my Top Five "Fix it or Else" List when it comes to leave management in 2014. How many can you cross off your list by March? Come on, I triple dog dare you......
By: Franczek Radelet P.C.

Defining Copyright Infringement

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/01/14

The Supreme Court recently addressed the approach to assessment of copyright infringement in the case of Cinar Corporation v Robinson, 2013 SCC 73, and thereby provided some important guidance to courts facing similar difficult determinations....

FERC – CFTC Memoranda of Understanding, Finalized Three Years Late, Fail to Resolve Uncertainty Regarding FERC’s Enforcement Jurisdiction

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/01/14

Only three years late, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) (jointly, the “Commissions”) have signed Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) as directed by Section 720 of the Dodd-Frank Wall...

Sanctions Round-Up: Fourth Quarter 2013

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/01/14

As 2013 drew to a close, a potentially groundbreaking agreement was reached with Iran regarding its nuclear program, leading to much speculation about how certain sanctions might be suspended, and under what conditions. While the majority of this...

FERC May Propose New Licensing Requirements

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/01/14

Commissioners John Norris and Philip Moeller plan to begin developing this month a first-of-its-kind licensing program for traders and other players in FERC-regulated markets. A licensing requirement could give FERC a mechanism to impose new...

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