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SEC Staff Observations on Compliance with Disclosure Requirements in Offerings and Registrations of Securities in the Crypto Asset Markets

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/04/25

On April 10, 2025, the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a statement (Staff Statement) expressing its observations regarding certain disclosure requirements under the federal securities laws regarding the offering and registrati

Strategies for Ensuring Effective Workplace Investigations

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/04/25

Employers are often faced with complaints of harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and other kinds of misconduct.

DOJ Adopts Aggressive Stance Against Algorithmic Coordination in Multiplan Antitrust Filing

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/04/25

Recently, the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice submitted a Statement of Interest in In re: Multiplan Health Insurance Provider Litigation, a class action presently pending before the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, to clarify the le

Patenting Quantum Computing: Challenges, Trends, and Future Prospects

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/04/25

Predictions about the arrival of fault-tolerant quantum computing and commercially viable quantum computing vary widely.

Europe Daily News, 15 April 2025

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/04/25

COMPETITION - Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11950 - Salling Group / Rimi Baltic) - Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11899 - SRI / Dunlop Tire Business)......
By: Mayer Brown

Preparing for a Representations and Warranties Underwriting Call in a Merger and Acquisition Transaction

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/04/25

When a buyer in a Merger and Acquisition (M&A) transaction seeks to obtain representations and warranties insurance (RWI), one of the key steps is the underwriting call.

New Corp Fin CDIs on Clawbacks and De-SPAC Co-Registrants

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/04/25

On April 11, 2025, the staff (the “Staff”) of the U.S.

Texas Court Shields Severed Mineral Interests from Tax Foreclosure Judgment

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/04/25

In Bush v. Yarborough Oil & Gas, LP a decades-old tax foreclosure judgment did not affect a previously severed mineral interest not owned by the delinquent taxpayer.

Eye on Economic Crime: Key takeaways from the Serious Fraud Office’s Business Plan 2025-26

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/04/25

The Serious Fraud Office (“SFO”) has released its Business Plan for 2025-26, outlining significant changes and strategic initiatives aimed at combatting serious fraud, bribery, and corruption.  The Plan is framed by the SFO chief, Nick Ephgrave’s comments reported on 14 April 2025 questioning why

IARC Classifies Gasoline As a Human Carcinogen – Litigation May Follow

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/04/25

Last month, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) announced its new classification for “automotive gasoline and some oxygenated gasoline additives.” In a result that follows IARC’s previous pattern and practice and that the authors of this update forecasted last year, the IARC Wo

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