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Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - Volume VIII, Issue 46

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/12/13

In this issue: - SEC Division of Corporation Finance Issues 14 New C&DIs Relating to “Bad Actor” Rules - NASDAQ Proposes Change to Listing Rules Regarding Compensation Committee Independence - FINRA Issues New Rules on Securities Borrowing,...

Canada Ratifies the ICSID Convention: Enhancing Legal Rights and Protections for Canadian Investments Abroad

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/12/13

Introduction - If the effectiveness of any dispute-settlement process is to be measured by the existence of impartial and well-defined rules, finality of the outcome and enforceability of the decision, Canada’s ratification on November 1, 2013, of...

Compliance Reminder – Accessibilty For Ontarians With Disabilities Act

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/12/13

The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (“AODA”) has been around for a while. So what’s the big deal now?...
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[Video] FCPA Compliance and Ethics Report-Episode 29-Interview with the FCPA Professor-Part 1

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/12/13

In this episode 29 of the FCPA Compliance and Ethics Report, I have Part 1 of a 2 part visit with the FCPA Professor about some things on his mind. In this episode, we discuss SEC Chair Mary Jo White's comments about the need for more trials, the...

Settlement Disclosure Notices – Are They Necessary In Litigation

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/12/13

For many years, the leading case on the need for Settlement Disclosure Notices after litigation was commenced was the Court of Appeal's decision in Igbokwe v. HB Group Insurance Management Ltd. ([2001] O.J. No. 3018)....

Creative financing used to structure new stadium deal for Atlanta Braves

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/12/13

The Atlanta Braves have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Cobb County, Georgia for a new stadium in the northern Atlanta suburb to be completed in time for the 2017 season. The deal moves the Braves out of downtown Atlanta for the first time...

Planning for the 2014 Annual Meeting and Reporting Season

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/12/13

In This Issue: - Incorporate lessons from 2013 say-on-pay results - Prepare for new Form SD (Specialized Disclosure) filing requirements - Ensure compliance with revised listing standards related to compensation committees and advisors -...

Newspaper investigation links Chicago lawyer to controversial tax-lien business

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/12/13

In a lengthy investigative report Sunday on Aeon Financial, a secretive company that buys liens on properties for often paltry sums and charges owners thousands in fees to prevent foreclosure, the Washington Post offered what it believes are “clues to Aeon’s ownership” in corporate and court reco

INTERPOL and country-to-country Red Notice removal efforts

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/12/13

INTERPOL is an international information sharing agency that allows its 190 member countries to assist one another in the search for wanted persons who are suspected of having fled the jurisdiction of the requesting member country....

Michigan Federal Court Enjoins Arbitration Proceeding Because of Possible Misconduct

By EsqSocial Corporation 10/12/13

Star Ins. Co. v. Nat’l Union Fire Ins. Co., No. 13-13807, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 130379 (E.D. Mich. Sept. 12, 2013). This case has made some headlines and includes accusations that ex parte communications took place. Of course, ex parte...

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