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FDIC Releases Enforcement Manual in Line With “Trust Through Transparency” Initiative

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/01/20

On December 2 the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) publicly released its Formal and Informal Enforcement Actions Manual (Enforcement Manual)....
By: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Mexico Issues the Organic Law of the Federal Center for Conciliation and Labor Registry, Creating New Labor Agency

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/01/20

On January 6, 2020, the Mexican Congress issued the Organic Law of the Federal Center for Conciliation and Labor Registry (Law), whereby the Federal Center for Conciliation and Labor Registry (Center) has been created. The Center will be in charge of...

New Trade Case on Imports of Wood Mouldings and Millwork Products from Brazil and China

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/01/20

New U.S. antidumping (“AD”) and Countervailing (“CVD”) petitions were filed on January 7, 2020 by the Coalition of American Millwork Producers against imports of Wood Mouldings and Millwork Products from Brazil and China....

Supreme Court Holds USPTO Cannot Recover Its Attorney's Fees Under § 145

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/01/20

On December 11, 2019, the Supreme Court of the United States upheld the long-standing presumption that parties are responsible for their own attorney’s fees—holding that the “[a]ll expenses of the proceedings” provision of §145 of the Patent Act does...

New California Employment Laws for 2020

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/01/20

2020 is upon us, and with it, a slew of new employment laws that are now in effect. Read on for a description of 13 key employment laws every employer operating in California should know about going into 2020....

Third Circuit Finds Multiple Problems With Certification of Off-the-Clock Claims

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/01/20

A recent case from the Third Circuit casts a spotlight on many of the problems inherent in so-called off-the-clock claims for overtime....
By: BakerHostetler

Year-End Quick-Takes: EB-5, TRIA, And NY Title Industry Regulations

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/01/20

On December 20, 2019, President Trump signed a spending bill, H.R. 1865 – the “Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020,” which included reauthorizations to both the EB-5 Regional Center Program (“EB-5 Program”) and the Terrorism Risk Insurance...

Be Careful What You Wish For: A Harsh Lesson In Contractual Notices

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/01/20

Almost every loan document package contains a provision that dictates how notices should be given to each of the parties. This is done so that there is clarity as to how to give notices, and whether any such notices have been properly sent. Such...

Legal Perspective on Running a Successful Crowdfunding Campaign

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/01/20

Although Regulation Crowdfunding (or Reg CF in short) is a great way to get funding for companies that otherwise would have been overlooked by angel or VC investors, running a successful and compliant Reg CF campaign is not an easy undertaking. Based...

MoFo New York Tax Insights Volume 11, Issue 1

By EsqSocial Corporation 09/01/20

Welcome to the latest issue of New York Tax Insights. In this issue we cover: • Our annual review of the developments we considered the Top 10 New York tax highlights in the past year (on page 1). •Three separate ALJ decisions in matters involving...

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