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Deferring Pension Funding Obligations Through Minimum Funding Waivers

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/01/20

Sponsors of single-employer defined benefit (DB) pension plans could be subject to higher-than-usual minimum funding contribution requirements over the next several years, for at least two reasons. First, the interest rates that many plan sponsors...

The FY 2020 NDAA - What The Defense Contracting Community Needs To Know

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/01/20

On December 20, 2019, President Trump signed the fiscal year 2020 (FY20) National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) into law (Pub. L. 116-92). The NDAA, Congress’ annual defense policy bill, is a critical piece of legislation for the contracting...

The Year Ahead in EU Merger Control: Five Key Trends to Watch

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/01/20

The dawn of a new year provides a great opportunity to take stock of where EU merger control might go in the next year. In this blog, we outline what we consider to be five key trends to watch out for in EU merger control in 2020....

Further Protection for Good Samaritan Brokers: States and FINRA Continue the Push to Protect Senior Investors by Protecting Brokers Who Do the Right Thing

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/01/20

Following the passage of last year’s federal Senior Safe Act, several states moved to beef up protections for senior investors by permitting brokers to act without liability. • Rhode Island’s Senior Savings Protection Act allows brokers to “refuse a...

New Investment Opportunities in Private Offerings as SEC Proposes to Amend Accredited Investor Definition

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/01/20

On December 18, 2019, the Securities and the Exchange Commission (the “SEC” or the “Commission”) published its proposal to amend the accredited investor definition set forth in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended...

There’s a New H-1B Lottery Program & Employers Must File Earlier This Year

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/01/20

Employers will have to decide who they are sponsoring earlier this year. For a brief background, H-1B work visas are the most common work visas for foreign nationals in professional positions (which are jobs requiring at least a Bachelor’s degree)....

United States reaches settlement with Malaysian fugitive Jho Low over $700 million in assets

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/01/20

CEP Magazine (January 2020) - The U.S. Department of Justice announced[1] a settlement of a civil forfeiture case against Low Take Jho, known as Jho Low, regarding assets allegedly bought with funds stolen from the 1Malaysia Development Berhad...

Hong Kong Regulatory Update - January 2020

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/01/20

This update provides an overview of key regulatory developments in the past three months relevant to companies listed, or planning to list, on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKEx), and their advisers. In particular, it covers amendments to...

The 2020 version of It’s Time for an Annual Checkup for You and, If You Have One, Your Company

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/01/20

Over the past few years many of you may have read my blog regarding having a checkup for you and, if you have one, your business. This does not involve seeing a doctor, but it does involve all the other professionals in your personal and business...

Federalist Society official Leonard Leo embarks on a new conservative venture

By EsqSocial Corporation 08/01/20

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