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UK Law Commission Calls for Evidence on Operation of the System for Intermediated Securities

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/09/19

The UK Law Commission has published a Call for Evidence on the system for intermediated securities. The Call for Evidence will inform the Commission's scoping study to assess the current state of the law and issues arising from intermediation, which...

Japan Legal Update - Volume 48 | July–August 2019

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/09/19

Corporate - Japanese Government Issues M&A Guidelines - On June 28, 2019, Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry issued the "Fair M&A Guidelines: Enhancing Corporate Value and Protecting Shareholders' Interest" ("M&A Guidelines"). The...

Big Pharma flinches in opioids suits: a J&J loss in Okla. and a Sackler bid

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/09/19

Big Pharma has hit at least two pain points of potential significance as government officials and trial lawyers work to hold drug makers accountable for at least some of the carnage caused by prescription painkillers....

Key Considerations in Selling Your Portfolio Company to a SPAC

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/09/19

SPAC activity has enjoyed a healthy uptick in recent years. More SPACs went public in 2018 than in any year since 2007, raising more than $10 billion in capital to deploy towards new investment opportunities. Private equity sponsors are increasingly...

TCPA Disaster: Court Finds Manual Call May Still Violate the TCPA If It Occurred On Equipment That Has the Capacity to Dial Automatically

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/09/19

As the battle over the definition of an ATDS continues throughout the nation, a District Court in Virginia just entered the fight with a dagger. In Morgan v. On Deck Capital, Case No. 3:17-CV-00045, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 147757 (W.D. Va. Aug. 29,...

EPA Proposes to Eliminate Oil and Gas Methane Rules: Just Another Brick in the Deregulatory Wall

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/09/19

Last week, EPA proposed to eliminate regulation of methane emissions from the oil and gas industry. The most noteworthy response to the proposal came from the large producers. ExxonMobil, Shell, and BP all oppose the rollback. In fact, Shell went on...

European Central Bank Amends Its Supervisory Expectations on Non-Performing Loans

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/09/19

Following the coming into force on April 26, 2019 of an EU regulation amending the Capital Requirements Regulation that introduced a statutory prudential backstop, and requires banks to have minimum loan loss coverage for newly originated loans, the...

Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest, Featuring Articles on SEC Enforcement Actions, Filing Fees and CFTC Committee Updates

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/09/19

SEC/CORPORATE - Federal Court Rules Investment Fund is 10 Percent Owner in Section 16 Case - On August 20, a federal magistrate judge in the Eastern District of New York granted a motion for summary judgment in a derivative case brought against...

Trending: Popular Reads on JD Supra

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/09/19

A look at some of the most well-read posts published on JD Supra during last month....
By: Beacon Insights by JD Supra

Former OSHA Head Says Contractor Should be Blacklisted For Safety Violations: Can the Government Do That?

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/09/19

Harkening back to the “Blacklists” imposed by the Obama administration, Dr. David Michaels, former Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, urged the government to ban a construction contractor from work on...

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