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Democratic AGs Support Law Firms Subject to Executive Orders

By EsqSocial Corporation 18/04/25

A group of 21 Democratic AGs filed amicus briefs in two cases pending in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in support of law firms challenging President Trump’s Executive Orders imposing sanctions against them....

2025 ICI Investment Management Conference

By EsqSocial Corporation 18/04/25

The 2025 ICI Investment Management Conference was noteworthy for the change in tone from the SEC officials in attendance, including Acting Chairman Mark Uyeda, as well as IM Director Natasha Greiner, who suggested that there has been a shift in the dynamic within the industry following the Novemb

Developments Regarding Federal and State Climate-Related Disclosure Requirements

By EsqSocial Corporation 18/04/25

On March 6, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued rules aimed at standardizing climate-related disclosures by public companies.

FDIC Highlights Policy Priorities Impacting FinTechs and Large Banks

By EsqSocial Corporation 18/04/25

In April 2025, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Acting Chairman Travis Hill announced that the FDIC is focused on four key policy areas: de novo bank formation, digital assets and blockchain activities, resolution planning, and “tailoring” asset thresholds.

Immigration Applicants’ Social Media Content to be Screened for Support of Antisemitic Terrorism, Terrorist Organizations and Other Antisemitic Activity

By EsqSocial Corporation 18/04/25

On April 9, 2025, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued guidance stating that it will begin considering individuals’ antisemitic activity on social media and the physical harassment of Jewish individuals as grounds for denying immigration benefit requests.

Ten Things to Know About the European Union’s New Product Liability Directive

By EsqSocial Corporation 18/04/25

After it was initially proposed more than two years ago, the European Union passed a new product liability directive (PLD) on Dec. 9, 2024, which prescribes a new legislative framework to expand and modify product liability laws created by the current PLD (originally enacted in 1985).

EU Deforestation Regulation: New Guidance Document, new FAQs and a proposal for a Delegated Act

By EsqSocial Corporation 18/04/25

On April 15, 2025, the EU Commission published a new Guidance Document, new frequently asked questions (FAQs), and a proposal for a new Delegated Act designed to simplify the compliance with the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)....

UK: “Duty of retrieval” rejected: why banks do not owe a duty to recover funds lost through APP fraud

By EsqSocial Corporation 18/04/25

Banking fraud of all types is an ever increasing problem in today’s society, and takes a multitude of forms. On a basic level, frauds can be divided into two types.

Sourcing 360: Examining Troubled Digital Implementations and How the Contract Matters

By EsqSocial Corporation 18/04/25

Digital transformation continues to be a buzzword for 2025, with companies considering or implementing new user-facing and back-office artificial intelligence (AI) solutions and other digital tools to enhance end-user experience (UX), business operations, IT infrastructure and resilience, and dat

Session Replay Enforcement, but in French

By EsqSocial Corporation 18/04/25

Following a wave of “session replay” wiretapping lawsuits in the United States, France’s Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL) has launched a consultation on tools for recording and replaying browsing sessions....

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