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[IP Hot Topics Podcast] Innovations Conversations: Paul Reed Smith (transcript)

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/02/21

Our “Innovation Conversations” series continues with our guest Paul Reed Smith, Founder and Managing General Partner of Paul Reed Smith Guitars.

Supreme Court Decides Brownback v. King

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/02/21

On February 25, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously decided Brownback v. King, No.

Plan de inversión y solicitudes de modificaciones contractuales de la ANH en Colombia

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/02/21

Es claro que existen aún oportunidades amplias para mejorar la requerida flexibilidad de los contratos de exploración y producción de hidrocarburos en Colombia.

Carbon pricing in the UK/Europe: ETS and CORSIA developments

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/02/21

Operators in the aviation sector and the ‘stationary sectors’ (power generation, energy intensive industries, etc.) should note that the environmental regulatory framework for carbon pricing and emissions trading in the UK/Europe changed in 2020, and will continue to change.  In this blog, we

DC’s Noncompete Ban - A Law of Unintended Consequences

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/02/21

Just as the calendar was turning to 2021, the Council of the District of Columbia threw District of Columbia employers a late-breaking curveball that most did not see coming. The Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act of 2020 (D.C.

The Supreme Court - February 25, 2021

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/02/21

Brownback v. King, No. 19-546: Under the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”), a plaintiff is allowed to bring certain state-law tort suits against the Federal Government in federal court. An FTCA claim is actionable if it alleges the six elements listed in 28 U.S.C.

France and climate change: State failure and liability for environmental harm

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/02/21

While the technical feasibility of a decarbonised economy essentially based on renewable energies is taking shape, the French Republic has just been found liable for environmental harm in relation to climate change by the French administrative judge.

Eleventh Circuit Holds Administrative Feasibility is Not a Requirement for Class Certification

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/02/21

On February 2, 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued a significant decision holding that a putative class representative does not need to establish an administratively feasible method to identify absent class members as a pre-requisite for class certification un

Conozca cómo y cuándo hacer las reuniones ordinarias de 2020 y 2021 en Colombia

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/02/21

El Gobierno Nacional de Colombia aclaró vía decreto del pasado 23 de febrero de 2021, la manera como y cuando deben llevarse a cabo las reuniones ordinarias de asambleas o juntas de socios, no solo correspondientes al ejercicio del año 2020, sino también las reuniones ordinarias en las que se apr

Arthrex’s Reply – Removing Tenure Doesn’t Solve the Problem and Defies Congressional Intent

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/02/21

Arthrex filed its reply brief on February 19th, submitting what will be the final word in the case until oral arguments are presented next week.

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