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Citibank’s $900 Million Black Swan

By EsqSocial Corporation 24/02/21

On February 16, Judge Furman of the Southern District of New York handed down a ruling in In re Citibank August 11, 2020 Wire Transfers concluding that Citibank could not recover $900 million inadvertently wired to lenders.

It’s not hard to find missing participants, you just have to try

By EsqSocial Corporation 24/02/21

With the focus by the Department of Labor (DOL) on missing participants, I have to say it isn’t hard to find missing participants. While you could rely on the automatic rollover provider, the Internet has made searches easy with inexpensive Internet search companies....

Multi-Family Market Sentiment Continues to Be Mixed

By EsqSocial Corporation 24/02/21

Multi-family market expectations have improved in Silicon Valley, Orange County, and San Diego, while in the other markets surveyed, panelists do not see 2023 as having higher occupancy and rental rates compared to today, according to the latest Allen Matkins/UCLA Anderson Forecast California Com

Know Your En Banc Petition Process—How An En Banc Petition In GlaxoSmithKline v. Teva Led To A New Panel Argument Without Apparent En Banc Action

By EsqSocial Corporation 24/02/21

Although argument week isn’t until next week, the Federal Circuit heard oral argument today in two cases. One was rescheduled from earlier this month for medical reasons. But the other, GlaxoSmithKline LLC v.

SPAC Securities Class Action Comes for Recently Public Health Care Company

By EsqSocial Corporation 24/02/21

Clover Health is an insurance company focusing on Medicare Advantage that uses its proprietary software platform to offer PPO and HMO plans to eligible consumers.

Service industry survivors and thrivers: A look at how some hotels and restaurants weathered the pandemic and what that means for the future

By EsqSocial Corporation 24/02/21

This article discusses which areas of the hotel and restaurant industries minimized the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, and in some cases beat predictions. It also looks at how those efforts and other factors of the last year might impact these businesses over the next few years....

One will be able to check credibility of one’s business partner in Kazakhstan

By EsqSocial Corporation 24/02/21

Starting from July 1, 2021, the National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of the Republic of Kazakhstan "Atameken" plans to launch an information system called the ‘Business Partners Register’....
By: Dentons

Two Cases Illustrate Themes of Successful Higher Education Institutions in Breach of Contract Claims for Remote Instruction

By EsqSocial Corporation 24/02/21

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many higher education institutions transitioned to remote instruction, causing students to attend classes online, move out of dorms, and forego the traditional college experience....
By: Franczek P.C.

Shifting (Regional HQ) Sands – to Saudi

By EsqSocial Corporation 24/02/21

On February 15th, the Saudi Press Agency issued a statement confirming that the Government of Saudi Arabia intends to stop contracting with entities whose regional headquarters are not located in the Kingdom by January 1st 2024. Please see full Publication below for more information....

Board governance, executive practices and diversity in 2021

By EsqSocial Corporation 24/02/21

With many organizations redoubling their commitments and efforts around diversity and inclusion last year, regulators and watch dogs are preparing to bring increased accountability to that work....

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