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U.S. Merger Notification Threshold Falls to $92 Million

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/02/21

U.S. merger notification thresholds decline for just the second time; take effect on March 4, 2021. The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") announced that the Hart-Scott-Rodino ("HSR") Act thresholds will decrease slightly in 2021.

FINRA 2021 Exam Results and Priorities

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/02/21

On February 1, 2021, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) released its “Report on FINRA’s Risk Monitoring and Examination Activities.”  The Report combines two of FINRA’s long-standing reports:  (a) the retrospective Report of Examination Findings from the prior year; with (b) it

Cal/OSHA Emergency Regulations – Strike One on An Initial Challenge

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/02/21

Last week, in a tentative ruling, Judge Ethan Schulman of the San Francisco Superior Court indicated that he was inclined to deny a request made by two separate industry groups in two separate consolidated lawsuits filed in order to try to block enforcement of the Cal/OSHA COVID-19 emergency regu

The Indonesian Legal System approach to supervising Private Electronic System Operators

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/02/21

Following the emergence of the COVID-19 outbreak that has developed into a global pandemic and has caused a reduction in direct social interactions to a minimum, the needs to live life through an online system and use electronic systems in all lines of life have been skyrocketing.

Cybersecurity, Data Privacy & Information Management Alert: Data Transfers Post Brexit

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/02/21

2020: a year to remember for myriad of reasons! One being the ‘Will we? Won’t we have a deal?’ nature of the Brexit negotiations.

Broad Strokes: State Attorneys General Continue Their Deep Dive

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/02/21

Since our last Insider, much of the policy and enforcement focus of the state Attorneys General has been centered on issues around the COVID-19 pandemic, social unrest and election integrity....

Biden’s “Money Cop” to Shine a Light on ESG Disclosure as SEC Requirements—and a Potential Universal Reporting Framework—Appear Imminent

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/02/21

Key Points - Mandatory ESG requirements could be an early priority for SEC chair nominee Gary Gensler, with increasing calls from within the SEC to require material ESG risk disclosures. - The EU recently implemented mandatory ESG disclosure requirements, and the U.K.

Environmental Law Clinics Not Only Persevere But Flourish in 2020

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/02/21

As 2020 came to a close, more than forty Directors of environmental law clinics, from law schools across the country, came together to reflect and share with each other. The environmental law clinic directors meeting has become an annual gathering since 2017.

Employee Benefits Developments - January 2021

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/02/21

The Employee Benefits Practice is pleased to present the Employee Benefits Developments Newsletter for the month of January 2021....
By: Hodgson Russ LLP

Preventing tunnel vision in underground projects: geological and construction risks

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/02/21

Going underground has reduced travel time, minimised obstacles and protected water reservoirs for thousands of years, with the oldest construction dating back to the 22nd Century BC at Babylonia. By their very nature, tunnels are dependent on geotechnical and hydrogeological conditions.

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