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Biden Leaves in Place Key Portions of Buy American Act Changes, Targets New Domestic End Product Test and Services

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/01/21

President Joe Biden issued on January 25 an Executive Order on Ensuring the Future Is Made in All of America by All of America's Workers (EO). This EO leaves in place key portions of the prior administration’s July 15, 2019 EO 13881 ......

Biden Administration Voices Strong Support for the Jones Act

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/01/21

On January 25, 2021, President Biden signed the Ensuring the Future Is Made in All of America by All of America’s Workers (Made in America) Executive Order, which not only directs that federal government purchases and procurement go to American businesses and workers, but also calls out the Jones

Tax Court Denies Award in Recent Whistleblower Tax Case

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/01/21

Kennedy v. Comm’r, T.C. Memo. 2021-3 | January 12, 2021 | Copeland, E. | Dkt. No. 5687-17W - Short Summary: Petitioner appealed, pursuant to § 7623(b)(4), three determinations of the Whistleblower Office (WBO) of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that declined to make awards to him.

Giving it Our Best Shot – Statewide Vaccination Plans (UPDATED)

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/01/21

Vaccine approval and administration are the next steps in the fight against COVID-19. As with nearly everything about this pandemic, guidance and action plans vary by jurisdiction, and are constantly evolving.

UK Life Sciences and Healthcare Newsletter: Life Sciences: What's new in France? The new French anti-gift regulation is live since 1st October 2020

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/01/21

Since October 1, 2020, healthcare companies have been required to implement the new French anti-gift legal framework, as substantially strengthened by the Ordinance No. 2017-49 dated January 19, 2017....
By: Dechert LLP

COVID-19 pandemic update on lease law in The Netherlands

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/01/21

As an introductory comment, the Dutch district courts and courts of appeal have judged exclusively in interlocutory proceedings (kort gedingen) in disputes concerning the tenants’ obligation to pay the contractual rent during the COVID-19 pandemic.

China and International Trade Controls as the Biden Administration Commences

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/01/21

In response to a U.S. government consensus that trade with China involves grave national security risks, the Trump Administration promulgated a broad series of China-directed export controls, economic sanctions and import rules.

New York Proposes Biometric Privacy Act With Private Right of Action

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/01/21

On January 6, 2021, a bipartisan group of New York State lawmakers introduced Assembly Bill 27, the latest version of proposed privacy legislation that would allow consumers to sue companies for improperly using or retaining their biometric data.

Congress Places Injunctive Relief Burden on Defendant in Trademark Infringement Disputes

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/01/21

Step One: Secure your trademark - Step Two: Enforce your trademark - Many start-up companies in the initial stages of developing their brands understand the importance of engaging in Step One and securing their trademark(s).

Corporate Sponsorship of Private Funds as an Integrated Asset Finance Platform

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/01/21

In recent years, investment managers sponsored by established corporate enterprises (Corporate Sponsors) and corporate sponsored funds (CSFs) have been established with increasing frequency across a range of sectors, markets and geographies, buoyed by the drive of leading institutional fund inves

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