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Supreme Court: Copying APIs in Software Can Be Fair Use

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/05/21

Intellectual property protection for software has long been a concern, both for innovators seeking to protect their work as well as innovators seeking to make use of existing works for further development.

Washington Governor Signs Into Law New Tax on Capital Gains

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/05/21

On May 4, 2021, Governor Jay Inslee signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 5096, a bill creating a new Washington state excise tax on the sale or exchange of certain capital assets....
By: Stoel Rives LLP

Major U.S. Gas Pipeline Shuts Down Thanks to Another Ransomware Attack

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/05/21

Colonial Pipeline, the largest gas pipeline in the United States, temporarily shut down its operations on Friday following a ransomware attack. A major distributor of fuel from U.S.

May A Board Give All The Corporate Assets To Charity?

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/05/21

Yesterday, I listed to a talk by Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster of the Delaware Court of Chancery entitled "Purpose, Power, and Fiduciary Duty: Dimensions of Delaware's Corporate Law Regime".  The webinar was presented by the University of Delaware's John L.

Colonial Pipeline – A Ransomware Attack Hits Close To Home

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/05/21

If you had never heard of the Colonial Pipeline Company before this week, chances are that you have heard about it now.  Sitting in your car waiting in long lines to fill up at your local gas station hoping they don’t run out is likely not something you have experienced unless you are old enough…

The cloud data conundrum: How to maximize value and minimize risk

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/05/21

Cloud computing was on the rise before 2020, but the coronavirus pandemic kicked its growth into overdrive.

Carried interest tax concessions for private equity fund operators in Hong Kong enacted as law, retrospective effect from April 2020

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/05/21

As long awaited by the Hong Kong private equity funds industry, the Inland Revenue (Amendment) (Tax Concessions for Carried Interest) Ordinance 2021 (the Amendment Ordinance) became law on 7 May 2021.

Lender Client Alert – May 2021

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/05/21

The nationwide eviction ban imposed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (the “CDC”) was vacated following a sweeping ruling issued by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia earlier this week.

FTC Nominee Lina Khan Sails through Committee with Bipartisan Support While Chopra Awaits Senate Vote for CFPB Director

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/05/21

The Senate Commerce Committee today voted overwhelmingly to move forward with Lina Khan’s nomination as FTC Commissioner, signaling that Khan is likely to ultimately be confirmed as the youngest Commissioner ever at 32.

Section 1557 Protects Transgender Patients – Again

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/05/21

On Monday, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) announced that the prohibition against discrimination “on the basis of sex” under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (“Section 1557”) once again includes gender identity and protects transgender patients from discrimination by co

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