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[Podcast] Creditors’ Fees and English Law Schemes of Arrangement

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/04/21

In this episode, Akin Gump financial restructuring partners Lois Deasey and Liz Osborne offer an overview of creditors' fees related to English law schemes of arrangement. Among the topics covered: - The class and fairness tests under English law. - Lock-up fees, work fees and backstop fees.

Fast Growing CBD Market Continues To Create Regulatory Challenges and Litigation Opportunity

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/04/21

CBD and CBD-containing products are ubiquitous, yet there is significant misunderstanding about their regulatory status. CBD is cannabidiol, one of more than a hundred different active compounds that can be derived from the hemp plant....

Doubling Down on the FAA: NJ District Court Strikes Down the NJLAD’s Prohibition Against Arbitration

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/04/21

Earlier this year, in a matter of first impression, the Monmouth County Law Division in Janco v. Bay Ridge Automotive Management Corp.

USCIS Expands Online Filing to  F-1 Students Seeking OPT Work Authorization

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/04/21

Today U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that F-1 students applying for work authorization in connection with optional practical training (OPT) may now file Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization online.

End of Enhanced Reporting Requirements for Italian Listed Issuers

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/04/21

Italian Securities Commission returns to ordinary reporting requirements for listed issuers.

Bouncing Back (and Forth): Statewide Reopening and Mitigation Steps (UPDATED)

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/04/21

As the trajectory of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to unfold, government officials at all levels are reevaluating their health and safety protocols and adjusting workplace guidance based on ever-shifting case metrics.

A Checklist for Companies Considering Whether to Speak on Political Issues

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/04/21

Current events have sparked a significant change in private businesses’ political behavior, as companies and their executives shift from nonpartisan observers to leaders taking on political and social causes.

Enrolled vaccine providers may now vaccinate employees and partner with employers to provide vaccines

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/04/21

Beginning April 12, 2021, the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) will permit enrolled vaccine providers to vaccinate their employees, and use their vaccine supply to partner with and support other employers or organizations and their vaccine programs, which may be conducted on-site at the employer’s

Long-Awaited Intermediate Court of Appeals Approved by West Virginia Governor

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/04/21

Governor Jim Justice has signed Senate Bill 275, which includes the West Virginia Appellate Reorganization Act of 2021. The Act creates the framework for an Intermediate Court of Appeals that will be operable by July 1, 2022.

Navigating the Form I-9 for TPS and DED: Complex Verification Requirements

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/04/21

Over the past three months, the Biden administration has expanded immigration benefits for foreign nationals on humanitarian grounds.

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