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[Video] The Compliance Life - Katie Smith, a CCO with a Liberal Arts Degree

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/11/20

The Compliance Life details the journey to and in the role of a Chief Compliance Officer. This month, my guest is Katie Smith who is the Vice President for Ethics at Assurance.

[Video] Daily Compliance News: November 3, 2020-Election edition

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/11/20

In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News: 1. SEC moves to help private companies raise capital? (WSJ) 3. OFAC warns art market over trade sanctions. (WSJ) 3. SFO reaches DPA with airline over bribery. (WSJ) 4. Citigroup Chief Risk Officer to depart. (WSJ)...

Dentons Flashpoint - November 2, 2020

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/11/20

In This Edition: Europe expands lockdowns as the region becomes a global hotspot. Economists forecast 2.3 percent contraction in 4Q in the euro zone. The US election campaign enters final stretch.

Time to take a look at terms and conditions: abusive clauses soon to also apply in B2B relations and other changes to consumer protection law

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/11/20

From January 1, 2021, restrictions on the use of abusive clauses in template contracts, associated normally with B2C relations, will also apply to certain B2B relations.

UK government extends furlough scheme during English national lockdown

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/11/20

The UK government is extending the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) until December, as part of its decision to introduce a four-week national lockdown in England. We summarise the key points for employers....
By: Dentons

Price Gouging Restrictions Beyond the 50 States

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/11/20

We continue to cover the patchwork of price gouging laws and enforcement actions brought under them, providing an overview of the current legal landscape. We are also following and will report on the application of price gouging restrictions outside the U.S.

In Pursuit of Whole Person Health: Leveraging Medicaid Managed Care & 1115 Waivers to Address SDOH

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/11/20

Editor’s Note: In a new report, Manatt explores how states are using two key tools—Medicaid managed care contracts and 1115 waivers—to address the unmet social needs of people with Medicaid coverage.

[Audio] JONES DAY TALKS®: Private Antitrust Litigation in Germany

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/11/20

Jones Day partners Jürgen Beninca and Dieter Strubenhoff discuss how private litigation relating to antitrust and competition enforcement in Germany has changed in recent years, what factors claimants should consider when preparing to file an action, how these proceedings often play out, and what

New Proposed Rules Could Change the Hart-Scott-Rodino Reporting Landscape, and Not for the Better

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/11/20

Practitioners and dealmakers have lived under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR), reporting requirements for a long time and have developed a pattern and practice for assessing reporting obligations and managing compliance and risk.

Lessons From Above: SCOTUS Declines to Review a Class Arbitrability Case (the Issue Had Been Delegated to an Arbitrator)

By EsqSocial Corporation 02/11/20

In its restraint, SCOTUS has shown us the mischief that arbitrators may do if parties are lax in setting boundaries in their agreement to arbitrate. By declining to grant certiorari regarding the Second Circuit’s most recent decision in Jock v. Sterling Jewelers, Inc., 2019 U.S. App.

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