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DOJ Releases Cryptocurrency Guidance and Enforcement Framework (Part I of II)

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/11/20

Earlier this month, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”), through its Cyber Digital Task Force (hereinafter the “Task Force”), published its 83-page crypto guidance report titled “Cryptocurrency: An Enforcement Framework.”...

[Video] Challenges for Infrastructure Projects in the Current Environment

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/11/20

WLG's Energy, Infrastructure & Public-Private Partnerships, and International Tax & Private Wealth Groups as discuss challenges with projects amid the pandemic.

Seyfarth Global Immigration Update: November 2020

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/11/20

EU Council Reviews Travel Restrictions - The EU Council has recently reviewed epidemiological conditions to revise the list of countries from which travel is currently restricted due to the COVID-19 pandemic....

Armies of lawyers ready for election disputes; will unclear postmarks become ‘dimpled chads’ of 2020?

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/11/20


Uptick in FCA Investigations and Litigation Targeting Tech Services

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/11/20

The shift to a remote working environment as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has drawn attention to data security and business continuity risks.

IRS Issues Guidance Clarifying Implementation of SECURE Act Retirement Plan Provisions

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/11/20

IRS Notice 2020-68 provides guidance concerning the implementation of several retirement plan provisions of the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (“SECURE Act”) and the Bipartisan American Miners Act of 2019 (“Miners Act”)....

New Jersey Sets Mandatory COVID-19 Health and Safety Standards Applicable to All Employers

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/11/20

Beginning November 5, 2020, all employers operating in New Jersey will be required to comply with a number of COVID-19-related mandatory health and safety standards....
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European Union reaches agreement to boost its trade retaliatory powers

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/11/20

The European Parliament, the European Commission, and the Council of the European Union (EU) reached an agreement on a revised Trade Enforcement Regulation to strengthen the protection of the EU trade interests in World Trade Organization (WTO) disputes....

New OSFI Guidance on Foreign Bank and Insurer Branches in Canada

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/11/20

On October 27, 2020, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI), Canada’s federal financial institutions regulator, launched a public consultation on new Draft Guideline E-4: Foreign Entities Operating in Canada on a Branch Basis (Draft Guideline).

FERC Proposes One-Year Deadline for States to Issue Clean Water Act Certifications

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/11/20

Acting in response to a Trump Administration Executive Order instructing federal agencies to reduce regulatory uncertainties and expedite construction of energy infrastructure, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on October 19, 2020, published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that woul

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