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For The 99.5% Act – Is Change a Coming for the Estate Planning World?

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/03/21

On March 25, 2021, Senator Bernie Sanders introduced legislation called “For the 99.5% Act.” This bill is aimed at the fortunes of the top 0.5% of wealthy Americans....
By: Bilzin Sumberg

Survey shows ESG still hasn’t caught on

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/03/21

Despite the concerns that the Trump administration implemented Department of Labor (DOL) regulations that hampered the use of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investments, I still don’t think that it’s a big deal because ESG funds haven’t caught on completely with retirement plans....

Institution Mandamus Review Limited to Colorable Constitution Claims

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/03/21

In Mylan Labs Ltd. v. Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V., the Federal Circuit reaffirmed it lacked jurisdiction over appeals from the PTAB denying IPR institution, noted that it had jurisdiction over requests for mandamus, but that mandamus was an extraordinary relief to which Mylan was not entitled.

When Do Federal Circuit Judges Sit?

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/03/21

A couple weeks ago we wrote about how often Federal Circuit judges sit in a given year (see How Often Do Federal Circuit Judges Sit?). Spoiler: they sit a lot. In that post, though, we looked at the data for each judge totaled across an entire calendar year.

SCC delivers landmark decision on economic loss recovery

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/03/21

Any active business is exposed to financial risks beyond those connected with damage to its own person or property. Many of these risks do not flow from direct contractual relationships and recovery is only possible in negligence....

Investor Letters: Key Provisions

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/03/21

Even though the market practice has shifted away from obtaining investor letters (“Investor Letters”) for many subscription-based credit facilities (“Facility”), Investor Letters continue to be an effective option to provide additional credit support for certain types of Facilities with single ma

A Summary of Certain Proxy Advisory Firm and Institutional Investor Board Diversity Policies

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/03/21

Institutional investors and proxy advisory firms continue to develop and refine their policies regarding board diversity.

Idaho Says Pandemic Margin Boosts Are Lawful When Prices Fall

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/03/21

State legislatures are still continuing to enact new changes to their states’ price gouging statutes. Some are expanding the scope of their laws, while others are tailoring the law or emergency orders in response to new issues that have arisen during the course of the COVID-19 pandemic.

New California DFEH App Regarding Baby Bonding and Pregnancy-Related Disability Leave

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/03/21

On March 24, 2021, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) issued a press release introducing the new app it developed in partnership with technology company Neota Logic and students from the University of California, Irvine....

SEC on ESG Risk Disclosure – Moving From “If” to “How”

By EsqSocial Corporation 26/03/21

This is the fifth in our First 100 Days series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the early days of the Biden administration. Our previous entry discussed investigations under the new Congress. Up next, a deep dive on liability under the False Claims Act.

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