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How to change law firms during the COVID-19 pandemic

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/10/20

With so much uncertainty, there may be an assumption that attorneys are less likely to consider switching firms than in years past.

I see red, I see red, I see red

By EsqSocial Corporation 20/10/20

A year full of unprecedented events has delivered one more: for the first time since MMP was introduced in 1996, one party has won a Parliamentary majority. Labour was expected to dominate, but few, even in Labour, would have predicted the extent of the red-wash.

Supreme Court Will Review Arthrex Cases Regarding Whether PTAB Judges Are Constitutional

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/10/20

The US Supreme Court has granted certiorari in three cases relating to the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s controversial October 2019 decision in Arthrex, Inc. v. Smith & Nephew, Inc.

Claims Traders Alert: Another Bankruptcy Court Rules that a Traded Claim Can Be Disallowed if the Seller Received a Voidable Transfer

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/10/20

The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York recently added some weight to the majority rule on a hot-button issue for claims traders. In In re Firestar Diamond, Inc., 615 B.R. 161 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.

CAISO, CEC, and CPUC Conclude Several Factors Caused Mid-August Outages in California

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/10/20

On October 6, 2020, the California Independent System Operator (“CAISO”), California Public Utilities Commission (“CPUC”), and the California Energy Commission (“CEC”) (collectively, “Joint Entities”) announced that their preliminary analysis pointed to a number of factors that caused two mid-Aug

What’s So Different About Class Action Mediation?

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/10/20

The author presented the following paper at the 2020 Class Actions National Institute of the American Bar Association. What makes mediating a class action different from mediating an individual case?

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) –The Future of Finance?

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/10/20

The first cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, is still the most well-known application of blockchain. However, this technology has since rapidly evolved and expanded in many other areas. The initial hope with Bitcoin was to make both money and payments decentralized and universally accessible.

Understanding Your Disclosure Obligations to Your Investors

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/10/20

A company and its management have an obligation to disclose all material information that a reasonable investor would want to know prior to making an investment in the company.

Jack Daniel’s Seeks “Relief” from Supreme Court Following Spat with Dog Toy Creator

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/10/20

Is humor protected speech? Although the answer might seem like an obvious yes, a dog toy maker’s Jack Daniel’s bottle lookalike dog chew toy with poopy puns blurs the line between freedom of expression and the protection of famous marks....

J&F – The Bribery Schemes

By EsqSocial Corporation 19/10/20

Last week, I began a multi-part exploration of one world’s largest anti-corruption enforcement actions, the J&F Investimentos SA (J&F) matter. It involved huge fines and penalties in both Brazil and the United States.

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