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AI in International Arbitration: CIARB Guideline on the Use of AI in Arbitration (2025)

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/04/25

Ask a trained lawyer what an “LLM” is, and what first will come to mind may be a “Master of Laws”; ask a tech-savvy teenager what an “LLM” is, and they most probably will answer “large language model”.

Your Model Isn’t Failing — Your Data Is

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/04/25

What is your first instinct when your TAR model performs poorly on a control set?  A commonly held view is that more training data (read: more review effort) would help push the performance in terms of Recall and Precision to where you want it to be — and with enough money and time, close to 100

Interim Final Rule Clarifies Tribal Entities Not Subject to Corporate Transparency Act

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/04/25

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), a unit of the U.S.

Virginia’s New Sweeping Reproductive and Sexual Health Privacy Law May Affect All Companies Doing Business in the State

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/04/25

Last week, on March 24, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin signed SB 754, which amends the Virginia Consumer Protection Act (Act) to regulate obtaining and disclosing “reproductive or sexual health information” by any “supplier” in connection with a “consumer transaction” subject to the Act.

FDIC Rescinds Prior Notification Requirement for Banks' Permissible Crypto Activities

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/04/25

The FDIC has rescinded an earlier Financial Institution Letter establishing a prior notification requirement for FDIC-supervised institutions that wish to engage in specified crypto-related activities and has clarified that such institutions may engage in permissible crypto-related activities wit

Split Decisions on Standing: Courts Diverge on Pension Risk Transfer Class Actions

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/04/25

Two courts. Two opposite rulings. One critical question: Do plaintiffs have standing to challenge pension risk transfers under ERISA?...
By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

EU Markets Become More Accessible to Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Thanks to Changes to the EU Prospectus Regulation: A Welcome Development for Companies Active in the Medical Sector

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/04/25

The European Union ("EU") Listing Act, approved by the EU Council on October 8, 2024, introduces key changes to the EU Prospectus Regulation, offering greater flexibility to access and issue securities on EU markets for small and medium-sized enterprises ("SMEs"), including in the biotech and med

Federal Banking Agencies Announce Intent to Rescind 2023 Community Reinvestment Act Final Rule

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/04/25

On March 28, the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) (together, the federal banking agencies) announced their intent to rescind the 2023 Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) final rule and reinstate the previ

Earnouts in M&A Transactions: Recent Decisions From Delaware

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/04/25

In 2024, Delaware courts issued multiple instructive decisions on earnout provisions in life sciences M&A transactions....
By: Jones Day

Risk Assessment – The Most Important and Least Understood Component of an Effective GRC Program

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/04/25

Among the many crucial elements of effective compliance initiatives (internal reporting programs, policies, procedures, training, supply chain management, M&A, and more) are risk assessments – the intended foundational element of any compliance program.

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