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Update: Landmark Decision By Delaware's High Court Affirms Deferential Business Judgment Review For Controlling Stockholder Buyouts

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/03/14

Last summer, in our post titled Protecting Your Business Judgment: Recent Developments in Delaware Law on M&A Deals Involving Controlling Stockholders, we alerted you that two trial courts in the nation’s leading forum for disputes over corporate M&A...

SEC Brings Charges Against SEC Registered Investment Adviser for Improperly Allocating Expenses and Other Violations of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”)

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/03/14

On February 25, 2014 the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) filed public administrative and cease-and-desist proceedings against Arizona-based Clean Energy Capital, LLC (a registered investment adviser, “CEC”) and its founder and Chief...

Regulation Requiring Spaced-Out Digital Billboards Does Not Violate First Amendment

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/03/14

We've all seen it before: a person says something rude, which elicits a "watch your mouth" response, and the foul-mouth person replies, "Hey, I have a right to free speech!" Touché. A lesser-known use of the First Amendment is that its Free Speech...

Association TRENDS 2014 Legal Review

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/03/14

In this issue: - Top 5 Legal Issues of the Past Year - And the horse you rode in on Antitrust and membership restrictions - Employment and benefits developments: Same-sex couples - DOJ rules on association joint purchasing plans -...

EEOC Sues Panama Transfer, Inc. For Sexual Harassment and Retaliation

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/03/14

Trucking Company Fired Employee Who Opposed Sexual Remarks, Including Over Workplace Intercom, Federal Agency Charges - DES MOINES, Iowa - Panama Transfer, Inc., a multi-state trucking company headquartered in Panama, Iowa, violated federal law by...

You want to arbitrate? You must authenticate

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/03/14

A recent order in the Middle District of North Carolina highlights a potential pitfall for defendants in the perennial cat-and-mouse game of enforcing arbitration agreements....
By: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

Trade Secrets: What an investor or acquirer will want to know.

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/03/14

If you are thinking about raising capital or selling your company, one of the most important questions that the investor or acquirer will want to know is whether you own your IP. One critical part of this is protecting your trade secrets. If you...

USCIS Delivers On Its Promise To Conduct L-1 Employer Site Visits

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/03/14

In the August/September 2013 issue of the Immigration eAuthority, we reported on the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (USCIS) plans to have its Fraud Detection and National Security (FDNS) unit conduct post-adjudication, domestic L-1...

JDB 049: Getting Real About Podcasting – Cost, Equipment, Time & 3 Tips for a Successful Launch

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/03/14

Over the last month or so I have had a number of you reach out to me and share that you are in the process of putting together a podcast. I always enjoy hearing from listeners and can’t wait to hear your podcasts when they launch. Because it seems...

Successfully Defends Another Patent in Inter Partes Review

By EsqSocial Corporation 28/03/14

The news has been dreary, to date, for Patent Owners in Inter Partes Review proceedings. In view of that environment, we are proud to announce that Harness Dickey has successfully defended a second patent in an IPR proceeding on behalf of its...

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