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5 Steps to Take by 5/1 to Protect Your Trademarks in China

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/03/14

China’s eagerly anticipated amendments to its trademark law come into force on May 1, 2014. This new legislation aims to modernize and streamline the trademark process, strengthen trademark enforcement and make trademark squatting and counterfeiting...

Honors Georgetown law grad, 29, retains 6th Circuit clerkship despite being charged in Dewey case

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/03/14

News that former leaders of Dewey & LeBoeuf had been criminally charged concerning the collapse of the once-mighty New York-based law firm wasn't a major surprise to those who had been following the firm's bankruptcy and claims of mismanagement by angry partners.

Partner explains how a manufacturing practice is helping his firm grow and better serve clients

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/03/14

Matt Hunoval felt bored to his marrow as a big-firm associate in the nation’s No. 2 banking capital, Charlotte, N.C.—doing due diligence, preparing ancillary documents and performing other drudge work for billion-dollar M&A deals.

Obama Signals Greater Scrutiny on Workplace Pay with Latest Budget

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/03/14

Employers beware: President Obama’s recent budget proposal may portend a Department of Labor crackdown on workplace pay issues in 2015. As part of the 2015 fiscal year budget which President Obama submitted to Congress last week, the...

Spotlight on Alabama: Legislature Passes Two Pro-Business Tax Acts

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/03/14

Earlier this month the Alabama Legislature passed two pro-business tax acts. Both acts received the support of various business groups in the state. The first has already been signed into law by Governor Bentley, and we expect the second to be signed...

Minnesota Court of Appeals Defines Substantial Completion Under Statute of Repose

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/03/14

On March 10, 2014, the Minnesota Court of Appeals issued its decision in Rosso v. Hallmark Homes of Minneapolis, Inc., No. A13-1304. The Court’s decision clarifies that Minnesota’s ten-year statute of repose for construction projects begins to run on...

Proposed Regulation of Hazardous Waste in Retail Sector

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/03/14

The Environmental Protection Agency has released a Notice of Data Availability (NODA) in order “to collect information towards improving hazardous waste requirements for the retail sector.” Retailer hazardous waste violations are already a hot...

EPA Finalizes Rule Tightening Vehicle Emissions and Fuel Standards

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/03/14

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a final rule on March 3, 2014, that establishes stricter standards for motor vehicle exhaust emissions and the sulfur content of gasoline. The new “Tier 3” standards represent a holistic...

Final Regulations Issued Regarding Employer Reporting Requirements Under ACA

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/03/14

Recently issued final regulations on the employer reporting requirements under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) clarify and streamline the process for reporting information relating to the provision of minimum essential coverage and health insurance...

Name partner leads 7-lawyer team to new Philly firm, joining 11 others from dissolving partnership

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/03/14

A founding partner of litigation defense boutique Lavin O’Neil Ricci Cedrone & Disipio is leaving the firm, along with six other lawyers, after almost 30 years there, in order to form a new legal shop. William J.

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