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Italy Real Estate Update - February 2014

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/14

NEW RULES ON THE PAYMENT OF PURCHASE PRICES IN REAL ESTATE ASSET DEALS - Paragraphs 63 through 67 of section 1 of the Law no. 147 of 27 December 2013 (the so-called “Stability Law”), introduced certain new provisions applicable to the payment of...

Opened, Web-based Emails Are “Electronic Storage” as Defined by the Stored Communications Act (Massachusetts)

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/14

Cheng v. Romo, 2013 WL 6814691 (D. Mass. Dec. 20, 2013). In this action, the plaintiff sued defendant for accessing the plaintiff’s web-based emails without authorization under the Stored Communications Act (SCA). The court first addressed whether...

The A, B, C’s of EEOC

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/14

You’ve found yourself in an EEOC mediation, with a charge that should not be particularly worrisome. But now, your supposedly neutral mediator is shaking his head and reporting that you can almost certainly expect to be sued by the EEOC if you don’t...

State Regulators Form Emerging Payments Task Force

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/14

On February 20, the CSBS announced the formation of an Emerging Payments Task Force to study changes in payment systems—including virtual currencies and other innovations—to determine the potential impact on consumer protection, state law, and banks...

Look Out For Upcoming Spring Deadlines For School Districts

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/14

Spring brings a host of deadlines school districts should keep in mind. Here are some important dates for school leaders to mark on their calendars....
By: Franczek Radelet P.C.

FCA Issues Final Remuneration Guidance for AIF Managers

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/14

The UK Financial Conduct Authority’s new guidance on AIFMD remuneration requirements has now provided some clarity for EU and non-EU managers, including relief from many of the requirements for small UK managers....

Exempt Organization Must Be Primarily Engaged In School Activities To Reap School Benefits

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/14

The Internal Revenue Code provides a number of benefits to schools that qualify as an exempt organization under Code Section170(b)(1)(A)(ii). These include avoiding private foundation status, having contributions qualify for the 50% contribution...

Five Things You Didn’t Know about Class Action ADR

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/14

For both plaintiffs and defendants, class action litigation is time-intensive, costly and requires close oversight from start to finish. As a result, parties are increasingly turning to alternative dispute resolution (ADR) providers to manage many...

Omnicare Decision Limits the Reach of False Claims Act

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/14

A recent decision by the Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit limiting the reach of the False Claims Act demonstrates how relators who pursue cases in which the government declines to intervene can end up making law that is unfavorable to the...

The Most Interesting Trends from Marketing Partner Forum 2014

By EsqSocial Corporation 03/03/14

In January, I spent three stimulating days at the Hildebrandt Institute’s Marketing Partner Forum in Naples, Florida. After 12 months of listening to much on-line prognosticating about the demise of BigLaw (and life as we know it, evidently) we...

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