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New SEC Regulations of Municipal Advisors and Underwriters Take Effect in July

By EsqSocial Corporation 04/03/14

Last fall, the federal Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) issued new rules (Rule) regulating municipal advisors and underwriters, now scheduled to become effective July 1, 2014. In 2010, President Obama signed into law the Dodd-Frank Wall Street...

Major Court of Appeals Decision Allows Construction of $5 Billion Transit Rail Project in Honolulu to Proceed

By EsqSocial Corporation 04/03/14

On the front page of Nossaman's website, we report on the result of decisions by the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit and the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii that allow the construction of a 20-mile, $5...

Federal District Court Deepens Divide Over SOX Whistleblower “Protected Activity”

By EsqSocial Corporation 04/03/14

On February 21, 2014, the District of Puerto Rico strayed from a prominent decision out of the First Circuit that employed the “definitively and specifically” standard governing protected activity under Section 806 of SOX, choosing instead to defer...

Ban the Box has Come to San Francisco: Is Your Employment Recruiting Process in Compliance?

By EsqSocial Corporation 04/03/14

San Francisco’s Fair Chance Ordinance. Effective March 16, 2014, a new San Francisco city ordinance, called the Fair Chance Ordinance, will strictly limit an employer’s ability to gather and utilize information about the criminal history of an...

Considerations And Alternatives For Non-Compete Litigation

By EsqSocial Corporation 04/03/14

In This Presentation: - Introduction: ..Recently, The Amount Of Non-Compete Litigation Has Increased While Litigation Generally Has Decreased In Recent Years. Why? - Threshold Considerations Regarding Enforcement Via Litigation: ..Expense...

Litigating the Malicious Prosecution Case

By EsqSocial Corporation 04/03/14

Powerpoint Presentation by Jeffrey Lewis on tips for litigating Malicious Prosecution actions in California...
By: Broedlow Lewis LLP

Good Chemistry

By EsqSocial Corporation 04/03/14

Thanks to a merger, a poultry and produce wash is helping the oil industry extract resources more effectively - In 2008, Vic Keasler was performing molecular biology tests at a pharma, biotech, and academic research company. Keasler had studied...

Federal Prosecutions Can Involve Local Investigations

By EsqSocial Corporation 04/03/14

Four agencies team up to indict five Ohio men on federal drug trafficking charges - January 30, 2014 marked the final federal indictment of five Ohio men who were allegedly involved in cocaine-related criminal activities, including conspiracy to...

Newsletters - Feb 28, 2014: The Elevator Speech Overview

By EsqSocial Corporation 04/03/14

The U.S. House and Senate were both in session this past week, returning from a week long work period in district. The National Governors Association (NGA) met in Washington DC for their annual winter meeting, discussing education, transportation,...

H-1B Cap Filing Deadline Is Imminent: Immediate Preparation of Fiscal Year 2015 Cap-Subject Petitions Recommended for October 1, 2014, Effective Date

By EsqSocial Corporation 04/03/14

The U.S. government’s H-1B temporary professional worker program allows U.S. employers to hire foreign nationals in “specialty occupation” positions that require a bachelor’s degree or the equivalent. Under current law, the number of new H-1B...

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