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Retaining the Attorney-Client Privilege in a Merger

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/02/14

In Great Hill Equity Partners IV, LP v. SIG Growth Equity Fund I, LLLP, Chancellor Strine of the Delaware Chancery Court recently reaffirmed that the target company in a Delaware merger is the sole holder of the attorney-client privilege to...

STOP PRESS: Permitted Development Rights - Change of Use from Office to Residential

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/02/14

Hot on the heels of the recent dismissal of the High Court challenge by the London Borough of Islington and others into the exempted areas, Nick Boles, (the Planning Minister) has issued a Ministerial Statement in respect of the “disproportionate”...

Shale Oil Production Leads To Fractured Debate On Crude Oil Export Ban

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/02/14

The debate regarding the U.S. ban on crude oil exports, which has been in effect for nearly forty years, is escalating. Due to the increasing domestic supply of crude oil, primarily from shale oil production, a number of policymakers and members of...

Ohio Authorities Step Up Efforts Against Cybercrime

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/02/14

Ohio law enforcement has begun focusing on crimes involving technology because almost every criminal case these days “may involve a computer or a cellphone,” says Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine....

Illinois Appellate Court Holds Insurer Liable for TCPA Class Action Settlement

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/02/14

Adding to the already fragmented judicial approach to insurance coverage for Telephone Consumer Protection Act claims, an Illinois appellate court has held that an insurance company is responsible for covering a $1.7 million settlement of a class...

California Moves to Restrict Collection of Consumer Personal Information Online: the Process, History and Politics Behind Senate Bill 383

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/02/14

The California Senate has passed a bill restricting the information that certain online retailers can collect in connection with consumer purchases. Senate Bill 383 would amend Sections 1747.02 and 1747.08 of the California Civil Code to address the...

ISS Opposes Director Compensation Bylaws

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/02/14

On January 13, ISS released FAQs expressing its views on a board’s adoption of director compensation bylaws. To counteract the increasing practice implemented by hedge funds and other dissident shareholders of paying their director nominees...

ISS Opposes Director Compensation Bylaws

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/02/14

On January 13, ISS released FAQs expressing its views on a board’s adoption of director compensation bylaws. To counteract the increasing practice implemented by hedge funds and other dissident shareholders of paying their director nominees...

FINRA and SEC to Focus on IRA Rollover Practices in 2014

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/02/14

Financial institutions should prepare for increased regulatory scrutiny. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released their examination priorities for 2014 on January 2 and...

Is an “Ambush” The Best Way for Unions to Win Representation Elections?

By EsqSocial Corporation 07/02/14

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics recently published the latest official statistics on union membership for 2013. The figures demonstrate just how far unions must grow in order to reverse the decades-long decline in union...

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