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SEC Settles with Portfolio Manager of Private Equity Fund of Funds Over Undisclosed Valuation Practice That Inflated Fund Performance in Marketing Materials and Investor Reports

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/01/14

The SEC settled public administrative proceedings against a portfolio manager (the “Portfolio Manager”) over misrepresentations he made or caused to be made to prospective and existing investors in the private equity fund of funds he managed (the...

What’s The Best Way To Pass On A Restaurant At Death?

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/01/14

Most restaurant owners want to provide for their families when they die and protect their assets from liability. However, there are issues if the owner just conveys the real estate in a Will....

What’s Up for Restructuring Professionals in 2014?

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/01/14

Filings are Down - Commercial bankruptcy filings were down by 28% in 2013 over the prior period in 2012, and overall bankruptcy filings dropped 15%, putting the country on the lowest level of petitions since 2007 according to figures released by...

Update On Initial Filing Requirement And Annual Recapture Report Requirement Contained In The 2013 New York State Budget Legislation

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/01/14

Among other requirements, Chapter 59 of the Laws of 2013 (Part J), effective March 28, 2013 (the “2013 Budget Law”), imposed new sales tax recordkeeping and reporting requirements on industrial development agencies in New York State. The purpose of...

JDB 041: Facebook Rockstar – Interview with Attorney Jacob Sapochnick

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/01/14

In this episode of the JDBlogger Podcast I interview attorney Jacob Sapochnick . Jacob is an immigration lawyer in San Diego, California and blogger on legal marketing and practice management at Enchanting Lawyer.com....

Advertising Law - Jan 29, 2014

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/01/14

Shape Magazine Should “Clearly and Conspicuously” Disclose Branded Content, Says NAD - Keeping a close eye on native advertising, the National Advertising Division recently reviewed an article in Shape magazine that suggested readers could benefit...

Unanimous Supreme Court to Federal Circuit: Burden of Proof on Infringement on Patentee, Even in Declaratory Judgment - Medtronic, Inc. v. Mirowski Family Ventures, LLC

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/01/14

A unanimous Supreme Court of the United States, in a decision authored by Justice Breyer, reversed the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, holding that the patentee bears the burden of persuasion on the issue of infringement, even when the...

In with the New, Part II: 2014 Privacy, Advertising and Digital Media Predictions

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/01/14

On the heels of 2014 predictions from the U.S.-based Of Digital Interest (ODI) editorial team, following are some predictions from our London-based editor, Rohan Massey......
By: McDermott Will & Emery

Keeping Privates Private: The Legal Landscape of Revenge Porn

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/01/14

Mark Zuckerberg famously stated that the purpose of Facebook is “to make the world more open and connected,” and indeed Facebook, other social media outlets and the Internet in general have brought worldwide openness and connection-through-sharing to...

ConstructLaw - January 2014

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/01/14

U.S. Supreme Court Holds Forum-Selection Clauses Are Presumptively Enforceable - Atl. Marine Constr. Co. v. United States Dist. Court 2013 U.S. LEXIS 8775 (U.S. 2013) - This action arose out of a forum-selection clause in a contract for a...

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