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On The Horizon — Renewable Energy In Asia: Taiwan

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/01/14

1. What are the driving factors for increasing renewable energy production in Taiwan? Taiwan relies on imports for more than 99 percent of its energy, which leaves the island’s energy supply vulnerable to external disruption. Nearly all oil and...

[Video] Los Angeles Office Market Outlook - Allen Matkins/UCLA Anderson Forecast Winter/Spring 2014

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/01/14

The Allen Matkins/UCLA Anderson Forecast California Commercial Real Estate Survey finds investors are very confident in the Los Angeles market. More transactions are taking place in Los Angeles, especially in West Los Angeles, and there are more...

[Video] Bay Area Office Market Outlook - Allen Matkins/UCLA Anderson Forecast Winter/Spring 2014

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/01/14

In the Bay Area, the Allen Matkins/UCLA Anderson Forecast Commercial Real Estate Survey revealed renewed optimism regarding both office rental and occupancy rates through 2016. Fifty-two percent of the Bay Area Panel indicated they would begin one or...

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) prepares for the Olympic Winter Games in Sochi

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/01/14

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (a permanent arbitration institution specialised in the resolution of sports law disputes) opened a temporary office in Sochi, Russia on 28 January 2014, headed by the CAS Secretary General, Mr Matthieu Reeb. The...

[Video] Allen Matkins/UCLA Anderson Forecast Winter/Spring 2014: The Return of the Cranes

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/01/14

The current Allen Matkins/UCLA Anderson California Commercial Real Estate survey, taken in November 2013, shows a positive outlook across all markets for the first time since the Survey’s inception in 2007. Clear economic improvement is generating...

Did You Do Enough to Protect Your Trade Secrets?

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/01/14

On January 21, 2014, Mozaffar Khazaee, a naturalized American who maintained dual citizenship with his native Iran, was indicted in Connecticut on two counts of interstate transportation of stolen property, which carries with it a potential sentence...

The Importance Of Corporate Value Statements To Compliance Programs

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/01/14

I always comment that we live in a world of ADHD – no one really focuses on anything these days. Instead, they pick and chose from the stream of sensory bombardment delivered electronically to everyone through the Internet....

The Zen of Compliance Best Practices is Intrinsic and Ethics-Based

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/01/14

No compliance officer worth her salt would argue with this statement: “We strive to maintain an ethics-based organization.” But compliance teams, with all of the internal and external scrutiny, with all the regulations and increased enforcement...

Whether for Cause or Convenience, Termination Can Be Tricky

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/01/14

Termination of a construction contract is tricky and fraught with risk. Whether the termination is for cause or for convenience, the contract must be followed to the letter for a termination to be valid. Virtually every well-written construction...

[Video] Multifamily Outlook - Allen Matkins/UCLA Anderson Forecast Winter/Spring 2014

By EsqSocial Corporation 30/01/14

The Allen Matkins/UCLA Anderson Forecast Commercial Real Estate Survey found that prospects for returns on multifamily housing investments in San Francisco and Silicon Valley during the coming three years look promising. All surveyed panelists in...

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