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Choice of Venue in International Arbitration

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/02/14

The choice of venue for an international arbitration can cause significant repercussions once a dispute arises. So parties should choose carefully, depending on their specific concerns. Claudia Salomon, Latham & Watkins partner and global Co-chair of...

Aggressive action—not tinkering—is required to resolve the access to justice crisis

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/02/14

There is a deep access-to-justice crisis in this country—but the legal profession gets a failing grade for its response to it.

Legal Business Development: What Do You Want?

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/02/14

What do you want? If you “want to have your cake and eat it too”… as the saying goes this (true) story just might help you see that it’s possible....
By: Paula Black

Tanzania's Natural Gas Policy

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/02/14

The publication of Tanzania's first Natural Gas Policy (NGP) is seen as a significant moment in Tanzania's ascendance in the global energy industry. The ascendance has been propelled by major gas field discoveries in the last three years by Statoil,...

The NLRB Takes Another Stab At Quickie Elections

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/02/14

In 2011, the National Labor Relations Board issued a rule which would have allowed for so-called “quickie” union elections. Under current rules, the time between the filing of a petition for a union election and the election itself is generally over...

Dell Ends Up With a Mixed Bag of Results in 2 IPR Petitions Filed Against Acceleron

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/02/14

In two separate challenges of a single patent, Dell had lukewarm success with 23 claims being placed in an inter partes review trial, but three claims and multiple grounds also denied by the Board in Dell, Inc. v. Acceleron, LLC (IPR2013-00440 and...

Automobile Dealer Trade Group Issues Guidance In Response to Recent CFPB Enforcement Action

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/02/14

In response to a recent joint enforcement action by the CFPB and Department of Justice alleging violations of the Equal Opportunity Credit Act, and its implementing regulation, Regulation B, the National Automobile Dealers Association issued fair...

FinCEN Publishes Administrative Rulings Further Clarifying When Virtual Currency Activity Constitutes Money Transmission

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/02/14

On January 30, 2014, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) of the United States Department of the Treasury published two administrative rulings directly addressing when specific virtual currency activities constitute money transmission...

FTC Settles U.S.-E.U. Safe Harbor Complaints Against Twelve Companies

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/02/14

On January 21, 2014, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") announced agreements ("Settlements") with twelve companies to settle the FTC’s claims that each of the companies had falsely represented that they were in compliance with the U.S.-E.U. and...

2013 Year in Review: OPDP Warning Letters and Untitled Letters

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/02/14

In 2013, the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research’s (CDER) Office of Prescription Drug Promotion (OPDP) issued a total of 24 enforcement letters to pharmaceutical manufacturers, four fewer than in 2012. Of the 24 letters, three were Warning...

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