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Sparks Restaurant to Pay $56,000 and Provide Injunctive Relief in EEOC Retaliation Lawsuit

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/02/14

Menomonie, Wis., Restaurant Retaliated Against Employee for Complaints About Racially Offensive Drawings, Judge Ruled Following Jury's Findings - MADISON, Wis. - A federal district court has ruled that Sparx Restaurant of Menomonie, Wis., must pay...

The Financial Industry – Life Is Getting Tough

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/02/14

Financial institutions, investment banks, private equity firms and hedge funds are having a rough time. Things are just not going well for them. While the economic outlook is turning positive, the enforcement atmosphere is casting a black cloud...

Successful Strategies For Doing Business In Asia: Philippines

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/02/14

1. What role does the government of the Philippines play in approving and regulating foreign direct investment? The following Philippine government agencies are involved in approving and/or regulating foreign direct investments into the...

When I Hit Rock Bottom as a Young Lawyer

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/02/14

Please welcome Marina Modlin, former freelance attorney and founder of Modlin Legal Services, to the blog today. Marina’s going to share the story of her early legal career…which wasn’t terribly successful....
By: Trebuchet Legal

CFTC Certifies Two More “Available to Trade” Determinations

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/02/14

Last week, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) certified two additional available to trade determinations (MAT determinations). The latest MAT determinations cover additional interest rate swaps (IRS) and, for the first time, certain...

LCD Court Dismisses Motorola’s Multi-Billion Dollar Antitrust Claims Based On Overseas Purchases

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/02/14

On January 23, in a landmark decision that is one of the most important yet to be handed down in the sprawling LCD antitrust litigation pending in various federal courts since 2006, Judge Joan Gottschall of the Northern District of Illinois dismissed...

Basel III Framework: The Leverage Ratio

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/02/14

Reducing excess “leverage” in the banking sector is a key component of the Basel III capital standards. “Leverage” for these purposes means the ratio between a bank’s non-risk-weighted assets and its capital. The ratio is intended to be a hard...

Employment Law Alert - January 2014: Starting the New Year Right

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/02/14

With the start of a new year comes new labor laws. With 2014 upon us, now is the time for employers to dust off their policies and ensure that they are in compliance with all applicable rules and regulations, both new and old. A little work now can...

Despite money-laundering case, Bitcoin evangelist sees bright future for virtual currency

By EsqSocial Corporation 06/02/14

The arrest late last month of 24-year-old Charles Shrem in a federal money-laundering case wasn't good news for the developing Bitcoin industry.

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...

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