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Government Contracts Quarterly Update - May 2014

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/05/14

The Government Contracts Quarterly Update is published by BakerHostetler’s Government Contracts Practice Group to inform our clients and friends of the latest developments in federal government contracting. In This Issue: - 2014...

Does Law Firm Pro Bono Come At The Expense Of Paying Clients?

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/05/14

Pro bono has come a long way in the last decade or two. More and more law firms have effective, structured pro bono programs, and many corporate legal departments either have pro bono programs or are working on developing them. It's a particular...

Have you ever hit a home run with a blog post?

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/05/14

“Once I launched my blog, the money just started pouring in,” said no one ever. In the United States we are all about the moment: The game winning catch in the super bowl; The winning putt in the Masters; And of course, the game winning home run in...

Lawyer explains why he argued murder client wouldn’t have left witness alive: It was client’s idea

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/05/14

Kansas lawyer Dennis Hawver has an explanation for this trial argument on behalf of a double murder suspect: If the defendant had killed two women, he wouldn’t have left a third person alive to testify against him.

Dad was wrong; you can’t do anything with a law degree, job-seeking lawyer says

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/05/14

As Jim Saksa was pondering whether to attend law school, his father offered what may have seemed like sage advice: You can do anything with a law degree.

Are you working too hard? Here are the warning signs

By EsqSocial Corporation 15/05/14

Feeling anxious and irritable? Forgetting appointments or having trouble concentrating? Feeling aches and pains, experiencing minor illnesses, and having trouble sleeping? All are signs you are too busy, the Wall Street Journal (sub. req.) reports.

Why you Shouldn’t Hire your Friends or Family as your Retirement Plan’s Financial Advisor

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/05/14

They often say that it doesn’t matter what you know, it’s who you know. At one time or another, we have all derived a form of financial benefit because of someone we know. Maybe it’s a job and maybe it’s free Yankees tickets. It could be through...

A Look at Mexico’s Solar Energy Potential and Future

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/05/14

Based on information from Greentech Media, Mexico offers a great solar energy opportunity. This was confirmed in the Solar Energy Section Report published by Mexico’s energy department SENER. According to the document, Mexico’s solar insolation is...

FDA Releases New Guidance for Biosimilar Applications

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/05/14

Yesterday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration provided further clarity as to how it will evaluate applications for approval of biosimilars when it released a draft guidance document outlining the types of clinical pharmacology data it wants to see...

Proposed Endangered Species Act Regulations Would Change Critical Habitat Rules

By EsqSocial Corporation 14/05/14

On May 12, 2014, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service jointly published two proposed regulations and a draft policy concerning critical habitat designations under the Endangered Species Act....

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