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5 Illegal Tactics of Debt Collectors

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/05/14

I have found that many people who are going through a financial crisis just accept the punishment inflicted upon them by abusive debt collectors. It is almost as if they believe that abusive debt collection is the price to pay for being unable to...

Zealous Counsel or Unethical Social Media Maven – How Far Can a Lawyer Go?

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/05/14

Social media has opened a Pandora’s box of information about just about everyone today, including jurors, witnesses, opposing counsel, defendants and plaintiffs. As lawyers we want to leave no stone unturned in pursuing a client’s interest, but just...

Nonimmigrant Business Visa Chart

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/05/14

The chart linked here provides some introductory information regarding the different visa categories compiled by Williams Mullen’s Immigration Practice Group. Please see full chart below for more information....

[Video] FCPA Compliance and Ethics Report-Episode 55-Interview with Luis Ramos, CEO of The Network

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/05/14

In this episode, I visit with Luis Ramos, CEO of The Network. He talks about the complete suite of products created by The Network to facilitate the compliance practitioner....
By: Thomas Fox

New Jersey Resolution Seeks To Give Public Employees The Right To Collective Bargaining

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/05/14

On March 24, 2014, a resolution (SCR96) was introduced in the Senate that would amend the New Jersey Constitution to give public employees the right to collective bargaining....

As Wind Farm Industry Matures, Environmental Opposition Grows

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/05/14

The wind farm industry has been the fastest growing element of the renewables in the US. Despite the political obstacles facing developers, on-shore operations are expanding, and offshore operations are expected to kick off in the next few years...

Watching the Creation of Memories from Inside the Brain

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/05/14

We all know the brain is the centre of human consciousness. The brain also controls all of our subconscious thoughts, as well as it acts as the processor for all of the body’s functions. Memories, too, also are formed and recorded in the brain....

Choked Out: Operation Choke Point seeks to eliminate financial services for “high risk” businesses

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/05/14

Since early 2013, the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has been formally targeting banks that service a wide range of lawfully operating businesses that it and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) consider “high risk.” The...

SEC’s “Neither Admit nor Deny” Settlements Continue to Draw Controversy

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/05/14

Recently, Judge Harold Baer of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York reluctantly approved the SEC’s “neither admit nor deny” insider trading settlement with Ronald Dennis, a former analyst with CR Intrinsic Investors, a hedge...

Spring 2014 CEQA Roundup

By EsqSocial Corporation 13/05/14

It’s that time of year again – business mixers, the Giants in first place in the NL west, the school year winding down, the NBA and NHL playoffs in full swing, coastal whale migrations, California bursting with beautiful weather, flora and fauna …...

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