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"Shareholder Activism in the US Banking Industry"

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/11/13

Although the 2012 and 2013 proxy seasons saw increased (and highly publicized) shareholder activism across a range of industries, that trend has not yet made its way to the U.S. banking industry. Over the last two proxy seasons, aside from Nelson...

'Tis the Season for Holiday Advertising Tips

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/11/13

Small business owners: Need some holiday advertising tips for Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday, or the rest of the shopping season? With Thanksgiving just a few weeks away, it's time to prepare for the onslaught of holiday shoppers.

Final Mental Health Parity Act Regulations Released

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/11/13

The Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Department of Labor, and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services have jointly released final regulations and new FAQs implementing the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity...

Staving Off Scrapers of User-Generated Content with Electronic Copyright Transfers… A Legal (But, Perhaps Not a Practical) Solution

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/11/13

It’s a problem that has vexed website owners since the days of the dot-com boom – how to make certain user-generated content available to users or subscribers, but also prevent competitors and other unauthorized parties from scraping, linking to or...

Fed Announcement of Supervisory Scenarios for Capital Planning and Stress Testing

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/11/13

On November 1, the Fed issued supervisory scenarios to be used for the 2014 capital planning and stress testing program, which includes the Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review of 30 bank holding companies with $50 billion or more of total...

11 New Biomarkers Identified for Alzheimer’s Disease

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/11/13

A two-stage meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) in individuals of European ancestry identified 11 new loci associated with Alzheimer’s disease. The multidisciplinary study, recently reported in Nature Genetics, (“Meta-analysis of...

Texas Files Suit to Strike Down EEOC Background Check Guidance

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/11/13

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) usually forces employers who are subject to Title VII to play defense. The State of Texas, however, has upended that approach. On November 4, 2013, Texas filed a federal lawsuit that seeks to...

[Video] Structuring an MLP Finance

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/11/13

Latham & Watkins Partner Catherine Ozdogan talks about structuring an Master Limited Partnership (MLP) financing. Considerations for MLP Financing include: - Understanding of what's going on in the marketplace - Preserve distribution of free cash...

Health Care Reform Update -- November 12, 2013

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/11/13

In This Issue: Implementation of the Affordable Care Act; Other HHS and Federal Regulatory Initiatives; Other Congressional and State Initiatives; Other Health Care News; and Hearings and Mark-Ups Scheduled. Excerpt from Implementation of the...

Litigation Risks in Texas Are Reduced –The Merits of New Trial Orders by Texas Courts Are Now Subject to Appellate Review

By EsqSocial Corporation 12/11/13

Significant oil and gas exploration and development has occurred and continues to occur in South Texas. Whenever an injury, death, or environmental damage results from these operations, a defendant energy company have often faced trial in an...

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