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SEC Chair Says Commission Is Prepared to Try More Cases on Heels of Change to Settlement Policy

By EsqSocial Corporation 18/11/13

Last Thursday, SEC Chair Mary Jo White told a crowd of white collar lawyers and judges in Washington, D.C., that the Commission is prepared to try more cases in the wake of its recent policy change requiring certain respondents to admit wrongdoing as...

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Compliance Communicator - November 2013

By EsqSocial Corporation 18/11/13

USING COMPLIANCE COMMUNICATOR - Compliance Communicator is designed to engage middle management and ensure that ethics and compliance are top of mind and instilled in the everyday work environment. Use this valuable resource in whatever manner...

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Lower Thresholds for Public Contracts: Take a Number with the AMF!

By EsqSocial Corporation 18/11/13

The Government of Quebec has adopted new Orders in Council1 lowering the threshold for which enterprises are required to obtain an authorization from the Autorité des marchés financiers (the “AMF”) pursuant to an Act Respecting Contracting by Public...

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The Upcoming Brazilian Mining Code: Preliminary Thoughts on the New Draft Released this Week

By EsqSocial Corporation 18/11/13

Earlier last week, the special commission of the Brazilian Congress released a substitutive project for the country’s proposed mining code (the “Revised Draft Mining Code”). The Revised Draft Mining Code has significant improvements (if compared with...

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Tonight We Tanqueray a Trademark

By EsqSocial Corporation 18/11/13

Diageo, the Tanqueray brand owner is currently running billboard ads in the Twin Cities as part of its “Tonight We Tanqueray” ad campaign. A couple of years back when the campaign first was announced, Diageo explained it this way......

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Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - November 15, 2013

By EsqSocial Corporation 18/11/13

In this issue: - SEC Division of Corporation Finance Issues 11 New C&DIs - Register for Our 2014 Proxy Season Update Webinar - CFTC Issues Cross-Border Transactions Advisory - CFTC Issues Guidance Regarding Swap Execution Facilities -...

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An Unexpected Impasse Revisited

By EsqSocial Corporation 18/11/13

Last week, I wrote about how a shareholder who owns 60% of the voting power could find herself in a deadlock situation under cumulative voting. A former colleague on the Corporations Committee of the Business Law Section of the California State Bar,...

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"IRS Completes Review of REIT Ruling Standards and Resumes Issuing Rulings"

By EsqSocial Corporation 18/11/13

On November 14, the IRS contacted many firms to let them know that the so-called REIT working group has completed its task. The IRS’s temporary hold on issuing rulings on what constitutes real property for REIT purposes is over....