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Happy Holidays: Looking Back, Looking Ahead
In this holiday episode of the Environmental Law Monitor, Tim Wilkins , Jason Hutt , and Ann Navaro from Bracewell’s Environment, Lands and Resources Practice Group join host Daniel Pope to discuss the events of 2022 while looking ahead to...
DOJ to Prosecutors: Think Twice and Ask Permission Before Charging
Last week, Attorney General Merrick Garland issued a new DOJ charging and sentencing policy memorandum, replacing existing guidance to federal prosecutors in their exercise of prosecutorial discretion. The thrust of the extraordinary new policy is that prosecutors are no longer...
FERC Proposes Reforms to Backstop Transmission Siting Authority, Implementing Changes Required by 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill
On Thursday, December 15, 2022, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or “Commission”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NOPR”) proposing changes to FERC’s authority under section 216 of the Federal Power Act (“FPA”). Section 216 provides FERC with jurisdiction...
Bitcoin Mining, Renewable Energy and ESG – What You Learn Will Surprise You, With Special Guest Ben Kincaid, Founding Partner of Bridger Solutions
On this episode of Crypto Bits, Ben Kincaid, a founding partner of Bridger Solutions, joins hosts Seth DuCharme and David Shargel to discuss crypto mining, including public perceptions and its place in the future of the energy transition. I think...
Unintended Consequences: Legal Compliance Concerns With Long-Term Remote Work Arrangements
Bracewell’s Amber Dodds and Bob Nichols look at potential unforeseen compliance and legal concerns with long-term remote work arrangements, including practical steps to address those issues.
All I Want For Christmas Is....Permitting Reform
In this episode of the Environmental Law Monitor, Liam Donovan and Christine Wyman from Bracewell’s Policy Resolution Group join host Daniel Pope to discuss permitting reform and what that looks like during the lame duck session on the Hill. What...
IRS and Treasury Department Release Initial Guidance for Labor Requirements Under Inflation Reduction Act
On November 30, 2022, the IRS and the Treasury Department published Notice 2022-61 (the Notice) in the Federal Register. The Notice provides guidance regarding the prevailing wage requirements (the Prevailing Wage Requirements) and the apprenticeship requirements (the Apprenticeship Requirements and...
Commerce Unveils Preliminary Findings of Solar Tariff Probe
On December 2, 2022, the U.S. Department of Commerce unveiled the highly anticipated, preliminary findings of its solar tariff anti-circumvention investigation. The Commerce Department found that four leading Chinese solar cell and solar module manufacturers (BYD Hong Kong, Canadian Solar...
Assessing Risk in a Rapidly Evolving Digital and Physical World, With Guest Brian Mich of Control Risks
On this episode of The Bracewell Sidebar, hosts Matthew Nielsen and Seth DuCharme are joined by Brian Mich from Control Risk, a specialist risk consulting firm. Brian leads the regulatory risk and investigations practice for the Americas region, which includes...
FINRA Facts and Trends: November 2022
Welcome to the latest issue of Bracewell’s FINRA Facts and Trends, a monthly newsletter devoted to condensing and digesting recent FINRA developments in the areas of enforcement, regulation and dispute resolution. This month, we report on FINRA’s targeted sweep of...
Associates Break Down the Fall Environmental Law Seminar
In this episode of the Environmental Law Monitor, host Daniel Pope is joined by fellow Bracewell practice group associate Taylor Stuart to discuss highlights from the Environmental Law Seminar held in Houston on November 15. The first panel involved environmental...
PRG Pulse 2022 Post-Election Analysis
CONTENTS The Big Picture Congressional Overview White House Response Congressional Oversight The Key Issues Clean Energy & IRA Implementation Hydrogen Offshore Wind and Solar Carbon Capture & Storage Critical Minerals Oil & Gas Permitting Reform and Energy Infrastructure Energy...
PRG Pulse 2022 Midterms Post-Election Webinar
Bracewell’s Policy Resolution Group (PRG) lobbyists, attorneys and strategic communications professionals were joined by guest speakers Abigail Ross Hopper , President and CEO of Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), Frank Macchiarola , Senior Vice President of Policy, Economics, and Regulatory...
SEC Notches Win in Cryptocurrency Registration Battle
Scoring a victory for the Securities and Exchange Commission in its efforts to qualify digital tokens as securities, a New Hampshire federal court ruled this week that tokens sold by LBRY Inc., known as LBC, are securities and subject to...
"Fatal Means Fatal": 5th Circuit's Broad Read of 363(m) Continues to Moot Section 363 Appeals after the Sale
Recent rulings out of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and its lower bankruptcy courts have emphasized the circuit’s broad interpretation of section 363(m) of the Bankruptcy Code, which protects bankruptcy sales from being overturned on...