US Trade Policy in the Biden Administration
Fifth Circuit Sets New Framework for Fair Labor Standards Act Certification Analysis
Opposites Attract: How Oil & Gas and Renewables+Storage Are the Perfect Match
2020 Incentive Stock Option & Employee Stock Purchase Plan Reporting
Bracewell's Oil & Gas Regulatory Group 2020 Top 10 Highlights
In 2020, we handled exciting and important projects for oil and gas industry leaders.
Changes to Expect in Environmental Litigation Under Biden
One thing is certain about 2021 – environmental and natural resources-related litigation against the federal government will continue apace and it will impact a range of private projects that require federal authorization of some sort or that rely on public...
Changes to Renewable and Carbon Capture Tax Credits under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
ESG Investing and Retirement Plans
PPP 2.0: Expanded Lending For New and Existing Borrowers
FERC Proposes Incentive-Based Rate Treatment for Cybersecurity Investments
On Thursday, December 17, 2020, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NOPR” or “Proposed Rule”) seeking comment on proposals that would allow public utilities to make a filing pursuant to Section 205 of the Federal Power Act (“FPA”) to seek incentive-based rate treatment for certain cybersecurity investments made to improve the security of the Bulk-Power System (“BPS”)...
FERC Adopts Expanded Definition of Cogeneration QFs to Include Certain Fuel Cell Systems
On December 17, 2020, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) adopted a final rule (“Final Rule”) regarding the potential for certain fuel cell systems to attain qualifying facility (“QF”) status pursuant to Sections 201 and 210 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978, as amended (“PURPA”)...