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The cyber landscape is changing once again, in terms of impact, policy and potential exposure. In the wake of the Colonial Pipeline hack, the Biden administration released a long-awaited Executive Order intended to strengthen US cybersecurity infrastructure. The order, released...

On Thursday, May 13, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) delivered welcome news for vaccinated individuals in the form of revised Interim Public Health Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated People. The new guidance provides: “[f]ully vaccinated people can...

As of January 15, 2021, the TCEQ has authority to issue permits under the Clean Water Act NPDES program for discharges to surface waters from oil and gas activities in Texas. Now permittees and the TCEQ are working through the...

Private equity and venture funds have been critical partners of the solar industry in recent years. Fund managers and the limited partners in their funds have sought broad exposure to solar assets—both utility scale and commercial and industrial scale—in search...

Join us for a special one-on-one conversation with Yasmin Nelson, the newest member of Bracewell’s Washington, DC-based Policy Resolution Group (PRG). Yasmin, who joined the firm as a senior principal in April 2021, is a former senior policy advisor to...

Article originally appeared in the April 2021 Project Finance International Global Energy Report Despite the challenges of 2020, notable regulatory steps have been taken in the United Kingdom to accelerate the growth in battery storage projects – with more expected...

Article originally published in the May 3, 2021 issue of Power Magazine The COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented challenges for business. Utilities have had to quickly overcome the challenges associated with this crisis, without letting critical services such as heat...

To say the SEC has signaled increased attention to ESG matters would be an understatement. Between February 24th and April 12th of this year, the SEC has posted on its website five public statements and two press releases that have...

Effective as of 20 April 2021, an amendment to the Arrangement on Officially Supported Export Credits (TAD/PG(2020)1) (the “Arrangement”) was announced by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (“OECD”), in relation to local cost provisions (the “Amendment”). Background The...

This presentation covers key aspects of insurance issues from a legal standpoint. It begins by addressing how policies are structured and interpreted and then turns to how that plays out in practice through the claims process. Insurance is designed to...

When twelve of the highest profile football teams in Europe announced that they were forming a European Super League, they sent shockwaves through the world of European football and beyond. The fallout was swift and expansive, and within 48 hours...

In a recent decision, Andy Warhol Found. for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith,1 the Second Circuit upset conventional thinking regarding the concept of “fair use” with wide ranging implications for artists and copyright owners. The Court held that Andy...

These days, it is commonplace for companies to commit to general concepts like “sustainability” or a “diverse workforce” in public statements and SEC disclosures. But when stock prices drop as a result of specific environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) issues...

Although many organizations in Texas are still grappling with the impacts from February’s winter storm, hurricane season is right around the corner. Officially, it runs from June 1 to November 30. But due to the steady increase of early-season hurricanes...