Inflation Reduction Act
Unlikely Allies: Oil and Gas Companies Embrace Renewables and Battery Storage to Meet Global Climate Commitments
Renewable energy has taken center stage in the national energy discussion. Technology and innovation are continuing to progress in the energy sector, and traditional oil and gas companies are embracing clean energy alternatives to assist in powering O&G operations. The...
Behind the Scenes of US Banking: Regulators, Challenges and the Future, Part II
In the second of a two-part episode of The Bracewell Sidebar, host Matthew Nielsen is joined by guests Will Anderson and Bob Clarke to discuss recent bank failures, including SVB Financial Group and Signature Bank.
Use It or Lose It: US Supreme Court Unanimously Holds in MOAC Mall Holdings LLC That 363(m) Protections Can Be Waived
The U.S. Supreme Court recently issued its latest bankruptcy opinion in MOAC Mall Holdings LLC v. Transform Holdco LLC , holding that the Bankruptcy Code’s rule against invalidating 363 sales after appeal is not an iron-clad jurisdictional bar, but rather...
Treasury Department and IRS Update Energy Community Bonus Guidance
On April 10, 2023, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), without a formal announcement, released a revised version of Notice 2023-29 (the Revised Notice) on the IRS website. The Treasury Department and the IRS released the initial...
CAISO Proposes $9.2 Billion Transmission Plan, But Offshore Wind Transmission Projects Delayed
The California Independent System Operator’s (“CAISO”) draft 2022-2023 Transmission Plan (“Plan”) endorses $9.2 billion in transmission projects to accommodate the state’s projected 40 GW of new resources expected in the next ten years. Given California’s clean energy and decarbonization policies...
Behind the Scenes of US Banking: Regulators, Challenges and the Future, Part I
In the first of a two-part episode of The Bracewell Sidebar, host Matthew Nielsen is joined by guests Will Anderson and Bob Clarke to discuss recent bank failures, including SVB Financial Group and Signature Bank. They look at the role...
Treasury Department and IRS Release Guidance on the Energy Community Bonus Credit
The energy community bonus credit (the EC Bonus), which was introduced by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the IRA), provides a bonus credit for projects located in Energy Communities. The EC Bonus is available for projects that qualify for...
Environmental Essentials: Updates on Waters of the United States
Ann Navaro , Sara Burgin , and Daniel Pope discussed the latest developments regarding litigation over regulations defining the jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act. Ann, Sara, and Daniel shared insights from recent court decisions and pending litigation over the...
Treasury Department and IRS Release Initial Guidance on the New Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit Program
The low-income communities bonus credit (the LIC Bonus), which was introduced by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the IRA), provides an enhanced tax credit for renewable energy projects located in designated low-income communities. The LIC Bonus is available for...
Lightning Round: LTL Management Files “Chapter 22” Case Immediately Following Bankruptcy Court’s Dismissal of its Prior Bankruptcy
Just hours after the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey entered an order dismissing the Chapter 11 Case of Johnson & Johnson subsidiary, LTL Management, as a bad faith filing, LTL filed for Chapter 11 protection...
Remote Work As An ADA Accomodation
For more than 20 years preceding the pandemic, federal courts were typically disinclined to require employers to allow remote work as an ADA reasonable accommodation. For instance, a variety of federal courts had long declared that generally an employee “who...
Webinar: ADA/Remote Work Accommodations
For more than 20 years preceding the pandemic, federal courts were typically disinclined to require employers to allow remote work as an ADA reasonable accommodation. For instance, a variety of federal courts had long declared that generally an employee “who...
546(e)’s Not-So-Safe Harbor: Second Influential Judge Echoes Concerns that Broad Exemption Shelters Pirates
Delaware Judge Brendan Shannon has joined calls for reforming Section 546(e) of the bankruptcy code, echoing concerns that the section’s safe harbor from fraudulent transfer liability has allowed investors to “loot privately held companies to the detriment of their non-insider...
Subrogation Shutdown: Texas Southern District Court Upholds Exercise of Bankruptcy Code Provisions to Strip Subrogation Rights Against Asset Purchaser
In a decision that once again evidences the Fifth Circuit’s strong stance on the finality of asset sales in bankruptcy absent a stay of the applicable order, on March 8, 2023 the United States District Court for the Southern District...
Cracking the Crypto Code: Unraveling the Complexities of Digital Finance With Amanda Wick
On this episode of Crypto Bits, host Seth DuCharme is joined by Amanda Wick , founder and CEO of the Association for Women in Cryptocurrency . Amanda explores cryptocurrency value, the advantage of blockchain technology's advantages, and the importance of...