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LNG in Europe: Current Trends, the European LNG Landscape and Country Focus

Co-authored by Ryan Pereira, Global Director - Gas & LNG at Gaffney Cline and Associates, this article provides an overview of current trends in the European LNG market, describes the status of the pan-Europe LNG landscape, and looks at recent activities in...

Mexico's Agenda for 2020 in Energy and Infrastructure

Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Mexico's president recently issued the general criteria of economic policy for the country's 2020 annual budget. The document describes several undertakings to trigger economic growth in Mexico in the upcoming year. One of the main items...

The Final ESA Rule: "Taking" Stock of the Changes and Challenges

The Endangered Species Act is a key, and sometimes controversial, environmental law with significant implications for energy and infrastructure development. The federal government recently issued final rules that change, in certain respects, implementation of the law. This webinar will explore...

Recent Florida News: Toll Road P3s and Autonomous Vehicles

1. Multi-use Corridors of Regional Economic Significance (“M-CORES”) - Three potential new Florida Public-Private Partnerships (“P3”). On May 17, 2019, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law SB 7068 (the “Bill”), directing the Florida Department of Transportation (“FDOT”) to create...

Caught in the Crosshairs at Work: Practical Considerations for Employers to Prevent and Address Violence in the Workplace

Employers are charged with the responsibility of ensuring a safe and healthful environment for their employees, including a workplace free from violence. Unfortunately, OSHA estimates that more than 2 million individuals are affected by workplace violence every year and the...

An Alternative Structure for Certain P3 Projects – The 63-20 Financing

With all of the talk about the need for infrastructure legislation, public-private partnerships (or “P3s”) are receiving increased national attention. What exactly constitutes a P3 is an ever-evolving question, and the answer you get often depends upon whom you ask....

The end of LIBOR: The search for a new benchmark interest rate for Project Agreements

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Often referred to as “the world’s most important number”, the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) is used as the reference interest rate for a range of commercial and financial contracts worth hundreds of trillions of dollars globally...

Dubai International Financial Centre ("DIFC") the End to End of Service Gratuity

Hot on the heels of recent updates to the DIFC employment law, DIFC Employment Law No. 2 of 2019 , the DIFC has announced proposals to bring about the end of the current End of Service Gratuity (“ EoSG ”)...

Webinar: 86th Legislative Session Recap

Bracewell is pleased to host a webinar about how the bills passed during the 86th Legislative Session affect Texas governmental entities, the debt issuance process and ongoing disclosure and transparency requirements. Please join us on August 14 to hear analysis...

Highlights from This Year’s Texas Environmental Superconference

This month, Associate Daniel Pope will run through highlights from this year's Texas Environmental Superconference. Topics covered at the Superconference run the gamut of state and federal environmental law issues and are applicable to legal practitioners across the country. This...

SLGS Window Reopening; Sequestration Extended Through FY 2029

The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019 (the “Act”), which suspends the federal debt limit through July 31, 2021, was signed into law on August 2, 2019. As a result, the U.S. Department of the Treasury has announced that it will...

Complying with the SEC's New Requirements for InLine XBRL Tagging of Cover Page Information: Clarification Regarding Exhibit 104

In March 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted final rules amending Regulation S-K and related rules and forms to modernize and simplify disclosure requirements for registrants. These amendments follow from the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, enacted in...

UAE Foreign Direct Investment Law

Contributing Author Dr. Raed Safadi, Chief Economic Advisor, Dubai Investment Development Agency On 23 September 2018, one of the most anticipated legal developments in the UAE was brought to life. The UAE issued Federal Decree-Law No. 19/2018 on Foreign Direct...

New UAE Economic Substance Regulations Issued

On 30 April 2019, the UAE Cabinet issued the Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 31 of 2019 concerning Economic Substance Regulations in the UAE (“Regulations”). Why has the UAE issued the Regulations? The implementation of the Regulations is a result...

DOJ Changes Criminal Policy to Recognize Antitrust Compliance Programs

In a major policy shift, the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice recently announced that it will now credit companies for effective corporate antitrust compliance programs in making charging decisions and penalty recommendations. In conjunction with this change, the...

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LNG in Europe: Current Trends, the European LNG Landscape and Country Focus

Mexico's Agenda for 2020 in Energy and Infrastructure

The Final ESA Rule: "Taking" Stock of the Changes and Challenges

Recent Florida News: Toll Road P3s and Autonomous Vehicles

Caught in the Crosshairs at Work: Practical Considerations for Employers to Prevent and Address Violence in the Workplace

An Alternative Structure for Certain P3 Projects – The 63-20 Financing

The end of LIBOR: The search for a new benchmark interest rate for Project Agreements

Dubai International Financial Centre ("DIFC") the End to End of Service Gratuity

Webinar: 86th Legislative Session Recap

Highlights from This Year’s Texas Environmental Superconference

SLGS Window Reopening; Sequestration Extended Through FY 2029

Complying with the SEC's New Requirements for InLine XBRL Tagging of Cover Page Information: Clarification Regarding Exhibit 104

UAE Foreign Direct Investment Law

New UAE Economic Substance Regulations Issued

DOJ Changes Criminal Policy to Recognize Antitrust Compliance Programs

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