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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 efficiency, competition...
Offshore Wind Litigation: Court Dismisses Challenge to BOEM’s Process to Identify the New York Bight Lease Areas
The federal government’s offshore wind program notched another important victory on March 9, 2023, when the United States District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed a lawsuit seeking to overturn the New York Bight lease auction. The court found...
Preserving NAFTA Legacy Rights Requires Immediate Action
Investors from the United States, Mexico or Canada in the territory of one of the other two investment hosting states, who may have been adversely affected by the host government’s measures, need to act by the end of March 2023...
Words With Friends, Part 2: Insurance Requirements and Contracts, With Vince Morgan and Suzanne Day
In the second of a two-part episode of Bracewell Covered, Vince Morgan discusses insurance requirements and contracts with Suzanne Day, who recently joined the firm from The Lubrizol Corporation, where she worked for more than 20 years in their legal...
Cooperation Credit: What Are the Rules Now?
On this episode of The Bracewell Sidebar, hosts Matthew Nielsen and Seth DuCharme share their thoughts on the ABA White Collar Conference, held in Miami, Florida, March 1-3, 2023. We saw some policies coming from a couple of US attorney...
Back to the Future, Part 2: Learning PFAS Lessons From the History of MTBE With Steven Cook
In the second of a two-part episode of the Bracewell Environmental Law Monitor, host Daniel Pope continues the conversation with Bracewell partner Steven Cook about per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). They explore the unique challenges presented by the ubiquity of...
The 2023 AIEN Model Form JOA Placing ESG issues at the heart of oil and gas operations
On 16 February 2023, the Association of International Energy Negotiators (“AIEN”, formerly the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators or AIPN) published an updated version of its model form joint operating agreement (the “JOA”). The AIEN JOA has for many years...
Words With Friends, Part 1: Insurance Requirements and Contracts, With Vince Morgan and Suzanne Day
In the first of a two-part episode of Bracewell Covered, Vince Morgan discusses insurance requirements and contracts with Bracewell colleague Suzanne Day, who recently joined the firm from The Lubrizol Corporation where she worked for more than 20 years in...
Treasury Department and IRS Release Guidance on the Advanced Energy Project Credit Allocation Program Under Internal Revenue Code Section 48C(e)
On February 13, 2023, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (the IRS) released Notice 2023-18 (the Notice), which established the program (the Allocation Program) to allocate $10 billion of advanced energy project credits (AEPCs) pursuant to section 48C(e),1...
NLRB Finds Employer's Use of Confidentiality and Non-Disparagement Provisions in Separation Agreements Violated Federal Law
The National Labor Relations Board (the Board) which enforces the National Labor Relations Act (the Act) ruled this week that confidentiality of the agreement and non-disparagement provisions in the separation agreements for 11 terminated employees of a Michigan hospital impermissibly...
Storage Wars: Ownership of Subsurface Salt Cavern Storage Rights
Underground salt caverns are commonly used for the storage of liquids including liquefied hydrocarbons. These caverns are created by solution mining of salt from inside underground salt formations and could play a pivotal role in the growth and development of...
US Supreme Court: Highly Compensated Oilfield Workers Entitled to Overtime
In a closely watched case,1 the United States Supreme Court held today that a tool pusher in the oil & gas industry, who was paid a day rate of at least $963.00 per day, was not exempt from the overtime...
Back to the Future, Part 1: Learning PFAS Lessons From the History of MTBE With Steven Cook
In the first of a two-part episode of the Bracewell Environmental Law Monitor, host Daniel Pope talks with Bracewell partner Steven Cook, who served as deputy assistant administrator at the EPA’s Office of Land and Emergency Management prior to joining...
Bracewell Covered x Crypto Bits
On this special Bracewell crossover episode, host Vince Morgan sits down with David Shargel, a litigation partner, co-head of Bracewell’s cryptocurrency and blockchain practice and co-host of the Crypto Bits podcast. The pair discuss the unique issues that arise at...