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Materiality in Review — Probability, Magnitude and The Reasonable Investor

The crystal ball is an essential tool for compliance, and assessing compliance in hindsight, with the U.S. Federal securities laws, with particular reference to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”, and, together with the 1933 Act, the “Securities Laws”).

COVID, Climate Change and ESG – The Future of Disclosures, SEC Enforcement, and Securities Litigation

There can be no doubt 2021 is already shaping up to be a watershed year, including on the SEC enforcement and securities litigation fronts. Pressure from all directions has been coalescing to drive change in the way companies report information...

Europe’s Pivotal Role in the Global LNG Market

LNG Industry

The European LNG landscape Europe’s role in the global LNG market Historically, Asia has been the world’s dominant buyer of LNG, particularly under long-term LNG sale and purchase agreements (SPAs). In recent years, however, as the LNG sector has evolved...

Broad Federal Support for Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage May Lead to Greater Investment

Federal support for carbon capture, utilization and storage (“CCUS”) demonstrated over the last two months has generated even greater enthusiasm for carbon capture projects in the United States. First, in the final weeks of the Trump administration, there were positive...

Things Looking Up for Renewable Resources at Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

At the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or “Commission”), President Joseph Biden selected Richard Glick, one of two Democratic commissioners on the five person commission, as Chairman. The Chair sets FERC’s agenda, so even without a tie-breaker vote or a...

ESG Diligence in Loan Markets

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations are continuing to come under increased scrutiny in the loan markets. Topics such as climate change, composition of corporate boards and treatment of employees by corporations are at the forefront of individual and corporate...

Environmental Justice Under the Biden Administration

On January 27th, President Biden formalized multiple campaign pledges to bolster the role of Environmental Justice across the government. Those include creating a White House Environmental Justice Interagency Council and a White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council to address “current...

Virus Mitigation Steps for Employers Amid OSHA Ramp-Up

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Just over a week after President Joe Biden, by executive order, instructed the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to publish revised guidance to employers on worker safety during the COVID-19 pandemic, the agency complied on Jan. 29, with the issuance...

The Way Forward: A Legal and Commercial Primer on Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Sequestration

Published originally in "The Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, and Energy Law," Volume 16:1 2021, Page 43.

Recent amendments to section 45Q of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (Section 45Q), have created new opportunities for energy infrastructure stakeholders seeking to employ carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) technology in the United States.1 CCUS is...

FERC Directs RTOs and ISOs to File Reports on Hybrid Resources

Energy Legal Blog®

On January 19, 2021, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or “Commission”) issued an order directing each Regional Transmission Organization (“RTO”) and Independent System...

HSR Notification Thresholds Decrease Slightly for 2021

The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has announced the annual revisions to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act (“HSR Act”) thresholds, which will become effective on March 4, 2021. Pursuant to Section 7A(a)(2) of the Clayton Act, the FTC is required to...

Signaling More Aggressive Enforcement Going Forward, OSHA Issues "Stronger" COVID-19 Guidance For Workplaces

Just eight days after President Biden ordered OSHA to publish “revised guidance to employers on workplace safety during the COVID-19 pandemic,” the agency complied this past Friday, January 29, with the release of a 12-page document which the Department of...

Consumer Protection Law in the UAE

On 10 November 2020, President of the United Arab Emirates His Highness Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan issued Federal Law No. (15) of 2020 on Consumer Protection (the “Consumer Protection Law”), which repealed Federal Law No. (24) of 2006 on...

Is Hydrogen a Viable Alternative to Lithium Under the Current Energy Storage Regulatory Framework?

OGEL

Article originally appeared in the November 2020 issue of Oil, Gas & Energy Law Intelligence (Vol. 18 - issue 6). Co-authored by P.K.A. Verdonck and M. Kammoun. Introduction This article will examine the confluence of two policy trends – ushering...

What Labor Nominee Walsh Means for the Fiduciary Rule’s Future

401(k) Specialist

On January 7, 2021, President-elect Joe Biden named Boston Mayor Martin Walsh as his nominee for Secretary of Labor. Walsh’s nomination raises questions for the future of the Labor Department’s (DOL’s) fiduciary rule, which regulates “investment advice fiduciaries” under the...

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Materiality in Review — Probability, Magnitude and The Reasonable Investor

COVID, Climate Change and ESG – The Future of Disclosures, SEC Enforcement, and Securities Litigation

Europe’s Pivotal Role in the Global LNG Market

Broad Federal Support for Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage May Lead to Greater Investment

Things Looking Up for Renewable Resources at Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

ESG Diligence in Loan Markets

Environmental Justice Under the Biden Administration

Virus Mitigation Steps for Employers Amid OSHA Ramp-Up

The Way Forward: A Legal and Commercial Primer on Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Sequestration

FERC Directs RTOs and ISOs to File Reports on Hybrid Resources

HSR Notification Thresholds Decrease Slightly for 2021

Signaling More Aggressive Enforcement Going Forward, OSHA Issues "Stronger" COVID-19 Guidance For Workplaces

Consumer Protection Law in the UAE

Is Hydrogen a Viable Alternative to Lithium Under the Current Energy Storage Regulatory Framework?

What Labor Nominee Walsh Means for the Fiduciary Rule’s Future

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