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Before the Storm: How to Use Insurance to Prepare for and Recover from Hurricane Laura

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LNG Developments Post-COVID-19

President Trump Extends and Expands Visa Restrictions

VAT and Customs Duty Increases in Saudi Arabia – Implications for Investment into the Kingdom

Keeping Your Plant Safe From COVID-19

Bracewell Legal Bites

If you’re a plant owner, you should be concerned about the health and safety not only of your employers but of your contractors’ workers. Bob Nichols, a partner in Bracewell’s labor and employment team, discusses why you need to be...

FERC Proposes To Limit Availability Of Tariff Waivers

Energy Legal Blog®

At its May 21, 2020 meeting, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or “Commission”) issued an order soliciting comments on a proposed policy statement respecting the waiver of tariff requirements. [1] As discussed further below, the...

New Rules Issued Clarifying PPP Loan Forgiveness, Lender Responsibilities and SBA Review

On May 22, the SBA and Treasury released two additional interim final rules (IFRs) on PPP loan forgiveness, providing specific guidance to borrowers and lenders regarding their responsibilities, as well as information on the SBA’s process for reviewing loans for...

SEC Adopts Amendments to Improve Financial Disclosures related to Acquisitions and Dispositions of Businesses, Update “Significant Subsidiary” Test

On May 21, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted amendments to the rules that govern the financial disclosures registrants must make upon the acquisition or disposition of certain businesses. The Commission also amended the definition of “significant subsidiary” in...

Guide to Federal Reserve Main Street Loan Facilities and Primary Market Corporate Credit Facility

The Federal Reserve has created a number of programs to provide loans and other credit facilities to support the economy in response to COVID-19. Several of these programs provide for new extensions of credit for small, medium and large businesses...

LNG lockdown lessons: what next for the LNG industry post-COVID?

Energy Legal Blog®

The LNG industry was already dealing with more than its fair share of challenges when it was thrown further off course by the “double whammy” of reduced energy demand due to the steep decline...

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission Guidance

Energy Legal Blog®

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC” or “Commission”) Division of Enforcement (“Division”) today issued “Civil Monetary Penalty Guidance” regarding factors staff will consider when recommending civil monetary penalties to the Commission. The guidance tracks with prior guidance and current practices but...

SBA Releases Long-Awaited PPP Forgiveness Application and Instructions

On May 15, the SBA and Treasury released the long-awaited PPP loan forgiveness application and related guidance, providing much-needed clarity and ending weeks of speculation about how borrowers will obtain loan forgiveness. The application and instructions confirm that if a...

IRS Eases Restrictions on Cafeteria Plans and FSAs in Response to COVID-19

On May 12, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service issued Notice 2020-29, which allows employers to make temporary changes to section 125 cafeteria plans. The permitted changes include giving employees more flexibility to make mid-year election changes, and extending the claims...

SBA Revises Certification Rules: Safe Harbor for Loans Under $2 Million, Larger Loans Still Subject to Audit

The Small Business Administration has issued new guidance regarding the certification of necessity under the Paycheck Protection Program. Now, borrowers who received loans for less than $2 million -- roughly 98% of PPP loans to date -- will automatically “be...

VAT to increase to 15% in KSA – what does this mean for PPPs?

Energy Legal Blog®

Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Finance, Mohammed Al-Jadaan, announced on 11 May 2020 that VAT in the Kingdom (currently at 5%) will be increased to 15% from 1 July 2020...

Renewables Update: Treasury Expresses Intent to Modify Continuity Requirements for PTC and ITC

On May 7, 2020, in response to a letter from a consortium of U.S. Senators dated April 23, 2020 (the Senate Letter), the Treasury Department stated that it intends to modify rules related to the Continuity Safe Harbor (as defined...

Supermajors, dividends and the energy transition

I am sitting in my garden at home on a sunny afternoon with a glass of white wine – and yes I had booked this day off as leave. I check my phone and see that all hell is breaking...

SEC Leaders Ask Municipal Issuers for Voluntary COVID-19 Disclosure

On May 4, Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton and Rebecca Olsen, Director of the SEC’s Office of Municipal Securities, issued a statement entitled “The Importance of Disclosure for our Municipal Markets”1 stating that “in light of the potentially...

New Guidance: SBA Clarifies That Foreign Employees Must Be Counted for PPP

The Small Business Administration has clarified through newly-issued guidance that employees of foreign affiliates must be counted when determining the size of a business for eligibility under the Paycheck Protection Program. This new guidance, which is part of a steady...

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