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New House Bill Prompted by Coronavirus

Contractual Performance In The Age Of Coronavirus: Force Majeure, Impossibility And Other Considerations

Connect: The Bracewell Magazine | Winter 2020

Integrated Exploration and Extraction Service Contracts: the new model to be used by Pemex to reactivate fields and increase production

The 2019-2023 Business Plan for Pemex and its Subsidiaries (the “Business Plan”) provides that Pemex aims to promote partnerships between the public and the private sectors under a risk-sharing scenario that expects to achieve optimal exploitation and increase crude oil...

USDOL’s Final Salary Regulations: Impact on Exempt Employees and the Possibility of Future Litigation

On September 24, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (“USDOL”) announced its new Final Overtime Rule. The 2019 Final Rule comes in the wake of the heavily litigated salary threshold regulations issued by the Obama Administration in 2016. The Obama...

FERC Proposes Significant Reforms to its QF Regulations

On September 19, 2019, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or “Commission”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NOPR”) proposing significant changes to FERC’s regulations governing qualifying facilities (“QFs”) pursuant to the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978, as amended (“PURPA”)...

Proposed Regulations Alter the Scope of the Section 382 Loss Limitation Rules for Recognized Built-in Gains and Losses

Proposed Section 382(h) regulations released this week (the Proposed Regulations) potentially would increase the scope of a corporation’s income – namely, cancellation of debt income (COD Income) - recognized after an “ownership change” that is subject to limitation under Section...

Broad U.S. Discovery Now Available in Foreign Arbitrations

In a decision that may significantly increase access to domestic discovery in foreign arbitration proceedings, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled on September 19 that courts may order individuals and entities within the United States...

SEC Proposes Rules to Update Statistical Disclosure Requirements for Bank and Savings and Loan Registrants

On September 17, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) proposed rules that would update the statistical disclosures provided by banking registrants in response to Industry Guide 3, Statistical Disclosure by Bank Holding Companies (“Guide 3”). The proposal results...

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

Energy Legal Blog

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”) regime and replace...

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...

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