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The Basics of Crypto Mining Deals
On this episode of Bracewell Crypto Bits, Jared Berg joins host Anne Termine for the first in a series of discussions about crypto mining. Jared and Anne discuss the basics around structuring and setting up a crypto mining operation. This...
Offshore Wind Litigation with Daniel Pope, Ty Johnson and Taylor Stuart
On this episode of the Bracewell Environmental Law Monitor, host Daniel Pope talks with Tyler Johnson and Taylor Stuart about offshore wind litigation over the energy transition, and more specifically over litigation regarding some of the challenges to new projects...
FERC Renews Focus on Order No. 860 Database Compliance
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (“FERC’s”) Order No. 860 required all entities authorized by FERC to sell electric energy, capacity, and/or ancillary services at market-based rates (“MBR Sellers”) to submit baseline filings to FERC’s MBR Relational database by February 1, 2022...
The Crossroads of Crypto and Cyber
On this episode of Bracewell Crypto Bits, Anne Termine is joined by New York partner Seth DuCharme for a discussion about the intersection of cryptocurrency and cybersecurity. Prior to joining Bracewell in 2021, Seth served as principal associate deputy attorney...
Questions Remain After Supreme Court Resolves Circuit Split Over Discovery in Arbitration Under 28 U.S.C. § 1782
On June 13, 2022, the Supreme Court resolved a long-standing circuit split holding that broad U.S.-style discovery under 28 U.S.C. § 1782 is not available in private foreign arbitrations. In the past decade, litigants in international arbitrations had been trying...
Key Takeaways From Consensus 2022 Conference
In this episode of Bracewell Crypto Bits, host Anne Termine and Brittney Justice discuss some key takeaways on stablecoins and central bank digital currencies, or CBDCs, from the Consensus 2022 conference held in Austin, Texas, June 9-12. Consensus 2022 is...
Environmental Essentials: Texas Air Permitting Round-Up
Bracewell Partner Whit Swift reviews the recent activity on three separate air permitting topics and how each development could impact members of the regulated community: EPA Orders objecting to Texas Title V permits; the TCEQ Commissioners’ evaluation of requests for...
FERC Proposes Overhaul of Interconnection Procedures
On June 16, 2022, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or “Commission”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“Generator Interconnection Reform NOPR”) seeking comments on proposed reforms to FERC’s pro forma interconnection procedures found in transmission providers’ Open Access Transmission...
Keeping Pace with the Evolving Sanctions Enforcement Regime
On this episode of The Bracewell Sidebar, hosts Matthew Nielsen and Seth DuCharme will give an update on developments in sanctions and enforcement based on insights gleaned from recent conferences that Seth attended. He shares some of his key takeaways...
FINRA Facts and Trends: June 2022
Welcome to the latest issue of Bracewell’s FINRA Facts and Trends, a monthly newsletter devoted to condensing and digesting recent FINRA developments in the areas of enforcement, regulation and dispute resolution. FINRA’s enforcement arm has turned its attention to policing...
Takeaways from Some Bitcoin Conferences
In this episode of Bracewell Crypto Bits, host Anne Termine and Sylvia Cherem share highlights from several conferences that took place over the last couple of months and which covered a variety of interesting topics for the cryptocurrency community. Could...
Key ESG Takeaways From Bracewell Fireside Chat With CFTC and SEC Commissioners
On June 2, 2022, in Bracewell’s Washington D.C. office, Bracewell and Women in Derivatives (WIND) hosted two commissioners from the nation’s top market regulators, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), for a wide-ranging...
Supreme Court Resolves Circuit Split Over 28 U.S.C. § 1782
On Monday, the Supreme Court resolved a circuit split and issued a long-awaited decision holding that broad U.S.-style discovery under 28 U.S.C. § 1782 is not available in private foreign arbitrations. In the past decade, litigants in international arbitrations had...
A Surge in Unionization and Shifting Tides at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
Rebecca Baker and Amy Karff Halevy take an in-depth look at the recent surge in unionization efforts and potential NLRA impacts on employers, with and without unionized workforces. This webinar discusses why employers should monitor this resurgence of the labor...
The Fed's Take on CBDCs
On May 26, 2022, the House Financial Services Committee held hearings on central bank digital currencies, or CBDCs, featuring testimony from Dr. Lael Brainard, vice chair of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. Sam Folb, a summer associate at Bracewell...