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FTC Decision Highlights Growing Divide on Vertical Mergers

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From Sunrise to Sunset: Phasing-Out the Renewable Energy Tax Credits

Somebody's Watching EU: Washington State Senate Passes Privacy Legislation Similar to European Union's Data Privacy Regulations

DOJ Reveals Foreign Agent Cases Are Fara from Over

EU Data Privacy Law Countdown – Who's Ready?

On May 25, 2018, the European Union’s data privacy regime is getting an upgrade (the General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR) to improve individual protections. It will also, however, raise various new operations concerns. The organizations that plan ahead for...

From Hollywood to the Gray Lady: The Impact of Tax Reform on Film, Television and Print Media - Part 4

As we have noted in past reports, tax reform is impacting the media industry in a number of important ways. In this installment of our focus on tax reform and the media, we will further explore the Foreign-Derived Intangible Income...

The New Partnership Audit Rules, Part 5: The Pull-In Procedure

This is the fifth installment of Bracewell Tax Report articles describing the new rules applicable to partnership audits under the Internal Revenue Code and the related proposed and final Treasury regulations. Each installment focuses on certain aspects of these rules...

Corporate Procurement of Renewable Energy

On May 10, 2018, Partner Jessica Adkins and Associate Paul McBride gave the following presentation at the May luncheon for the Houston chapter of the Gulf Coast Power Association (GCPA). Their presentation focused on corporate purchasers as the driving force for the development of new renewable energy projects and key offtake structures available to generators when working with these corporate counterparties.

The FBI One Year after Director Comey's Firing

Josh sits down with Dee and Paul to discuss the events of May 9, 2017, the day President Trump fired the Director of the FBI, James Comey. The team recalls the chaos of that day, reflect on how the FBI...

SEC Charges Texas-Based Municipal Advisor with Fraud and Breach of Fiduciary Duty

On May 9, 2018, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") announced it charged a registered municipal advisor (the "MA Firm") and its owner (the "MA Owner") with defrauding their client, a Texas school district, in connection with multiple municipal...

Climate Change Alert - A Colder Immigration Front Has Come

Since President Trump took office, there have been significant changes on the immigration front. In addition to the termination and curtailing of several humanitarian-based programs such as DACA and the Temporary Protected Status for El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua and Sudan,...

Doubling Down on Bid Compliance

On May 8, 2018, Senior Counsel Simon Stevens gave the following presentation at the Middle East Solar Industry Association’s (MESIA) Solar Industry Briefing & Networking event in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. His presentation examines a case study for bid compliance within Saudi Arabia.

House Unanimously Passes Music Modernization Act – Paves the Way for Major Updates to Digital Music Royalty Ecosystem

A major upgrade for music copyright and licensing laws is one step closer to reality with the U.S. House of Representative's unanimous passage of HR 5447 , dubbed the Music Modernization Act ("MMA"), which is aimed at revolutionizing the way...

Waiting Til the Midnight Hour

At 12:01 am on Tuesday, May 1, the temporary tariff exemptions on nations that provide 76% of American steel and aluminum imports will expire. Our trade experts Josh and Paul are operating hour to hour as we wait for something...

The New Partnership Audit Rules, Part 4: The Partnership Representative

This is the fourth installment of Bracewell Tax Report articles describing the new rules applicable to partnership audits under the Internal Revenue Code and the related proposed and final Treasury regulations. Each installment focuses on certain aspects of these rules...

Partes On! Survival of Inter Partes Review May Signal an SOS for Parties Entering the Uncharted Waters of Inter Partes Review in the Post-SAS World

The Supreme Court issued decisions in the cases of Oil States v. Greene’s Energy and SAS v. Iancu , addressing the constitutionality of inter partes review (“IPR”) and determining whether the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) must decide the...

From Hollywood to the Gray Lady: The Impact of Tax Reform on Film, Television and Print Media - Part 3

As we have noted in past reports, tax reform is impacting the media industry in a number of important ways (click here and here for more). In this installment, we further explore new international and domestic provisions that will impact...

The Waters of the United States Rule

Sara Burgin provides a breakdown on administrative and judicial developments and speculation related to the future of WOTUS.

DOJ’s Environmental Enforcement Priorities and Expectations – Refocusing on the Rule of Law

In recent months, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ” or the “Department”) has issued a series of memoranda from the Department’s highest levels to its various component divisions, which includes the Environment and Natural Resources Division (“ENRD”). The ENRD is charged with...

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