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On February 7, 2011, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") approved a final rule on Assessments, Dividends, Assessment Base and Large Bank Pricing ("Rule").

Arizona's new State Affordability Infrastructure District framework becomes operational on September 14, creating unprecedented opportunities for developers to finance public infrastructure through a statewide vehicle. As the first formation petitions are prepared, critical decisions about district boundaries, financing structures, and bond capacity will determine the success of projects across the state.

The number of defined benefit pension plans and the employees they cover have been steadily decreasing ever since Congress tried in 1974 to reinforce the benefits provided by these plans with the adoption of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).

The Islamic finance industry continues its growth path, with Islamic finance assets expected to rise to US$3.69 trillion, displaying an upward trend from US$2.88 trillion in 2019...

After months of negotiations, the COVID-Related Tax Relief Act of 2020 (the "Act") was signed into law by President Trump on December 27, 2020.

Directors of a public or private corporation know very well that they serve in a fiduciary capacity to shareholders of the corporation and must, at all times, fulfill duties of care, loyalty, and good faith for the benefit of the corporation and its shareholders.

Mexico has taken the first step toward providing incentives to use renewable energy.

North American renewable energy financing is experiencing unprecedented growth, driven by AI-powered data centers demanding massive electricity capacity and federal tax credit deadlines creating urgency for project completion. With hyperscalers investing hundreds of billions in infrastructure and battery storage emerging as a critical asset class, lenders and investors face both immediate opportunities from deadline-driven deal flow and long-term prospects from sustained grid modernization needs.

It's been said that every lawyer who drafts a set of loan documents is a great lawyer-until that deal goes into default. Not until that point does everyone involved begin to pay close attention to what such documents really say.

The FDIC and OCC jointly and the FRB, separately, (collectively, the "Agencies") issued substantially identical Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (the "NPRs"), concerning proposed revisions to the Agencies’ regulations implementing the Community Reinvestment Act ("CRA"). The NPRs state that the Agencies are responding to public comments on proposals regarding CRA set forth in releases issued in February and August 2004.

On July 22, 2009, the Obama administration delivered proposed legislation to Congress that addresses several of the administration’s key policy objectives for the securitization markets.

This legislation was an expansion of the Family Medical Leave Act.

Infrastructure as an asset class is being tested as never before. Although infrastructure investors are not immune to the global financial crisis, the infrastructure sector is proving relatively resilient, albeit that changes in appetites for leverage are affecting valuations.

Much of the attention throughout 2020 was on the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which Congress enhanced just before the holidays with the Consolidated Authorizations Act, 2021 (CAA21).

Globally, the coronavirus (COVID-19) has caused not only a major public health crisis but also major economic uncertainty, as supply chains are brought to a standstill, flights are grounded, borders...