The convictions on September 11, 2009, in Los Angeles, of Gerald and Patricia Green, two Hollywood film producers, on conspiracy, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and money laundering charges offer valuable legal lessons for multinational corporations and their senior executives in all industries.

In a case filed by a heterosexual woman claiming she was discriminated against due to her sexual orientation, a unanimous United States Supreme Court held that she should not be required...

On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) and the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (PUMP Act)...

The Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) Non-Compete Rule, which was scheduled to become effective on September 4, 2024, was set aside last month by US District Judge Ada Brown...

On January 14, 2025, the US Chemical Safety and Hazardous Investigation Board ("CSB") released Volume One of a series of detailed reports on serious accidental chemical incidents...

Scott Segal joins Taylor Stuart and Daniel Pope on the Bracewell Environmental Law Monitor to unpack the sweeping impact of the "One Big Beautiful Bill" on the US energy sector.

The Trump administration’s actions related to renewable energy development have suffered another setback. On April 21, 2026,

On August 16, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission took action to resolve its antitrust concerns associated with a proposed transaction between EQT Corporation (EQT)...

On April 16, 2009, the Federal Trade Commission issued a Revised Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the purpose of implementing Section 811 of Subtitle B of Title VIII of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007.

The future of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), signed in 2022 to boost US clean energy with new tax incentives, hangs in the balance. President-elect Trump and some Republicans in Congress...

On January 27, 2010, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) released its highly anticipated Barnett Shale Formation Area Monitoring Projects survey.

In the latest episode of The Environmental Law Monitor, Bracewell's Anouk Nouet joins Daniel Pope to delve into the complexities of criminal negligence in environmental law.

It can be difficult to keep track and make sense of all the activity under the EPA's Clean Air Act programs and regulations.

On this episode of the Bracewell Environmental Law Monitor, Jeff Holmstead joins Daniel Pope and Taylor Stuart to discuss greenhouse gas regulations, the controversial endangerment finding and the future of environmental policy under the second Trump administration.

The Biden administration's enforcement-heavy approach to cryptocurrency regulation has given way to the Trump administration's structured framework under the GENIUS Act.

Two recent events — one settlement and one executive order — have heightened the risk that the False Claims Act (FCA) will be used as a tool...

U.S. Government contractors have had a year to acclimate themselves to the business ethics and conduct compliance programs required of certain contractors and recommended for all others.

With controversy still enduring after two years, a District Court opinion, a Federal Circuit opinion, and a new Presidential Administration, it appears that the much-ballyhooed proposed patent rule changes may suffer an unlikely death.

The United States Patent and Trademark Office ("PTO") recently jumped into the social media craze with both feet by its launch of a new initiative to further advance the PTO's strategic priority of enhancing relations with its stakeholders.

Barriers have been lowered significantly for what now qualifies as "Green Technology" subject matter for patent applications pending before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ("Patent Office").