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On December 29, 2008, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission adopted final rules amending and modernizing its oil and gas reporting requirements.

On December 25, 2009, I1 moved from Kentucky to Washington, D.C. to join the Department of Justice's Counterterrorism Section and its Al Qaeda Unit...

Kazakhstan has progressed from nomadic, to communistic, to free enterprise in its long and turbulent history. But over the last 10 years, the country has grown up and matured at a staggering rate.

Yesterday, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that an accused infringer must prove its invalidity defense by clear and convincing evidence. Microsoft Corp. v. i4i Ltd. P'ship, --- S. Ct. --- 564 U.S. ---, 2011 WL 2224428, slip op. at 1, 16 (June 9, 2011).

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced the annual revisions to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act (HSR Act) thresholds and HSR filing fees...

Much has been written in recent years on the subject of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s requirements for environmental disclosure by publicly traded companies and how the general provisions of Regulation S-K1 (plus a number of environment-specific guidances and interpretations from the SEC and others) affect the inclusion of environmental factors in corporate financial disclosure documents.

Artificial intelligence and automation are transforming construction sites with promises of enhanced safety, efficiency and cost savings, but they also introduce complex liability questions that existing contracts, insurance policies and safety protocols were never designed to address. As autonomous equipment and AI-driven decision-making become standard on jobsites, construction firms must proactively build legal infrastructure—including revised contracts, proper training, evidence preservation proce

The US energy policy landscape underwent a significant shift in 2025 with the enactment of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and issuance of related executive orders.

A California Court of Appeal recently added its voice to a growing chorus of plaintiffs' attorneys, regulatory agencies and consumer advocates who argue that life insurance and health insurance companies should unilaterally bear the burden of this conduct.

By letter dated October 23, 2025, Department of Energy ("DOE") Secretary Chris Wright ("the Secretary") directs the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC")...

Patent owners may now enjoy longer patent terms after a recent Federal Circuit ruling which determined that patent owners had been shortchanged by how the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ("Patent Office") had calculated adjustments to patent terms to compensate for Patent Office caused delays in issuance of a patent.

European and UK authorities are dramatically escalating sanctions enforcement against Russia-related violations, marking an unprecedented shift from policy development to aggressive prosecution. Recent actions span criminal convictions with multi-year prison sentences, substantial asset seizures, maritime interdictions of shadow fleet vessels, and penalties targeting both physical goods and digital infrastructure networks.

Texas has positioned itself as a leading business jurisdiction through comprehensive corporate law reforms enacted in 2025.

On December 1, 2025, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) adopted regulations establishing a mandatory greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting program.

Strategic environmental compliance audits are voluntary reviews that help companies identify and correct environmental compliance risks before enforcement actions arise.

The Section 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit has generated nearly 500 stakeholder comments following the release of Treasury's proposed rulemaking. Industry leaders across ethanol, biodiesel, renewable natural...

The California Air Resources Board has refined its approach to implementing SB 253's greenhouse gas reporting requirements, proposing a phased category-based system for Scope 3 emissions and aligning regulations with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol. Companies with over $1 billion in annual revenue doing business in California face November 2026 deadlines for initial Scope 1 and 2 reporting, with expanded requirements and third-party assurance mandates taking effect in 2027.

An unprecedented, yearslong surge in renewable energy project development has left many gigawatts of solar energy, wind energy...