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On March 22, Jose Shiera Bastidas (Shiera), a Miamiarea businessman who owns multiple U.S. energy companies, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to violate the FCPA and to commit wire fraud...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced earlier this month that on April 6 and 7, 2016, the Southern District of New York entered final judgments against seven former employees of Direct Access Partners...

On March 1, 2016, Qualcomm, Inc. agreed to settle allegations by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that the company hired relatives of Chinese government officials in exchange for winning business...

On April 24, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that two former executives of Magyar Telekom, a Hungarian telecommunications company, agreed to settle FCPA charges against them.

The World Bank's Integrity Vice President's (INT) investigation revealed that the companies submitted fraudulent documents to win grants to phase out ozone-depleting substances under a project in Vietnam.

All New York and California employers should be aware of some changes that prohibit employers from requiring employees to repay certain amounts in the event they leave employment prior to a set date.

On February 3, 2017, President Donald J. Trump issued a memorandum directing the U.S. Department of Labor to re-examine the DOL's final rule on who is a "fiduciary" of an employee benefit plan . . .

In this installment of LaborSpeak, we discuss the details of the recent Texas federal court ruling setting aside the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC)...

On March 5, 2021, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) announced a virtual, public technical conference "to discuss issues surrounding the threat to electric system reliability...

On January 6, 2025, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued a Final Rule to amend its regulations governing the maximum civil monetary penalties assessable for violations of statutes, rules and orders within FERC's jurisdiction.

On May 29, 2024, the Internal Revenue Service and the Department of Treasury issued proposed regulations (REG-119283-23) addressing the new technology neutral clean electricity production tax credit ...

On July 5, 2023, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Development (OCED) announced a Request for Information to inform the DOE's efforts to design a demand-side support...

Directs agencies to streamline environmental review and permitting processes for infrastructure projects by leveraging modern technologies. The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) must establish an interagency Permitting Innovation Center by April 30, 2025, to design and test permitting software tools

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced a nearly $1 billion loan to the clean technology fund to support developing countries transition to clean energy.

Yesterday, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed the first state ban on products with intentionally added PFAS to exempt fluoropolymers.

Establishes the President's Make America Beautiful Again Commission to coordinate federal conservation efforts and expand outdoor recreation access.

An executive order significantly reduces the boundaries of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, removing federal protections from certain lands. Within 60 days, these lands will become available for mineral leasing, geothermal development, and mining operations under applicable federal law.

While the results of consumer products litigation surrounding PFAS have been uneven (see prior blog posts), a new type of claimant may be emerging based on a recent claim filed by a Georgia-based...