Akin Gump climate change group co-leader Ken Markowitz, currently in Glasgow for COP26, files this short audio essay on the Climate Change Conference...

Directs agencies to expedite all federal permitting, funding, and technical measures to block invasive carp from entering the Great Lakes...

Modifies several existing marine national monument proclamations to remove monument-based prohibitions on commercial fishing in designated areas of the Pacific Ocean, including portions of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, the Mariana Trench Marine National Monument, and the Rose Atoll Marine National Monument.

As a final effort to pass his permitting reform, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) released a new iteration of the bill with concessions on expanded authority to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Akin Gump provides details on the New York Stock Exchange LLC (NYSE) proposed rule change to suspend until June 30, 2020, the application of the NYSE continued listing requirement with respect to global market capitalization.

Continues reduction of federal government by requiring the following entities to reduce their performances to the minimum required by law...

Extends the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Review Council through May 29, 2026, or until 10 days after submission of its final report, to allow additional time to complete and submit its final report assessing FEMA's operations and effectiveness.

Directs federal agencies to detain dangerous arrestees in Washington, DC, pursue federal charges where possible, and apply pressure on the District to end its cashless bail policies.

Today, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) into law. The final IRA bill came together after more than 18 months of intra-party negotiations among Democrats...

Directs the Securities and Exchange Commission, Federal Trade Commission, Department of Justice, and Department of Labor to increase oversight of foreign-owned proxy advisory firms that influence shareholder voting across U.S. public companies.

Directs the Secretary of Defense to mobilize the National Guard to address crimes in the District of Columbia...

The order requires the deploying and maintaining of a next-generation missile defense shield.

Last week, the Biden-Harris administration proposed a rule that would require state and municipal governments to monitor greenhouse gas emissions and develop...

Direct the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security to take all appropriate actions to expand the Migrant Operations Center at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay...

On Tuesday, May 23, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative issued a Federal Register notice asking for public comments on what the negotiating objectives should be for the NAFTA renegotiation.

In our latest episode, Akin litigation partners Scott Barnard and Stephanie Lindemuth sit down with Roland Garcia of Greenberg Traurig, lead plaintiff’s counsel in the first jury trial in the Texas Business Courts—a case that tested not only the merits, but also the court’s infrastructure.

This week, we highlight a recent PricewaterhouseCooper report focused on cybercrimes.

The Protecting Resources on the Electric Grid with Cybersecurity Technology Act, or PROTECT Act of 2019—requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission...

The U.S. Department of Commerce, Department of Justice, and Office of the Director of National Intelligence have prepared a White Paper providing a detailed discussion and analysis of the...

Welcome to the February Edition of the Geneva Insights Newsletter.