The US Environmental Protection Agency took another significant step toward a complete overhaul of the federal "new source review" air permitting program.

Turkey has finally set the ball rolling on solar development, almost one year after the first license applications were received from developers. A new round of solar tenders is expected.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission began issuing final rules in December to implement parts of a new energy law that President Bush signed on August 8.

Intercreditor arrangements have always been a feature of secured lending and structured finance, but the relationships and accommodations among lenders have become more important with the growing diversity of capital providers.

New guidelines released by the US Department of Energy in mid-August explain when the US government is prepared to guarantee repayment of commercial debt in energy projects. Congress authorized the Department of Energy to guarantee such debt in the Energy Policy Act in August 2005 for a variety of energy projects

Municipal utilities are again using the proceeds from the sale of tax-exempt bonds to prepay for long-term supplies of natural gas. A significant number of these gas prepayment transactions closed in 2006. More are likely in the future.

The first Monday in October has come and gone, and the 2013 Term of the Supreme Court of the United States is well under way.

On May 10, 2018, the Unites States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of putative class actions against TD Ameritrade, Inc. ...

On April 10, 2018, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit revived and remanded to state court a putative class action brought against AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company.

Chadbourne conducts regular training sessions for young lawyers on issues that come up in project finance transactions. The following is the transcript from a training session last fall on environmental issues that need to be covered during the due diligence phase of a project.

Plaintiffs alleged that defendants misrepresented or concealed material facts that, had plaintiffs known, would have caused them not to purchase allegedly "bogus" securities from the Individual Defendant.

On February 26, the Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued Advisory 14-21.

Contract Certainty is a phrase you will hear in the London Insurance Market (both in Lloyd’s and the Companies Market) at present— but what does it mean, and how will it affect the placement of business in the London Market?

The second stage of the reorganisation of Enel's Latin American assets has been concluded, which sees Chilectra Américas and Endesa Américas merge into Enersis Américas.

The Supreme Court of the United States decided whether alleged misrepresentations were made "in connection with the purchase or sale of a covered security".

Product manufacturers increasingly face the phenomenon of 'no-injury' lawsuits: lawsuits commenced by plaintiffs who have suffered neither a personal injury nor property damage as a claimed result of their use of a manufacturer's product.

On September 4, 2018, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed the partial denial of a motion to dismiss a putative class action against investment services provider Vanguard Group (the "Company").

The Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act ("SLUSA") precludes the filing in either state or federal court of most class actions under state law that allege "a misrepresentation or omission of a material fact in connection with the purchase or sale of" securities covered by the statute. 15 U.S.C. § 78bb(f)(1)(A).

The taxpayer was a partnership firm providing international accounting and advisory services to its clients in India and abroad.

Takings Whether Government May Deny Permits Based on Property Owner's Refusal to Pay for Unrelated Improvements.