In its recently published 13th survey of trends in the global power sector, PwC reported a strong consensus that the spread of distributed energy generation, including solar and other renewables, is transforming the business model for the power sector.

In a closely watched Superfund case decided recently, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals interpreted the scope of landowner liability protections Congress put in place in 2002 to "promote the cleanup and reuse of brownfields," that is, previously contaminated properties.

One of the relatively unsung recent corporate trends is the growth of sustainable practices , despite a sluggish economy and lack of direct statutory mandates at least in the U.S.

Recently, in Hobart (Tasmania), at its annual meeting, the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) failed in its third attempt to adopt proposals that would have established the world’s largest marine protected area (MPA) in Antarctica’s Southern Ocean.

A recently published PwC review identifies a number of business factors that are heightening attention to sustainability in the real estate sector.

The debt markets have outperformed themselves during 2013, harkening back to the boom years of 2005 through 2007.

The Obama administration announced on July 2 that it will provide an additional year before employers are required to comply with the employer mandate of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

A discussion on the United States Patent and Trademark Office recently published increases in maintenance fees that become effective on March 19, 2013.

On April 8, Microsoft officially ended all support and ceased providing updates for their Windows XP operating system.

The U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey denied a defendant architect’s motion for summary judgment, holding that the economic loss doctrine applies only to bar tort claims between parties to a contract.

This case arises out of a construction project at the Philadelphia International Airport to install a baggage handling system.

Landlords and tenants pay much time and attention to the basic economic terms of a lease as well as to other highly contested provisions, such as assignment and subletting and defaults and remedies.

When Congress early this year enacted the new estate tax provisions making the $5 million inflation adjusted federal estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer (GST) tax exemptions "permanent," it also made the concept of portability permanent.

The Italian Parliament has recently taken an important step to confront corruption by passing a new law intended to address influence peddling, as well as corruption among companies in the private sector and enhancing penalties for other bribery offenses.

Federal contractors must invite job applicants and employees to voluntarily self-identify as individuals with disabilities using a form that was recently released by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP).

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently handed a victory to employers in "D.R. Horton, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board".

The 2014 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report was released on April 22, providing a deep empirical analysis of cybersecurity incidents.

In the September 2013 Private Equity Manager's challenge, Pepper Hamilton partners Christopher Rossi and Gregory Nowak explain when a firm may need to consider registering as a brokerdealer with the SEC.

New Jersey’s residential landlord/tenant statute has long been considered "tenant-friendly."

The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 modified the definition of a qualified facility under Section 45(d) of the Internal Revenue Code for purposes of the production tax credit replacing the "placed in service" requirement for receiving the credit with a "begin construction" requirement.