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The SEC has proposed rescinding Rule 14a-8, which governs federal shareholder proposal requirements, potentially shifting control to state law and company governing documents. This regulatory change could significantly alter the shareholder proposal landscape and make Texas an increasingly attractive jurisdiction for corporate incorporation. Companies must evaluate their governance documents and consider strategic implications as the proxy solicitation framework undergoes modernization.

On September 29, 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 53 ("SB 53"), which includes the Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act ("TFAIA").

The global aviation leasing and finance market continues to navigate an era of unprecedented geopolitical risk.

The CFTC and SEC have jointly issued a request for comment seeking to clarify regulatory boundaries for innovative financial products including event contracts, perpetual contracts, and structured notes that blur traditional jurisdictional lines between swaps and security-based swaps. The agencies are exploring both definitional clarity and alternative compliance frameworks that could allow firms to satisfy one Commission's requirements in lieu of duplicative obligations, with particular focus on crypto-lin

Chile's Congress has approved a groundbreaking tax stability regime that allows foreign investors to lock in their tax burden for up to 20 years on qualifying investments of USD 50 million or more. The new law introduces investment contracts with the Chilean State, mandatory mediation procedures, and arbitration mechanisms for dispute resolution, though several critical aspects await regulatory clarification. How will these provisions interact with existing investment treaties, and what strategies should in

On May 1, 2023 the Indiana governor signed the Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act, making Indiana the seventh state to enact a comprehensive data privacy law.

Put down the lemonade and break out the pumpkin spice: summer is coming to an end. And while you were in the pool – or maybe just answering emails poolside...

As the United States 2022 midterm elections approach in November, there are increased opportunities for companies to engage in the political process...

Tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has "come to a near standstill," with major energy companies caught in the crosshairs. Approximately a quarter of global seaborne oil and a fifth of worldwide liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply flows through this chokepoint, and its disruption is driving massive price spikes and supply shocks.

For decades, monolithic system-on-chip designs defined the semiconductor landscape. Introduced in the 1970s and refined over several generations, SoCs allowed designers to integrate processors, memory controllers, accelerators, and I/O onto a single die.

On Monday, February 13, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") established the programs for allocating Environmental Justice Solar and Wind Capacity Limitations under I.R.C. § 48...

A series of recent actions from the White House, Congress, and the Pentagon have sent an unusually strong signal to major defense contractors and market entrants that seek to compete in the defense ecosystem.

On May 22, 2025, the House passed the legislation entitled "The One Big Beautiful Bill" (the "BBB").

Baker Botts was proud once again to partner with Rice University's Baker Institute Center for Energy Studies (CES) for the 9th Annual Energy Summit, held October 7–8 in Houston.

Through a series of recently issued general licenses, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has relaxed its Venezuela Sanctions Regulations (VSR) to create a critical pathway for permitting investments in the country's oil and gas sector.

It is well-established that the availability of a prior art reference is dependent on the "effective filing date" of a patent or patent application.

Awards of noneconomic damages, such as mental anguish and pain and suffering—recently amounting to hundreds of millions of dollars in a few cases—will face greater scrutiny after The Supreme Court of Texas...

On October 17, 2025, the United States Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") issued a memorandum returning institution authority under 35 U.S.C. §§ 314 and 324 to the Director...