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The Administration’s Environmental Justice Focus
In January, President Biden formalized multiple campaign pledges to bolster the role of Environmental Justice (EJ) across the government. Those include creating a White House Environmental Justice Interagency Council and a White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council to address “current...
Climate Change on Every Menu
In Joe Biden’s Diner, you can order whatever you like, but you’ll be eating climate change. Ann Navaro , Jeff Holmstead , and moderator Kevin Ewing will tour the federal kitchen to see how agencies are adding climate change to...
The First 100 Days and the Second 100 Days of the Biden Administration
The panel will discuss the steps that the Biden Administration has already taken, and initiatives it has already announced, under a variety of federal laws and to be carried out by a variety of federal agencies. The panel will also...
How To Enhance Your Company's Efforts To Recruit A More Diverse Workforce Without Creating Risk of a Successful Legal Challenge
Businesses today are more focused than ever on building a more diverse workforce and inclusive corporate culture. At the same time, management and human resource professionals often worry that their enhanced efforts at diversity and inclusion could draw charges of...
Construction Disputes in Project Financing: Managing Conflicts of Interest Between Project Parties
Article originally appeared in the May 2021 issue of Project Finance International Introduction Project finance structures commonly involve project parties, such as construction contractors, suppliers, offtakers and O&M contractors, who are affiliated to a sponsor or help secure debt for...
Stalemate at FTC Leads to Contested Merger Closing
On May 14, 2021, despite not having obtained official approval from federal antitrust authorities, 7-Eleven Inc., the largest convenience-store chain in the U.S., took the highly unusual step of closing its $21 billion purchase of the Speedway retail gasoline and...
Avoid a Fall Out With the Feds: Planning for Increased Cyber Regulations
The cyber landscape is changing once again, in terms of impact, policy and potential exposure. In the wake of the Colonial Pipeline hack , the Biden administration released a long-awaited Executive Order intended to strengthen US cybersecurity infrastructure. The order...
Employer Considerations in Light of Updated CDC Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated People
NOTE: Following this update, the EEOC published revised guidance regarding, among other things, confidentiality status of employee vaccine records. For updated information, please see Bracewell’s alert entitled “EEOC Issues Guidance Confirming Vaccine Incentives are Lawful, Among Other Updates”, which can...
Super Tax Exempt Limited Partners in Private Equity Funds: Impact on Solar Projects
Private equity and venture funds have been critical partners of the solar industry in recent years. Fund managers and the limited partners in their funds have sought broad exposure to solar assets—both utility scale and commercial and industrial scale—in search...
Battery Storage Vision in the UK
Article originally appeared in the April 2021 Project Finance International Global Energy Report Despite the challenges of 2020, notable regulatory steps have been taken in the United Kingdom to accelerate the growth in battery storage projects – with more expected...
100 Days in 60 Minutes
The conversation will cover the Biden administration’s first 100 days and the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. Tune in for topics including finance and tax, trade, technology and environmental justice. The event will begin with opening remarks from PRG...
Crisis Management for Utilities: Lessons Learned from the Pandemic
Article originally published in the May 3, 2021 issue of Power Magazine The COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented challenges for business. Utilities have had to quickly overcome the challenges associated with this crisis, without letting critical services such as heat...
Aligning ESG and 10-K Disclosures: A Perspective from a Chief Legal Officer
To say the SEC has signaled increased attention to ESG matters would be an understatement. Between February 24 th and April 12 th of this year, the SEC has posted on its website five public statements and two press releases...
OECD Announces Amendment to Arrangement on Officially Supported Export Credits
Effective as of 20 April 2021, an amendment to the Arrangement on Officially Supported Export Credits (TAD/PG(2020)1) (the “ Arrangement ”) was announced by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (“ OECD ”), in relation to local cost provisions...
Artists Beware—Second Circuit Holds That Andy Warhol’s “Prince Series” Is Not a “Fair Use” of Copyrighted Photograph
In a recent decision, Andy Warhol Found. for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith , 1 the Second Circuit upset conventional thinking regarding the concept of “fair use” with wide ranging implications for artists and copyright owners. The Court held...