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New York Law Journal

Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee v. Shumlin

Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Constitutional Challenge to State Tax Affecting Nuclear Plant
1 minute read

Texas Lawyer

ENERGY: Accommodation Doctrine

In June, the Texas Supreme Court revisited the accommodation doctrine for the first time in 20 years. The court picked a prime time to do so, as horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing technologies have spurred a burst of development around the state.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Quake Stirs Interest in Proposed Class Action

An earthquake occurred in the early hours of Dec. 9 in Mineral Wells, the same general North Texas area where news reports say more than a dozen other minor earthquakes have been recorded in the past six weeks. As a result, C. Christopher Cowan's phone started ringing more persistently.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Amid Deal Doldrums, Energy M&A Still Flows to Some Firms

Though the volume of energy-related M&A transactions has dipped to a nine-year low, Herbert Smith Freehills, Norton Rose Fulbright, Vinson & Elkins and White & Case are closing out 2013 by grabbing leading roles on a spate of big deals tied to the industry.
11 minute read

The Recorder

San Pablo Bay Pipeline Co. LLC v. California Public Utilities Commission

By | December 11, 2013
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Justices Warm to EPA Air Pollution Standards

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a key Clean Air Act case on Tuesday, with justices displaying mixed feelings about the balance of power between the Environmental Protection Agency and the states in regulating air pollution that drifts across state lines.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Challenge to Power Plant Regulations Is Dismissed

A unanimous Third Department panel has affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit challenging regulations passed as part of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, an agreement between seven states, including New York, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Is the Natural Gas Industry in Pa. Creating More Legal Work?

While there is currently debate over whether the rise of the natural gas industry in Pennsylvania has created as many jobs as some had originally projected, there is little disagreement among attorneys and legal recruiters that there is, at the moment, plenty of legal work flowing from the drilling industry and, as a consequence, steady demand for oil and gas lawyers.
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

TAQA Powers Up Law Department With New GC

Abu Dhabi–based international energy company TAQA has appointed Michael McGuinty as its new general counsel and company secretary.
1 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Deal of the Week: $6 Billion Eagle Ford Deal Means Work for Houston Lawyers

Houston lawyers are working on each side of a $6 billion Eagle Ford asset acquisition announced on Nov. 20. Devon Energy Corp. announced it reached a definitive agreement to acquire the Eagle Ford oil play assets from the privately held GeoSouthern Energy, which is based in The Woodlands.
2 minute read

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