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Three Sheets to the Wind: Cautionary Tales of Unlimited Risk in Offshore Wind Construction

To develop a robust and sustainable supply chain in the United States, developers and contractors may benefit from a risk-sharing model that allocates the unknown or uncontrollable risk and aligns the parties' interest for a safe and efficient project.
7 minute read

International Edition

US Firms Completed a Deal for Russian Oil Giant Lukoil as Russia Invaded Ukraine

Akin Gump guided Lukoil through the purchase of Mexican oil blocks in the Gulf of Mexico last week as Russian tanks and soldiers bore down on Ukraine.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Uncertainty Expected in 2022 Regarding the Definition of WOTUS and Nationwide Permits

The controversy continues over the hotly contested definition of "waters of the United States" (WOTUS), a phrase that determines the scope of federal jurisdiction over streams, wetlands and other waterbodies under the Clean Water Act (CWA).
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Construction Co. to Pay $38.5M to Resolve Overtime Disputes Regarding Onsite, Offsite Travel

"The settlement resolves interesting and hotly-contested legal issues surrounding the scope of compensable work under the PMWA," class counsel Peter Winebrake of Winebrake & Santillo said.
4 minute read

International Edition

Pinsent Masons Bolts On Local Boutique For South Africa Environmental Law Launch

The addition of a lawyer duo, with expertise in real estate, energy and mining work, is the latest step in Pinsents' ambitious African growth plans.
2 minute read

International Edition

HSF and KWM Advise on $3.6B Australian Electricity Takeover Bid

Major generator AGL Energy has received an unsolicited bid.
2 minute read

International Edition

A&O Hits Akin Gump Again For Latest U.S. Partner Hire

The hire rejoins former colleagues from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld after A&O's raid on the firm in 2021.
2 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Pillsbury Winthrop Lures Energy Litigator From McKool Smith in Houston

"McKool Smith is a terrific litigation boutique, but at this point it was a better fit for me to be with a firm that has a strong commitment to all three coasts: the East Coast, the West Coast and the Texas coast," Wood said.
4 minute read

International Edition

Latham Former Energy Co-Chair Leaves for McDermott in Singapore

Clarinda-Tjia Dharmadi had spent more than two decades at Latham and was the former global co-chair of its power and energy industry group.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

What Impact Review Does Pennsylvania's ERA Require?

Last month, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court decided another in a series of cases applying the Environmental Rights Amendment to municipal land use decisions involving the oil and gas industry.
7 minute read

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