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New York Law Journal

New York's Climate Act, Five Years In: Updates on Grid Reliability

This article reflects on the five-year anniversary of New York state passing the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act by highlighting some crucial but under-the-radar legal initiatives to preserve grid reliability.
8 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Texas Oil Company Loses to Mississippi Over Multistate Pipeline

The Fifth Circuit said cases Mid Valley cited did not apply because Mid Valley's circumstances did not impose affirmative obligations on the Levee Board.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Alston, Eversheds, Dentons and Bracewell Bring on DC Partner Hires

Law firms invested in their cyber, energy, policy resolution, health care and real estate practices with lateral hires.
3 minute read

International Edition

Mexicans Elect Ruling Party Candidate for the Presidency in Consolidation of Power

Claudia Sheinbaum has vowed to continue with the agenda of the Morena party, prompting concern by investors and their legal advisers who have not found the policies business-friendly, and who fear they will further erode checks and balances and weaken the country's judiciary.
5 minute read

International Edition

Clifford Chance Leads on Brookfield's $6.1B Acquisition of French Renewable Company

Bredin Prat and Gide have also landed roles on what is one of the biggest deals in Europe so far this year.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

SCOTUS, Common Sense and the Limits of Climate Change Litigation

In defense of our legal system, the law that is developed in courts and legislatures quite regularly reflects the wisdom of the average citizen. When it does not, we should be skeptical.
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Wachtell, Kirkland Advising on Pending $22.5B Texas Energy Acquisition

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz is representing ConocoPhillips in its pending acquisition of Marathon Oil Corp., which turned to Kirkland & Ellis.
3 minute read

International Edition

South Africa's Move Toward Liberalized Electricity Market Expected to Create Work for Law Firms

South Africa's Electricity Regulations Amendment Bill moves the nation closer to a liberalized electricity market, modernizing the country's electricity supply industry. But is it robust enough to deal with the key issues?
5 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Sidley Hires Partner in Houston Who Led Akin's US Oil and Gas Practice

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld partner Stephen Boone Jr. has moved to Sidley Austin as a partner in the energy, transportation and infrastructure group.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Xcel Energy Hires Legal Chief as Lawsuits Over Texas Wildfire Pile Up

The Minneapolis-based utility said in March that its facilities "appeared to have been involved" in igniting the largest wildfire in Texas history.
3 minute read

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