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ICLG: The Rise of Co-Located Renewable Projects 2024
Bracewell’s Oliver Irwin, Ro Lazarovitch and Nicholas Neuberger take a brief look at the current state of the co-location market and the corporate structuring solutions being adopted, as well as certain bankability considerations in the Expert Analysis chapter in the fourth edition of International Comparative Legal Guides – Renewable Energy Laws and Regulations 2024.
A Chattering of Starlings – African Holdcos
Bracewell’s Tom Jamieson and Gordon Stewart along with NK Naginlal Modi, power and infrastructure senior relationship manager at Mauritius Commercial Bank Limited, discuss the emergence and intricacies of a holdco financing in the African landscape, combining project finance, acquisition finance and structurally subordinated holdco financing.
IRS and Treasury Department Release Proposed Regulations for Labor Requirements Under Inflation Reduction Act
On August 29, 2023, [1] the IRS and Treasury Department released proposed regulations (the Proposed Regulations) regarding the prevailing wage requirements (the Prevailing Wage Requirements) and the apprenticeship requirements (the Apprenticeship Requirements and, together with the Prevailing Wage Requirements, the...
The Role of Tax Incentives in Driving Carbon Capture and Environmental Compliance
Featured Guests Name: Elizabeth McGinley About: Elizabeth McGinley, chair of Bracewell's tax department, regularly advises clients on acquisitions, dispositions, restructurings, joint ventures and debt and equity investments in the upstream and midstream oil and gas and conventional and renewable power...
Seller Beware: The Impact of New Executive Regulations Under the UAE’s Consumer Protection Law
Significant changes to consumer protection legislation in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will take effect on 14 October, 2023. Businesses should be aware of how such legislation may impact their current operations and in turn make the necessary adjustments to...
Congressional Review Act: Mechanics of a Regulatory Wrecking Ball
The Congressional Review Act (CRA) is a legislative tool that Congress can use to undue regulations finalized by Executive Branch agencies. In particular, and in specific circumstances, the CRA is most powerful when utilized if there is a change in...
Driverless in Dubai: Autonomous Vehicle Regulation Advances in the United Arab Emirates
In line with Dubai’s Autonomous Transportation Strategy (the Strategy), on 14 April, 2023, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (the UAE) and Ruler of Dubai, introduced legislation to provide a...
SEC’s Move on NFTs Continues Pattern of Case-by-Case Regulation
The SEC’s enforcement action over a company’s NFTs indicates that the agency may continue regulating digital assets piecemeal until it provides formal regulations or courts agree on the definition of securities, says Bracewell’s Keith Blackman.
With Merit: Will China’s Belt and Road Initiative Lead to Litigation?
Martin Gusy, chair of Bracewell’s international arbitration practice, discusses the shift toward green energy in China’s Belt and Road Initiative, and whether these developments will result in litigation.
Section 11 in Review: A Reminder to Directors and Officers
Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), affords investors the primary remedy for misstatements and omissions in registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Investors may also look to other...
SEC Cybersecurity Reporting Requirements for Public Companies: Applying Old Standards to New Risks
On July 26, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued a final rule that requires registrants to provide enhanced and standardized disclosures regarding “cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance and incidents.” This rule, the culmination of discussion following the March...
FTC Acts to Remedy Interlocking Director and Information Exchange Concerns in Oil & Gas Transaction
On August 16, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission took action to resolve its antitrust concerns associated with a proposed transaction between EQT Corporation (EQT) and private equity firm QEP Partners, LP (Quantum) pursuant to which EQT agreed to acquire certain...
Fifth Circuit Expands Title VII Exposure for Employers
On August 18, 2023, in Hamilton v. Dallas County , the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, sitting en banc , expanded the circumstances under which an employer can be held liable for disparate treatment under Title VII...
No Surprises Act Creates Payment Challenges for Providers
Since the implementation of the No Surprises Act last year, flaws in the federal Independent Dispute Resolution process – particularly enforceability issues – have left providers struggling to get paid for out-of-network emergency services, say Bracewell’s Carrie Douglas and Julia Kowalsky.
Generic ESG Statements and Securities Class Actions: Goldman Sachs Secures Second Circuit Victory in Long-Running Class Certification Battle
A three-judge panel for the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reversed a district court’s class certification in the decade-long Arkansas Teacher Retirement System v. Goldman Sachs Group litigation regarding allegedly false public disclosures made by Goldman regarding...