July 02, 2013
With a federal court victory Tuesday striking down public disclosure requirements for the energy industry, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP's Eugene Scalia extended his record to 6-2 in suits challenging federal securities laws — an unprecedented tally that has made him the envy of the defense bar.
July 02, 2013
A Washington federal court on Tuesday vacated a controversial U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rule requiring oil, gas and mining companies to publicly reveal their payments to foreign governments, dealing another setback to the agency's ambitious Dodd-Frank Act rulemaking efforts.
November 14, 2012
Energy and mining companies could be forced to reopen contracts or sell projects to comply with a new U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission requirement to disclose what they pay to foreign governments, a rule attorneys say could clash with concession terms or local laws that demand confidentiality.
November 09, 2012
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday refused to halt a provision mandated by the Dodd-Frank Act that requires companies to disclose what they pay foreign governments for the right to extract oil, natural gas and other resources, pending litigation, ruling there was no proof of imminent injury to the plaintiffs.
October 10, 2012
Four business groups sued the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday, claiming the agency had exceeded its authority in carrying out a Dodd-Frank provision requiring companies to disclose what they pay foreign governments for the right to extract oil, natural gas and other resources.