Energy

  • September 26, 2025

    Calif. Power Market Law Is A Clean Energy Game-Changer

    California's recent passage of a law further expanding its electricity markets beyond its borders could catalyze clean energy project development in the Golden State, as well as other states throughout the West.

  • September 26, 2025

    Tribunal Bars Niger From Selling Uranium Amid Orano Dispute

    An international tribunal has ordered Niger not to sell uranium produced by the mining company Somaïr after it was seized by the government earlier this year, part of an ongoing arbitration initiated by French nuclear fuel cycle company Orano at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes.

  • September 26, 2025

    Hong Kong Judge Rules $109M Fraud Dispute Stays In Court

    A Hong Kong judge refused Friday to send a dispute over ownership of a lucrative copper-lead-zinc mine in the Republic of Congo and an alleged $109 million fraudulent transfer to arbitration, rejecting claims asserted by a Chinese state-owned entity that the matter fell under an arbitration clause.

  • September 26, 2025

    Dr. Evil Gets Brief Callout In Del. Take-Public Merger Suit

    Attorneys for a blank-check company that claimed at least $30 million in damages in Delaware's Court of Chancery after an alleged take-public merger breach on Friday branded the accused breacher's $2.1 billion counterclaim as being "worthy of Dr. Evil in the 'Austin Powers' movies."

  • September 26, 2025

    Chemical Plant Spat Must Unfold In NY, NC Court Is Told

    A Swiss chemical technology company urged a North Carolina state judge Friday to toss a suit alleging that it bungled work on a $200 million plant, arguing during a hearing that it is not a construction company as defined in a state law undergirding where the claims can be litigated.

  • September 26, 2025

    Feds Say They Have Standing To Block Hawaii Climate Suit

    The federal government is urging a Hawaii federal court not to dismiss its suit aiming to block the state's climate change suit against energy companies, saying it has standing because the state's action would usurp its authority to regulate pollution.

  • September 26, 2025

    Judge Won't Halt EPA's $3B Climate Grant Cuts During Appeal

    A Washington, D.C., federal judge denied conservation groups' and local governments' effort to stop the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from ending a $3 billion climate grant program while they appeal the dismissal of their lawsuit.

  • September 26, 2025

    High Court Pauses Distribution Of $4B Foreign Aid

    The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Friday that the Trump administration can hold onto $4 billion in frozen foreign aid funding while Congress considers a proposal to cut it, pausing a lower court order that required the federal government to spend the money before the end of the month.

  • September 26, 2025

    'American Exceptionalism' SPAC Leads 2 IPOs Totaling $550M

    Two special purpose acquisition companies made their public debuts Friday after pricing initial public offerings at a combined $550 million, with plans to merge with companies in the artificial intelligence, digital assets, fintech, defense and decentralized finance sectors, among others.

  • September 26, 2025

    Jones Day Hires NY Public Finance Attorney From Orrick

    Jones Day announced that its New York office has gained a former Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP lawyer who advises issuers, underwriters and lenders on public finance and real assets transactions.

  • September 26, 2025

    Calif. Fights Biz Groups' Bid To Halt Climate Disclosure Rules

    California asked the Ninth Circuit to reject business groups' effort to halt two new state climate regulations requiring large companies to publicly disclose their greenhouse gas emissions and climate-related financial risks.

  • September 26, 2025

    Judge Won't Overturn $57M Midwest Energy Win In IP Fight

    A Delaware federal magistrate judge has refused to disturb a jury's finding that numerous affiliated companies willfully infringed Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. patents on technology for refining coal to reduce mercury in emissions from power plants, leaving in place a $57 million verdict.

  • September 26, 2025

    Ex-Perkins Coie, DOJ Enviro Lawyer Joins Greenberg Traurig

    A former assistant section chief in the U.S. Department of Justice's Environmental and Natural Resources Division has joined Greenberg Traurig LLP's Washington, D.C., office after five years with Perkins Coie LLP.

  • September 26, 2025

    UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

    This past week in London has seen Sanjeev Gupta’s Liberty OneSteel sue its collapsed former lender Greensill Capital, television personality Janice Dickinson hit ITV with a personal injury claim after falling over while appearing on “I’m a Celeb …”, and energy investor Blasket bring fresh litigation against Spain amid a row over a $416 million arbitration award. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.

  • September 25, 2025

    Standing Questions Loom In Mozambique LNG Loan Dispute

    The requirements for organizational standing dominated much of Thursday's oral argument over the Export-Import Bank of the United States' decision to back a massive liquefied natural gas project in Mozambique, as the challengers sought a preliminary injunction that could hinge on recent standing rulings from the D.C. Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court.

  • September 25, 2025

    Mining Cos. Look To Revive $50M Zimbabwe Award Suit

    Two Mauritian mining companies will look to challenge a D.C. Circuit decision nixing their lawsuit to enforce an 11-year-old, $50 million arbitral award against Zimbabwe stemming from an ill-fated mining deal, according to documents made public this week.

  • September 25, 2025

    GAO Says Agencies' Procurement Data Reports Are Lacking

    The U.S. Government Accountability Office said in a report on Thursday that most federal agencies that reported procurement data in 2023 failed to complete a procurement data quality report or fell short of meeting all reporting requirements.

  • September 25, 2025

    Pa. Justices Allow Utilities To Deny Rivals' Billing For Add-Ons

    Electricity distributors in Pennsylvania can apply add-ons to their customers' bills for things like smart thermostats, line insurance and tree trimming while denying the same "on-bill billing" service to third-party electricity providers, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday.

  • September 25, 2025

    Ukraine Oil Co. Fails To End Disclosure In $150M Award Fight

    A Texas federal magistrate judge will not lift disclosure obligations on Ukraine's largest oil company as U.S.-based Carpatsky Petroleum Corp. looks to enforce a $150 million arbitral award against it, ruling that the documents being turned over continue to prove relevant to enforcement efforts.

  • September 25, 2025

    Biogas Co., Lender End Biz Battle Ahead Of Trial

    On the eve of a trial, a biogas project developer and its lenders have ended their legal battle over the financing and control of renewable energy projects and also finalized a roughly $734,000 judgment against the developer and its principal.

  • September 25, 2025

    EEOC Seeks Partial Win In Suit Over Remote Work Refusal

    The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission asked a Georgia federal judge on Wednesday to grant it partial summary judgment in its disability discrimination lawsuit against a utility services provider that the commission said fired a worker after refusing to accommodate disabilities arising from a stroke. 

  • September 25, 2025

    Climate Activists Accuse US Of Human Rights Violations

    The U.S. government is violating young people's human rights by "perpetuating fossil fuel-driven climate destruction," a group of litigants told the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in a new petition.

  • September 25, 2025

    EU, US Trade Officials Meeting On Tariff Deal

    In advance of a meeting Thursday between European and U.S. trade officials, European Commission trade spokesman said discussion topics could include possible rate reductions and tariff exemptions for additional goods under an evolving bilateral framework trade agreement.

  • September 25, 2025

    Mich. Judge Won't Disqualify Expert From Edenville Dam Trial

    A Michigan state judge overseeing litigation against regulatory agencies over a dam that collapsed and caused widespread flooding said he will not bar an expert from testifying that the government ignored risks and took actions that increased the danger of a dam failure.

  • September 25, 2025

    Jackson Walker Reaches 2 New Deals Over Judge Romance

    Jackson Walker LLP has reached two new settlements to resolve claims related to a concealed romance between a former firm attorney and a onetime bankruptcy judge, marking at least five such settlements since the scandal broke.

Expert Analysis

  • How Attys Can Use AI To Surface Narratives In E-Discovery

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    E-discovery has reached a turning point where document review is no longer just about procedural tasks like identifying relevance and redacting privilege — rather, generative artificial intelligence tools now allow attorneys to draw connections, extract meaning and tell a coherent story, says Rose Jones at Hilgers Graben.

  • Bills' Defeat Means Brighter Outlook For Texas Renewables

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    The failure of a trio of bills from the recently concluded Texas legislative session that would have imposed new burdens on wind, solar and battery storage projects bodes well for a state with rapidly growing energy needs, say attorneys at Troutman.

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    Playing The Violin Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Playing violin in a string quartet reminds me that flexibility, ambition, strong listening skills, thoughtful leadership and intentional collaboration are all keys to a successful legal practice, says Julie Park at MoFo.

  • DOJ's 1st M&A Declination Shows Value Of Self-Disclosures

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    The U.S. Department of Justice's recent decision not to charge private equity firm White Deer Management — the first such declination under an M&A safe harbor policy announced last year — signals that even in high-priority national security matters, the DOJ looks highly upon voluntary self-disclosures, say attorneys at Perkins Coie.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Practicing Self-Care

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    Law schools don’t teach the mental, physical and emotional health maintenance tools necessary to deal with the profession's many demands, but practicing self-care is an important key to success that can help to improve focus, manage stress and reduce burnout, says Rachel Leonard​​​​​​​ at MG+M.

  • Forensic Challenges In Lithium-Ion Battery Fire Cases

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    Lawsuits over lithium-ion battery fires and explosions often center on the core question of whether the battery was defective or combusted due to some other external factor — so both plaintiff and defense attorneys litigating these cases must understand the forensic issues involved, says Drew LaFramboise at Joseph Greenwald.

  • Texas' Cactus Ruling Clarifies 'Produced Water' Rules

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    The Texas Supreme Court's decision in Cactus Water Services v. COG Operating, holding that mineral interest lessees have the rights to water extracted alongside oil and gas, should benefit industry players by clarifying the rules — but it leaves important questions about royalties unresolved, say attorneys at Yetter Coleman.

  • ABA Opinion Makes It A Bit Easier To Drop A 'Hot Potato'

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    The American Bar Association's recent ethics opinion clarifies when attorneys may terminate clients without good cause, though courts may still disqualify a lawyer who drops a client like a hot potato, so sending a closeout letter is always a best practice, say attorneys at Thompson Hine.

  • Federal Construction Considerations Amid Policy Overhaul

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    The rapid overhaul of federal procurement, heightened domestic sourcing rules and aggressive immigration enforcement are reshaping U.S. construction, but several pragmatic considerations can help federal contractors engaged in infrastructure and public construction avoid the legal, financial and operational fallout, say attorneys at Cozen O'Connor.

  • How Political Divisions Are Stalling Pa. Energy Development

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    Despite possessing the nation's second-largest natural gas reserves and a legacy of energy infrastructure, Pennsylvania faces a fragmented and politically charged path to developing the energy resources it will need in the future, thanks to legislative gridlock, divided public opinion and competing energy interests, says Andrew Levine at Stradley Ronon.

  • How Trump's Trade Policies Are Shaping Foreign Investment

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    Five months into the Trump administration, investors are beginning to see the concrete effects of the president’s America First Investment Policy as it presents new opportunities for clearing transactions more quickly, while sustaining risk aversion related to Chinese trade and potentially creating different political risks, say attorneys at Covington.

  • Justices Rewrite Rules For Challenging Enviro Agency Actions

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    Three recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings — Nuclear Regulatory Commission v. Texas, Oklahoma v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and EPA v. Calumet Shreveport Refining — form a jurisprudential watershed in administrative and environmental law, affirming statutory standing and venue provisions as the backbone of coherent judicial review, say attorneys at GableGotwals.

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    My Opera And Baseball Careers Make Me A Better Lawyer

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    Though participating in opera and the world of professional baseball often pulls me away from the office, my avocations improve my legal career by helping me perform under scrutiny, prioritize team success, and maintain joy and perspective at work, says Adam Unger at Herrick Feinstein.

  • 8 Ways Lawyers Can Protect The Rule Of Law In Their Work

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    Whether they are concerned with judicial independence, regulatory predictability or client confidence, lawyers can take specific meaningful actions on their own when traditional structures are too slow or too compromised to respond, says Angeli Patel at the Berkeley Center of Law and Business.

  • Despite Dark Clouds, Outlook For US Solar Has Bright Spots

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    While tariff, tax policy and bankruptcy news seemingly portends unending challenges for the U.S. solar energy industry, signs of continued growth in solar generating capacity and domestic solar manufacturing suggest that there is a path forward, say attorneys at Beveridge & Diamond.

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