Energy

  • October 16, 2025

    Mich. Energy Cos. Say 12 Jurors Too Many In Hydro Plant Trial

    Michigan utility companies that allege a Toshiba unit botched a $500 million plant upgrade have told a federal judge that Toshiba's request for 12 jurors in an upcoming trial is unreasonable, but said they would work with the unit when it comes to setting time limits for the weekslong trial.

  • October 16, 2025

    Fla. Pension Fund Sues To Block Exxon Retail Voting Program

    A police pension fund in Florida hit Exxon Mobil Corp.'s directors with a proposed class action seeking to halt an allegedly unlawful, first-of-its-kind voting program that allows retail shareholders to opt to automatically support the board's recommendations.

  • October 16, 2025

    States Battle Trump Admin To Recover Solar Program Funds

    Attorneys general from across the country are suing the Trump administration for allegedly violating the Constitution and federal law by canceling a $7 billion program providing solar equipment to low-income households.

  • October 16, 2025

    Reed Smith Booted From Eletson Ch. 11 Over Client's Existence

    A New York bankruptcy judge disqualified Reed Smith LLP from continued work in the Chapter 11 case of reorganized oil and gas shipping company Eletson Holdings on Thursday, saying the law firm's clients no longer exist.

  • October 16, 2025

    Electric Aircraft Startup Beta Technologies Targets $750M IPO

    Electric aircraft and propulsion system manufacturer Beta Technologies has unveiled plans for an estimated $750 million initial public offering, with Kirkland & Ellis LLP advising the company and Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP advising the underwriters.

  • October 16, 2025

    Trump Taps V&E's Swett As New FERC Chair

    President Donald Trump will appoint Vinson & Elkins LLP energy regulatory counsel Laura Swett as chair of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the White House confirmed to Law360 Thursday.

  • October 16, 2025

    ADNOC's Covestro Buy To Get EU Nod, Plus More Rumors

    Abu Dhabi oil giant ADNOC is expected to get a stamp of approval from European regulators for its €14.7 takeover of German chemicals company Covestro; Spanish grid operator Enagas is debating buying a minority stake in French gas operator Terega; and private equity giant Apollo has submitted another bid to acquire pizza chain Papa John's.

  • October 16, 2025

    Akin Guides Metals Co. CMC On $1.8B Concrete Deal

    Akin is advising Commercial Metals Co. on its plan to acquire Foley Products Co., a large U.S. regional supplier of precast concrete products, for $1.84 billion in cash, CMC said Thursday.

  • October 15, 2025

    Smart Thermostat Makers Keep PTAB, ITC Wins At Fed. Circ.

    Causam Enterprises owns the electrical utilities control patent it has accused ecobee and others of infringing with smart thermostats, but the patent is not valid, the Federal Circuit concluded Wednesday in a pair of precedential opinions.

  • October 15, 2025

    11th Circ. Sides With Insurer In Fla. Gas Station Pollution Fight

    An insurer for an owner and operator of Florida gas stations owes no coverage for pollution costs stemming from an underground fuel tank leak, the Eleventh Circuit ruled Wednesday, finding the owner failed to properly notify its insurer of a "pollution condition" that could result in an insurance claim.

  • October 15, 2025

    Judge Sinks Youths' Suit Challenging Trump Energy Orders

    A Montana federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a suit by youths seeking to undo President Donald Trump's energy-related emergency orders, saying that it's beyond the power of federal courts to dictate U.S. environmental and energy policy.

  • October 15, 2025

    FERC Ignored La. LNG Terminal's Enviro Harms, DC Circ. Told

    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission shirked its obligation to evaluate the potential harms of a massive liquefied natural gas export terminal in Louisiana before approving its construction, environmental groups and fishermen have told the D.C. Circuit.

  • October 15, 2025

    Hertz Must Face Investors' Claims Over EV Statements

    Car rental giant Hertz Global Holdings Inc. can't completely shed securities fraud claims over its statements that it was seeing strong demand for electric cars that artificially boosted stock prices, a Florida federal judge has ruled, while also dismissing other claims in the proposed class action.

  • October 15, 2025

    States Seek To Revive FEMA's Disaster-Mitigation Funding

    A group of 22 states and the District of Columbia urged a Massachusetts federal court Wednesday to block the Trump administration's termination of a disaster mitigation program under the Federal Emergency Management Agency, arguing such authority lies with Congress.

  • October 15, 2025

    Mich. AG Urges Justices To Leave Enbridge Suit In State Court

    Michigan's attorney general has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to strictly enforce the statutory deadline for transferring a case to federal court and refuse Enbridge Energy LP's entreaties to move her lawsuit seeking to shut down a pipeline out of state court.

  • October 15, 2025

    5th Circ. Says Union Can't Take SpaceX Case To Justices

    The U.S. Supreme Court appears unlikely to get a chance to review a Fifth Circuit decision involving SpaceX that entitles the National Labor Relations Board's targets to enjoin the cases against them after the circuit court denied a union's bid to intervene to appeal the August ruling.

  • October 15, 2025

    Pittsburgh Solicitor Departing To Go In-House At Utility

    Pittsburgh's city solicitor is preparing for her departure from government to move into the private sector as an in-house attorney for utility provider Duquesne Light Co.

  • October 15, 2025

    Some Federal Workers Win Quick Block On Shutdown Layoffs

    A California federal judge on Wednesday granted a request from two unions representing thousands of federal workers to immediately block the Trump administration from laying them off during the government shutdown, saying she believes the plaintiffs will show that "what's being done here is both illegal and is in excess of authority."

  • October 15, 2025

    Oregon, Groups Seek Dam Changes For Columbia River Basin

    The state of Oregon and several conservation groups asked a federal court to order changes to hydropower dam operations in the Columbia River Basin that they say will reduce harm to endangered salmon and steelhead.

  • October 15, 2025

    Utility Co. Faces $3M Verdict For COVID-Era Telework Denials

    A New York federal jury handed a $3.1 million win to two former workers who said National Grid illegally denied their requests to continue working remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic to manage their disabilities.

  • October 14, 2025

    Enviro Group Sues To Block LNG Export Terminal Extension

    An environmental group told a New Jersey federal judge that the Delaware River Basin Commission unlawfully granted a five-year lifeline for a delayed dock project tied to a proposed liquefied natural gas export terminal in the Garden State.

  • October 14, 2025

    Relief Concerns Grow As Sectoral Tariff Actions Build

    Importers' hopes for relief from industrywide tariffs are lagging alongside the trade deals President Donald Trump is trying to broker for some goods, while the administration's accelerated rollout of sectoral levies is also stoking concerns the government may be hamstringing its onshoring goals.

  • October 14, 2025

    Mining Company Seeks Judge's Removal From Citgo Auction

    A bidder in the sale of Citgo's parent company to satisfy billions of dollars of Venezuelan debt has asked to disqualify a Delaware federal judge from the forced judicial auction, saying it submitted the top bid of $7.9 billion but unfairly lost out to a competitor's lower bid.

  • October 14, 2025

    Biden's Alaska Land Plan Faces Repeal After Senate Vote

    The U.S. Senate approved the repeal of a Biden-era resource management plan for millions of acres of public land in central and northern Alaska, which the state's congressional delegation said unnecessarily restricted energy and other resource development.

  • October 14, 2025

    Judge Won't Block $4.7B Ex-Im Bank Loan For LNG Project

    A D.C. federal judge refused to temporarily block $4.7 billion in financing that the Export-Import Bank of the United States approved for a TotalEnergies SE liquefied natural gas project in Mozambique, a setback for environmental groups challenging the deal.

Expert Analysis

  • How Gov't Reversals Are Flummoxing Renewable Developers

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    The Trump administration has reversed numerous environmental and energy policies, some of which have then been reinstated by the courts, making it difficult for renewable energy project developers to navigate the current regulatory environment, says John Watson at Spencer Fane.

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    Traveling Solo Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Traveling by myself has taught me to assess risk, understand tone and stay calm in high-pressure situations, which are not only useful life skills, but the foundation of how I support my clients, says Lacey Gutierrez at Group Five Legal.

  • 6th Circ. FirstEnergy Ruling Protects Key Legal Privileges

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    The Sixth Circuit’s recent grant of mandamus relief in In re: First Energy Corp. confirms that the attorney-client privilege and work-product protections apply to internal investigation materials, ultimately advancing the public interest, say attorneys at Cooley.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Client Service

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    Law school teaches you how to interpret the law, but it doesn't teach you some of the key ways to keeping clients satisfied, lessons that I've learned in the most unexpected of places: a book on how to be a butler, says Gregory Ramos at Armstrong Teasdale.

  • Importers Face Uncertainty As Court Stays Solar Tariff Ruling

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    The overturning of a Commerce Department rule that allowed duty-free entry of solar cells between 2022 and 2024, now on appeal to the Federal Circuit, means the landscape for imported solar cells and modules is still in flux, while U.S. producers continue to rely on imports, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

  • Opinion

    New US-UK Tech Deal Offers Opportunities To Boost Growth

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    The recently announced U.S. and U.K. Technology Prosperity Deal, encouraging businesses on both sides of the Atlantic to work together toward technological advance, will drive both investment in U.K. capabilities and returns for U.S. investors, says Peter Watts at Hogan Lovells.

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    Adapting To Private Practice: 3 Tips On Finding The Right Job

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    After 23 years as a state and federal prosecutor, when I contemplated moving to a law firm, practicing solo or going in-house, I found there's a critical first step — deep self-reflection on what you truly want to do and where your strengths lie, says Rachael Jones at McKool Smith.

  • AG Watch: Va. Race Spotlights Consumer Protection Priorities

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    Ahead of the state's attorney general election, Virginia companies should assess how either candidate's approach could affect their compliance posture, with incumbent Jason Miyares promising a business-friendly atmosphere that prioritizes public safety and challenger Jay Jones pledging to focus on economic justice and corporate accountability, says Chuck Slemp at Cozen O’Connor.

  • Civil Maritime Nuclear Sector Poised For Growth, Challenges

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    The maritime industry now stands on the verge of a nuclear-powered renaissance, with the need for clean energy, resilient power generation and decarbonized logistics driving demand for commercial maritime nuclear technology — but these developments will raise significant new legal, regulatory and technical questions, say attorneys at Holland & Knight.

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    Painting Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Painting trains me to see both the fine detail and the whole composition at once, enabling me to identify friction points while keeping sight of a client's bigger vision, but the most significant lesson I've brought to my legal work has been the value of originality, says Jana Gouchev at Gouchev Law.

  • Using The GHG Protocol For California Climate Reporting

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    With the California Air Resources Board's recent announcement that entities subject to the state's climate disclosure laws can use the Greenhouse Gas Protocol as a standard for structured, auditable reporting, a review of methods, data sources and disclosures under the protocol is timely for compliance planning, says Thierry Montoya at Frost Brown.

  • Trump Tax Law Has Mixed Impacts On Commercial Real Estate

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    The One Big Beautiful Bill Act brings sweeping changes to the real estate industry — and while the permanency of opportunity zones and bonus depreciation creates predictability for some taxpayers, sunsetting incentives for renewable energy projects will leave others with hard choices, says Jordan Metzger at Cole Schotz.

  • Protecting Sensitive Court Filings After Recent Cyber Breach

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    In the wake of a recent cyberattack on federal courts' Case Management/Electronic Case Files system, civil litigants should consider seeking enhanced protections for sensitive materials filed under seal to mitigate the risk of unauthorized exposure, say attorneys at Redgrave.

  • Unleashing LNG And Oil Exports With The Deepwater Port Act

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    The U.S. Department of Transportation and its Maritime Administration are now poised to use the streamlined licensing process of an existing statutory framework — the Deepwater Port Act — to approve proposed offshore terminals for exporting oil and liquefied natural gas, thus advancing the Trump administration's energy agenda, says Joanne Rotondi at Hogan Lovells.

  • Contractor Considerations As Construction Costs Rebound

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    The U.S. construction industry is navigating rising costs driven by energy and trade policy, which should prompt contractors to review contract structuring, supply chain management and market diversification, among other factors, say attorneys at Cozen O'Connor.

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