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September 23, 2025
Sullivan & Cromwell Guides Sempra On $10B Subsidiary Sale
Sempra said Tuesday it has agreed to sell a 45% stake in its infrastructure subsidiary to a consortium led by KKR and Canada's CPP Investments for $10 billion, while separately securing $7 billion of equity financing led by Blackstone to advance a major liquefied natural gas project in Texas.
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September 22, 2025
Weedmaps Accused Of Promoting Illegal Cannabis Cos.
Weedmaps Technology Inc. is allegedly violating California laws by knowingly allowing unlicensed cannabis retailers to advertise on its online delivery platform, according to a new proposed class action filed in Los Angeles County court that claims the practice puts law-abiding dispensaries at a competitive disadvantage.
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September 22, 2025
Fifth Third Can Keep $30M In Escrow Fight, Judge Rules
A New York federal judge has sided with Fifth Third Bank in a $30 million escrow fight, finding its claim notice over alleged "platform fee" violations was timely and valid, in a ruling that will require the suing private equity seller to return $10 million that was already released.
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September 22, 2025
Energy Investor Can Enforce €61M Award Against Bulgaria
A D.C. federal judge Monday sided with Maltese investor ACF Renewable Energy Ltd. in a suit seeking to enforce a €61 million ($71.86 million) arbitral award against Bulgaria in a dispute over the country's changes to a fixed 20-year rate plan.
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September 22, 2025
Trump Admin Says Calif. Emissions Waiver Fight Is DOA
The Trump administration has told a federal judge that California can't use the courts to override the will of Congress and undo the revocation of Clean Air Act waivers allowing the Golden State to establish its own vehicle emissions standards.
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September 22, 2025
NextEra Dodges Antitrust Claims In $1B Power Line Fight
A Massachusetts federal judge on Monday dismissed claims that NextEra Energy violated antitrust law in efforts to delay construction of a $1 billion transmission line, saying developer Avangrid Inc. failed to show how NextEra's actions limited competition in New England electricity markets.
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September 22, 2025
Crime-Fraud Exemption Applies To Eletson Docs, Judge Says
Reed Smith LLP has until the end of the day on Monday to turn over a dozen client files related to its prior representation of shipping company Eletson Holdings amid a dispute with rival Levona, after a Manhattan federal judge found probable cause that a fraud was committed in an underlying arbitration.
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September 22, 2025
8th Circ. To Hear Tribal Tesoro Pipeline Row In October
The Eighth Circuit has set arguments for Oct. 21 in North Dakota tribal members' challenge to a lower court's decision that denied them intervention in a lawsuit against the federal government's right-of-way trespassing claims against Tesoro High Plains Pipeline.
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September 22, 2025
Perkins Coie Adds Former US Treasury Tax Policy Atty In DC
Perkins Coie LLP has brought on a tax attorney who worked in the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Tax Policy, where he handled work related to laws such as the Inflation Reduction Act and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the firm announced Monday.
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September 22, 2025
34-Year DOJ Enviro Atty, Deputy Assistant AG, Joins Bracewell
A career U.S. Department of Justice environmental lawyer, who most recently was the deputy assistant attorney general of the agency's Environmental and Natural Resources Division, has taken his first role in private practice at Bracewell LLP, where he'll work as a partner, the firm announced Monday.
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September 22, 2025
Cuellar Bribery Indictment Survives Despite Speech Defense
A Texas federal judge has rejected a bid from U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, to escape bribery charges on the grounds that he is immune from prosecution under the Constitution's speech or debate clause, saying the government has alleged misconduct that is not shielded through a relationship to official legislative acts.
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September 22, 2025
Judge Rules Revolution Wind Can Restart Wind Farm Work
A D.C. federal judge gave Revolution Wind the green light to restart work on its billion-dollar wind farm off the Rhode Island coast Monday, halting a stop work order issued by the Trump administration last month, two years after the project got federal approval from the Biden administration.
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September 19, 2025
Feds Urge Justices To Back Trump's Emergency Tariffs
The federal government told the U.S. Supreme Court Friday that lower courts incorrectly determined President Donald Trump's emergency tariffs unlawful under a statute that gives the executive broad authority to regulate the economy in matters of national emergency,.
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September 19, 2025
Gov't Must Keep Waiting To Pursue Oil Cleanup Claims
A Washington federal judge will continue to pause the U.S. government's claims against two defendants in an environmental cleanup case following a 2021 incident in which a derelict fishing vessel ran aground while being towed off the California coast.
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September 19, 2025
Foreign Entity Rules Begin To Shape Clean Energy Deals
The recently enacted federal budget that attaches stricter foreign supply chain and business ownership rules to clean energy tax credits has started to take practical effect, with project developers rewriting agreements to avoid getting snagged in the new regulatory regime.
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September 19, 2025
SoCal Edison Inks Deal To Recover $2B In Woolsey Losses
Southern California Edison Co. revealed in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing Friday that it has reached a proposed settlement that would allow it to recover about $2 billion of its estimated $5.6 billion in losses connected to the 2018 Woolsey Fire.
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September 19, 2025
EU Finalizes Pact To Block Intra-EU Energy Charter Claims
Lawmakers in the European Union have adopted a decision agreeing that the Energy Charter Treaty's arbitration clause "cannot and never could serve as a legal basis for intra-EU arbitration proceedings."
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September 19, 2025
DC Circ. Sides With FERC On Puerto Rican Gas Pipeline
The D.C. Circuit on Friday unanimously rejected challenges to a liquefied natural gas pipeline in Puerto Rico built after hurricanes battered the island's electrical grid, saying the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's decision not to stop the project fell under its unreviewable enforcement discretion.
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September 19, 2025
Groups Decry Bid To Roll Back Ariz. Monument Protections
Conservation groups are denouncing congressional legislation that, if approved, would nullify protections on two Indigenous national monuments in Arizona that were put in place to prevent new uranium, copper and gold mining of the sites.
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September 19, 2025
Michigan Justices To Weigh Enbridge Pipeline Tunnel Dispute
The Michigan Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear challenges to state regulators' approval of an Enbridge Energy LP plan to construct a miles-long tunnel for a petroleum pipeline underneath a Great Lakes shipping corridor.
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September 19, 2025
Rhode Island, Connecticut Fight To Finish Building Wind Farm
The Rhode Island and Connecticut attorneys general asked a Rhode Island federal judge to allow an energy developer to resume work on an offshore wind farm that is 80% complete, arguing that a delay past Monday could imperil the entire project and thwart states' abilities to meet mandated emissions goals.
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September 19, 2025
Ellenoff-Led SPAC Among 3 IPOs Seeking Total $450M
Galata Acquisition Corp. II, a special purpose acquisition company formed by Callaway Capital Management, began trading Friday after raising $150 million by offering 15 million units at $10.
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September 18, 2025
Calif. Judge Pauses US Suit Over $380M PetroSaudi Award
A California federal judge has paused the U.S. government's lawsuit targeting a PetroSaudi unit's $380 million arbitral award over its purported connection to funds embezzled from Malaysia, saying uncertainty remains over related proceedings in the Cayman Islands and Barbados.
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September 18, 2025
DC Circ. Judge Says PJM Monitor May Have 'Hint Of Paranoia'
The D.C. Circuit didn't seem so sure Thursday morning that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission was flouting the rules by denying an independent market monitor access to its liaison committee meetings, with one judge saying the monitor seemed to be exhibiting a "hint of paranoia."
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September 18, 2025
Calif. Slams Truck-Makers' Bid To Block Emissions Regs
California has told a federal judge that truck manufacturers seeking to renege on their commitments to follow stringent state emissions standards for heavy-duty trucks in the coming years aren't entitled to an injunction now, and the Trump administration cannot bulldoze California into falling in line.
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Opinion
Section 1983 Has Promise After End Of Nationwide Injunctions
After the U.S. Supreme Court recently struck down the practice of nationwide injunctions in Trump v. Casa, Section 1983 civil rights suits can provide a better pathway to hold the government accountable — but this will require reforms to qualified immunity, says Marc Levin at the Council on Criminal Justice.
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Trump's 2nd Term Puts Merger Remedies Back On The Table
In contrast with the Biden administration, the second Trump administration has signaled a renewed willingness to resolve merger enforcement concerns through remedies from the outset, particularly when the proposed fix is structural, clearly addresses the harm and does not require burdensome oversight, say attorneys at Cooley.
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What EPA Chemical Data Deadline Extension Means For Cos.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's extension for manufacturers and importers of 16 chemical substances to report unpublished health and safety studies under the Toxic Substances Control Act could lead to state regulators stepping into the breach, while creating compliance risks and uncertainty for companies, say attorneys at Holland & Knight.
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Series
Playing Soccer Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Soccer has become a key contributor to how I approach my work, and the lessons I’ve learned on the pitch about leadership, adaptability, resilience and communication make me better at what I do every day in my legal career, says Whitney O’Byrne at MoFo.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Learning From Failure
While law school often focuses on the importance of precision, correctness and perfection, mistakes are inevitable in real-world practice — but failure is not the opposite of progress, and real talent comes from the ability to recover, rethink and reshape, says Brooke Pauley at Tucker Ellis.
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How Justices' Ruling On NEPA Reviews Is Playing Out
Since the U.S. Supreme Court's May decision in Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, narrowing the scope of agencies' required reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act, the effects of the ruling are starting to become visible in the actions of lower courts and the agencies themselves, say attorneys at Saul Ewing.
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Deep-Sea Mining Outlook Murky, But May Be Getting Clearer
U.S. companies interested in accessing deep-sea mineral resources face uncertainty over new federal regulations and how U.S. policy may interact with pending international agreements — but a Trump administration executive order and provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act should help bring clarity, say attorneys at Holland & Knight.
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AI Infrastructure Growth Brings Unique IP Considerations
The explosive rise of artificial intelligence has triggered an equally dramatic transformation in the supporting infrastructure required to meet growing AI demand, and the technology used in these data centers has its own intellectual property considerations to navigate, says Vincent Allen at Carstens Allen.
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Adapting To Private Practice: From ATF Director To BigLaw
As a two-time boomerang partner, returning to BigLaw after stints as a U.S. attorney and the director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, people ask me how I know when to move on, but there’s no single answer — just clearly set your priorities, says Steven Dettelbach at BakerHostetler.
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Tips For US Investors Eyeing Middle East Data Centers
While Middle East data center investment presents a compelling opportunity in light of renewed U.S.-Gulf cooperation on artificial intelligence and critical technologies, these projects require a nuanced understanding of regional legal and regulatory regimes, says Haykel Hajjaji at Covington.
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New DOJ Penalty Policy Could Spell Trouble For Cos.
In light of the U.S. Department of Justice’s recently published guidance making victim relief a core condition of coordinated resolution crediting, companies facing parallel investigations must carefully calibrate their negotiation strategies to minimize the risk of duplicative penalties, say attorneys at Debevoise.
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Clean Energy Tax Changes Cut Timelines, Add Red Tape
With its dramatic changes to energy tax credits, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will reshape project financing and investment planning — and wind and solar developers, especially those in the early stages of projects, face stricter timelines and heightened compliance challenges, says Dan Ruth at Balch & Bingham.
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How Cos. In China Can Tailor Compliance Amid FCPA Shifts
The U.S. Department of Justice’s recently updated Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement guidelines create a fluid business environment for companies operating in China that will require a customized compliance approach to navigate both countries’ corporate and legal systems, say attorneys at Dickinson Wright.
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Trump Air Emissions Carveouts Cloud The Regulatory Picture
President Donald Trump's new proclamations temporarily exempting key U.S. industries from air toxics standards, issued under a narrow, rarely-used provision of the Clean Air Act, will likely lead to legal challenges and tighter standards in some states, contributing to further regulatory uncertainty, say attorneys at GableGotwals.
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How Property Insurers Serve As Climate Change Harbingers
Thomas Dawson at McDermott discusses the role that U.S. property insurers may play in identifying and assessing climate risk, as well as in financing climate change adaptation projects, in light of global warming and shifting geopolitical realities.