Environmental Law, Securities Law, Commercial Law & Contracts

Episode 76 – Ben Lee Shares CircleUp’s Crowd Funding Model

by Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean LLP on 10/10/2012

In Episode 76 of The Wendel Forum (originally aired on September 15, 2012, on 960 KNEW AM radio), show moderator Dick Lyons, co-founder of Wendel Rosen’s sustainable business practice group, welcomes Ben Lee, director of...more

AB 32 and GHG Market and Auction Basics

by Reed Smith on 10/4/2012

On August 30, 2012, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and about 150 market participants held a test auction for the purchase and sale of California carbon allowances (CCAs). The California state legislature passed...more

“It’s A Poor Dog That Is Not Worth The Whistling.”

by Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 8/10/2012

I expect that a decade ago, whistleblower issues were considered primarily to be the province of employment law attorneys. Then there was Sherron Watkins, Enron and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Suddenly, issues involving...more

ASIC releases guidance and policy proposals for carbon financial products

by Baker & McKenzie Australia on 3/13/2012

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) released Regulatory Guide 236 Do I need a licence to participate in carbon markets? (RG 236) on 9 March 2012. RG236 sets out new guidelines to help businesses comply...more

Pig Promise Produces No Prudhoe Pork For Plaintiff

by Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 6/30/2011

What We’ve Got Here is A Failure to Pig In 2006, BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. shut down its pipelines and oil production in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska after leaks were discovered in two of its pipelines. Both leaks resulted from...more

SEC Gives Guidance for Public Companies' Disclosures Related to Climate Change

by Duane Morris LLP on 3/8/2010

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") published Release Nos. 33-9106; 34-61469; FR-82 (the "Release")—effective on February 8, 2010—which outlines the SEC's views concerning disclosure requirements for...more

Securities and Exchange Commission Issues Interpretive Guidance Document on Disclosure Obligations Related to Climate Change

by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 2/8/2010

On February 2, 2010, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) published new interpretive guidance (“Climate Change Guidance”) relating to the disclosure requirements that public companies face with respect to climate...more

SEC Issues Guidance Regarding Climate Change

by Miller & Martin PLLC on 2/8/2010

On January 27, 2010, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued an interpretative release that provides guidance on existing disclosure requirements for business or legal developments dealing with climate change....more

Securities and Exchange Commission Publishes Its Interpretive Release on Climate Change Related Disclosures

by Foley Hoag LLP on 2/5/2010

In early February, the Securities and Exchange Commission published an interpretive release (Release Nos. 33-9106 and 34-61469) about public company disclosures related to climate change. The Commission has previously stated...more

SEC Issues Interpretative Guidance on Climate Change Disclosures

by Morrison & Foerster LLP on 2/5/2010

On February 2, 2010, the SEC issued an interpretative release providing guidance to public companies on their disclosure obligations relating to climate change (Release Nos. 33-9106; 34-61469). The release focuses on recent...more

SEC to Require Companies to Disclose Global Warming Risks

by Foley Hoag LLP on 1/29/2010

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued interpretive guidance yesterday which requires publicly traded companies to consider the impacts of climate change – both the physical damage it could cause, as well as...more

NVCA Today: Carbon Value in Cleantech: Critical for Valuation, Revenue and Partnerships

by Morrison & Foerster LLP on 7/8/2008

Carbon Value in Cleantech: Critical for Valuation, Revenue and Partnerships The appetite of the venture capital community for Cleantech investment is large and growing, totaling more than $5.1 billion in 2007 and...more

In Brief - Summer 2008

by Lang Michener LLP on 6/30/2008

In This Issue LAW NOTES canvasses a host of interesting and current topics including law suits that have no chance of success (summary judgment); insider trading exemptions; stipulated price contracts (CCDC 2);...more

Israel Practice News, Fall 2007

by Morrison & Foerster LLP on 10/23/2007

Israel Practice News, Fall 2007 Morrison & Foerster continues to lead international law firms in representing Israeli companies in mergers & acquisitions, public offerings, intellectual property protection, litigation,...more

Home

Legal News

Find a Lawyer

Browse Subjects

Subscribe

Pro Services

For Reporters

Environmental Law › Securities Law › Commercial Law & Contracts