Confirmation Proceedings

Senate Confirms Marilyn Tavenner as CMS Administrator

by King & Spalding on 5/22/2013

On May 15, 2013, the Senate approved Marilyn Tavenner’s nomination to serve as the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Ms. Tavenner had been the Acting Administrator for CMS and had...more

Energy & Clean Tech Connections: Your Law Firm Link to Industry News -- May 2013

by Mintz Levin - Energy & Clean Technology on 5/10/2013

In This Edition: - In the News: United States - In the News: Europe & Asia - Government Financial Assistance - Privately Sourced Financial Grants - Federal & State News - Legal News - Events -...more

President Obama Appoints Three Members to NLRB, but Will They Be Confirmed? [Video]

by LXBN on 4/16/2013

Always a source of activity, and a very popular topic of conversation of LXBN, the National Labor Relations Board stands to grow to five full members if President Obama’s three recent appointees are confirmed by the Senate....more

Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Energy Nominees Head to Hill – ML Strategies Weekly Energy and Environmental...

by Mintz Levin - Energy & Clean Technology on 4/10/2013

The nominees for the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy leadership positions are going to the Hill this week for their confirmation hearings. ...more

Senate Banking Committee Holds Confirmation Hearing For CFPB Director, SEC Commissioner

by BuckleySandler LLP on 3/25/2013

On March 12, the Senate Banking Committee held a confirmation hearing for Richard Cordray to serve as CFPB Director, and for Mary Jo White to serve as SEC Commissioner/Chairman. While majority and minority committee members...more

Interior, Energy, & Environmental Protection Agency Nominee Status Update

by Mintz Levin - Energy & Clean Technology on 3/22/2013

Interior Secretary nominee Sally Jewell appeared before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on March 7 for a confirmation hearing. On Thursday, the committee voted in favor of Jewell in a 19-3 vote, which moves...more

Mary Jo White, Nominee for Chair of the SEC, Appears Before Senate Banking Committee

by Jonathan Weiner, Mark Wood | Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 3/19/2013

On March 12, Mary Jo White, President Obama’s nominee to chair the Securities and Exchange Commission, appeared at her confirmation hearing before the US Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs....more

SEC Nominee White Vows ‘Bold And Unrelenting’ Enforcement

by Elan Mendel | Shipkevich PLLC on 3/12/2013

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) nominee Mary Jo White, intends to tell lawmakers that she will bring a “bold and unrelenting” enforcement program to the agency if she is confirmed by the U.S. Senate....more

Commercial Restructuring & Bankruptcy Alert - February 2013

by Peter Clark, Joseph Filloy, Joanne Finch, Marsha Houston, Jeanne Stancampiano Lofgren, Elizabeth McGovern, Charlotte Møller, Ann Pille, Christopher Rivas, Jared Roach, Richard Robinson, more +Brian Schenker, Alison Wickizer Toepp, Lauren Zabel | Reed Smith on 2/21/2013

In this Issue: - Lenders Beware - International Insolvency Laws: Will One Size Fit All? The Debate Continues - ‘Fair and Equitable’ Means More Than Amortization Schedule - Pre-Petition Security License...more

Fifth Circuit Holds that Personal Jurisdiction is Required in New York Convention Recognition Proceedings

by King & Spalding on 1/3/2013

On December 21, 2012, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued its decision in First Investment Corporation of the Marshall Islands v. Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding, Ltd., in which that court addressed, for the...more

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Senate Confirms Marilyn Tavenner as CMS Administrator

Energy & Clean Tech Connections: Your Law Firm Link to Industry News -- May 2013

President Obama Appoints Three Members to NLRB, but Will They Be Confirmed? [Video]

Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Energy Nominees Head to Hill – ML Strategies Weekly Energy and Environmental...

Senate Banking Committee Holds Confirmation Hearing For CFPB Director, SEC Commissioner

Interior, Energy, & Environmental Protection Agency Nominee Status Update

Mary Jo White, Nominee for Chair of the SEC, Appears Before Senate Banking Committee

SEC Nominee White Vows ‘Bold And Unrelenting’ Enforcement

Commercial Restructuring & Bankruptcy Alert - February 2013

Fifth Circuit Holds that Personal Jurisdiction is Required in New York Convention Recognition Proceedings

President Obama Appoints Three Members to NLRB, but Will They Be Confirmed? [Video]

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