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Lending Climate in America – 2nd Quarter 2024 Survey

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With inflation continuing to impact the US economy, lenders are focused on the economic impact of elevated interest rates. Lenders’ expectations for the US economy’s performance in the longer term – beyond the next six months...more

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New Ohio Power Siting Board Rules Take Effect May 30, 2024

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On May 20, 2024, the Ohio Power Siting Board (“Board” or “OPSB”) “final filed” its revisions to the administrative rules governing the siting of power generation....more

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Lending Climate in America – 4th Quarter 2023 Survey

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Interest rates and inflation have been the big drivers of the US economy as of late, but lenders are increasingly optimistic for 2024, despite some challenges. Lenders foresee interest rate declines beginning in 2024 – with...more

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Retail Shrink & Organized Retail Crime - Mitigating Financial Losses and Lowering Safety Risks

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Organized retail crime is an escalating threat that demands a coordinated response from retailers, consumers, and lawmakers. Its tentacles reach far beyond lost profits, jeopardizing community safety, employment...more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

AI News Roundup: McKinsey economic report, AI-assisted human legal analysis study and more

There’s a lot happening in the world of AI. To help you stay on top of the latest news, we have compiled a roundup of the developments we are following. McKinsey has released a report on the potential economic impact of...more

Cornerstone Research

Estimating Counterfactual Prices in Energy Markets

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The use of factual/counterfactual comparisons—that is, estimating the difference between what actually happened and what would have happened absent an event—is a fundamental tool in the economists’ work box in the context of...more

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Potential Unintended Economic Impacts of the Inflation Reduction Act on the Pharmaceutical Industry

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The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was signed into law in August 2022 with the goal of curbing inflation by, among other things, lowering prescription drug prices. Notable prescription drug provisions of the IRA include the...more

Perkins Coie

Quarterly Investment Update - 3rd Quarter 2023

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Stock Market Commentary - The S&P 500 Index fell 3.30% during the third quarter of 2023, with growth stocks losing slightly less than value stocks. Interest rate–sensitive stocks in the utilities and real estate sectors...more

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

MVA Monitor - May 2023 #3

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Last week, the North Carolina Senate unveiled and passed their version of the 2023-24 State Budget. With both chambers having now passed a draft budget, the House and Senate will begin negotiating a final version with the...more

International Lawyers Network

Law Firm ILN-telligence Podcast | Episode 64: Brendah Mpanga, BNM Advocates | Uganda

Brendah Mpanga is the founding partner of BNM Advocates in Kampala, Uganda, which is also one of the ILN member firms. In this episode, Brendah and Lindsay delve into the economic impacts of multiple pandemics, the diligence...more

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Government Contracts Inflation Update

In October 2022, I circulated “An In-Depth Examination of Inflation Relief for a Government Contractor[.]”    Much has occurred since.   Inflation remains an acute problem.   In turn, contractors and subcontractors continue...more

Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass

Mayor Breed Issues Executive Directive to Address City’s Housing Crisis

In an Executive Directive dated February 7, 2023, Mayor London Breed declared that “San Francisco needs to fundamentally change how we approve and build housing.” The Directive, titled “Housing For All,” comes on the heels of...more

Torres Trade Law, PLLC

USTR Accepting Comments on China Section 301 Tariffs Beginning November 15th

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The Office of the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) is conducting a review of the China Section 301 tariffs that were put into place in 2018 under the Trump administration. The USTR is required to review its tariffs...more

McDermott Will & Emery

CPPA Begins Formal Rulemaking Process

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On July 8, 2022, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) issued updated draft regulations implementing the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) as well as a notice of proposed rulemaking, which announced public...more

Goulston & Storrs PC

D.C. Zoning Commission Responds to Two of Attorney General’s Inclusionary Zoning Proposals

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On December 2, 2021, the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia (OAG), filed four petitions with the Zoning Commission (ZC) to amend the Zoning Regulations as an effort to increase the supply of...more

Dechert LLP

Does A Red Carpet Full Of Black Swans Matter?

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It’s coming up on awards season.  The Emmys were last week and weirdly, I got a thought bubble about nominees in the Black Swan category, walking the red carpet looking for attention!  Think the Masquerade scene from Phantom...more

Nossaman LLP

USFWS Publishes Revised Economic Analyses for MBTA Incidental Take Proposed Rule

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This week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (“USFWS”) announced the availability of two revised economic analysis documents related to the agency’s proposed rule concerning incidental take under the Migratory Bird Treaty...more

Perkins Coie

Quarterly Investment Update - 2nd Quarter 2021

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Stock Market Commentary - Thanks in part to vaccine rollouts, reopening, and monetary stimulus, the U.S. economy looks to be back on track. Along with the recovering economy, solid corporate balance sheets and robust...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Financial Daily Dose 5.7.2021 | Top Story: Improving Unemployment Figures Buoys Hopes for Strong April Jobs Report

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New jobless claims fell dramatically in new figures released on Thursday, as “the improving public health situation and the easing of pandemic-related restrictions allowed the labor market to continue its gradual return to...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

M&A Survives and Thrives in 2021: Dealmakers are Charged Up Heading into the New Year

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With 2019 seeing modest slowdowns in both M&A deal volumes and deal values compared to 2018, industry participants entered 2020 cautiously optimistic about the potential for automotive M&A deal growth. Although 2020 wasn’t...more

Hogan Lovells

Employment News: harassment, COVID-19

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Timed out – reasonable steps defence fails because training stable - An employer can defend a discrimination claim under the Equality Act if it has taken all reasonable steps to prevent employees from committing acts of...more

King & Spalding

Final Rule Requires Retrospective Review of HHS Regulations

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Last week, HHS issued a final rule setting expiration dates for regulations that are not retrospectively reviewed in a timely manner. The final rule requires HHS to review its regulations every 10 years to determine whether...more

Nossaman LLP

Podcast: Valuation and Damages: Assessing COVID-19’s Economic Impact

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Changes in how businesses operate, restrictions on property use and reduced revenues brought on by mandated closures due to COVID-19 have had a major impact on the real estate market and legal proceedings related to it...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

UME Publishes Report On Economic Contribution Of The Biobased Economy In The State

The University of Minnesota Extension (UME) recently published a report titled “Economic Contribution of the Biobased Industrial Products Industry in Minnesota: 2019.” The report accounts for the economic impacts from the...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

[Webinar] Investing in Carbon Capture, Use and Storage Based on Tax Credits - July 9th, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm CT

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After two decades and $4.5 billion of government investment, the Carbon Capture Use and Storage (CCUS) opportunity is at-hand in the United States with the proposed rules being issued by the IRS at the beginning of June, 2020...more

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