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FERC to Investigate Natural Gas and Electricity Markets in Wake of Texas Storm

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) announced on February 22 that its Office of Enforcement would examine wholesale natural gas and electricity market activity during last week’s extreme cold weather ...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

CFTC Brings Energy Market Insider Trading Case, Announces Insider Trading Task Force

• The CFTC has filed a new “insider trading” enforcement action involving the energy markets—the agency’s third energy market insider trading case since 2015. • The CFTC also created an Insider Trading and Information...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

FERC Enforcement Releases 2017 Annual Report

• On November 16, 2017, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission released its 11th annual Report on Enforcement, detailing the agency’s Enforcement activities in 2017. • Key highlights are that Enforcement priorities were...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"Skadden Energy Law Handbook: Fourth Edition (November 2016)"

Skadden’s Energy Regulation and Litigation Group is pleased to provide the fourth edition of the Skadden Energy Law Handbook, which includes a summary of recent developments. The handbook contains 16 chapters covering a broad...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

CFTC Proposes Amendment to RTO-ISO Order

On May 10, 2016, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) proposed an amendment (“Proposed Amendment”) to an order it issued on March 28, 2013 (“RTO-ISO Order”), exempting certain electric energy transactions from a...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

FERC Enforcement Director Calls For Legislative Fix To Address Hunter Decision

On January 15, 2014, Mr. Norman Bay, Director of the Office of Enforcement at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), testified at a Senate Banking Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection...more

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