On April 4, 2024, the White House activated a much-anticipated program meant to catalyze private investment in clean technology across the United States. It will award $20 billion in grant funding to eight recipients under...more
4/5/2024
/ Biden Administration ,
Clean Energy ,
Energy Projects ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Federal Funding ,
Grants ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Lenders ,
Private Equity
The US Department of the Treasury just released its guidance on the labor requirements that must be fulfilled in order to maintain the credit for the full amount for clean energy and infrastructure projects under the...more
11/30/2022
/ Apprenticeships ,
Clean Energy ,
Construction Project ,
Energy Projects ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Infrastructure ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
Investors ,
Labor Reform ,
Land Developers ,
New Guidance ,
Production Tax Credit ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Wage and Hour
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) is intended to stimulate domestic production in the US energy market and incentivize investment into those projects that utilize such domestic content. On October 26, Partners Carl...more
On July 27, 2022, Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced that they had reached an agreement on a proposed reconciliation package: the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, HR 5376,...more
On April 27, members from McDermott’s ESG, Impact & Sustainability Group, including Counsel David Cifrino and Partners Thomas Dawson, Carl Fleming and Jacob Hollinger, hosted a webinar on risks, opportunities and disclosures...more
The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) recently proposed landmark climate-related disclosure rules draw attention to a broad scientific consensus that to avert catastrophic consequences from climate change, the...more
3/29/2022
/ Business Opportunities ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Climate Change ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Insurance Industry ,
Investors ,
Net Zero ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Webinars
US RENEWABLES: INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES PERSIST IN UNCONVENTIONAL PLACE -
Apart from a few challenges, the sellers’ market in renewable energy is accelerating under the Biden administration, leading international investors...more
10/5/2021
/ Asia ,
Biden Administration ,
Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Energy Sector ,
EU ,
Green Deal ,
Hydrocarbons ,
Infrastructure Financing ,
International Trade ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Petrochemicals ,
Renewable Energy ,
Sanctions ,
Sellers ,
UK
Sovereign Wealth Fund Investment in the Global Healthcare Industry -
Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWF) seek out investments that are resilient, conducive to their aims and objectives, and reasonably free from market...more
5/5/2021
/ Appeals ,
Bonds ,
Collaboration ,
Copyright Ownership ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Data Privacy ,
Drug Pricing ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ,
Germany ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
International Data Transfers ,
Investment Funds ,
Investors ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Private Equity Funds ,
Sovereign Wealth Funds ,
Vaccinations
The energy market has undergone significant change in the past 12 months, with even more on the horizon. Join us for a webinar series as we explore how these changes have shaped—and will continue to impact—the energy...more
3/15/2021
/ Electric Generation Suppliers ,
Electricity ,
Energy Market ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Financing ,
Investors ,
Tax Equity ,
Texas ,
Webinars
While the basic investment infrastructure needs to be developed, impact investment is becoming a stable and sustainable alternative for institutional investors and high-net-worth individuals. Private Equity funding is well...more
3/12/2021
/ Bonds ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Global Health Issues ,
Healthcare ,
Infrastructure ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Loan Guaranties ,
Pooling Agreement ,
Private Equity ,
Social Entrepreneurship ,
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
McDermott continues to provide the latest market updates on the disruption and uncertainty in the energy industry. President Trump’s May 1, 2020, executive order prohibiting certain transactions involving bulk-power system...more
5/20/2020
/ Bulk Purchasing ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Due Diligence ,
Electricity ,
Energy Market ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Adversaries ,
Investors ,
Manufacturers ,
Procurement Guidelines ,
Renewable Energy ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Suppliers ,
Tax Credits ,
Trump Administration ,
Utilities Sector ,
Webinars
A little over a year ago, the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD) Act was signed into federal law, aiming to reform and strengthen US development finance capabilities by creating a new federal...more
Please join us for an evening roundtable discussion of the Impact Investing Legal Working Group’s (IILWG) DC Chapter, hosted by McDermott Will & Emery. Panelists from government, international development finance and the...more