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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Strategic Capital Meets Innovation: How Government and Industry Are Shaping the Next Wave of Market Growth

In 2025, the “visible hand” of government became a defining feature of the U.S. financing landscape. Rather than relying solely on grants or tax credits, the federal government increasingly invested directly in companies in...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

M&A in the Middle East: AI, Financial Services and Energy Transition Lead the New Wave

In the first half of 2025, the Middle East’s M&A deal volumes grew by 19% — a significant growth relative to global M&A — according to analysis by professional services provider PwC....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Structured Finance Is Playing a Key Role as the Capital Demands of Data Center and Power Build-Outs Balloon

As the global data center and related power infrastructure build-out continues at an unprecedented pace, the magnitude of the required capital is measured not in millions or billions but in trillions of dollars. J.P. Morgan...more

Robinson+Cole Environmental Law +

Federal Courts Unswayed by Administration Stop Work Orders

Echoing recent rulings from the District Court for the District of Columbia, on January 16, 2026, the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia granted Dominion Energy’s request for a preliminary injunction, lifting...more

Haynes Boone

Shipping and Energy: Year in Review 2025

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Welcome to the Shipping and Energy Year in Review 2025 from the London office of Haynes Boone. As editor of our quarterly newsletter, I am delighted to bring together, in one place, the alerts, articles, publications and...more

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Texas Supreme Court Justice Throws a Lifeline to Mineral Rights Owners

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In Ageron Energy LLC v. ETC Texas Pipeline, LTD Justice Busby authored a concurring opinion in the denial of a petition for review to the Supreme Court in which he criticized the majority opinion of the Court of Appeals...more

Mayer Brown

UK Weekly Sanctions Update - Week of January 12, 2026

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RUSSIA - UK Government amends one entry to the UK sanctions list under the Russian regime: On January 16, 2026, OFSI amended the entry for John Michael Ormerod on the UK sanctions list under the Russia regime. This...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Fairfax County Moves to Regulate Large-Scale Battery Storage

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Fairfax County, Virginia, advanced a zoning ordinance amendment that would for the first time define and regulate large-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS). The Board of Supervisors scheduled public hearings on the...more

DLA Piper

Australia’s Critical Minerals Reserve: AUD1 Billion Boost For Supply Chain Security

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On 12 January 2026, the Australian Federal Government announced new details in relation to its proposed Critical Minerals Strategic Reserve (the Reserve) which will secure the supply of key minerals vital for Australia’s...more

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Trump Administration and Mid-Atlantic Region Governors Announce Emergency Reliability Action Targeting Data Center Load Growth

On Friday, President Donald Trump—together with governors across key Mid-Atlantic Region states—announced a new initiative aimed at addressing soaring electricity demand driven by large‑scale AI and cloud‑computing data...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Speaking Sustainability - Legal & Regulatory Updates - December 2025

The 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) ended on November 22, 2025. Among other things, the package of decisions reflected in the Belém Political Package brings renewed focus on scaling up climate finance...more

White & Case LLP

President Trump Orders Critical Minerals Trade Negotiations In Section 232 Action

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On January 14, 2026, President Trump issued a Presidential Proclamation implementing Section 232 measures to address national security risks associated with imports of processed critical minerals and their derivative products...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Shape the Future of Geothermal in 2026—Policy, Trends and Opportunities

This is a pivotal year for geothermal energy. With major policy shifts, growing incentives and breakthrough technologies on the horizon, now is the time to act....more

Allen Matkins

California Environmental Law & Policy Update 1.16.26

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For decades, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has calculated the health benefits of reducing air pollution, using the cost estimates of avoided asthma attacks and premature deaths to justify clean air rules....more

Morgan Lewis - Up & Atom

NRC Confirms Effective Date of Direct Final Rule Adding Conditional Sunset Dates to Certain Regulations

The NRC has issued a Federal Register notice confirming the January 8, 2026 effective date of its direct final rule implementing the requirements of Executive Order 14270, Zero-Based Regulatory Budgeting to Unleash American...more

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Delaware’s Recent Shift to the Prudence Standard Likely to Reshape Utility Cost Recovery

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Effective January 1, 2026, the laws in Delaware have changed to replace the business judgment rule with the prudence standard for utility ratemaking. This change in the legal standard for regulated utilities in Delaware now...more

Bracewell LLP

FEOC Rules for Clean Energy Tax Credits

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What Are the FEOC Rules and How Do They Impact Clean Energy Tax Credit Eligibility? The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) of 2025 introduced comprehensive foreign entity of concern (FEOC) rules that prohibit taxpayers...more

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North Dakota Pore Space Redux

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North Dakota surface owners defeated the carbon-storage lobby’s effort to steal their interstices.*  In Northwest Landowners Association, et al, v. State of North Dakota et al, a district court declared a portion of the CO2...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

EV Roundup - January 2026

Looking back on the last year, the U.S. saw a dramatic shift in federal electric vehicle policy in favor of fossil fuels. Among the most significant, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act ended several federal EV and clean vehicle...more

Investing in Data Center-Focused HVAC Businesses: An Increasingly Strategic Asset Class

The continued expansion of data centers—driven by cloud adoption, artificial intelligence (AI), and high-performance computing—is reshaping how investors evaluate infrastructure risk and opportunity. Among the most critical,...more

Pillsbury - Global Trade & Sanctions Law

Venezuelan Energy Sector: Recent Developments, Challenges and Opportunities

On January 3, 2026, the United States military conducted an operation in Caracas resulting in the extraction of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. They currently remain in the U.S. facing federal...more

K&L Gates LLP

FERC Orders PJM to Reform Tariff for Co-Located Generation and Load

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On 18 December 2025, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a long-awaited order finding that PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.’s (PJM) tariff is unjust and unreasonable as it relates to co-located load arrangements...more

Morgan Lewis - Up & Atom

With a New Chair and Full Commission, NRC Enters 2026 Poised for Action

The NRC saw major staffing transitions in 2025, including an unprecedented number of vacancies at the senior staff level. As 2026 kicks off, the Commission has returned to a full slate of five, and the agency has filled...more

Goldberg Segalla

Will NEPA Rollbacks Spell Economic Growth and Efficiency or Will the Environment Bear the Cost of Deregulation?

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The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) has been one of the nation’s bedrock environmental laws since its enactment on January 1, 1970. Last year, an “interim final rule” was put into effect that rescinded all White...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Shaping The Future Of Energy, Capital, and Culture

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Keith Fullenweider is Chair of Vinson & Elkins and a member of the firm’s Management Committee. He maintains an active practice with private equity firms and their portfolio companies on their investments, financings, and...more

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