Directs the Department of War (DOW), in coordination with the Department of Energy (DOE), to prioritize long-term power purchase agreements with coal-fired power plants to supply military and other mission-critical federal…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Government Contracting, Military Law
It is no exaggeration to say that the past year has seen the most significant push to reform the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) generally recognized as safe (GRAS) process in more than two decades (see our prior post…
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/ Administrative Law, Health
Two California Courts of Appeal recently held that plaintiffs need not prove actual harm to bring a claim under the state’s Investigative Consumer Reporting Agencies Act (ICRAA). These holdings expose California employers,…
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/ Consumer Protection, Privacy
In the U.S., new Federal Trade Commission chair Andrew Ferguson took office in January 2025, promising a more permissive approach to merger approvals that was broadly welcomed by oil & gas companies eager to do deals…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Energy & Utilities, Mergers & Acquisitions
Several significant international arbitration decisions were handed down for the oil & gas industry through 2025, with the most notable cases concerning joint operating agreements (JOAs), LNG long-term supply contracts and the…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Energy & Utilities, International Law & Trade
In remarks delivered on January 28, 2026, at the American Conference Institute’s Advanced Forum on False Claims and Qui Tam Enforcement, Deputy Assistant Attorney General Brenna Jenny highlighted the Administration’s…
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/ Civil Remedies, Government Contracting, Science, Computers, & Technology
While the signing of the Defense and Transportation–Housing and Urban Development (HUD) appropriations bills last week ended a brief partial government shutdown, funding is never far the top of the to-do list, with the clock…
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/ International Law & Trade, Military Law, Science, Computers, & Technology
We expect the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to play a pivotal role in formalizing and institutionalizing many of the Administration’s policies around energy dominance, including the integration of large loads into…
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/ Administrative Law, Energy & Utilities, International Law & Trade
Subject to certain conditions and exceptions, General License (GL) 47 authorizes—without any time limitation—all transactions that are ordinarily incident and necessary to the exportation, reexportation, sale, resale, supply,…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Energy & Utilities, International Law & Trade
During January 28, 2026, remarks at the American Conference Institute’s Advanced Forum on False Claims and Qui Tam Enforcement, Deputy Assistant Attorney General Brenna Jenny, the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) top civil…
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/ Civil Remedies, Criminal Law, Health
Revokes prior restrictions on commercial fishing within the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument and restores management under Proclamation 10049, allowing well-regulated fishing activity in the area. Asserts…
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/ Environmental Law, Maritime Law
Directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to provide the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with expanded access to criminal history record information and authorizes DHS to share felony conviction records with trusted foreign…
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/ Criminal Law, Immigration Law, International Law & Trade
A combination of macroeconomic uncertainty, geopolitical shifts and volatile oil prices had an impact on M&A activity in the oil & gas industry through 2025. Notably, new or increased tariffs on U.S. imports of steel and…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Mergers & Acquisitions, International Law & Trade
In remarks last week at the American Conference Institute’s Advanced Forum on False Claims and Qui Tam Enforcement, the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) top civil fraud enforcement official, Deputy Assistant Attorney General Brenna…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, International Law & Trade
On February 3, 2026, the House passed the Senate-approved fiscal year (FY) 2026 five-bill spending package (H.R. 7148) via a vote of 217-214, sending the measure to President Trump and ending the partial government shutdown…
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/ Finance & Banking, Government Contracting, Science, Computers, & Technology
