As an update to Vinson & Elkins’ prior coverage of House Bill 40 (“H.B. 40”)—new legislation that expands the jurisdiction and operations of the recently opened Texas business courts—both houses of the Texas Legislature approved…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law & Contracts
Roberta Downey, a seasoned disputes lawyer, shares how rapid innovation is transforming the construction industry, reshaping contracts, and presenting new challenges for legal teams worldwide. In your recent piece for The…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Construction Law, Energy & Utilities, Law Practice Products & Services, Science, Computers, & Technology
On May 12, 2025, the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ” or the “Department”) issued a series of significant policy changes outlining the Trump administration’s new approach to white-collar enforcement…
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/ Criminal Law, International Law & Trade, Securities Law
In the first major National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”) case to reach the Supreme Court in almost two decades, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision on May 29, 2025, in Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle…
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/ Construction Law, Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law, Transportation, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
Earlier this month the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (“CISA”), the U.S. federal agency under the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) whose mission is to protect the nation’s critical infrastructure from…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Science, Computers, & Technology
“We’re at a moment where the drive for innovation is clashing with the realities of risk.” – Roberta Downey
In this video, London partner Roberta Downey examines how rapid technological change — from offshore wind to soaring…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Last week the UK Supreme Court handed down its highly anticipated decision in URS Corporation Ltd v BDW Trading Ltd [2025] UKSC 21. The judgment provided helpful clarification on the recoverability of remediation costs…
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/ Civil Procedure, Civil Remedies, Construction Law, International Law & Trade, Real Estate - Residential
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) recently issued a press release announcing that it will host a public roundtable on June 26, 2025, to discuss executive compensation disclosure requirements. The event will be…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Securities Law
On May 22, 2025, the House passed budget reconciliation legislation referred to as “The One, Big, Beautiful Bill” (the “Bill”). As currently written, the Bill would reshape key aspects of federal energy policy by targeting both…
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/ Administrative Law, Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law
After an intense 21-hour House Rules Committee markup, early in the morning of May 22, 2025, the House passed H.R. Con. Res. 14, 119th Cong. (2025) (the “Reconciliation Bill”), which makes significant revisions to the Inflation…
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/ Elections & Politics, Energy & Utilities, Taxation
Despite signs of a retrenchment in some of the traditional areas of white collar enforcement under the Trump administration, the U.S. Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) enforcement of the civil False Claims Act (“FCA”) appears…
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/ Civil Remedies, Government Contracting, International Law & Trade
On May 14, 2025, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law Senate Bill 29 (“SB 29”), which significantly reforms the Texas Business Organizations Code (“TBOC”). With these reforms, Texas aims to create a legal environment that…
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/ Business Organizations, Civil Procedure
The tariff policy implemented by the Trump administration in April 2025 marks a significant shift for the aviation sector by ending long-standing duty-free status in aircraft trading. As a result, U.S. manufacturers and airlines…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, International Law & Trade, Transportation
One hundred days ago, sweeping revisions to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act Premerger Notification Form took effect. The revisions have significantly increased the time and effort to prepare HSR filings and have led filing parties to…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Electronic Discovery, Mergers & Acquisitions
For decades, California enforcers and politicians have argued for state-level antitrust enforcement activity at a level commensurate with California’s $4.1 trillion economy, the largest state economy in the United States. Only…
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