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Energy Buzz: Trends in construction contracts for energy transition projects

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With plans for energy transition infrastructure projects well underway, their successful delivery demands that parties swiftly get to grips with the important issues when negotiating, administering and managing claims and...more

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Workplace Law Update: 10 Essential Items on Your May To-Do List

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law, especially given the rapid pace at which the new administration has been moving on initiatives impacting the workplace and beyond. For the latest...more

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Powering the Digital Future: The Rise of Data Centers in the Middle East

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The Middle East is experiencing a transformative surge in its data center industry, driven by digital transformation, the widespread adoption of cloud services, and strategic investments in artificial intelligence (AI). The...more

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Fueling the Future: The Intersection of AI and the Oil & Gas Industry

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The Texas Responsible AI Governance Act (the “Act”) is set to take center stage during the 89th Texas legislative session, which began on January 14, 2025. The Act proposes new legislation to regulate development and...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

2025 Perspectives in Private Equity: AI & Technology

Technology continued to be an industry of particular focus for private equity (PE) through 2024. Blackstone’s $16 billion acquisition of data center platform Airtrunk was the largest deal of Q3 2024, according to Ernst &...more

Bracewell LLP

France Launches Long-Awaited Procedure to Support the Production of Renewable or Low-Carbon Hydrogen

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Just before Christmas, France took another major step forward in its decarbonization strategy with the launch of the competitive bidding procedure designed to award financial support for the production of renewable or...more

K&L Gates LLP

December 2024 ESG Policy Update—Australia

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Australian Update - Australia Commits AU$75 million to Singapore's FAST-P Clean Energy Transition Initiative - On 3 December 2024, the Australian Government approved an AU$75 million equity investment in the Singapore...more

Mintz - Energy & Sustainability Viewpoints

Energy & Sustainability Washington Update — July 2024

Final Rules for Prevailing Wage & Registered Apprenticeships at Clean Energy Projects - The Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently announced final rules implementing the prevailing wage and...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents Energy Industry Insights: V 8, Issue 6, June 2024

Conflicting Energy Demands and Policies Create Significant Future Challenges - Two noteworthy articles highlight how conflicting energy requirements are posing significant challenges for regional and national energy...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

AI’s Power Consumption Could Put the Grid — and Energy Regulators — to the Test

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The story of artificial intelligence (“AI”) is one of technological promise and societal challenge, and its impact on the U.S. electric power grid is fast becoming a pivotal chapter. The promise is compelling. AI could...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents Energy Industry Insights: V 8, Issue 1, January 2024

Solar is Coming, Solar is Here: The Growth of Solar in Coal Country - We reviewed a variety of news stories discussing new solar projects in states – Kentucky, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania – that have traditionally...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights: V 7, Issue 9, September 2023

The Virginia Clean Energy Act, the Botetourt County Battery Power Facility and the Impact on the Commonwealth - The Virginia Clean Energy Act (“VCEA”) mandates that Dominion Energy Virginia and Appalachian Power, the two...more

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ArentFox Schiff Issues the First Global Definitive Legal Guide for Industries Navigating AI

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Artificial intelligence promises to transform the way we live and work and its impact will undoubtedly stretch to every business sector across the globe. This next generation of technology brings exciting possibilities and...more

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CFIUS Year in Review

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CFIUS reviewed a record number of transactions in 2021 according to its most recent annual report – and shows no signs of slowing down. High technology (including quantum computing), life sciences, and green energy...more

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Priorities of the 118th Congress and the Biden Administration

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As the final votes of the 2022 Midterm Elections are counted, Republicans have taken back control of the House of Representatives, while the Democrats will retain control of the Senate. Both chambers will be held by extremely...more

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Executive Order Directs CFIUS to Consider National Security Factors

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Ensuring a responsive CFIUS in an evolving national security landscape - On September 15, 2022, President Biden signed an Executive Order on Ensuring Robust Consideration of Evolving National Security Risks by the...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Hot Topics in International Trade - June 2022

U.S. Initiates Indo-Pacific Economic Framework in the South Pacific- On May 23 in Tokyo, Japan, the U.S. and other countries in the Pacific region launched the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (“IPEF”)....more

Allen Matkins

PropTech Update - April 2022

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U.S. construction tech firms brace for increased cyberattacks  Construction Dive – March 30 Cybersecurity experts caution against something far more foundational than ransomware attacks or private data thefts when it comes to...more

McDermott Will & Emery

International Legal Highlights - December 2021

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CROSS-PRACTICE TEAM RECOVERS $6 MILLION FROM BITCOIN THIEF IN SHORT ORDER - The Challenge: In the emerging cryptocurrency space, most investors store their assets in digital wallets, where—unlike traditional bank...more

Morgan Lewis

Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Could Revolutionize the Energy Industry

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President Joseph Biden signed the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (the Act) on November 15, 2021, which allocates $550 billion in new spending over the next five years to improve US infrastructure,...more

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Energy & Sustainability Washington Updates - October 2021

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Negotiations Continue on Budget Reconciliation & Infrastructure Bills - Although the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act – also referred to as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework (BIF) – was approved by the Senate in...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights, Volume 5, Issue 26

As U.S. Retreats, China Looks to Back Taliban with Afghan Mining Investments - "While the Taliban takes stock of the natural resources and U.S.-funded infrastructure now at their disposal, strategic competitors including...more

Mayer Brown

Working Capital - Second Edition 2021

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When I think about transformations in the energy industry, I often think of the great inventor Thomas Edison, who was not only responsible for hundreds of important inventions but who also set the stage for a breakthrough...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

President Biden’s “American Rescue Plan”

Last week, President Biden released a fact sheet summarizing a proposed $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus package, which promises to have a broad reaching impact on U.S. businesses. The proposal includes a $15 billion grant...more

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Steady as She Goes: Three Expectations for the Coast Guard in 2021

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As the new Biden Administration takes the helm in January 2021, there are great expectations for the next year in terms of consistency and stability at the federal level. Generally, industry can expect the U.S. Coast Guard...more

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