Officials broke ground Monday on a new high-speed rail system that will connect Southern California and Las Vegas. The Brightline West system will average speeds of about 115 miles per hour and reach a top speed of around 200...more
The Investment Firms Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2019/2033) (the IFR) and the Investment Firm Directive (Directive (EU) 2019/2034) (the IFD) established a prudential framework for investment firms that are authorised under...more
Environmental justice is a principle that has been around since at least the 1990s, with roots back to the 1960s. The US EPA describes environmental justice as “the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people...more
The Washington State Department of Commerce is currently developing model legislation that could benefit behavioral health treatment facilities, as well as other Essential Public Facilities, across the state....more
On April 22, 2020, the Los Angeles City Council amended and moved forward with two controversial draft ordinances aimed at regulating the order of rehiring laid-off employees and requiring retention of existing workers in the...more
The COVID-19 pandemic may make complying with certain statutory or contractual deadlines materially or physically impossible. To address this situation, Ordinance No. 2020-306, passed by the French government on March 25,...more
New Orleans Looks to Further Restrict STRs - ("New Orleans inches toward tighter short-term rental regulations," Curbed - New Orleans on May 20, 2019) The New Orleans City Council, after years of debating, is within 90...more
Entry into force of MiFID II - The Directive 2014/65/EU on Markets in Financial Instruments (MiFID II) entered into force in France on 3 January 2018. Within the framework, the French legal framework has been updated over...more
On 10 May 2017, an ordinance was adopted by the French government ("Ordinance") in order to promote the use of bonds as a financing vehicle for French issuers that represents a major step forward in the French debt capital...more