Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 393: The Legal Hiring Landscape in the Current Economy (w/Sadie Jones)
Investing in Colombia: Nearshoring & Economic Incentives in Manufacturing, Technology, Infrastructure, and Energy Industries
A Tale of Two Issues: Zach Ziliak Breaks Down the HFT Debate
Texas isn’t just celebrated for its breathtaking landscapes and rich history—it’s a dynamic powerhouse in international and interstate trade. As the second-largest state in the U.S., Texas capitalizes on its strategic...more
Carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) looks set to become one of the next major talking points in energy, as countries around the globe struggle to reduce carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions and fulfil commitments to...more
Following a breakdown of negotiations between Saudi Arabia and Russia, on March 8, 2020, oil prices experienced the largest one-day price drop since the 1991 Gulf War, falling to $30 a barrel. This occurred in the context of...more
Find out why the global oil price war, triggered by Saudi Arabia and Russia's refusal to curb production to stabilize prices during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, reinforces the need for structural change....more
While the eyes of the world have been on the impeachment of President Trump, Brexit, the coronavirus and the new American peace plan for Israel and the Palestinians, the seeds for the next war perhaps are being sown in the...more
Nearly two decades ago, the SARS epidemic began in China and spread to at least 20 other countries. Although it killed almost 800 globally, the economic impacts were felt mostly in China. This time, although the expanding...more
A drone attack on Saudi Aramco oilfields this weekend affected 5% of global production and sent “energy prices substantially higher” late Sunday and early today. Analysts don’t anticipate a “severe shock to energy markets and...more
West Virginia Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in EQT Doddridge County Trespassing Case - "The state Supreme Court will decide if a lower court judge got it right when he ruled natural gas production company EQT trespassed...more
Gas-to-Power in Africa: An Overview of Opportunities and Challenges - WHAT IS GAS-TO-POWER? “Gas-to-power” is a phrase that encompasses a trend of projects which involve directly using gas in power generation. The...more
Theranos founder and ex-CEO Elizabeth Holmes has been indicted on federal fraud charges along with former company president Ramesh Balwani. The charges come three months after Holmes settled civil charges with the SEC....more
The initial year of the Trump administration colored much of the political, business, and financial headlines of 2017, both in the U.S. and abroad. Key administration-related developments in 2017 included U.S. withdrawal from...more
The Treachery of Images - Most people are familiar with the famous painting by René Magritte called "The Treachery of Images" (1928). The picture shows a pipe and below it the caption "This is not a pipe." In Africa,...more
The Situation: Vietnam, like other developing countries, is challenged by the prominence of state-owned enterprises throughout its economy. The Development: The Vietnamese government has directed that state ownership in a...more
Despite a stronger global economic outlook than we’ve seen in years, the world’s central bankers appear loath to let go of stimulus measures while lower-than-expected inflation bedevils them....more
So, what is LIBOR? LIBOR—the London Interbank Offered Rate—is one of the most ubiquitous benchmarks for determining short-term interest rates in bank (and other) lending. LIBOR rates are short-term fixed rates quoted for...more
In our Fall 2016 Economic Outlook, we set out at some length our analysis of the main factors which have contributed to the low “new normal” growth rates the world has experienced since 2011. We argued that trend annual...more
CEO’s Executive Summary: The economy dominated the news in September. The President presented an austere 2017 federal budget that concentrates 42% of its cuts on Pemex, forcing the firm to further deepen spending cuts. The...more
With a sustained fall in crude oil prices since June 2014 — around US$40 per barrel at the time of writing (and as low as US$27 early in 2016) — our conventional understanding of the global oil economy continues to be...more
This spring Outlook is structured in three sections. The first section sets out our view of the economic outlook commencing with a very short summary of recent world economy dynamics, followed by a review of the outlook for...more
Oil prices have fallen sharply since the release of our Fall 2014 Economic Outlook. While this shock should have relatively little effect on our outlook for global growth, in part because of other offsetting developments in...more
We expect a modest strengthening of global growth over the next two years relative to 2013 and 2014, largely originating from the advanced economies, and the U.S. in particular. Growth in the emerging economies as a whole...more
In this issue: - Bridging the Gulf - Integration brings investment - Investment focus - Investment activity - Country focus - Structure type - Feature: Positioning the Region for more...more
The rapid progress of advanced energy technologies and energy efficiency in the “conventional” areas of oil and gas as well as in the “clean” sources of wind, solar, and geothermal energy is allowing countries to do more from...more
We are pleased to provide a collection of commentaries on the critical legal issues facing our clients in 2013. There is hope that global economic and market conditions will continue to improve despite ongoing...more