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September 26, 2025
DC Circ. Examines FERC's Revised Grid Hookup Policy
The D.C. Circuit is set to decide whether the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission made a mistake when overhauling its policy for hooking up new power projects to the grid, after spending the entire morning and part of the afternoon Friday going over the penalty framework.
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September 26, 2025
Calif. Power Market Law Is A Clean Energy Game-Changer
California's recent passage of a law further expanding its electricity markets beyond its borders could catalyze clean energy project development in the Golden State, as well as other states throughout the West.
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September 26, 2025
Tribunal Bars Niger From Selling Uranium Amid Orano Dispute
An international tribunal has ordered Niger not to sell uranium produced by the mining company Somaïr after it was seized by the government earlier this year, part of an ongoing arbitration initiated by French nuclear fuel cycle company Orano at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes.
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September 26, 2025
Hong Kong Judge Rules $109M Fraud Dispute Stays In Court
A Hong Kong judge refused Friday to send a dispute over ownership of a lucrative copper-lead-zinc mine in the Republic of Congo and an alleged $109 million fraudulent transfer to arbitration, rejecting claims asserted by a Chinese state-owned entity that the matter fell under an arbitration clause.
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September 26, 2025
Dr. Evil Gets Brief Callout In Del. Take-Public Merger Suit
Attorneys for a blank-check company that claimed at least $30 million in damages in Delaware's Court of Chancery after an alleged take-public merger breach on Friday branded the accused breacher's $2.1 billion counterclaim as being "worthy of Dr. Evil in the 'Austin Powers' movies."
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September 26, 2025
Chemical Plant Spat Must Unfold In NY, NC Court Is Told
A Swiss chemical technology company urged a North Carolina state judge Friday to toss a suit alleging that it bungled work on a $200 million plant, arguing during a hearing that it is not a construction company as defined in a state law undergirding where the claims can be litigated.
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September 26, 2025
Feds Say They Have Standing To Block Hawaii Climate Suit
The federal government is urging a Hawaii federal court not to dismiss its suit aiming to block the state's climate change suit against energy companies, saying it has standing because the state's action would usurp its authority to regulate pollution.
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September 26, 2025
Judge Won't Halt EPA's $3B Climate Grant Cuts During Appeal
A Washington, D.C., federal judge denied conservation groups' and local governments' effort to stop the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from ending a $3 billion climate grant program while they appeal the dismissal of their lawsuit.
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September 26, 2025
High Court Pauses Distribution Of $4B Foreign Aid
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Friday that the Trump administration can hold onto $4 billion in frozen foreign aid funding while Congress considers a proposal to cut it, pausing a lower court order that required the federal government to spend the money before the end of the month.
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September 26, 2025
'American Exceptionalism' SPAC Leads 2 IPOs Totaling $550M
Two special purpose acquisition companies made their public debuts Friday after pricing initial public offerings at a combined $550 million, with plans to merge with companies in the artificial intelligence, digital assets, fintech, defense and decentralized finance sectors, among others.
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September 26, 2025
Jones Day Hires NY Public Finance Attorney From Orrick
Jones Day announced that its New York office has gained a former Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP lawyer who advises issuers, underwriters and lenders on public finance and real assets transactions.
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September 26, 2025
Calif. Fights Biz Groups' Bid To Halt Climate Disclosure Rules
California asked the Ninth Circuit to reject business groups' effort to halt two new state climate regulations requiring large companies to publicly disclose their greenhouse gas emissions and climate-related financial risks.
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September 26, 2025
Judge Won't Overturn $57M Midwest Energy Win In IP Fight
A Delaware federal magistrate judge has refused to disturb a jury's finding that numerous affiliated companies willfully infringed Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. patents on technology for refining coal to reduce mercury in emissions from power plants, leaving in place a $57 million verdict.
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September 26, 2025
Ex-Perkins Coie, DOJ Enviro Lawyer Joins Greenberg Traurig
A former assistant section chief in the U.S. Department of Justice's Environmental and Natural Resources Division has joined Greenberg Traurig LLP's Washington, D.C., office after five years with Perkins Coie LLP.
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September 26, 2025
UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
This past week in London has seen Sanjeev Gupta’s Liberty OneSteel sue its collapsed former lender Greensill Capital, television personality Janice Dickinson hit ITV with a personal injury claim after falling over while appearing on “I’m a Celeb …”, and energy investor Blasket bring fresh litigation against Spain amid a row over a $416 million arbitration award. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.
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September 25, 2025
Standing Questions Loom In Mozambique LNG Loan Dispute
The requirements for organizational standing dominated much of Thursday's oral argument over the Export-Import Bank of the United States' decision to back a massive liquefied natural gas project in Mozambique, as the challengers sought a preliminary injunction that could hinge on recent standing rulings from the D.C. Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court.
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September 25, 2025
Mining Cos. Look To Revive $50M Zimbabwe Award Suit
Two Mauritian mining companies will look to challenge a D.C. Circuit decision nixing their lawsuit to enforce an 11-year-old, $50 million arbitral award against Zimbabwe stemming from an ill-fated mining deal, according to documents made public this week.
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September 25, 2025
GAO Says Agencies' Procurement Data Reports Are Lacking
The U.S. Government Accountability Office said in a report on Thursday that most federal agencies that reported procurement data in 2023 failed to complete a procurement data quality report or fell short of meeting all reporting requirements.
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September 25, 2025
Pa. Justices Allow Utilities To Deny Rivals' Billing For Add-Ons
Electricity distributors in Pennsylvania can apply add-ons to their customers' bills for things like smart thermostats, line insurance and tree trimming while denying the same "on-bill billing" service to third-party electricity providers, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
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September 25, 2025
Ukraine Oil Co. Fails To End Disclosure In $150M Award Fight
A Texas federal magistrate judge will not lift disclosure obligations on Ukraine's largest oil company as U.S.-based Carpatsky Petroleum Corp. looks to enforce a $150 million arbitral award against it, ruling that the documents being turned over continue to prove relevant to enforcement efforts.
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September 25, 2025
Biogas Co., Lender End Biz Battle Ahead Of Trial
On the eve of a trial, a biogas project developer and its lenders have ended their legal battle over the financing and control of renewable energy projects and also finalized a roughly $734,000 judgment against the developer and its principal.
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September 25, 2025
EEOC Seeks Partial Win In Suit Over Remote Work Refusal
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission asked a Georgia federal judge on Wednesday to grant it partial summary judgment in its disability discrimination lawsuit against a utility services provider that the commission said fired a worker after refusing to accommodate disabilities arising from a stroke.
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September 25, 2025
Climate Activists Accuse US Of Human Rights Violations
The U.S. government is violating young people's human rights by "perpetuating fossil fuel-driven climate destruction," a group of litigants told the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in a new petition.
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September 25, 2025
EU, US Trade Officials Meeting On Tariff Deal
In advance of a meeting Thursday between European and U.S. trade officials, European Commission trade spokesman said discussion topics could include possible rate reductions and tariff exemptions for additional goods under an evolving bilateral framework trade agreement.
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September 25, 2025
Mich. Judge Won't Disqualify Expert From Edenville Dam Trial
A Michigan state judge overseeing litigation against regulatory agencies over a dam that collapsed and caused widespread flooding said he will not bar an expert from testifying that the government ignored risks and took actions that increased the danger of a dam failure.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: Adapting To The Age Of AI
Though law school may not have specifically taught us how to use generative artificial intelligence to help with our daily legal tasks, it did provide us the mental building blocks necessary for adapting to this new technology — and the judgment to discern what shouldn’t be automated, says Pamela Dorian at Cozen O'Connor.
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Ch. 11 Ruling Voiding $2M Litigation Funding Sends A Warning
A recent Texas bankruptcy court decision that a postconfirmation litigation trust has no obligations to repay a completely drawn down $2 million litigation funding agreement serves as a warning for estate administrators and funders to properly disclose the intended financing, say attorneys at Kleinberg Kaplan.
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Demystifying The Civil Procedure Rules Amendment Process
Every year, an advisory committee receives dozens of proposals to amend the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, most of which are never adopted — but a few pointers can help maximize the likelihood that an amendment will be adopted, says Josh Gardner at DLA Piper.
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State Crypto Regs Diverge As Federal Framework Dawns
Following the Genius Act's passage, states like California, New York and Wyoming are racing to set new standards for crypto governance, creating both opportunity and risk for digital asset firms as innovation flourishes in some jurisdictions while costly friction emerges in others, say attorneys at Sheppard Mullin.
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Key Insurance Coverage Considerations For AI Data Centers
The burgeoning artificial intelligence industry has sparked a surge in data center projects — a trend likely to be accelerated by the White House's AI Action Plan — but with these complex facilities come equally complex risks, engendering important insurance coverage considerations, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.
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Parenting Skills That Can Help Lawyers Thrive Professionally
As kids head back to school, the time is ripe for lawyers who are parents to consider how they can incorporate their parenting skills to build a deep, meaningful and sustainable legal practice, say attorneys at Alston & Bird.
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Teaching Trial Advocacy Makes Us Better Lawyers
Teaching trial advocacy skills to other lawyers makes us better litigators because it makes us question our default methods, connect to young attorneys with new perspectives and focus on the needs of the real people at the heart of every trial, say Reuben Guttman, Veronica Finkelstein and Joleen Youngers.
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Navigating Brazil's Regulations, Incentives For Green Projects
Brazil's evolving environmental regulatory framework and ongoing moves to attract international capital for climate-focused projects may appeal to U.S.-based companies and investors interested in sustainable development — but taking advantage of these opportunities requires careful planning and meaningful stakeholder engagement, says Milena Angulo at Guimarães.
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Federal AI Action Plan Marks A Shift For Health And Bio Fields
The Trump administration's recent artificial intelligence action plan significantly expands federal commitments across biomedical agencies, defining a pivotal moment for attorneys and others involved in research collaborations, managing regulatory compliance and AI-related intellectual property, says Mehrin Masud-Elias at Arnold & Porter.
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Data Center Construction Trends, Challenges In Ill. And Texas
Data centers in Illinois and Texas are reshaping the industrial landscape, but this growth brings legal complexity, so developers, contractors and corporate legal departments must have a deep understanding of each state's legal terrain and take a proactive approach to risk management, say attorneys at Hicks Johnson.
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Definitions Of 'Waters Of The United States' Ebb And Flow
The issue of defining whether "waters of the United States" include streams and channels that sometimes have water and sometimes do not has been fraught since the U.S. Supreme Court's 2006 Rapanos decision, but a possible new rule may help property owners stay out of court, says Neal McAliley at Carlton Fields.
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Trump Tax Law's Most Impactful Energy Changes
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act's deferral of begin-construction deadlines and the phaseout of certain energy tax credits will provide emerging technologies with welcome breathing room, though other changes, like the increased credit rate for sustainable aviation fuel, create challenges for developers, say attorneys at Weil.
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How Sustainability Reporting Changed In The 1st Half Of 2025
Sustainability reporting is evolving rapidly, with fewer S&P 500 companies publishing reports in the first half of 2025 than in the same period last year, suggesting that companies are becoming more selective and intentional about their reporting, say analysts at Orrick.
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Adapting To Private Practice: From Texas AUSA To BigLaw
As I learned when I transitioned from an assistant U.S. attorney to a BigLaw partner, the move from government to private practice is not without its hurdles, but it offers immense potential for growth and the opportunity to use highly transferable skills developed in public service, says Jeffery Vaden at Bracewell.
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Advice For 1st-Gen Lawyers Entering The Legal Profession
Nikki Hurtado at The Ferraro Law Firm tells her story of being a first-generation lawyer and how others who begin their professional journeys without the benefit of playbooks handed down by relatives can turn this disadvantage into their greatest strength.