By Amanda Bronstad | February 8, 2024
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Kirkland & Ellis and other Big Law firms have appeared in court for shale oil producers accused of conspiring to fix gas prices since early 2021.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | February 8, 2024
Carl von Merz, who joined Hunton Andrews Kurth as a partner in Houston on Tuesday, will head the firm's U.S. oil and gas practice.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Timothy J. Horstmann and Ryan Gonder | February 6, 2024
The Inflation Reduction Act, Public Law 117-168 was signed into law by President Joe Biden on Aug. 16, 2022, but the impact of some of its provisions is just beginning to be felt. Among those are the substantial federal subsidies the act provides for state and local government investments in clean energy projects.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | February 5, 2024
Greenberg Traurig shareholder Alejandra Garcia Earley, who focuses on project finance and energy tax equity financings, has joined Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe's energy and infrastructure team as a partner in Chicago.
National Law Journal | Analysis
By Abigail Adcox | February 5, 2024
As Clifford Chance continues expanding its energy and infrastructure capabilities in the U.S., the firm has hired partners in Houston and Washington, D.C.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | January 31, 2024
Jay Hughes, who joined Willkie Farr & Gallagher in 2020 and was a co-chair of the power and renewable energy practice, has returned to McGuireWoods as a partner in Houston, where he once led the office.
By Thomas Spigolon | January 26, 2024
"We thought we would enjoy the flexibility of a smaller firm, and we thought our clients would enjoy it also," said Rob Vartabedian, who's leaving alongside partner Conrad Hester.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Kenneth J. Warren | January 26, 2024
A multifaceted, coordinated approach involving litigation, scientific investigation, and regulation is necessary to address past injuries and avoid future ones.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | January 25, 2024
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom hired an energy litigator from Haynes and Boone, while Simpson Thacher & Bartlett added a Kirkland & Ellis tax partner, both in Houston.
By Colleen Murphy | January 24, 2024
"Defendants agreed with OPEC to constrain production of crude oil worldwide, with the purpose and effect of fixing, raising, and maintaining the price of crude oil in and throughout the United States of America and worldwide," the complaint said. "Defendants are not sovereign nations, and they are not immune to U.S. antitrust law."
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