Environmental Law

Scots leader Dundas hires three partners for City arm

By Legal Week | July 9, 2009

Dundas & Wilson has significantly bolstered its London partner headcount with three lateral partner hires and one internal promotion.

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Clydes boosts Paris with CC hire

By Legal Week | June 26, 2009

Clyde & Co has picked up Clifford Chance's (CC's) Paris environment head Pierre Bechmann.

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Travers takes lead role on Pinewood real estate and community project

By Legal Week | June 25, 2009

Travers Smith is advising Pinewood Studios on planning matters as it creates a working community in Buckinghamshire. The City firm has been advising Pinewood on real estate, planning, environment and real estate management issues connected with the studio's plans to build a living and working community for the creative industry.

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Dentons, Fulbright and Ashurst dig deep into E647m oil and gas buyout

By Legal Week | June 18, 2009

Denton Wilde Sapte, Fulbright & Jaworski and Ashurst have played key roles in the E647m (£556m) consortium acquisition of the oil and gas division of Oranje-Nassau Groep.

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Public and regulatory law: Global thinking

By Legal Week | June 18, 2009

How are businesses reacting to the downturn in economic activity? Will they be tempted to 'green-wash' through the recession, will they genuinely try to make sense of the 'green is good for business' argument, or will they simply not bother to do either?

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Northern Ireland

By Legal Week | June 10, 2009

L'Estrange & Brett and A&L Goodbody address the practice issues facing the Northern Irish legal market.

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Northern Ireland: The north/south connect

By Legal Week | June 10, 2009

Energy has come to the forefront of economic and environmental attention globally, and Ireland north and south is no exception to this trend. The energy sector in Ireland has remained driven North by an all-island agenda and ern Ireland, in particular, has seen ongoing development in energy matters. Much emphasis has been on the development of renewables and achieving cost savings and efficiencies through the development of an all-island energy market.

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Burges Salmon completes top-level overhaul

By Mark Goddard | June 8, 2009

Burges Salmon has overhauled its management structure, splitting its partnership committee in two. The regional heavyweight has divided its main management group, creating a smaller partnership committee, which will concentrate on long-term strategic issues, while department heads will now sit in a separate group focusing on operational short-term objectives, rather than sitting on the partnership committee.

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Brit Energy GC resigns as EDF takeover finalised

By Mark Goddard | June 4, 2009

British Energy general counsel Robert Armour has resigned after 20 years with the company, as the organisation nears the end of an overhaul of its legal function in the wake of its takeover by EDF. Armour has been replaced by British Energy's former head of legal Jean MacDonald, who becomes general counsel and company secretary at the newly-merged EDF Energy.

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K&L Gates hires Ashurst partner for Dubai debut

By Mark Goddard | June 1, 2009

K&L Gates has launched an office in Dubai with the hire of Ashurst energy and transport partner Paul de Cordova. Senior dispute resolution partner Neal Brendel will relocate from K&L Gates' Pittsburgh office to co-found the Dubai base, which will focus on corporate and projects work.

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Corporate Counsel

Lessons From Proxy Season 2021: The Diminution of Board Power Accelerates

By Lloyd M. Johnson Jr. | September 7, 2021

Disruption, transparency and accountability were the dominant themes of the 2021 proxy season. Directors should be prepared for these themes to dominate boardroom discussions and annual meetings next year and beyond.

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Law.com

Diesel Emissions Class Action Over GM's Chevy Cruze Runs Out of Gas

By Amanda Bronstad | September 3, 2021

Five years after its filing, a lawsuit over GM's diesel vehicles filed in the wake of the Volkswagen emissions scandal could come to a screeching halt. A federal judge Michigan has ordered the plaintiffs firms to show why their lawsuit shouldn't be tossed, noting he had "serious doubt" that he had jurisdiction over the case given there was no evidence of a "defeat device."

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Daily Business Review

Fried Claims DeSantis Needs Cabinet Approval for DEP Selection

By Jim Turner | September 2, 2021

"My hope is that the governor is actually going to follow the law and bring up this appointment at the next Cabinet meeting," Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried said.

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The Recorder

'We Were a Key Part of Tom Winning Some Big Cases.' How Tom Girardi's Downfall Hit One Consulting Firm.

By Amanda Bronstad | September 2, 2021

L. Everett & Associates, an environmental consulting firm based in Santa Barbara, is one of 500 creditors in the Girardi Keese bankruptcy. The firm, which has a $200,000 claim, worked for 20 years with Girardi Keese, often on cases referred by Erin Brockovich. "There was a time when the checks stopped coming, and we became quite nervous," said CEO Lorne Everett.

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New Jersey Law Journal

Still No Party: Permit Objectors Continue to Be Denied a Fair Process 

By Jordan M. Asch and Stuart J. Lieberman | September 2, 2021

Owners of property adjoining a property that is the subject of an administrative permit review have no real ability to raise concerns regarding the permit and to create an administrative record which might defeat an improperly issued permit and to protect their property.

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Texas Lawyer

Check Your (Texas Audit) Privilege: It Might not be Available in Federal Court

By Eric Groten and Taylor Holcomb | August 31, 2021

The Texas Audit Act is widely used by the regulated, who are incentivized by the regulator to look for, voluntarily disclose, and promptly correct violations in exchange for immunity from civil penalties.

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The Recorder

Morgan Lewis Grows ESG Group, Adding Legal VP of Fidelity Foundations

By Jessie Yount | August 31, 2021

Morgan Lewis hires again as the firm sees an inflection moment in environmental, social and governance matters.

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New York Law Journal

Environmental Advertising for Your Brand: Three Things You Need To Know

By Robb Roby | August 27, 2021

In June 2021, Lina Khan was sworn in as Chair of the FTC. She is expected to pursue an aggressive enforcement policy for consumer protection, including advertising and marketing conduct. So, what are the three things that you should know about environmental marketing under the current Green Guides?

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The Legal Intelligencer

Out-of-State Firm, Barclay Damon, Steps In to Defend Pa.-based Military Equipment Maker Against Clean Air Act Claims

By ALM Staff | August 27, 2021

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.

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National Law Journal

Colorado River Emergency Highlights Need for Native American Representation in Washington

By Bruce Love | August 25, 2021

"It's important to have decent counsel for tribes in D.C. because so much of what tribes do is impacted by federal law and regulation," said Akin Gump's Jason Hauter.

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