Energy and Natural Resources

  • New York Law Journal | Analysis

    New York Environmental Legislation in 2020

    By Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan | January 13, 2021

    This past year, New York saw the collapse of one major environmental initiative due to the pandemic, but the enactment of several important new environmental laws. In their Environmental Law column, Michael Gerrard and Edward McTiernan report on these developments and numerous other laws targeting environmental concerns in their annual survey.

  • The American Lawyer | News

    Mayer Brown Picks Up Renewable Energy Finance Team as Practice Broadens

    By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | November 16, 2020

    A five-lawyer group, led by Hunton Andrews Kurth partners Eric Pogue and John Tormey, moved to Mayer Brown in New York and Washington, D.C.

  • The American Lawyer | News

    Freshfields Touts Sustainability Initiative to Reinvent NYC

    By Dan Packel | October 1, 2020

    Prior to COVID-19, the firm convened leaders in the private sector along with city government, universities and foundations to develop a road map for reinventing New York as a "circular city." The pandemic has made the effort even more relevant.

  • New York Law Journal | Analysis

    Energy Restructurings Affected by COVID-19 Pandemic

    By Edward E. Neiger | March 27, 2020

    In his Bankruptcy Update, Edward E. Neiger discusses two energy sector restructurings affected by the unprecedented global COVID-19 pandemic.

  • New York Law Journal | News

    Disbarment 'Too Extreme' for Donziger, Referee Finds

    By Jack Newsham | February 25, 2020

    Chevron has lambasted the referee's report, with its attorney at Gibson Dunn arguing the referee had "ignored" the findings of a federal judge.

  • New York Law Journal | Analysis

    New York Environmental Legislation in 2019

    By Michael B. Gerrard and Edward McTiernan | January 8, 2020

    In 2019, with the Democrats newly in full control of the State Senate, the Assembly and the Governor's office, New York adopted more environmental legislation than it had in more than a decade. In this edition of their Environmental Law column, Michael Gerrard and Edward McTiernan report on these developments and numerous other laws targeting environmental concerns.

  • New York Law Journal | News

    Manhattan Judge Clears Exxon in NY AG's Lawsuit Over Accounting for Climate Change Risks

    By Jane Wester | December 10, 2019

    The decision came with one caveat, with Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Barry Ostrager saying the decision does not represent a vindication of Exxon Mobil's environmental stewardship. But he said the case implicated securities fraud, not the environmental footprint of the energy company.

  • National Law Journal | News

    New Testimony Puts Focus on WH Lawyer John Eisenberg's Role in Ukraine Affair

    By C. Ryan Barber | November 19, 2019

    John Eisenberg, the top lawyer for the National Security Council and a former Kirkland & Ellis partner, has refused to sit for questioning in the House impeachment inquiry. But he figured prominently at Tuesday's hearing.

  • New York Law Journal | Analysis

    EXCO Bankruptcy Illustrates Power of Chapter 11 Restructuring

    By Chris Greco, Alexandra Schwarzman, Patrick Nash and Ameneh Bordi | November 6, 2019

    In a world where quick Chapter 11 cases that fail to fully utilize the tools available under the bankruptcy code have become the norm, the EXCO cases serve as an example of the power of Chapter 11 to meaningfully restructure an oil and gas business and leave it positioned for go-forward success in a volatile commodities market.

  • New York Law Journal | Analysis

    Challenges Ahead on New York's Path to Carbon Net Zero

    By Karen Meara and Christopher Rizzo | October 23, 2019

    New York state recently enacted a sweeping new law to curtail greenhouse gas emissions from virtually all sources over the next 20 to 30 years. The law contains no specific regulatory roadmap and instead leaves the details to be developed over the next three years with the state Department of Environmental Conservation and the Public Service Commission taking leading roles. As New York takes up the hard work of developing a regulatory path forward, it will need to tread carefully to withstand the public and legal scrutiny that lies ahead. In their Domestic Environmental Law column, Karen Meara and Christopher Rizzo have identified three significant challenges that the state will face as well as possible solutions.

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