On June 18, 2024, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published its Final Regulations on the Inflation Reduction Act Prevailing Wage requirements ("Final Regulations"). While the Final Regulations generally adhere to the prior...more
With an unprecedented momentum for the construction of new major projects linked to the shift away from fossil fuels and the development of a low-carbon economy, there is a real focus on construction law issues relevant to...more
4/25/2024
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Brownfield Properties ,
Carbon Emissions ,
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Construction Industry ,
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Data Storage ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
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Green Buildings ,
Infrastructure ,
Mitigation ,
Net Zero ,
Renewable Energy ,
Risk Allocation ,
Sustainability
Companies that enter into covered contracts or receive awards that are subject to the Davis-Bacon Act, or a Davis-Bacon Related Act, will have new regulations to abide by after October 22, 2023. In what is the first major...more
Sustainable energy companies from renewable natural gas to renewable methane are being bought up by oil & gas super-majors, whose balance sheets have expanded thanks to the surging price of energy and fossil fuels in the past...more
Although the record-breaking deal activity of 2021 spilled over into 2022, headwinds in the first quarter developed into a significant slowdown during the rest of 2022, with an expectation of continued slowness as we enter...more
1/30/2023
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Capital Markets ,
CFIUS ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Domestic Dealmaking ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Global Dealmaking ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Private Equity ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Real Estate Market ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Sellers ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) ,
Technology
The growing complexity of energy projects—coupled with stories of major cost overruns—has sparked a growing reluctance among contractors to sign up to EPC contracts on a lump-sum turnkey basis. Project owners are starting to...more
[co-authors: Rhulani Matsimbi, and Kit Goodfellow]
Three pillars are at the heart of global efforts to boost sustainability and make our built environment cleaner, greener and more socially responsible: construction,...more
In response to its updated analyses of the impacts of natural gas exports on the US economy and the environment, and competitive forces in the global market for LNG, DOE takes steps to offer term extensions to existing and...more
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) a pandemic. As governments and health care systems continue to grapple with the growing impacts of this viral disease,...more