Changing Hands: Keys To Downstream M&A IT Integration
Providers and payers contracting with Arizona’s Medicaid agency, the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (“AHCCCS”), and all such AHCCCS contractors’ subcontracts must reference and require compliance with the AHCCCS...more
The purpose of this White Paper is to provide general guidance to transaction participants and practitioners in their consideration of the application of 17 C.F.R. Part 246, adopted jointly by the Securities and Exchange...more
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) recently announced that 124 applicants have been provisionally approved to participate in the new Accountable Care Organization Realizing Equity, Access, and Community...more
Net Asset Value (“NAV”) transactions, where a debtor pledges its downstream assets to secure a financing, can involve a wide variety of potential collateral. In some NAV transactions, the assets to be pledged to secure the...more
Kent Landrum, Managing Director at Opportune LLP, Steve Roberts, Director at Opportune LLP, and Richard Loew, CEO at BlueBox, discuss why scope and complexity are the biggest hallmarks of a downstream M&A IT integration...more
Find out why accurately converting business associate information is a fundamental step when transferring data during an upstream oil and gas transaction....more
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), the United States (U.S.) regular gasoline retail price as of the Monday before Labor Day fell to $2.22 per gallon this year, the lowest level for this time of...more
Find out why the recent Colonial Pipeline cyberattack reinforces the need for modeling and creating a digital twin of a supply chain, which can go a long way in planning for uncertainty....more
Five lessons learned from upgrades and implementations of RightAngle S20+....more
On March 26, 2021, the Mexican House of Representatives published in the Parliamentary Gazette an initiative to amend certain provisions of the Hydrocarbons Law, an amendment directly proposed by President Andrés Manuel López...more
The lesson from In re First River Energy LLC: Even though Texas lien law does not require the filing of a financing statement for perfection, file one anyway. It will be helpful in the event a dispute is decided under the...more
Recycled structured settlement payment streams have been the subject of much concern and scrutiny the past few years. These recycled payment streams are structured settlement annuity payments that were sold to a factoring...more
Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer simply an industry buzzword. Today, it is a prevalent technology that has made inroads in nearly every industry sector, from healthcare and retail to manufacturing…...more
COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc on the global economy, and the oil & gas industry in particular is experiencing significant turmoil as demand has plummeted. Whether you are a company directly dealing with this economic...more
As the COVID-19 crisis and its economic fallout intensify, contractual parties have increasingly invoked force majeure provisions to excuse performance of contracts. This article is a follow up to Schiffer Hicks Johnson’s...more
As we approach the end of the year, many providers are in the process of negotiating renewals of their network contracts with health plans. Below are a few “best practices” ideas for providers to consider as they approach...more
When you think of your supply chain, what do you consider? For a traditional downstream refiner, you may include pipeline, truck, rail and vessel logistics. You may think about where inventory is stored. Do you have a picture...more
Businesses increasingly demand that their suppliers help them meet their own sustainability goals (e.g. reductions in greenhouse emissions) by including contract terms which require suppliers to: ..Meet sustainability...more
While overall corporate strategies haven’t changed all that much since 2018, we continue to see a fair amount of headwinds and tailwinds for the downstream energy sector. Below are three key trends we’re closely watching in...more
Like the Gold Rush of the mid-1800s, the IMO 2020 low-sulfur marine fuel regulation, scheduled to go into effect January 1, 2020, presents both opportunities and challenges for all participants involved. Patrick Long,...more
In the 2019 session, the Minnesota Legislature introduced a number of sweeping changes to statutes affecting individuals in the construction industry. On August 1, 2019, a number of those changes will go into effect. These...more
The answer depends on what part of “the oil business” you care about. The 86th Legislature produced a few, but not many, changes in laws affecting the business, (most going into effect on September 1). ...more