As in every year, in 2024 the grinches of law enforcement brought financial and corporal misery to bad guys in energy. Here is a review of the crimes of only a few of the convicted, admitted and alleged bribsters, swindlers and liars who plagued the industry during last year. These acts came with a pronounced
Uri Force Majeure Cases Still Percolating
Thought you’d heard the last of force majuere cases arising from Winter Storm Uri? Think again.
In Marathon Oil Company v. Koch Services LLC. the question was how to measure damages suffered by Koch for Marathon’s failure to deliver gas.
Under a Base Contract Marathon was obligated to deliver gas at the Bennington Hub. The
Powerful Promises: Performance Guarantees and Liquidated Damages in Solar and Biogas EPC Contracts
Performance guarantees and performance liquidated damages (PLDs) are an essential element of most engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contracts, especially those related to solar and biogas projects; they make guaranteed levels of project performance, quality, and output enforceable. Specifically, PLDs compensate project owners for financial losses (or a reasonable approximation of them) incurred when projects
NY’s Superfund Law Poised for Overhaul: Aligning with CERCLA and Accounting for Environmental Justice
New York’s legislature has passed significant amendments to New York’s Environmental Conservation Law concerning the Inactive Hazardous Waste Disposal Site Remedial Program—commonly referred to as the State Superfund program.
John Carney Chairs and Speaks, Jimmy Fokas Speaks at PLI Basics of Accounting for Lawyers 2025
Partners John Carney and Jimmy Fokas are speakers at Practising Law Institute’s Basics of Accounting for Lawyers 2025, May 14-15, 2025, in New York, New York. Carney is also a Chair for the program.
Carney and Fokas will both participate on a panel titled “Notes to the Financial Statement,” a discussion about using the notes
Podcast: Blowout Insurance: The Most Underused Coverage?
On this week’s episode of “Energy Law This Week,” hosts Matt Jones and April Rolen-Ogden break down two significant cases shaping the energy sector: Anderson Living Trust v. ConocoPhillips and Lexington Insurance v. ExxonMobil.
Webinar Series: Transforming Legacy Management Experience
The age-old practice of estate planning is evolving. Families realize that there is enormous untapped value here. As a result, clients are saying goodbye to siloed, episodic relationships – and hello to a coordinated team effort with a proactive, iterative approach to managing a family legacy. Families will hire teams that reflect this philosophy and mandate
Rebecca Schrote Presents on APEX Depositions at Columbus Bar Association CLE Session
Associate Rebecca Schrote will serve as a presenter during the Columbus Bar Association CLE titled “APEX Depositions: The Agonies and the Ecstasies of Taking and Defending Depositions of a Company’s Top Exec.” Taking place May 14, 2025, the half-day session explores the APEX disposition, or when one party takes the deposition of the opponent’s president
To Help the New Administration Help Your Industry, You Need an Agency Strategy (Real Estate Finance Journal)
Partner Andrew Grossman penned an article for Real Estate Finance Journal titled “To Help the New Administration Help Your Industry, You Need an Agency Strategy,” a look at how agencies can take advantage of the deregulation opportunities now available under the Trump administration. Published in the Spring 2025 issue, the article discusses how the new
Latest Developments on Louisiana CCS Legislation
After two action-packed weeks at the Capitol, Louisiana lawmakers continued to vote down bills this week on carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) but did advance a few CCS bills out of committee.