Energy Law and Electricity Regulation

The Trump Administration has issued a temporary general license authorizing certain transactions involving Iranian energy products following the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding. While this represents a significant shift in US sanctions policy, companies face complex legal risks including potential terrorism-related liability, ambiguous guidance, and the possibility of swift policy reversal within the 60-day authorization window.

Major jurisdictions continue to tighten enforcement and expand sanctions targeting Russia's war economy, with significant developments including the EU's new "rolling" sanctions approach, record-breaking UK penalties for circumvention, and coordinated actions against Russia's shadow fleet. How are Western governments adapting their sanctions strategies to close loopholes and increase pressure on Russian financial networks and defense supply chains?

On June 22, 2026, President Trump signed two Executive Orders on quantum technology, representing the most significant federal action on quantum technology in years.

This quarterly newsletter examines critical developments in chemical regulatory frameworks, covering litigation, legislative actions, and policy changes affecting manufacturers and importers. From EPA's implementation of TSCA's 10-year confidentiality limits to emerging state-level PFAS restrictions, the update provides essential guidance on compliance obligations across federal and international jurisdictions. The analysis addresses ongoing regulatory scrutiny of substances including per- and polyfluoroalk

This edition of our quarterly newsletter on chemical regulatory developments provides updates on litigation, regulatory, legislative, and policy developments of importance to our clients. The newsletter focuses on actions affecting chemical substances that are the subject of ongoing regulatory activity or scrutiny by federal, state, and international authorities, as well as developments in related litigation.

Given the deregulatory approach taken by the Trump administration on PFAS maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) (as detailed in Part I) and the money his administration is making available for states (as detailed in Part II), this Part III analyzes the other side of the Trump administration’s environmental federalism – what the states are doing. States have responded in varying ways to the reduced federal action for PFAS MCLs, including some acting directly in response to the Trump administration’s recent MCL changes.

The Department of Justice has launched the FOCUS initiative to encourage data miners to file qui tam complaints under the False Claims Act, but these outsiders face significant legal hurdles including the public disclosure...

Minimal progress has been achieved towards a permanent settlement of conflict between the DRC and the Rwanda-backed rebel group M23. Fighting in the eastern Congo persists, and both sides continue to accuse...

Federal agencies are deploying equity and equity-linked capital instruments across the critical minerals sector, fundamentally reshaping how mining and processing projects are capitalized, governed and exited. This structural shift introduces new considerations for sponsors and strategic investors navigating transactions where national security priorities intersect with private capital formation.

The Trump Administration has issued a temporary general license authorizing certain transactions involving Iranian energy products following the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding. While this represents a significant shift in US sanctions policy, companies face complex legal risks including potential terrorism-related liability, ambiguous guidance, and the possibility of swift policy reversal within the 60-day authorization window.

Major jurisdictions continue to tighten enforcement and expand sanctions targeting Russia's war economy, with significant developments including the EU's new "rolling" sanctions approach, record-breaking UK penalties for circumvention, and coordinated actions against Russia's shadow fleet. How are Western governments adapting their sanctions strategies to close loopholes and increase pressure on Russian financial networks and defense supply chains?

Drawing on more than a century of industry development and regulatory evolution, this analysis examines how market structures, infrastructure investment, and regulatory frameworks have shaped the long-term divergence between North American and international natural gas markets. The ongoing international energy crisis provides a backdrop for understanding why US natural gas prices remained stable while European markets experienced significant volatility, and what role regulatory design plays in energy market