Featured Evan Knott admitted to American College of Coverage Counsel Knott handles complex insurance recovery and other commercial litigation matters in state and federal courts around the U.S.
Featured Reed Smith named a 2025 ACC Value Champion Firm and client Brookfield Property Development honored for an innovative solution streamlining BPD’s due diligence screening process
12/26/2024 8:21:48 PM New York Climate Change Superfund Act signed into law By Peter Trimarchi On Thursday, December 26th, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Climate Change Superfund Act passed by the State Legislature back...
6/21/2024 2:44:10 PM One year on: UK Supreme Court issues 'scope 3' ruling in Finch By Julie Vaughan A year after the two day hearing in June 2023, the Supreme Court has issued its judgment, ruling Surrey County Council's grant of...
11/29/2023 10:08:32 AM Carbon Conscious - The Biden Administration and Clean Energy By Casey Snyder Jennifer Smokelin On August 16, 2022, the Biden administration enacted the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), a key piece of legislation that seeks to spur the...
6/26/2023 5:13:15 PM New ISSB sustainability reporting standards launched By Julie Vaughan The ISSB (International Sustainability Standards Board) has today released its eagerly anticipated standards S1 and S2. Together they aim...
2/8/2023 10:00:04 AM Why aren't we soaring? By Gaby Sweidan The results of a survey commissioned by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) show that, interestingly, COVID is still a key reason why in 1...
1/11/2023 5:53:27 PM New York Governor Formally Proposes Cap on Greenhouse Gas Emissions By Peter Trimarchi In her State of the State Address on January 10, 2023, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that her administration will be pursuing a...
12/29/2022 6:56:49 PM New York Releases Long-Awaited Battery Storage Roadmap By Peter Trimarchi On December 28th, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) released the highly anticipated 6 GW Energy...
10/12/2022 4:43:22 PM SEC Re-Opens Public Comment Period on Climate Disclosures By Peter Trimarchi Life rarely gives you a chance for a “do-over.” But one such opportunity just presented itself, in a place you probably weren’t expecting...
9/6/2022 8:37:32 PM California Legislature Passes Significant Climate, Energy Bills By Todd Maiden Eric Schmoll Amid a scorching and record breaking heatwave, California lawmakers approved most of Governor Gavin Newsom’s high-priority climate and...
7/7/2022 2:01:39 PM The European Parliament finally adopts its position on CBAM By Yves Melin Wim Vandenberghe Jin Woo Kim In July 2021, the European Commission presented a legislative proposal on the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) (Commission...
5/27/2022 4:36:56 PM California Advances Green Hydrogen Legislation By Todd Maiden Yesterday the California Senate passed Senate Bill 1075, which would create the "California Clean Hydrogen Hub Fund." Monies from this...
4/29/2022 3:19:21 PM Boron-Domestic Boom on the Horizon By Eric Schmoll The mineral boron and its application to national security, the climate, and the economy is already well known. The mineral can can be...
3/28/2022 3:01:49 PM California's "Lithium Valley." Win-win for for Energy and the Environment? By Todd Maiden Eric Schmoll As the United States seeks to develop its electric vehicle manufacturing capabilities and meet climate change goals, obtaining a reliable...
3/10/2022 5:23:45 PM SEC to Consider Climate-Related Disclosures By Jennifer Smokelin Randa Lewis On March 10, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it will hold an open meeting on March 21, 2022. The...
3/10/2022 2:22:16 PM Bitcoin Mining: Environmental Friend or Foe? By Megan Haines Randa Lewis The term "bitcoin mining" has become a popular headline topic with debates about the associated environmental impacts. The term refers...
12/7/2021 6:18:02 PM SEC Eyes Third Party Review of ESG Reports By Jennifer Smokelin Randa Lewis The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is evaluating to what extent companies use outside parties to review their...