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Thought leaders from around the world contribute their perspectives on landmark cases, new legislation, and legal perspectives on new technologies, business practices, and civil procedure.

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Environmental Impact Bonds

Outcomes Focus: Environmental Impact Bonds are All About Results

Jeremy King

Environmental Impact Bonds offer governments, investors and non-government participants the opportunity to focus on outcomes rather than activities.

Infrastructure in the Trump Administration

Building Blocks

G. Christian Roux

Everyone agrees U.S. infrastructure is in lamentable shape. Can Congress and the Trump administration muster the courage to do something about it?

Will the Straw Ban Reduce Waste?

Are Consumer-Driven Sustainability Efforts Effective?

Best Lawyers

Listed environmental lawyers share their thoughts on who should be leading the current sustainability movement.

U.S. Impact Paris Climate Agreement

U.S. Impact on Paris Climate Agreement

Lisa S. Zebovitz

The United States Climate Alliance, currently comprised of 14 states, is “committed to the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions consistent with the goals of the Paris Agreement.”

Paris Climate Accord

The Paris Climate Accord and Dissatisfaction

Joseph Z. Fleming

The Paris Climate Accord was a voluntary and non-enforceable approach to resolving climate issues.

Renewable Energy Projects

Renewable Energy Projects Meet an Unlikely Opponent: Environmentalists

Lee D. Hoffman

As the environmental movement challenged the energy industry to move “beyond coal” and later to move “beyond gas” to a carbonless energy future, investment in renewable energy skyrocketed.

How Environmental Nonprofits Got Their Start

River Deep, Mountain High

Hayley Carlock

Lessons from the birthplace of modern environmentalism.

Environmental Review

Going Global

Joseph K. Reinhart, Esq. and Meredith Odato Graham, Esq.

Expanding the scope of environmental review for the energy sector.

U.S. Withdrawal Paris Agreement

U.S. Withdrawal from the Paris Agreement

Violaine du Pontavice

What will be the future for the world’s climate issue?

Keys to Success in Environmental Law

Nature Calls

Robert Brager

Looking to make a difference as a practitioner of environmental law? These seven pointers will help bolster your green bona fides.

Paris Climate Accord

Paris Climate Accord

Mark L. Stermitz

The accord could affect the economic and social circumstances of farmers, ranchers, and small town residents whose lives are connected with the large deposits of fossil fuels in North Dakota, Montana, and Wyoming.

How Corporate Sustainability Works

Motion Sustained

Elise Scott, Madalyn Brown, and Bob DeMott

Corporate social responsibility isn’t just good for the planet—increasingly, it’s good for business, too.

The Paris Agreement

The Paris Agreement

Marie-Léonie Vergnerie

When the world (almost) united to fight climate change.

Managing Environmental Crisis

Managing an Environmental Crisis

Donald C. Bluedorn II

Practical points for lawyers (and others).

USA v. Moss

USA v. Moss Limits Regulatory Jurisdiction on the OCS

Grady S. Hurley

The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) has primary regulatory jurisdiction over OCS oil and gas operations. Following the Deepwater Horizon incident in 2011, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) was created to issue leases and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) established to promote safety, protect the environment, and conserve national resources.

The Lawyer Representing Christine Blasey Ford

In the News: Meet the Lawyer Representing Christine Blasey Ford

Best Lawyers

This week, hirings at King & Spalding, and a profile of civil rights attorney Debra Katz.

What Are Lawyer Commendations?

Lawyer Commendations Feature Makes It Easy to Recommend Top Legal Talent

Best Lawyers

Attorneys recognized by Best Lawyers can now position themselves as reliable industry resources.

Spain to Repeal "Sun Tax"

Sun Tax Out, Self-Sufficiency In

Mariano Roca López

How Spain is paving the way for self-sufficient homes.

New Law Requires Hurricane Maria Audit

FEMA Will Audit Emergency Response Efforts After Hurricane Maria

Sidney F. Ansbacher

New law requires FEMA to audit failed hurricane contracts.

Paris Agreement Climate Change

Paris Agreement on Climate Change: Overview and Update

Beatriz Paulo de Frontin and Márcio Pereira

An overview of the Paris Climate Agreement.

A Better Bottom Line

A Better Bottom Line

Margaret Pierce

How Benefit Corporations are leading the charge to save the world.

Maximizing Your Client Service Potential

Going All In

Krista K. McIntyre

Success in any legal space requires total commitment to your clients. Here’s a meaningful mnemonic to help you get it done.

Pablo Perezalonso Eguía – Ritch Mueller

Q&A with Pablo Perezalonso Eguía of Ritch Mueller

Best Lawyers

An interview with Pablo Perezalonso Eguía of 2018 Mexican "Law Firm of the Year" Ritch Mueller.

Climate Change

Hotter and More Intense

Lori Tripoli

Multiple Category 5 hurricanes. Drought. Wildfires. Climate change isn’t just damaging the environment and our health. It’s impacting the bottom line.

Regulations

Live Free? A Rather Long List of Regulations on Development in N.H.

Philip M. Hastings

The list of regulations that a real estate developer is likely to encounter (or will at least have to think about) for virtually any project in any New Hampshire community, regardless of the project’s size or nature, is long and requires a thoughtful and comprehensive approach in the planning stages.

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner Interview

An Interview With Vitaly Mozharowski of Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (Russia)

The firm is the 2019 "Law Firm of the Year" winner for Real Estate Law in Russia.

What Should A Lawyer's Bio Do?

How to Create a Bio that Attracts New Clients

Mark Annick

Put your most relevant information first. Make it sound like you.

Los Angeles Times Wins First Amendment Fight

In the News Weekly Roundup: Los Angeles Times Wins First Amendment Fight

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A roundup of recent news of listed lawyers across the country.

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