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Firm News 8 results

Firm News | 8 min read | 08.15.24

The Best Lawyers in America 2025 Recognizes 42 Crowell & Moring Attorneys, Three Selected as Lawyer of the Year

Washington – August 15, 2024: The 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® has recognized 42 Crowell & Moring lawyers as "Best Lawyers" and 29 lawyers as “Ones to Watch.”
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Firm News | 2 min read | 07.15.24

Crowell Prevails for National Mining Association in D.C. Circuit, Defeating NGO Challenge to Interior Department’s "Mill Site" Rule

Washington – July 15, 2024: Crowell & Moring secured a victory on behalf of the National Mining Association in a longstanding dispute over a regulation governing mining on federal land.
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Firm News | 8 min read | 08.17.23

The Best Lawyers in America 2024 Recognizes 47 Crowell & Moring Attorneys, Two Selected as Lawyer of the Year

Washington – August 17, 2023: The 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® has recognized 47 firm lawyers as "Best Lawyers" and 41 lawyers as “Ones to Watch.”
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Client Alerts 45 results

Client Alert | 3 min read | 02.21.25

Council on Environmental Quality Withdraws NEPA Regulations and Issues Interim Guidance to Agencies

Following a directive from President Trump,[1] and in the wake of two court decisions concluding the Council on Environmental Quality (“CEQ”) had no authority to promulgate them in the first place, CEQ’s National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”) regulations are being removed from the Code of Federal Regulations.
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Client Alert | 1 min read | 01.10.25

FAR Council Withdraws Proposed Mandatory Climate Disclosures for Federal Contractor Rule

Mandatory climate disclosures for US federal contractors are officially off the table—at least, for the foreseeable future.  On January 10, 2025, the Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration announced that they are withdrawing a proposed rule, “Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate-Related Financial Risk,” which would have required thousands of federal contractors to inventory and publicly disclose their Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and would also have required  “major” contractors to also establish and validate GHG emission-reduction targets tailored to the goals of the Paris Agreement.  The proposed rule, discussed in further detail here, was introduced in November 2022 and resulted in thousands of public comments from the government contractor community and beyond. 
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Client Alert | 2 min read | 11.14.24

SEC ESG Enforcement Is Still Alive

On November 8, 2024 the SEC announced a settled enforcement action against Invesco Advisers, Inc. for making misleading statements about its integration of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors into the firm’s investment decisions. Invesco agreed to pay a $17.5 million civil penalty to settle the matter. This enforcement action makes it clear that, even though the SEC dissolved its ESG Task Force, the Commission continues to monitor firms’ statements and representations for misleading statements about ESG.
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Press Coverage 36 results

Press Coverage | 03.06.25

3 Questions Answered About NEPA Under Trump

E&E News

Publications 12 results

Publication | 01.10.24

Environmental: Litigating the Biden Climate Agenda

Litigation Forecast 2024
When it comes to environmental laws and regulations, the only question is when—not if—the courts will be asked to resolve contentious issues. Such is the case with a rule proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency, under the Clean Air Act, to limit the greenhouse gas emissions of fossil fuel-fired power plants.
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Events 6 results

Event | 02.27.24 - 03.01.24

ESG in Energy, Trade and Supply Chain: Cleaner, Greener and More Responsible

Join us in Houston to connect with hundreds of international attorneys from some of the most distinguished law firms, energy companies, and governmental institutions worldwide. Together, we will explore current issues in energy and cutting-edge strategies to address them.

Event | 05.04.23 - 05.05.23

Canadian Bar Association Environmental, Energy and Resources Summit

Crowell Partner Ellie Dawson will be speaking on a panel at the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) Environmental, Energy and Resources Law Summit. The summit will be taking place May 4-5, 2023. Ellie's panel, "The ABC's of ESG (Environment, Social and Governance)," will take place on May 4 at 4:00pm-5:00pm. The summit is presented by the CBA Environmental, Energy and Resources Law Section.

Event | 04.23.23 - 04.26.23

National Stone Sand and Gravel Association Young Leaders Annual Meeting

Crowell Partner Ellie Dawson will be speaking at this year's National Stone Sand and Gravel Young Leaders Meeting. The meeting will be taking place on April 23-26, 2023 at the Fort Lauderdale Marriott Harbor Beach. Ellie's presentation, "ESG Progress and Pitfalls," will take place on April 24, 10:30am-11:30am (EDT).

Webinars 8 results

Webinar | 03.18.25, 12:30 PM EDT - 1:30 PM EDT

ESG & Sustainability: New Risks, New Opportunities, and New Government Priorities

This webinar will provide an overview of key ESG, sustainability, and social responsibility issues and explain their relevance to your legal practice. Join us for a session that will give you an overview of key regulatory and litigation trends, and explain how they relate to the work that you do to support your business partners. 

Webinar | 09.13.22, 8:00 AM EDT - 9:00 AM EDT

ESG and Insurers: Understanding the Current Landscape and the Risks Ahead

ESG is a major challenge for insurers. All businesses are being called upon to reevaluate their products and purpose, including their role as employers of diverse, engaged workforces. Plaintiffs’ counsel have already begun to take advantage of changing regulatory and consumer expectations, and ESG-related claims are being pursued in the courts over a wide range of issues. Not only are insurers figuring out how to help others manage these risks, they’re also trying to determine the many ways ESG affects them. 
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Webinar | 04.12.22, 9:00 AM EDT - 10:00 AM EDT

The Future of Carbon Credit Markets

Counsel Ellie Dawson will be speaking as part of a panel at the American Bar Association’s “The Future of Carbon Credit Markets.” This webinar will discuss the carbon credit market and the intensifying frenzy that is currently playing out against a backdrop of inconsistent regulatory compliance and voluntary market regimes, with divergent carbon credit qualification standards. The panel will explore questions such as: What are the greatest challenges in establishing a mature carbon market akin to other commodities and securities markets? How can we bring greater transparency, scale, and consistency to the carbon markets? Who are the critical actors to drive the needed changes? What regulatory and legal challenges lay ahead? Who are the key stakeholders driving greater effectiveness, transparency, and consistency in the voluntary markets? What actions and commitments are needed from these players? How should the legal community interface with the scientific community to optimize outcomes? 
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Speaking Engagements 19 results

Speaking Engagement | 05.18.23

SEC Mandatory Climate Disclosures Webinar

Blog Posts 1 result

Blog Post | 05.26.21

Biden’s Environmental Justice Push and Its Impact on Retailers’ ESG Considerations

Crowell & Moring’s Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer

Podcasts 1 result

Podcast | 01.24.23

Fastest 5 Minutes Special Edition: Infrastructure and Inflation Reduction Act in 2023

This special edition of the Fastest 5 Minutes podcast covers recent developments related to the Infrastructure Bill and Inflation Reduction Act, and key areas to watch in 2023. The podcast features a cross practice team of Crowell partners, so we offer perspectives from tax, energy, labor and employment, government contracts, ESG, environmental, and government affairs. Crowell & Moring's "Fastest 5 Minutes" is a biweekly podcast that provides a brief summary of significant government contracts legal and regulatory developments that no government contracts lawyer or executive should be without.
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