A Texas lawyer got seven months in federal prison and was ordered to repay $2.1 million after pleading guilty last year to misprision of a felony in a real estate loan-fraud case. Jerry Goh, 51, was sentenced Monday in Dallas in the Northern District of Texas case.
Projects with Power Purchase Agreements or Payback Periods Extending More Than 20 Years Would Not Be Protected - The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) recently proposed establishing a 20-year transition period for existing net-energy...
While many in industry, particularly those in the Defense Industrial Base and government, have been sounding the alarm over cybersecurity for many years, only recently has it penetrated the American psyche. In fact, lately it seems as if a week does...
In an important decision for stakeholders in the Ontario renewable energy industry, the Divisional Court of Ontario overturned the July 2013 decision by the Environmental Review Tribunal (the ERT) in Ostrander Point. In its July 2013 decision, the...
The new rule contains important guidance regarding several aspects of the Food Safety Modernization Act’s whistleblower provision. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued an interim final rule that establishes...
In our recent post, “CFTC Forward vs. Trade Option: LDCs Still Struggle as Trade Option Reporting Deadline Looms,” we discussed the unintended impact of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank”) on energy industry...
On February 21-22, 2014, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission held its annual “SEC Speaks” conference in Washington, D.C. On the first day of the conference, Kara Brockmeyer, Chief of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Unit (“FCPA Unit”),...
In an article earlier this week, the Boston Globe reported on concerns that the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection is planning to weaken cleanup standards for hazardous waste sites in Massachusetts, seemingly in response to pressure...
A report by Cornerstone Research found that the number of securities class actions filed in the U.S. last year ticked up slightly. Yet that number remains below historical averages. In contrast, the number of securities cases filed in Canada last...
On February 14, Fitch released its criteria for rating U.S. commercial mortgage servicers. On February 13, Fitch released its criteria for rating RMBS in Latin America. On February 11, Moody’s released its criteria for rating resecuritizations backed...
