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Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) Congressional Investigations & Hearings

Akerman LLP

Antitrust Concerns About ESG Investing Are Not Going Away

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For the last several years, investor activism to further environmental, social, and governance (ESG) goals has faced significant antitrust scrutiny in the United States. This scrutiny reached a new level in June 2024 when the...more

Foley Hoag LLP - White Collar Law &...

Year in Preview: Review of and Insights into Investigations by the 119th Congress

This is the fifth in our 2025 Year in Preview series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year. We will be posting further installments in the series throughout the next several...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Congressional Investigations Outlook: What to Expect from the 119th Congress

The 119th Congress is underway, and Republicans control both chambers. With President Trump in the White House, both the House and the Senate will focus more of their oversight on the private sector. Continuing a trend over...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

2025 ESG + Sustainability Predictions

In 2024, challenges to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and sustainability initiatives in the United States proliferated internationally. This proved true, even as Europe promoted additional ESG and climate/social...more

McDermott Will & Emery

A Look at ESG, Climate Change and US Insurers at Mid-2023

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With most state legislatures now finished with their 2023 sessions and with the East and West coasts preparing for peak hurricane and wildfire season, respectively, now is a good time to take stock of the environmental,...more

Foley Hoag LLP - White Collar Law &...

Scrutiny for the Private Sector Will Come from Both Sides of the Aisle in the 118th Congress

This is the fourth part in our 2023 series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations. Up next: SEC. Last year, as we laid out the landscape for congressional investigations in 2022, we noted that...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Anticipating The New Congress' Private Sector Investigations

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With Republicans claiming a new majority in the House of Representatives in the upcoming Congress, corporates and individuals should expect a sea change in Congress' investigative priorities and areas of focus. Recent...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Congressional and Government Investigations in 2023: What to Expect from the New Congress

As the 118th Congress prepares to take office, those who may be targets of a new congressional agenda emphasizing government investigations should assess and address their vulnerabilities. Top industry targets for...more

BCLP

Priorities & Perspectives: U.S. Congressional large bank oversight hearings September 2022

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Capitol Hill saw the CEOs of the 7 largest US retail banks testify not once but twice last week. First, in the House Financial Services Committee Hearing on September 21, 2022: “Holding MegaBanks Accountable: Oversight of...more

Proskauer - Blockchain and the Law

House Committee Hearing Explores Cryptocurrency Energy Use, Bringing to Mind ESG Issues and Opportunities

On January 20, 2022, the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce (the “Committee”) held a hearing on the energy consumption associated with cryptocurrency activity....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Insights Special Edition: Biden’s First 100 Days

While combatting the COVID-19 pandemic, the Biden administration also shifted the direction of policy in a number of legal and regulatory areas during its first 100 days. We examine the initiatives, executive orders, nominees...more

King & Spalding

Georgia Results Flip the Senate and Will Lead to More Congressional Investigations

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With the majority in both the U.S. House and Senate, Democrats are poised to chair powerful investigative committees in the 117th Congress - With the victories of Raphael Warnock over incumbent Kelly Loeffler, and Jon...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Skadden's 2020 Insights

Despite political and economic uncertainties, markets and deal activity were resilient in 2019, and strong fundamentals remain in place heading into 2020. Companies continue to face a challenging litigation and enforcement...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Top 10 Topics for Directors in 2020: Executive Summary

Election and Impeachment - The presidential race will garner much of the attention during the 2020 election cycle, but there is fierce competition elsewhere, too. Republicans and Democrats are fighting for both U.S. House...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Top 10 Topics for Directors in 2020

Election and Impeachment - The presidential race will garner much of the attention during the 2020 election cycle, but there is fierce competition elsewhere, too. Republicans and Democrats are fighting for both U.S. House...more

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