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Norton Rose Fulbright: D.C. Circuit Vacates Part Of Conflict Minerals Rule
Posted on 13 May 2014 by Norton Rose Fulbright

By Marsha Z. Gerber , Cristina K. Lunders and Christian Menefee On April 14, 2014, a divided panel of the US Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit found unconstitutional one part of the disclosure requirements in the Securities and Exchange Commission's... Read More

Tags: Dodd-Frank , Conflict minerals rule , et al. , Securities and Exchange Commission , National Association of Manufacturers , SEC , Norton Rose Fulbright , Litigation , US Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit , Congo , v. Securities and Exchange Commission , NAM , energy

Norton Rose Fulbright: SEC Issues New Conflict Minerals Guidance Post NAM
Posted on 13 May 2014 by Norton Rose Fulbright

By Marsha Z. Gerber , Cristina K. Lunders and Christian Menefee On April 29, 2014, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC" or the "Commission") issued additional guidance (“April 29 Guidance”) on the Conflict... Read More

Tags: et al. , Securities and Exchange Commission , National Association of Manufacturers , Conflict Minerals1 Rule , SEC , Norton Rose Fulbright , v. Securities and Exchange Commission , NAM , energy

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC: DOJ Ramps Up Interest in Oil and Gas Industry
Posted on 23 Aug 2013 by Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

By Gordon H. Copland, Russell D. Jessee and Nathaniel I. Holland Last year, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division reached an agreement with two natural gas producers who each paid fines of over one-half million dollars to settle claims... Read More

Tags: Halliburton , alternative energy , pressure pumping services , fracking , Antitrust , U.S. Department of Justice , oil and gas industry , Natural gas , SEC , oil , energy law , Baker Hughes , gas , DOJ , energy

K&L Gates LLP: SEC Adopts New Rules Requiring Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers to Governments
Posted on 25 Jan 2013 by K & L Gates LLP

By James O. Green, P. Gregory Hidalgo and Lynwood E. Reinhardt Excerpt: On August 22, 2012, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") adopted new rules relating to disclosure of payments by so-called "resource extraction... Read More

Tags: drilling , Dodd-Frank , U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission , Natural gas , SEC , oil , energy law , resource extraction issuers , gas