By: Sara K. Orr and Sofia Dolores Martos, Kirkland & Ellis LLP This article provides an introduction to the concept of corporate environmental social governance (ESG); generally describes the disclosure frameworks adopted by companies in connection...

By: Christy Thiems , American Property Casualty Insurance Association This article discusses the impact of cannabis legalization on the insurance industry. Disparate state laws on both medical and recreational use, federal issues such as classification...

By: The Practical Guidance Tax Team This article discusses the Consolidated Appropriations Act (the Act), passed by the House and Senate on December 21, 2020, and signed by President Trump on December 27, 2020. The Act pairs a roughly $900 billion novel...

By: Michael B. Richman , Julie K. Stapel , Craig A. Bitman , Lindsay B. Jackson , Daniel R. Kleinman , and Natalie R. Wengroff , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has released its final rule on the application of the...

By: John Erskine , NOSSAMAN LLP This article discusses the legal and policy framework for addressing sea level rise (SLR) in the 21st century in the United States, with an emphasis on the California Coastal Act (the Coastal Act), its administrative...