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Miles B. Haberer, Lori Elliott Jarvis, Dan J. Jordanger, David Craig Landin, Joseph C. Stanko; Hunton & Williams LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 21, 2012, previously published on May 2012 Three recent rulemaking initiatives affecting the oil and gas industry evidence the federal government’s continuing efforts to carve out a larger role for itself in the regulation of hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking.” This alert provides an overview of the three initiatives.
| | Program-Related Investments and Private Foundations — New Guidance Reflects the Modern World
Ofer Lion, Douglas M. Mancino; Hunton & Williams LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 27, 2012, previously published on April 2012 New proposed regulations illustrate the broad range of programs and investment types that can qualify as program-related investments for private foundations. Program-related investments are excepted from the private foundation excise taxes applicable to investments that jeopardize the carrying out...
| | President Obama Signs Jobs Act Into Law
Cyane B. Crump, Olga Khvatskaya, J. Steven Patterson, Daryl B. Robertson, William Lake Taylor; Hunton & Williams LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 10, 2012, previously published on April 2012 On April 5, 2012, President Obama signed H.R. 3606, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act (the “Act”), into law. The Act is intended to help smaller companies access the U.S. capital markets by relaxing certain regulatory compliance and disclosure requirements and easing the...
|  | Massachusetts Attorney General Announces $15,000 Settlement with Property Management Firm
Hunton Williams LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 4, 2012, previously published on March 27, 2012 On March 21, 2012, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced that Maloney Properties Inc. (“MPI”), a property management firm, executed an Assurance of Discontinuance and agreed to pay $15,000 in civil penalties following an October 2011 theft of an unencrypted...
| | FTC Privacy Report Emphasizes Privacy by Design, Individual Control and Transparency
Hunton Williams LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 4, 2012, previously published on March 27, 2012 On March 26, 2012, the Federal Trade Commission issued a new privacy report entitled “Protecting Consumer Privacy in an Era of Rapid Change: A Proposed Framework for Businesses and Policymakers.” The report charts a path forward for companies to act in the interest of protecting...
| | German DPAs Issue Resolutions and Address a Wide Range of Topics at Annual Conference
Hunton Williams LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 4, 2012, previously published on March 23, 2012 On March 22, 2012, the 83rd Conference of the German Data Protection Commissioners came to an end in Potsdam. The attendees indicated their general support for the European Commission’s proposed reform package aimed at modernizing and harmonizing data protection laws in the EU, but insist...
| | Article 29 Working Party Opines on Proposed EU Data Protection Law Reform Package
Hunton Williams LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 4, 2012, previously published on March 30, 2012 On March 23, 2012, the Article 29 Working Party (the “Working Party”) adopted an Opinion on the European Commission’s data protection law reform proposals, including the draft Regulation that is of particular importance for businesses. The Working Party’s Opinion serves as...
| | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Issues New Voluntary Guidelines for Land-Based Wind Energy Facilities
Laura Ellen Jones, David S. Lowman, Eric J. Murdock, Jeffrey P. Schroeder, Jo Anne E. Sirgado, Laurence E. Skinner; Hunton & Williams LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 4, 2012, previously published on March 2012 On March 23, 2012, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service ("Service") released its final "Land-Based Wind Energy Guidelines" ("Guidelines"), designed to help wind energy project developers and operators avoid, minimize and mitigate potential adverse impacts to wildlife,...
| | EU-U.S. Interoperability Not Ready for Prime Time
Hunton Williams LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 4, 2012, previously published on March 23, 2012 On March 19, 2012, the European Commission hosted this year’s Safe Harbor Conference in Washington, D.C., to address the transfer of data from Europe to the United States. Although it appears the Safe Harbor framework will remain unchanged for the time being, it seems unlikely the United...
| | Court Finds That EPA Exceeded Its Authority in Attempting to "Veto" A Section 404 Permit after the Permit’s Issuance by the Corps of Engineers
Hunton Williams LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 4, 2012, previously published on March 2012 On March 23, 2012, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia granted plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment in Mingo Logan Coal Co. v. U.S. Envtl. Prot. Agency. Plaintiff was represented by Hunton & Williams. In a precedent-setting opinion, the court held that the...
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