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Effects of COVID-19 on Energy Projects and Programs

Globally, the coronavirus (COVID-19) has caused not only a major public health crisis but also major economic uncertainty, as business are directed to close, supply chains are brought to a standstill, and "stay in place" orders are announced. In the...By: Ballard Spahr LLP
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Ballard Spahr LLP | May 12,2020 |

Court Compels Arbitration Based on Merger Clause Incorporating Separate Agreement Into Contract Containing Arbitration Clause and Rejects Argument That Delay Precluded Arbitration

The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina has compelled arbitration over a party’s objection that the dispute at issue was not within the scope of the arbitration clause and that arbitration was precluded by the opposing...By: Carlton Fields
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Carlton Fields | May 12,2020 |

Blog: Social Distancing From a (Supposed) Life Partner: Early Lessons From Deals Terminated and On the Rocks in the COVID-19 Era

In “La La Land,” Damien Chazelle’s Oscar winning film, the audience thinks it has a formulaic Hollywood love story on its hands: boy and girl meet; boy and girl fall in love; boy and girl break up; and boy and girl get back together. But in a twist...By: Cooley LLP
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Cooley LLP | May 12,2020 |

Recent Court Order Excluding Expert Testimony Offers Useful Reminders and Lessons for Construction Litigants

Construction claims often feature supporting testimony from design and/or scheduling experts, and exclusion of that testimony either by disqualification of the expert or a finding that the testimony is otherwise inadmissible can prove fatal to your...By: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
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Replacing the Clean Water Rule – Is the Dance Really Over?

On April 21, 2020, the United States Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") and Army Corps of Engineers ("Corps") completed step two of the two-step "repeal and replace" process ordered by President Trump in 2017 by publishing the final rule...By: Ward and Smith, P.A.
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Ward and Smith, P.A. | May 12,2020 |

North Carolina Extends Certain Real Property Development Approvals

This week the General Assembly of North Carolina provided some relief to developers with active development approvals. Pursuant to Senate Bill 704, signed into law on May 4, 2020 (the "Act"), the expiration of those approvals and related vested...By: Ward and Smith, P.A.
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Ward and Smith, P.A. | May 12,2020 |

Looking Past the Pandemic: Extensions of Development Permits and Statutory Vested Rights

While all of us are still firmly entrenched within the early stages of the global response to the COVID-19 global pandemic, I’m already thinking about “what’s next”. The land use world must roll on, after all, but it must do so differently and...By: Womble Bond Dickinson
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Womble Bond Dickinson | May 12,2020 |

COVID-19: Developer Claims Toolbox

COVID-19: Two Sides of the Same Coin - Introduction - Globally, the construction industry is largely in the excuse business. And, especially with the advent of COVID-19, that business is booming. Progress of construction projects is uniquely tied...By: Benesch
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Benesch | May 12,2020 |

France Ramps up Foreign Investment Regulation in the COVID-19 Era - The COVID-19 crisis continues to widely impact Foreign Direct Investment ("FDI") regulations.

The European Commission recently issued COVID-19-related guidance, ahead of the entry into force of the new EU FDI screening mechanism in October 2020. Several member states have been tightening their national FDI regimes as well. On April 27,...By: Jones Day
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Jones Day | May 12,2020 |

Vietnam merger clearances as new filing regime comes into force

One week before the new decree for implementing the 2018 Law on Competition comes into force on 15 May 2020, the Vietnam Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) announced merger clearance decisions for two offshore transactions....By: Hogan Lovells
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Hogan Lovells | May 12,2020 |
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