Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Bounty Provision Will Have Large Impact, Washington Lawyer Predicts

The previous hitwhistleblowernext hit bounty provision of the recently enacted Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act—with its lure of generous payouts—is likely to be…

New California Rule Requires Utilities to Derive 33 Percent of Electricity from Renewables

SACRAMENTO, Calif.—The California Air Resources Board adopted a regulation Sept. 23 requiring the state’s utilities by 2020 to derive one-third of their electricity from solar, wind, geothermal, and other…

ANALYSIS: Former PTO Leaders Commend Kappos’s First Year as Director

Stakeholders with prior work experience at the Patent and Trademark Office generally commended the “state of the PTO” comments made by Director David J. Kappos in a…

Bill to Repeal Dodd-Frank Reform Law’s SEC Confidentiality Provision Clears Senate on Unanimous Vote

The Senate Sept. 21 unanimously passed a bill (S. 3717) that would repeal certain exemptions to the Freedom of Information Act provided to the…

CFTC to Issue More Than 50 Rules under Dodd-Frank Reform Law, Chairman Gensler Says

NEW YORK—The Commodity Futures Trading Commission will propose “probably more than 50” rules no later than…

Bipartisan Bill to Combat Online Piracy, Counterfeiting Introduced in Senate

A bipartisan group of senators introduce legislation (S. 3804) Sept. 20 to address online piracy and counterfeiting.
The Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act—introduced by…

EPA Emissions Reporting Rule Changes to Require Data on Ownership, Cogeneration

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Companies that report greenhouse gas emissions under the Environmental Protection Agency’s reporting program will have to provide information on their corporate…

California Clean Energy Plan Seeks Increase in Renewables, Efficiency, Carbon Capture

LOS ANGELES—California Sept. 21 unveiled new clean energy targets for 2020 and a plan to achieve them.
The plan, “California’s Clean Energy Future”, called for…

BNA INSIGHTS: Passive-Aggressive: IRS Releases Initial Guidance on FATCA Rules

Any attorney who has practiced law for some period of time has encountered co-counsel or opposing counsel who release a thick set of…

House to Immediately Consider Senate-Passed Version of Small Business Bill

House Speaker Nancy previous hitPelosinext hit (D-Calif.) said Sept. 16 the House would immediately consider a Senate-passed small business lending and tax incentives bill (H.R. 5297) despite its…

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