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Montana lawmakers approved new provisions for shareholder meetings during its 2021 legislative session in response to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. Montana entities can amend or repeal bylaws that...
Missouri business attorneys and their staff at small and large law firms have a new resource to help them conduct research more effectively, complete transactions more efficiently, and advise clients with...
“In the twenty-odd years I have been a judicial officer in [the Delaware Court of] Chancery, the docket has moved in the direction of contractual disputes and what were once quaintly called alternative...
Arizona Business Laws 2021 Arizona lawmakers amended or added more than 30 sections during the state’s 2021 legislative session. Those changes have been captured in the 2022 edition of Arizona...
California Corporations Code California’s state legislature enacted or amended more than 40 sections in the Corporations Code and related codes, including new powers for corporate entities in an...
Each year, the U.S. Department of Energy designates October as Energy Awareness Month. This month is a time to focus on the importance of energy and the role it plays in our daily lives, the economy, infrastructure, and national security. Electric power is a vital resource that many of us rarely consider until issues occur.
For those working in the energy and utility law segment, issues have been steadily growing with concerns over grid integrity, reliability, and security. Last winter the entire country learned Texas was operating an independent energy grid and watched a power crisis unfold (for more info read this LexisNexis® Practical Guidance Journal article). This May the U.S. experienced the largest energy attack in history due to a ransomware assault on the Colonial Pipeline that shutdown the longest pipeline in the country (learn how firms are addressing the threat of Colonial Pipeline cyber-attacks from the LexisNexis® Practical Guidance Podcast). As the energy landscape changes, attorneys need reliable resources to prepare.
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