As companies pursue infrastructure development and operations, a clear understanding of contractual nuances, regulatory shifts, and litigation trends is essential.
The U.S. Supreme Court’s narrowing of federal regulatory authority, heightened litigation risks, and state-level legal updates are reshaping compliance strategies.
On April 9, 2025, President Trump issued a memorandum titled Directing the Repeal of Unlawful Regulations, instructing federal agencies to roll back existing regulations the administration deems inconsistent with recent Supreme Court decisions.
In the high-stakes world of oil and gas operations, contracts are often the first and best line of defense against costly disputes. Proactively addressing litigation risk at the drafting stage can protect business relationships, reduce expenses, and streamline resolution when disagreements arise.
In this edition of GableGotwals’ PFAS Pulse, we examine recent EPA developments that signal a continued – and potentially expanded – regulatory focus on PFAS under the Trump administration and Administrator Zeldin’s Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”).
This Alert highlights five key environmental takeaways from GableGotwals’ recent Sixth Annual Energy Market Drivers and Current Legal Issues Seminar, held in Tulsa, Oklahoma City, and Houston.
The recent flurry of activity regarding tariffs and the resultant market volatility should have public companies reviewing and analyzing their risk factors and MD&A sections in the preparation of their upcoming 10-Q filings for the first quarter.
After the Supreme Court overturned the 40-year-old Chevron doctrine in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, lower courts were left wondering when, if ever, they defer. Recall: under Chevron, courts defer to reasonable agency interpretations of ambiguous statutes.
