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Post-Election Insights: What’s Next for Climate Policy and Investment? ?? ACT recently hosted the webinar "Election Update: What's Next" to help leaders across industries navigate the post-election landscape for climate policy, venture capital, and regulatory frameworks. Our panelists—Joe Curtatone (ACT President), Rebecca Chilton (Partner, Foley Hoag LLP), and Daniel Goldman (Managing Partner, Clean Energy Ventures)—shared valuable insights on how shifts in political power could impact the climate economy with our VP of Strategic Communications, Natasha Perez, PMP, moderating the discussion. Key Highlights: ? The Future of the Inflation Reduction Act: Panelists examined its durability amid potential challenges to funding and tax incentives. ? Opportunities in Uncertainty: How investors and innovators can adapt to potential shifts in federal climate priorities. ? State Leadership: The critical role of states in advancing climate policy and maintaining momentum. ?? Missed the live event? See the highlights below and watch the full recording here: https://lnkd.in/dwf9DdMx ?? What’s your top priority post-election? Let us know in the comments! #ClimatePolicy #CleanEnergy #PostElection #SustainabilityLeadership

On November 15, 2024, a federal judge in the Eastern District of Texas found that the Department of Labor exceeded its statutory authority in issuing a 2024 final rule increasing the salary thresholds for federal overtime exemptions. Read more from Jonathan Keselenko and Christian Garcia: https://lnkd.in/gvNfMvYa

Congratulations to Hecate Energy LLC on receiving a conditional Notice to Proceed with construction on the Cider Solar Farm from ORES! The Cider Solar Farm is a 500MW photovoltaic solar energy facility under development in Genesee County, New York. We were proud to provide counsel to Hecate on this important clean energy project and look forward to seeing the Cider Solar Farm move forward.? ? Foley Hoag attorneys Noah C. Shaw, Sarah Main, and Peter Ross worked with Hecate Energy in this matter. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gt5K3j2X

Lance Shea spoke with Law360 Pulse about his decision to move to Foley Hoag, sharing that "increasing emphasis on science-driven areas such as approval of generics and biosimilars... made it a good time" to join our FDA and life sciences practices.

The CFTC recently adopted a final rule amending CFTC Rule 4.7, which provides an exemption from certain disclosure, recordkeeping and reporting requirements for registered CPOs and registered CTAs offering services to “qualified eligible persons”. Read more from Jeffrey Collins, Ben Marsico and Ayah Zaidi: https://lnkd.in/g-WshSj3

On November 13, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board overturned Babcock & Wilcox, which had—for over 75 years—protected employers’ right to hold mandatory meetings on their premises to express their views regarding union organizing. Read more from Allison Anderson, Monica F. and Jonathan Keselenko: https://lnkd.in/eVn5sFwd

As Congress returns for the lame duck session, the life sciences industry is closely watching the fate of the BIOSECURE Act, which would limit the ability of U.S. life sciences companies to work with ‘biotechnology companies of concern'. Read more from Sarah Cooleybeck, Eli Greenspan and Jennifer Macarchuk: https://lnkd.in/ehGksREf

Congratulations to Barbara Fiacco and Donald Ware, who have been recognized by Intellectual Asset Management for inclusion in its IAM Global Leaders Guide 2025, a supplement to the IAM Patent 1000. IAM Global Leaders are “the world’s top private practice experts in the field of patents.” Read more: https://lnkd.in/eAkJ5HF3

Lance Shea joins Foley Hoag as a partner, bringing three decades of experience representing life sciences companies in complex regulatory and litigation matters, including FDA, product liability and environmental issues, to our FDA practice. Read more: https://lnkd.in/e4ukkdEj

Foley Hoag attorneys Lawrence Martin, Yuri Parkhomenko, Peter Tzeng and Margaux Mery delivered for government officials from different countries a professional training workshop in Paris in partnership with Durham University’s International Boundaries Research Unit led by Professor Martin Pratt and assisted by Elizabeth Buxton. They were joined by Professor Philippe Gautier of the Catholic University of Louvain, who serves as Registrar of the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Through a series of lectures and practical exercises, the workshop focused on practical aspects related to resolving sovereignty and boundary disputes by negotiation, mediation, conciliation, arbitration and litigation.