Kudos to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for holding a conference on natural gas price indices this summer (Docket AD17-12). This shed light on how most of the natural gas purchased for residential consumers in the U.S. is priced on a flawed basis. APGA member Donnie Sharp from Continue Reading
Lurking in the NIST—Why Federal Contractors May Be Misreading Their Cybersecurity Safeguarding Requirements
If your company sells products or services to the U.S. Government, there’s a substantial likelihood that you’ve read or heard the acronym “NIST” in connection with various cybersecurity related obligations that the Government is imposing on contractors with a seemingly unceasing vengeance. NIST Continue Reading
Deconstructing Those Russia Sanctions
Now that the shouting is over, what did that bill actually deliver? On August 2, President Trump signed into law the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATS). What is the significance of the law? Zlatko Hadzismajlovic: Many things stand out, but here are three that are Continue Reading
SCOTUS’s Limitation on Patent Suit Venue to Have Immediate Impact
Joseph Linares authored “SCOTUS’s Limitation on Patent Suit Venue to Have Immediate Impact,” examining the Supreme Court’s decision in TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC and its impact on patent litigation strategy. The article discusses the Court’s venue analysis and the surge in Continue Reading
How First-Party Insurance Policies Respond to Catastrophic Weather Event Losses
As Hurricane Harvey and such storms sadly remind, policyholders must focus on how their first-party insurance policies — including their commercial general liability, marine cargo and inland marine, boiler and machinery, and equipment breakdown policies — respond to losses caused by catastrophic Continue Reading
GSA Technology Acquisitions: How Cybersecurity Threats and Cloud Services Are Changing the Way the Government Buys Technology from Commercial Companies
During the past few years, discussions in Washington, D.C. have intensified over the battle to modernize the Federal Government’s information technology (IT) systems. In May 2016, Representative Jason Chaffetz—Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform in the U.S. House of Continue Reading
Can Your Insurance Weather the Coming Storms?
The Atlantic tropical storm season is hitting its annual peak. In a dire warning issued on Aug. 9, the federal government’s lead hurricane forecaster stated that the coming months will be “extremely active.” His projection is premised on the fact that the number of storms formed this year is already Continue Reading
Lessons from the Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda File
Why startups and businesses should file trademark applications early on You debated your cofounders over it. You spent hours wracking your brain to find the best one. It is the first thing people learn about your company, and it needs to be meaningful and memorable. Click to read full article: Continue Reading
Litigation at Your (Terms of) Service
The year was 1981. “The People’s Court,” “Hill Street Blues” and “Dynasty” all premiered on network television. The price of a first-class stamp rose from 15 to 18 cents. New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority introduced a spiffy brass token with a “Y” cutout in it to cover the Continue Reading
Venture Capital Firms and Founders Should Heed Delaware Court Decision
Venture capital firms and founders of companies should take note of a recent important ruling from the Delaware Court of Chancery. In a case of first impression, the court rejected a venture capital firm’s effort to employ Section 204 of Delaware General Corporation Law (DGCL) to ratify an amendment Continue Reading