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On Wednesday, June 11th, Rob Landicho will be moderating a panel discussion at the 37th Annual Institute for Transnational Arbitration Workshop and Annual Meeting in Houston.

V&E lawyers will offer insights on future enforcement trends, how in-house counsel and compliance officials should respond, and unique opportunities arising from the Administration’s changing priorities.

Partner Francisco Morales Barrón is scheduled to participate in a panel discussion on the New Technologies: Impact & Underlying Risks at WCD's LATAM Regional Institute.

Vinson & Elkins is a platinum sponsor of Energy Infrastructure Council’s (EIC) 22nd Annual Energy Infrastructure CEO & Investor Conference taking place in Aventura, FL.

Alexa Chally, Sean Dao, Bader Thabti and Joshua Hayes outlines the complex legal and infrastructure challenges in developing AI-ready data centers, highlighting the immense power demands, evolving regulatory frameworks, and the importance of tailored power purchase agreements (PPAs). She emphasizes that successful development requires coordinated legal strategies across energy, finance, and technology sectors to support AI’s accelerating growth.

Early this morning, the House Ways and Means Committee (the “Ways and Means Committee”) approved its recently proposed markup of H.R. Con. Res. 14, 119th Cong. (2025) (the “Reconciliation Bill”).

The Association of International Energy Negotiators (AIEN) will be hosting its U.S. Chapter Luncheon in Vinson & Elkins' Houston office on May 13.

Change and uncertainty are among the words that come to mind when describing the government contracting industry in the early days of President Donald Trump’s second administration.

In Ingenico Inc. v. IOENGINE, LLC, the Federal Circuit defined for the first time the scope of inter partes review (“IPR”) estoppel in district court and International Trade Commission (ITC) proceedings: IPR estoppel applies only to invalidity arguments that the claimed invention was described in a patent or printed publication before the critical date.

Zachary Swartz outlines how in-house legal teams can proactively guide their companies through today’s heightened economic, geopolitical, and regulatory volatility, offering practical strategies to manage risk, maintain stability, and ensure clear communication amid uncertainty.

On April 2, 2025, President Donald Trump announced a new tariff regime under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 (“IEEPA”), citing national security concerns. This regime includes a 10 percent baseline tariff for all countries and higher “reciprocal tariffs” for approximately 90 countries, effective April 5, and April 9, 2025, with additional potential tariffs threatened in the future. The new tariffs would significantly impact corporations, particularly those with supply-chain exposure in China and other Southeastern Asian countries.

Partner Ryan Carney is speaking at PLI’s Tax Planning for Domestic & Foreign Partnerships, LLCs, Joint Ventures & Other Strategic Alliances 2025 taking place May 8 in New York.