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Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations are playing an increasingly important role in M&A transactions.

Partners Sarah Morgan and Rebecca Fike looked back at the first half of 2023 through SEC Enforcement actions, public speeches, policy statements, and agency rulemaking to highlight Commission priorities...

The U.S. Government has long made clear its desire to restrict certain outbound U.S. investments, but it was unclear whether a restriction would come through executive or legislative action.

The Supreme Court seldom takes up issues around the federal securities laws. But in June, it handed down an important decision involving Section 11 of the Securities Act.

At long last, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) is poised to grant Louisiana authority to issue Class VI permits under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act’s (“SDWA”) Underground Injection Control (“UIC”) program for long-term carbon capture and sequestration (“CCS”).

Vinson & Elkins and Machado Meyer Advogados discussed the Brazilian energy market landscape.

V&E's Shareholder Activism practice co-heads Lawrence Elbaum and Patrick Gadson discuss how companies need to prepare against the year round attacks by shareholder activists.

Vinson & Elkins Partner and Shareholder Activism Co-Head Patrick Gadson joins Jill Malandrino on Nasdaq #TradeTalks to discuss “bumpitrage,” as well as how activists are increasingly attacking deals and how companies are responding.

The panel addressed issues commonly dealt with by companies after they complete a SPAC business combination.

Planning to raise a private equity fund with your partners? It may not be your first investment vehicle, but if your new fund is larger than what you’ve worked on in the past — say, $500 million — you may find yourself navigating unfamiliar territory when dealing with institutional investors. See below for answers to what will likely be…

Panelists from Vinson & Elkins, Riverstone and Evercore provided an overview of financing structure alternatives for private capital raises.