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07.20.17

California’s Cap-and-Trade Extension to Face Challenges, Says Moyer

Law360 quoted Manatt’s Craig Moyer, chair of the firm’s land, environment and natural resources group, on California’s expansion of the state’s cap-and-trade system. The publication explained that the program is likely to face regulatory and legal hurdles. While the ...


07.17.17

Gov. Brown Calls Cap and Trade ‘Most Important Vote’

Manatt’s Craig Moyer, co-chair of the firm’s energy practice, was quoted in an E&E News article that discussed California’s July 17 vote on a successor program for the state’s cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gases. Governor Jerry Brown called it “the most ...


06.02.17

Utilities Still Feel Pressure to Cut Carbon, Despite Paris Drop-Out

Utility Dive interviewed Manatt’s Craig Moyer, co-chair of the firm’s energy practice, for an article on President Trump’s decision to pull out of the Paris climate accord, leaving the U.S. as only one of three nations unwilling to sign onto the international agreement. Regardless ...


06.02.17

Paris Climate Withdrawal to Likely Impact CA Companies

The Daily Journal interviewed Manatt’s Craig Moyer, co-chair of the firm’s energy practice, following President Trump’s announcement that the United States will withdraw from the 2015 Paris climate accord. While the decision doesn’t directly impact California’s ...


04.21.17

Trump and CA Set to Clash Over Climate Policies

Law360 quoted Manatt’s Craig Moyer, co-chair of the firm’s energy practice, in an article about the inevitable clash of California and the Trump administration over climate legislation.For example, the Trump administration and California are moving in opposite directions when it comes ...


04.07.17

CA Cap-And-Trade May See More Challenges

Law360 quoted Manatt’s Craig Moyer, co-chair of the firm’s energy practice, for an article about the status of California’s cap-and-trade program following a victory in a state appeals court. A Third Appellate District panel has found that auction revenues are not taxes under the ...


03.29.17

Utilities Plan for Carbon Regulations’ Return

The Bloomberg BNA Energy and Climate Report interviewed Manatt’s Craig Moyer, co-chair of the firm’s energy practice, for an article about Trump’s executive order rolling back the EPA’s carbon regulations for power plants.Carbon dioxide regulation will likely be stalled or ...


03.17.17

Global Climate Efforts Debilitated by Trump’s Funding Cuts

Law360 quoted Manatt’s Craig Moyer, co-chair of the firm’s energy practice, for an article about President Trump's plan to eliminate U.S. funding for international climate change programs."The funding is the foundation of how we hope other [nations] will change their ...


11.01.16

U.S. News Ranks Manatt Practices Among Top in Nation

U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers have included Manatt in nine Tier 1 national practice rankings and 25 Tier 1 metropolitan rankings for the 2017 “Best Law Firms” guide. The firm has also been named “Law Firm of the Year” in Advertising Law and Entertainment Law ...


10.18.16

A Push for Clearer Guidance on Energy Infrastructure Projects

Law360 quoted Manatt’s Craig Moyer, co-chair of the firm’s energy practice, for an article about the U.S. federal government’s meetings with tribal leaders as part of an effort to improve tribal input on pipelines and other infrastructure projects. Attorneys say those talks could ...