Resource Listings

Explore ACC's selection of global, regional, and country-focused resources to help in-house counsel navigate legal, business and career issues arising from the COVID-19 (coronavirus / 2019-nCov) crisis.

The environmental due diligence required for purchasing a commercial property can be daunting. Which of these assessments best fit your business goals?

Cloud computing allows us to easily store data without physical storage devices, helping to reduce the carbon footprint. But environmental issues from cloud data centers makes this a mixed blessing.

From sustainability plans to CSR programs, see what environmental issues are top of mind for in-house counsel.

In this multi-jurisdictional guide, explore an overview of key legal issues, rules and developments regarding oil and gas regulations across a range of jurisdictions.

This multi-jurisdictional guide designed to provide general counsel, financial institutions, government agencies and private practice lawyers with a comprehensive insight into the most important trends and developments in the energy market across a range of key jurisdictions.

In this multi-jurisdictional guide, explore an overview of key legal issues, rules and developments regarding governments setting priorities for their domestic mining industries, and how this manifests across a range of jurisdiction.

This is a sample of class action basics regarding Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23.

In this multi-jurisdictional guide, explore an overview of key legal issues, rules and developments regarding Oil and Gas Regulations across a range of jurisdictions.

Training presentation for educating employees on how to write audit and incident reports for workplace safety and health.

This short resource outlines potential uses of blockchain in commodities trading.

This is a sample power purchase agreement where the Company is the lessee or owner of the property and desires to make a portion of such property available to Provider for the construction, operation and maintenance of a solar powered electric generating project, and to purchase from Provider the electric energy produced by the project.

This is a sample natural gas purchase and sales agreement where the Buyer desires to purchase natural gas from Seller according to the terms of the agreement.

Motor vehicles are substantial sources of pollutants that cause smog and contribute to climate change. Taking a cue from California, which has always been at the forefront of fuel regulations, this interactive session will review the current rules affecting mobile sources, particularly transportation fuels. Faculty will then examine the various business risks and opportunities presented by alternative fuels programs and advanced vehicle technology programs. How are low carbon fuel standards credits different from renewable identification numbers? Are fuel cell vehicles the same as electric vehicles? How can companies take advantage of these rules and programs?

Regulatory compliance continues to be a key issue for US energy companies. With an ever-changing regulatory landscape and stepped-up enforcement in some areas, it is more important than ever for in-house counsel to ensure proactive compliance with the various regulations governing the energy industry. This panel will provide timely updates, best practices, and advice from the experts on North American Electric Reliability Corporation, US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and US Commodity Futures Trading Commission compliance.

This checklist includes key considerations regarding the U.S. New Partnership Audit Rules and their implications for the energy sector.

This checklist includes ten considerations derived from the U.S. Keystone XL case, regarding seeking U.S. government approval of a cross-border pipeline.

The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of the regulatory structure of the PCCA as well as a summary of the policy settings that have and may continue to occur as a result of the PCCA in the forestry and energy sectors in Brazil.

This article focuses on the role that energy storage and in particular battery storage, can play towards the goal of creating a more efficient electricity system and the key challenges that must be addressed.

This commitment drives the company to explore energy efficient alternatives to vehicles, planes and workplaces.

This is an article about the acquisition of mining rights in Brazil.

Companies are investing in renewable energy because it enables them to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and demonstrate leadership on broader corporate sustainability and climate commitments.

This panel will walk through various real-world emergency scenarios and hypotheticals with help from audience members. Organized around three main phases – preparation, immediate response and aftermath – the program will teach you how to anticipate, recognize and respond in accelerated and stressful circumstances to the multifaceted environmental, health and safety legal risks of various emergency situations – particularly when time may not permit a call to outside counsel or other company lawyers.

This is a list of additional course materials dealing with the energy industry.

The United States is one of the world’s largest producers and suppliers of energy, as well as one of its hungriest consumers. As the third largest industry in the United States, energy consists of many subgroups with interests, opportunities and agendas that both align and divide. This unique debate-style panel will bring together representatives of different facets of the energy industry, including industry players, environmentalists, consumers and lawmakers, who will discuss and debate some of the major issues facing the industry in the 21st century.

This is an energy project contracting fundamentals checklist.

This article discusses the purpose of the National Energy Retail Law (NERL) in Australia.

This article is an overview of the current energy mix in Switzerland, and the place of different energy sources in the market

This checklist presents key issues regarding the U.S. International sanctions regime and their impact on energy markets.

This quick overview (QuickCounsel) presents key litigation issues the Energy sector faces concerning the US Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).