Roger Royse Q&A: ESG, PE and IPO Prospects for Agtech in 2023 December 28, 2022 Haynes and Boone, LLP Partner Roger Royse was featured in an AgFunderNews Q&A about environmental, social & governance (ESG), private equity, and initial public offering prospects for agtech in 2023. Below is an excerpt: AFN: Tell us a few really noteworthy investment trends you saw in 2022. RR: One was the dominance of ESG [environmental, social & governance] in agtech...
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ESG Decision-Making —What are the alternatives?
ESG—environmental, social, and [corporate] governance—is the focus of socially responsible investing, reflecting the notion that corporations should serve the interests of not only their shareholders, but of all their stakeholders. This paper suggests NEPA’s EIS process provides a possible go-by for corporate decision-makers to use in ensuring that their ESG policies consider the big picture--the cons as well as the pros of their ESG policies. The NEPA process begins when an agency proposes to take action...
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Haynes Boone Advises Golar LNG Ltd. on $2.2 Billion FLNG Project
Haynes and Boone, LLP London Office Managing Partner William Cecil, Partner Andreas Silcher and Counsel Mette Duffy assisted Golar LNG Limited (“Golar”), a NASDAQ-listed liquefied natural gas (LNG) maritime infrastructure company, in its $2.2 billion USD MK II floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) conversion project. The project, expected to be delivered in Q4 2027, will convert the Golar-owned LNG carrier Fuji LNG into a MK II FLNG vessel with an annual liquefaction capacity of 3.5 million tons of LNG.The recent signing of the $1...
Dina Blikshteyn in Managing IP: ‘Why US AI Bill Could Boost Firms’ Litigation Practices’
Haynes and Boone, LLP Partner Dina Blikshteyn spoke to Managing IP about a bill that was designed to protect people against replicas of their voices and likenesses being used by artificial intelligence. Read an excerpt below:Dina Blikshteyn, co-chair of the AI and deep learning practice group at Haynes Boone in New York, says this bill will provide another avenue for litigation if it goes into effect."Litigation practices, including the right of publicity and privacy practices, would get bigger," she predicts...
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