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The latest edition of partner Michael Harrison’s P2N0 newsletter is now live! Michael delves into the drive to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions and highlights major global news items in concise summaries, with a focus on policy changes and project advancements. Read the newsletter here: https://okt.to/BixhVk

In partnership with Concurrences, we will be hosting our 12th Annual complimentary Global Antitrust Hot Topics: EU, US & Global Perspectives seminar on September 26, 2024 in Brussels! The seminar will begin with a fireside chat and provide an exciting opportunity for participants to hear from leading policy makers, corporate executives, academics and industry professionals on key global competition-related challenges and trends. Baker Botts partners Jody Boudreault, David Cardwell, Catriona Hatton, Matthew Levitt, Paul Lugard and Stacy Turner will be speaking. Learn more: https://okt.to/bk7SJT

We are proud to be representing the U.S. Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office in this matter. The project will have the potential to be the world’s first, carbon-negative ammonia production facility and the first project in the U.S. to utilize petcoke to produce ammonia and store the associated CO2 emissions via permanent geologic sequestration.

Baker Botts is proud to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, an opportunity to reflect upon the cultures and contributions of our colleagues, clients, and friends whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America. #BBDiversityInAction #HispanicHeritageMonth

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker recently signed HB 3773 into law, amending the Illinois Human Rights Act to regulate the use of artificial intelligence in employment practices. Amendments to the Act, which were enacted August 9, 2024, but do not take effect until January 1, 2026, prohibit the use of #AI in a manner that results in illegal discrimination in employment decisions. Partners Rich Harper and Scott Nelson and associate Claire Mahoney share their thoughts: https://okt.to/PNf2GX

Join us at ChIPs Network DC's summer happy hour at the Conrad Hotel on Wednesday, September 18th! The event will feature a Fireside Chat with Margaret Macdonald, Director of the Office of Unfair Import Investigations at the U.S. International Trade Commission, and Baker Botts partner Lisa Kattan. Partners Katharine Burke and Lauren J. Dreyer will be attending. Learn more: https://okt.to/qU7W6n

Join us on October 24, 2024 for New Dawn – the best climate tech party of the year hosted by Powerhouse. We are proud to be sponsoring this year’s event that will bring together hundreds of entrepreneurs, corporate leaders, and investors for good drinks, good food, good music, and an excellent night with those who have built the climate tech industry and those who are taking it to the next level. We hope to see you there! Learn more and get your tickets here: https://okt.to/uijyH0 #newdawn24 #climatetech

Baker Botts is proud to be participating in the 2024 Global Aerospace Summit on September 25-26, 2024 at The St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort in Abu Dhabi! Alexander Hendry, Partner and Head of our Technology Practice in the Middle East, will be speaking during a session on "Space Domain Awareness and Responsible Use." Discussion topics include: - How can we strengthen international law for the use of space? - What is the impact of political turmoil on space operations? - Role of space agencies and operators in ensuring responsible use of space environment - Way forward to regulate the use of space whilst accelerating human expansion into space and ensuring effective space traffic management Learn more: https://okt.to/OaBkxZ

Baker Botts was delighted to host a reception in conjunction with the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship's Annual Energy Tech Venture Forum last week during Houston Energy and Climate Startup Week! Attendees enjoyed networking and sharing ideas with other Energy Tech Venture Forum participants and corporate partners at The Owl Bar.

Agencies carving out their own niches in regulating connected cars is the latest example of the broader ongoing fight for control over privacy and security regulations, said Matthew Baker, who leads the privacy and cybersecurity practice at Baker Botts. With agency power now under a microscope after Loper Bright, piecemeal regulations to emerging issues may become the standard way forward. “We’re already seeing it, right?” Matthew told Bloomberg Law. “With the FCC and the Department of Commerce leaning on their current statutory authority to enact rulemaking within their authority, and that’s why you’re going to see the patchwork that’s occurring around it.”