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![The Extraordinary Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Commercial Contracts in India]()
The Extraordinary Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Commercial Contracts in India
What are the legal and financial consequences when a company does not fulfill its obligations during the current crisis?
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![Lessons Learned from Cyber Attacks in the Industrial Sector]()
Lessons Learned from Cyber Attacks in the Industrial Sector
From chemical and power plants to energy and mining and metal production, industrial companies are increasingly at risk of cyber attacks that threaten workers and the environment. Here’s how to respond.
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![It's Time for Electric Utilities to Re-Energize Their Cybersecurity Efforts]()
It's Time for Electric Utilities to Re-Energize Their Cybersecurity Efforts
A cyber attack on the North American electric grid could have crippling effects on our nation. Fortunately, private and public agencies are working to update protective measures.
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![Is Your Organization Constantly Catching Fire?]()
Is Your Organization Constantly Catching Fire?
Energy firms can keep small problems from turning into major process issues by transforming into a High Reliability Organization.
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![Arbitration Helps Tip the Scale in Latin America’s Investment Market]()
Arbitration Helps Tip the Scale in Latin America’s Investment Market
Local arbitration is becoming more sophisticated across Latin American nations. Thus, foreign investors are finding more opportunities to invest as legal processes become the temperature gauge for business stability.
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![Full Speed Ahead: Renewable Energy Market Goes Mainstream]()
Full Speed Ahead: Renewable Energy Market Goes Mainstream
New technologies, falling costs and reduced regulations have helped the renewables market capture share from fossil fuels around the world.
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![A Yank’s Take on the Rise of U.S. Style Pre-Insolvency Restructuring]()
A Yank’s Take on the Rise of U.S. Style Pre-Insolvency Restructuring
As the U.S. system of restructuring and insolvency gains popularity in Australia and other parts of the world, Carlyn Taylor, Global Co-Leader of the Corporate Finance & Restructuring segment of FTI Consulting, provides her perspective on this growing trend in a Q&A presented by the FTI Journal.
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![Are We Dialing Down Nuclear Power at Precisely the Wrong Time?]()
Are We Dialing Down Nuclear Power at Precisely the Wrong Time?
When it comes to the future of nuclear energy, the EPA’s mandate to reduce CO2 emissions from power plants is well intentioned but could result in cost hikes for consumers. Here’s why.
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![A New (and Better) Way to Read the Tea Leaves on Future Oil Prices]()
A New (and Better) Way to Read the Tea Leaves on Future Oil Prices
U.S. rig counts have registered modest gains, and that has stirred up the tea leaves, with some analysts and investors seeing one thing, and some another, like people looking at a Rorschach blot.
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![The Big Drop: How the Low Price of Oil Is Affecting the Oil and Gas Industry]()
The Big Drop: How the Low Price of Oil Is Affecting the Oil and Gas Industry
The price of oil has ebbed and flowed, often erratically, over the years in response to geopolitical events and changes in supply and demand.
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![The Rise of Analytics in E-discovery:]()
The Rise of Analytics in E-discovery:
There were just over 295,000 civil suits filed in U.S. district courts in 2014, an increase of 4 percent over 2013. On top of that, there were another 81,000 criminal cases (including fraud) filed.
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![The Cautious Investors’ Guide to Brazil]()
The Cautious Investors’ Guide to Brazil
It’s no secret that Brazil has been going through hard times and that investors — with good reason — regard the country as a high-risk environment.
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![How (and Why) to Value a Coal Mine]()
How (and Why) to Value a Coal Mine
The world’s focus of late has been on the tumbling price of oil. However, coal, which gets far less media attention (except for talk of greenhouse gas emissions and climate change), still is critical to the world economy.
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![Winners and Losers When Oil is $50 a Barrel]()
Winners and Losers When Oil is $50 a Barrel
Major technological advances in horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing (fracking) have dramatically expanded U.S. oil and gas production.
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![Mexico’s Energy Reform: How to Meet the Risks and Seize the Opportunities]()
Mexico’s Energy Reform: How to Meet the Risks and Seize the Opportunities
The Mexican opportunity comes into sharper focus. Mexico’s energy reform, passed in 2013, has generated unprecedented global economic interest.
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![Drilling For A Social Media Strategy]()
Drilling For A Social Media Strategy
Long disparaged as a forum for sharing silly videos and endless opining, social media channels like Twitter and Facebook are becoming increasingly important to energy company bottom lines.
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![Mexico's Oilfields of Dreams]()
Mexico's Oilfields of Dreams
By opening up its oil and gas reserves to foreign investment, Mexico hopes to boost production and GDP. Foreign energy companies and investors hope to profit from new, rich and logistically convenient sources of gas and oil.
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![Is “Business Ethics” an Oxymoron?]()
Is “Business Ethics” an Oxymoron?
Scandals. Fines. Show trials. These days, just doing business can appear almost criminal. While government-imposed regulation can soothe the public’s ire, it can also create burdensome costs and competitive disadvantages. To survive, businesses must perform reputational due diligence and create self-policing organizational cultures.
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![Africa Booms & Multinationals Take Notice]()
Africa Booms & Multinationals Take Notice
Chinese firms have a head start in many of Africa’s booming economies, but now other multinationals are increasingly competing for opportunities in Africa. Going forward, both Chinese and non-Chinese firms will have the best chance to win African contracts by emphasizing high-quality deliverables, ethical business practices, community relations and a commitment to creating good local jobs.
The Extraordinary Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Commercial Contracts in India
Jun 2020
What are the legal and financial consequences when a company does not fulfill its obligations during the current crisis?
Lessons Learned from Cyber Attacks in the Industrial Sector
Apr 2020
From chemical and power plants to energy and mining and metal production, industrial companies are increasingly at risk of cyber attacks that threaten workers and the environment. Here’s how to respond.
It's Time for Electric Utilities to Re-Energize Their Cybersecurity Efforts
Nov 2019
A cyber attack on the North American electric grid could have crippling effects on our nation. Fortunately, private and public agencies are working to update protective measures.
Is Your Organization Constantly Catching Fire?
Jun 2019
Energy firms can keep small problems from turning into major process issues by transforming into a High Reliability Organization.
Arbitration Helps Tip the Scale in Latin America’s Investment Market
Sep 2017
Local arbitration is becoming more sophisticated across Latin American nations. Thus, foreign investors are finding more opportunities to invest as legal processes become the temperature gauge for business stability.
Full Speed Ahead: Renewable Energy Market Goes Mainstream
Apr 2017
New technologies, falling costs and reduced regulations have helped the renewables market capture share from fossil fuels around the world.
A Yank’s Take on the Rise of U.S. Style Pre-Insolvency Restructuring
Mar 2017
As the U.S. system of restructuring and insolvency gains popularity in Australia and other parts of the world, Carlyn Taylor, Global Co-Leader of the Corporate Finance & Restructuring segment of FTI Consulting, provides her perspective on this growing trend in a Q&A presented by the FTI Journal.
Are We Dialing Down Nuclear Power at Precisely the Wrong Time?
Jan 2017
When it comes to the future of nuclear energy, the EPA’s mandate to reduce CO2 emissions from power plants is well intentioned but could result in cost hikes for consumers. Here’s why.
A New (and Better) Way to Read the Tea Leaves on Future Oil Prices
Jul 2016
U.S. rig counts have registered modest gains, and that has stirred up the tea leaves, with some analysts and investors seeing one thing, and some another, like people looking at a Rorschach blot.
The Big Drop: How the Low Price of Oil Is Affecting the Oil and Gas Industry
Feb 2016
The price of oil has ebbed and flowed, often erratically, over the years in response to geopolitical events and changes in supply and demand.
The Rise of Analytics in E-discovery:
Dec 2015
There were just over 295,000 civil suits filed in U.S. district courts in 2014, an increase of 4 percent over 2013. On top of that, there were another 81,000 criminal cases (including fraud) filed.
The Cautious Investors’ Guide to Brazil
Dec 2015
It’s no secret that Brazil has been going through hard times and that investors — with good reason — regard the country as a high-risk environment.
Why Wind and Solar Shouldn’t Be Spooked by Tumbling Oil Prices
Nov 2015
If you’ve filled up your car lately, you surely will have noticed that gasoline is dirt cheap (in relative terms). In June 2014, WTI crude peaked at $115 a barrel. In mid-October 2015, it was about $49.
How (and Why) to Value a Coal Mine
Oct 2015
The world’s focus of late has been on the tumbling price of oil. However, coal, which gets far less media attention (except for talk of greenhouse gas emissions and climate change), still is critical to the world economy.
Winners and Losers When Oil is $50 a Barrel
May 2015
Major technological advances in horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing (fracking) have dramatically expanded U.S. oil and gas production.
Mexico’s Energy Reform: How to Meet the Risks and Seize the Opportunities
Jan 2015
The Mexican opportunity comes into sharper focus. Mexico’s energy reform, passed in 2013, has generated unprecedented global economic interest.
Drilling For A Social Media Strategy
Sep 2014
Long disparaged as a forum for sharing silly videos and endless opining, social media channels like Twitter and Facebook are becoming increasingly important to energy company bottom lines.
Mexico's Oilfields of Dreams
May 2014
By opening up its oil and gas reserves to foreign investment, Mexico hopes to boost production and GDP. Foreign energy companies and investors hope to profit from new, rich and logistically convenient sources of gas and oil.
Is “Business Ethics” an Oxymoron?
Feb 2014
Scandals. Fines. Show trials. These days, just doing business can appear almost criminal. While government-imposed regulation can soothe the public’s ire, it can also create burdensome costs and competitive disadvantages. To survive, businesses must perform reputational due diligence and create self-policing organizational cultures.
Africa Booms & Multinationals Take Notice
May 2013
Chinese firms have a head start in many of Africa’s booming economies, but now other multinationals are increasingly competing for opportunities in Africa. Going forward, both Chinese and non-Chinese firms will have the best chance to win African contracts by emphasizing high-quality deliverables, ethical business practices, community relations and a commitment to creating good local jobs.
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