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• Enron--Its Promise and Its Legacy ( November 2002 )
  Allen W. Williams of Foley & Lardner LLP

  Much of what Enron stood for involves important policy issues and initiatives which should not necessarily be buried with its name. As well, its legacy should be more than a knee jerk cremation. Leadership will be required to avoid having some of the important policy initiatives and novel business approaches for which Enron was carrying water thrown out because of the water boy.

• The Double Edged Sword of Equating Supply and Demand ( October 2002 )
  Allen W. Williams of Foley & Lardner LLP

  After California's recent experience, the many investment opportunities created by the utility industry deregulation are in jeopardy. Electric system reliability is a political necessity. The reverberations from California's rolling black-outs have stalled the trend to generation market deregulation which seemed so inevitable just two years ago. The seismic waves even threaten to cause states which have started their deregulation to reverse that process.

• Anticipating Electricity Deregulation in Leases ( December 1999 )
  Matthew L. Kimball of Niles, Barton & Wilmer, LLP

  At both the federal and state levels, the electric industry is undergoing profound changes as a result of deregulat.

• WTO Talks To Continue in Geneva after Seattle Failure ( December 1999 )
  Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

  The failure this month of the Seattle Ministerial this month effectively ends the prospects for a comprehensive rou.

• Utility Industry Deregulation Stimulates New Product and Service Offerings for the Healthcare Industry ( June 1999 )
  Michael A. Walker of Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

  Deregulation of the electric and gas utility industry is creating new opportunities for the healthcare industry to .

• Global Trends Favor Increased Use of Leasing Structures in Project Finance Transactions ( January 1999 )
  Dean M. Colucci of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

  Introduction A number of trends are occurring domestically and internationally in the broad area of project and .

• Congress Tackles Legal Issues in Implementing Electric Utility Deregulation ( October 1998 )
  Carr Maloney P.C.

  Proponents of electric utility deregulation promise increased consumer choice, reduced prices, industry innovation,.

• Clinton Administration Releases Semi-Annual Report on the U.s.-Japan Auto Agreement ( August 1998 )
  Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

  Yesterday the Clinton Administration released its fifth semi-annual report on the U.S.-Japan Automotive Agreement which calls on Japan to "take concrete steps to further open and deregulate its automotive sector.

• Congressional Resolutions on Deregulation of Japan's Markets ( July 1998 )
  Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

  On July 20, the U.S. House of Representatives approved Rep. Doug Bereuter's (R-Nebraska) resolution (H.Res. 39.