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In 2023, NASA achieved a massive leap in data transmission — 200 gigabits per second using laser #technology from space! Optical communications are rapidly transforming how we share data, according to partner Jonathan Gordon. This breakthrough promises faster, more secure data transfers and is set to revolutionize industries, from defense to real-time global connectivity. #DigitalInfrastructure

We are delighted to share that we’ve recently refreshed the Baker Botts website to provide a better experience for our visitors and to better showcase our services, experience, and culture! Take a look at www.bakerbotts.com

In his Concurrences insight on “The Use of Presumptions in Antitrust Enforcement and Jurisprudence,” John Taladay, Partner and Co-Chair of our Global #Antitrust and Competition Law Practice, examines the use of rebuttable and irrebuttable presumptions in #competition law, focusing on the conditions for their use:

Partnerships such as the one forged by Google, Intersect Power and TPG Rise Climate are set to flip the traditional #datacenter model. Instead of clustering near fiber hubs, they will be building #AI data centers where clean energy is abundant and bring the fiber to them. Partner Jonathan Gordon shares his thoughts: https://okt.to/0Hklm4 #DigitalInfrastructure

We were proud to represent Coterra Energy Inc. in its $1.5 billion senior unsecured notes offering.

Baker Botts is pleased to announce that New York Associate Stephanie C. Kato has been named a 2024 Atlas Award winner from the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) upon the successful completion of the 2024 LCLD Pathfinder Program experience. The Atlas Award was designed to recognize Pathfinders who showed the highest levels of engagement throughout the program. Congratulations Stephanie! #BBDiversityInAction

On October 31, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia proposed an amendment to Local Civil Rule 7, which governs general motion practice before the Court. On December 1, 2024, the amendment took effect. The result was the deletion of Rule 7(k) from the Local Civil Rules that instructed opposing counsel to comply with Roseboro v. Garrison by including warning statements in dispositive motions addressed to pro se litigants. Baker Botts lawyers Sterling Marchand, Cailyn Reilly Knapp, Virginia Fergusson and Matthew Hilderbrand share their thoughts: https://okt.to/E1wPA6

On December 12, 2024, the Internal Revenue Service and the Department of the Treasury published final regulations regarding the energy credit under Section 48 of the Internal Revenue Code, commonly referred to as the investment tax credit (“ITC”). The ITC is a key incentive for investment in clean energy facilities and energy storage technology. Our team provides a summary: https://okt.to/9TiqKj

In a significant recent decision in Infrastructure Services v Spain; Border Timbers v Zimbabwe, the England and Wales Court of Appeal has held that States may not oppose the registration of ICSID awards in the UK on the basis of state immunity. While States enjoy general immunity from proceedings in the UK courts, the States’ accession to the 1965 ICSID Convention constitutes an express waiver of sovereign immunity with respect to the registration (though not execution) of ICSID awards. Partner David Turner and paralegal Maroš Hodor share their thoughts:

In the latest episode of AI Counsel Code, host Margaret Welsh and Scott Nelson, Partner and Firmwide Chair of our Labor & Employment Practice, discuss the growing use of AI in employment decision-making. They explore the prevalence of AI in recruitment and performance management, the potential for AI-induced discrimination, and both federal and state regulatory efforts to manage these risks. 🎧 Listen here: https://okt.to/38Pgp4 #ArtificialIntelligence #Podcast #AICounselCode #AI