Darrell L. Conner
K&L Gates
Congress Passes Coast Guard Authorization Bill with Historic Overhaul of Vessel Discharges Standards and Other Measures
USA - November 29 2018 On Tuesday evening, the House passed S. 140, the vehicle for reauthorization of the U.S. Coast Guard, unanimously by voice vote. The bill’s passage...
Michael F. Scanlon, James A. Sartucci, Mark Ruge, Brody Garland, Elle M. Stuart.
Sea-zing the Day: Preparing for Maritime Issues in the 116th Congress
USA - November 8 2018 After a whirlwind midterm election night, the results are (mostly) in. The Republicans increased their majority in the Senate with wins in Indiana...
Michael F. Scanlon, James A. Sartucci, Elle M. Stuart.
The Eerie Similarities Between The Gulf Spill In 2010 And Hurricane Maria In Puerto Rico 7 Years Later: How the Facts About the Jones Act Got Thrown Overboard
USA - February 7 2018 The massive public attention focused on the Jones Act in Puerto Rico immediately after Hurricane Maria was eerily analogous to the public...
The Trump Administration’s Automated Vehicles Guidance Hits the Gas Pedal on Innovation
USA - September 20 2017 Further Accelerating federal regulation of automated vehicles, last week the U.S. Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic...
Cliff L. Rothenstein, Scott Aliferis, Stephen A. Martinko, Peter V. Nelson.
House Green Lights Autonomous Vehicle Legislation
USA - September 8 2017 A major milestone on the road to establishing a regulatory framework for highly automated vehicles (“HAVs”) was reached earlier this week with the...
Cliff L. Rothenstein, Scott Aliferis, Stephen A. Martinko, Peter V. Nelson.
