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E&E News
11 hours ago
- Business
- E&E News
Senate confirms top EPA, Agriculture nominees
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed two prominent nominees for energy and environment policy: David Fotouhi for EPA deputy administrator and Stephen Vaden for deputy Agriculture secretary. Senators confirmed Fotouhi, an industry lawyer who also served in President Donald Trump's first administration, by a vote of 53-41 along party lines. Fotouhi is the third Trump EPA pick to secure confirmation, after Administrator Lee Zeldin and general counsel Sean Donahue. A half-dozen nominations are still pending, including those of Aaron Szabo to head the Office of Air and Radiation and Jessica Kramer to lead the Office of Water. Advertisement After serving in top jobs in EPA's Office of General Counsel during Trump's first term, Fotouhi has spent the last few years as a partner at the firm of Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher, where his client list has encompassed numerous businesses regulated by EPA, including carmakers Toyota and Mercedes-Benz and Matador Resources, an oil and gas producer, according to a financial disclosure report.
E&E News
a day ago
- Business
- E&E News
Senate confirms EPA nominee, advances Agriculture pick
The Senate voted Tuesday to confirm David Fotouhi as EPA deputy administrator while setting the stage to similarly approve Stephen Vaden to become second-in-command at the Agriculture Department. Senators confirmed Fotouhi, an industry lawyer who also served in President Donald Trump's first administration, by a 53-41 margin along party lines. They then voted 48-45 to end debate on Vaden's nomination, with the final confirmation vote scheduled for later Tuesday afternoon. Fotouhi is the third of Trump's EPA picks to secure confirmation, after Administrator Lee Zeldin and general counsel Sean Donahue. A half-dozen nominations are still pending, including those of Aaron Szabo to head the Office of Air and Radiation and Jessica Kramer to lead the Office of Water. Advertisement After serving in top jobs in EPA's Office of General Counsel during Trump's first term, Fotouhi has spent the last few years as a partner at the firm of Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher, where his client list has encompassed numerous businesses regulated by EPA, including carmakers Toyota and Mercedes-Benz and Matador Resources, an oil and gas producer, according to a financial disclosure report.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
BlackRock calls antitrust claims "unprecedented, unsound and unsupported"
(Reuters) -An attorney for BlackRock called antitrust claims by Republican-led states "unprecedented, unsound and unsupported" on Monday and said they had failed to show how the firms' involvement with industry climate groups interfered with market competition. Gibson Dunn attorney Gregg Costa spoke as BlackRock and co-defendants Vanguard and State Street seek to dismiss the claims in the closely watched antitrust case brought by Texas and 12 other states.
Bloomberg
02-06-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
SVP, Lenders in Advanced Talks to Extend Kloeckner's Senior Debt
Strategic Value Partners and a group of creditors of Kloeckner Pentaplast are in advanced talks to extend the maturity of the German packaging company's senior debt beyond next year as inflation and waning demand pressure its business, according to people with knowledge of the matter. As part of the discussions, the group of senior creditors have asked the US alternative investment firm —which is the controlling shareholder of the company — to inject about €300 million ($343 million) of equity into Kloeckner Pentaplast, said the people, who asked not to be identified discussing private information. The creditor group is being advised by Gibson Dunn & Crutcher and Houlihan Lokey Inc.
Reuters
27-05-2025
- Business
- Reuters
NPR turns to Bush-era conservative, media advocate for Trump lawsuit
May 27 (Reuters) - National Public Radio has hired a pair of prominent lawyers at law firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, including one-time Republican federal appeals court nominee Miguel Estrada, for its lawsuit accusing the Trump administration of illegally cutting public broadcasting funds. NPR and a group of public radio stations sued the administration in federal district court in Washington on Tuesday, accusing it of trampling their rights to speech and association under the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment. President Donald Trump earlier this month issued an executive order to cut federal funding for NPR and the Public Broadcasting Service. Estrada, who has argued 24 cases at the U.S. Supreme Court, was nominated by Republican President George W. Bush in 2001 to the influential U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, but Senate Democrats did not allow him to advance. He is working with Gibson Dunn's Theodore Boutrous Jr, who has represented media outlets for years in First Amendment fights. Boutrous was a lead attorney for CNN in 2018 in a lawsuit accusing the first Trump administration of unlawfully revoking a reporter's press credentials. Boutrous in a statement said Trump's executive action against NPR was "blatantly unconstitutional" and violated the rights of the organization and its member stations. The administration has accused, opens new tab NPR and the PBS of bias and called for an end to public funding of news media. In a statement, a White House spokesperson said Trump was exercising his lawful power to limit funding to NPR and PBS, which is not a plaintiff. Other Trump targets have also turned to lawyers with conservative credentials to sue the administration. William Burck, who served as a lawyer in the George W. Bush White House, is representing Harvard University in lawsuits against the administration. Former Bush-era U.S. solicitor Paul Clement is representing WilmerHale in its lawsuit challenging Trump's executive order against the law firm. Gibson Dunn is also representing, opens new tab the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and other clients in a pair of immigration-related lawsuits against the Trump administration. The case is National Public Radio Inc et al v. Trump et al, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, No. 1:25-cv-01674. For NPR: Miguel Estrada, Theodore Boutrous Jr and Katie Townsend of Gibson Dunn For Aspen Public Radio: Steven Zansberg of Zansberg Beylkin For defendants: No appearance yet Read more: From Harvard to Musk, law firm Quinn Emanuel juggles Trump's friends and foes Law firms hire former Tesla lawyer and top conservative litigator for Trump fight Obama's top Supreme Court lawyer files lawsuit over Trump funding freeze Neal Katyal, Milbank join team suing Trump over bid to oust Democratic official
