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FY05 Protestors Achieve Effective Relief 37% Of Time At GAO

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 01.27.06

GAO recently reported to Congress a 23% "sustain" (win) rate for protests decided in FY05. Even more impressive, GAO reported an "effectiveness" rate of 37%, meaning that, between winning the protest and having the agency concede error and take corrective action before a decision was rendered, protestors obtained effective relief in over one-third of the protests resolved last fiscal year.

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Client Alert | 7 min read | 12.17.25

CARB Proposes Regulations Implementing California GHG Emissions and Climate-Related Financial Risk Reporting Laws

After hosting a series of workshops and issuing multiple rounds of materials, including enforcement notices, checklists, templates, and other guidance, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) has proposed regulations to implement the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (SB 253) and the Climate-Related Financial Risk Act (SB 261) (both as amended by SB 219), which require large U.S.-based businesses operating in California to disclose greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and climate-related risks. CARB also published a Notice of Public Hearing and an Initial Statement of Reasons along with the proposed regulations. While CARB’s final rules were statutorily required to be promulgated by July 1, 2025, these are still just proposals. CARB’s proposed rules largely track earlier guidance regarding how CARB intends to define compliance obligations, exemptions, and key deadlines, and establish fee programs to fund regulatory operations....