Sarah Fitts

Led by International Group Co-Leaders Sarah A. W. Fitts, Ricardo Fischer, and David Tafuri, the initiative reinforces the firm’s longstanding commitment to serving as gateway counsel for international clients pursuing growth, investment, and strategic business objectives in the US market.

On As investment in artificial intelligence (AI) accelerates, hyperscale data centers are concentrating substantial electric load growth in specific places, forcing states to confront the demand for power, transmission constraints, water use, community impacts, and cost allocation. Governor Kathy Hochul’s Executive Order No. 62 may therefore be less important for what it prohibits today than for what it could produce tomorrow.

The first half of 2026 has continued to see radical shifts in the energy space on issues ranging from data centers to affordability. On In February, we offered our predictions for the year ahead in energy and clean technology. Our predictions for hot issues largely hit the mark; to the extent we erred, it was in understating the rate of change. In the spirit of accountability — and because our clients deserve advisors who own their track record — we present this mid-year check-in.