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Energy - January, 2022

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• 9th Circ. Revives Antitrust Suit Over Ariz. Utility's Solar Rates
• Shell Says Intra-Class Conflict Prevents Cert. In ERISA Suit
• Early Win Bids Fail In Brazos' Ch. 11 Fight With ERCOT
• FERC Wrongly Relicensed Exelon Hydro Dam, DC Circ. Told
• 5th Circ. Told FERC's $20M Penalty Against BP Can't Stand
• Texas Fights EPA's Noncompliant Ozone Finding For El Paso
• Feds Take Up Metal Co.'s $3.5M Contract Fight With Travelers
• Keys To Keeping Law Firm Talent Amid The Great Resignation
• DC Circ. Asks If Reinsurers Tied By Contract In $22M Case
• Tribe Ends DAPL Cooperation Amid Serious Safety Concerns
• Judge Exits $1B Nigeria Award Case Over Chevron Stock
• EPA Floats Stabilizing Mercury Emissions Rule
• FERC Urges DC Circ. To Nix NY Grid Market Review Fight
• 1st Circ. Says Co. Must Arbitrate Union's 401(k) Plan Dispute
• SEC Could Pull More 'Unicorns' Into Public Reporting Regime
• Indian Steel Co. Launches New Suit Over Reinstated Duties
• Gulf Oil Leasing Annulment Puts Climate Crisis Upfront
• Ukraine Says Russian Co. 'Weaponized' US Courts For Intel
• Energy Transfer Sues To Stop FERC's $20M Penalty Inquiry
• Tribes, Green Groups Challenge EPA's Pebble Mine Schedule
• 'Ashamed' Atty Pleads Guilty To Kickback In LADWP Scandal
• Fed. Circ. Backs High Solar Duties Over Chinese Secrecy
• DC Circ. Backs FERC Order In NE Power Plant Payment Row
• Energy Group Of The Year: V&E
• Wyoming State Senator Joins Brownstein's Cheyenne Office
• Strategies For Coping With Stress In The Legal Profession
• Geothermal Co. Asks 9th Circ. To Let Plant Project Go Forward
• Judge Says $6.1B Energy Deal Fight Can Proceed, This Time
• Breyer's Most Important Writings About The Environment
• DC Circ. Reluctant To Touch FERC Grid-Builder Decision
• The Term: Breyer's Legacy And The Nomination To Come
• Breyer Retiring As Supreme Court Lurches Right
• Former Refinery Owner Reaches Deal In Ch. 11 Insurance Row
• Irrigators Say FERC, Calif. Wrongly Denied CWA Certificates
• Calif. High Court Takes Up Fight Over County's Drilling Bans
• Staffing Co. Says No Expert Needed On Strike-Breakers' Risks
• Quinn Emanuel Links Up With Top Saudi Litigator
• $23M Fuel Arbitration Award Confirmed Against Haitian Gov't
• Womble Bond Nabs Reed Smith Environmental Pro
• What Climate Migration Forecast Means For Risk Management
• What You Need To Know About Judge Jackson
• Energy Group Of The Year: Troutman Pepper
• Biden At His Side, Justice Breyer Announces Retirement
• Democrats Plan Swift Confirmation Of Breyer Successor
• Del. Court Tosses Challenge To $13B Noble-Chevron Merger
• CIT Judge Prods Feds On $74M Tariff Refund Refusal
• US Steel Disputes Enviro Groups' Standing In Sulfur Suit
• Feds Hit With ESA Suit Over Offshore Calif. Drilling
• Trump NEPA Rule Fight Is A Non-Starter, 4th Circ. Told
• Biden Administration Revokes Approval For Minn. Mines
• DC Circ. Backs FERC In Phillips 66 Pipeline Access Fight
• Meet The Possible Nominees For Justice Breyer's Seat
• 9th Circ. Won't Rehear Dealers' German Car Antitrust MDL
• How AI Can Transform Crisis Management In Litigation
• Scope, Circumvention, New Shippers: Key Rule Changes
• Oil Co. Says Ecuador Has No Excuses In $393M Award Fight
• 'Just Do Your Job': Justice Breyer's Legacy Of Pragmatism
• Blank Rome Welcomes Prominent Energy Finance Partner
• WTO Opens Door For Chinese Tariffs On $645M Of US Goods
• 10th Circ. Revives Coal Miner's Black Lung Benefits Bid
• 5 Breyer Opinions You Need To Know
• EPA's Enviro Justice Campaign Adds Inspections, Monitoring
• Energy Group Of The Year: Skadden
• Justice Breyer To Retire From High Court
• Alsup Lambasts PG&E's 'Crime Spree' As Probation Ends
• Utilities Urge Justices To Retain EPA's Climate Authority
• 4th Circ. Strikes Down Mountain Valley Forest Crossing
• WTO Dispute Roundup: US, EU Keep Playing Nice In Geneva
• Feds Ignored New Information On Mining Project, Enviros Say
• DC Circ. Won't Enforce $42M Award Against Venezuela
• DC Circ. Says FERC Wrongly Backed PG&E In SF Service Row
• 5th Circ. Affirms 'Einstein' Visa Denial For Canadian Engineer
• Get Ready For Likely New Sanctions Against Russia
• Supervisor Relationships Are Key To Beating Atty Burnout
• Minn. Panel Orders Further Review For Mine's Water Permit
• 4th Circ. Judges Press Energy Cos. On Climate Suit's Future
• The New Antitrust Agenda's Impact On Energy And Chemicals
• $7.5M Settlement Proposed In Spectra-Enbridge Merger Suit
• DOI Says Okla. Has No Coal Mine Authority On Tribal Lands
• 3 Firms Rep As Chesapeake Buys Chief E&D In $2.6B Deal
• Energy Group Of The Year: Latham
• Beyond Big: Smaller, Hyperfocused Firms Still Stand Out
• Kirkland Hires Ex-Akin Gump Partner For London Practice
• Regulatory Potholes Loom For Expanding Electric Fleet
• Judge Says Black Voters' Suit Against Ga. Utility Panel Is A Go
• Why The High Court Is Diving Into Murky CWA Question
• Southern Co. To Enact Reforms To Settle Suit, Investors Say
• Energy Firm Takes Aim At 5th Circ. Arbitration Waiver Finding
• Texas Gas Co. Can Proceed With Coverage Suit Over Spill
• Ukraine Cites Russian 'Aggression' In $112M Award Suit
• Engineering Co. Agrees To $1.9M Deal To End ERISA Suit
• EPA Pushes To Dodge Houston, Dallas Smog Regs Suit
• Year's 1st Patent Trial Leads To $486K Oil Well Award In WDTX
• Latham Lands ESG Experts To Bolster Capital Markets Team
• SEC Nabs Early Win Against Oil Execs in Ponzi Scheme Suit
• Settlement Holds ERISA Lessons For Private Co. Directors
• 5 Firms Steer Energy Infrastructure Cos.' Deal Valued At $1.5B
• Insurer Says It Doesn't Owe Engineering Co. $25M Coverage
• ​Energy Group Of The Year: Holland & Knight
• COVID Fuels Top Firms' Priorities In 2022
• The Leaderboard: Tracking A Firm's Litigation Footprint
• GrafTech Investor Loses Del. Suit Over $250M Share Buyback
• Feds, Mining Cos. Ink $90M Deal In Gold King Mine Spill Suit
• Wyoming, Montana Back Bid To End Suit Against Coal Leasing
• CIT Affirms Revised Subsidy Analysis In S. Korean Steel Brawl
• Citgo Share Sale Off The Table For Now, Feds Say
• Emirati Family Says $90M Award Suit Doesn't Belong In NY
• DC Circ. Judge Seems Fine With FERC OKing $2.1B Pipeline
• NY Fiber Co. To Pay $5M Over 'Unsafe' Pole Attachments
• VW To Pay $3.5M To Settle Ohio Emissions Tampering Claims
• Interconnection Process Is Key To Calif.'s Green Power Goals
• DC Judge Won't Move Offshore Oil Lease Challenge To La.
• US, EU End WTO Battle Over Security Tariffs
• House Climate Deception Probe Ensnares Oil Co. Directors
• Energy Group Of The Year: Baker Botts
• FERC Dems Press Case For Pipeline Approval Policy Overhaul
• Mining Co. Surrenders Rights To Skagit River Parkland Area
• EPA Says Fuel Importer Violated Clean Air Act
• Nigeria Doesn't Have Immunity In $10B Award Suit, U.S. Says
• Holland & Knight Hires 2 Partners To Energy, Finance Teams
• Gov't Looks To Shape Forced Labor Import Enforcement
• Gov't Contractor Takeaways From Biden's Clean Energy Order
• 4 Consequences Of Gov't Contractor Antitrust Violations
• Gov't Balks At Effort To Link China Tariffs To Solar Cases
• Lawmakers Weigh Cryptocurrency Mining's Energy Impacts
• Guatemala Chases Israeli Co. Over Failed Arbitration Costs
• Texas Panel OKs Oil Co.'s Win In Cattle Death Suit
• 6 Maura Healey Cases To Know As Gov. Campaign Launches
• EPA Must Close PFAS Reporting Loopholes, Suit Says
• WilmerHale-Led Electric Battery Biz Lands $200M In Series D
• Deals Rumor Mill: Zentiva, Carlyle Group, Acorns Grow
• MIT Prof Defeats China-Ties Case As Feds Reverse Course
• Delaware Justices Doubtful Of Solar Co.'s Coverage Bid
• Feds Can't Add 'Political' Defense To ND's $38M Pipeline Suit
• NJ High Court Skeptical Of Union Carbide Asbestos Verdict
• DC Circ. Questions FERC Pipeline Challengers
• Vale Docs Are Off-Limits As Guinean Mining Fight Grinds On
• 5th Circ. Creates Carveout For Deepwater Response Claims
• Chevron Fights Green Groups' Bid To Sink Oil Lease Sales
• Fraudster Ex-SEC Lawyer Has A New Con, Wall St. Cop Says
• US, UK Look To Resolve Lingering Security Tariff Dispute
• Fed. Circ. Hears Delays Doom China Tariff Refund Requests
• Electricity Market Competition Helps Consumers And Climate
• The Rising Demand For Commercial Litigators In 2022
• Import Best Practices Under New Uyghur Forced Labor Law
• DC Circ. Appears Wary Of Okla. Coal Ash Rule Challenge
• EPA Climate Case Is DOA At High Court, Justices Told
• High Court Asked To Review $5M Atty Fees In Fracking IP Suit
• Judge Sticks With Construction Halt On Power Plant
• WH Says No Grounds For Enviros To Fight Trump NEPA Rule
• FERC Ordered To Give Dam Flooding Complaint A Fresh Look
• Gazprom Seeks Arbitration In Latest Polish Pricing Dispute
• Albright Says Key Term Indefinite In Hydraulic Fracturing Case
• EU Extends Steel Duties On US, China For 5 More Years
• Musk Attys Call $13B SolarCity Merger Damages Preposterous
• Contractors Say PECO Falsely Accused Them Of Trespassing
• Brazos Previews Ch. 11 Securitization Plans Ahead Of Trial
• When Fair Notice Precludes Punitive Damages
• DC Circ. Directs DOE To Justify Boiler Efficiency Regulations
• Cox Castle Adds Paul Hastings Enviro Founder In California
• USW Workers Want Class Cert. In Benefits Termination Suit
• Judge Had Exxon Stock While Overseeing Case, Insurer Says
• Venezuela Loses 3rd Circ. Appeal Over $1.2B Award
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• The Firms That Dominated In 2021
• Broadridge Unit Ignored Discovery Order, Energy Co. Says
• Gov't Asks Fed. Circ. To Uphold Turkish Steel Pipe Duties
• Justices' Vaccine Ruling A Bad Omen For EPA In Climate Case
• Feds Say Coal Activists' Leasing Suit Is Moot
• Hyzon Motors Hit With Suit Days After SEC Subpoena
• EU Court Says Italy Fine To Issue Multiple Offshore Oil Permits
• Wyo. Sen. Blocks EPA Enforcement Nominee Over Coal Plant
• Oil Groups Tell 5th Circ. To Nix Biden's Oil, Gas Lease Ban
• Bracewell IP Litigator Joins McKool Smith In Houston
• CIT Backs No Subsidies Ruling In Korean Steel Dispute
• Feds Recommend Dropping MIT Professor's China Ties Case
• 3 Firms Guide Pair Of Tech-Focused SPACs Raising $511M
• 1st Circ. OKs Out-Of-State FLSA Opt-Ins, Creating Circuit Split
• 2nd Circ. Denies Tesla Bid To Restore Emissions Penalty Hike
• DC Circ. Asked To Let FERC Officially Ax $10B Pipeline OK
• DOE Rolls Back Dishwasher Energy-Efficiency Exemptions
• Cabot Beats Investor Suit Over Groundwater Pollution Claims
• What Infrastructure Act Means For Transmission Line Projects
• Biden Admin. Launches Clean Grid Expansion Initiative
• Southern Copper Opposes 2 Firms' $7.5M Fee Bid In Chancery
• How In-House Counsel Can Make The Case For Settling Early
• Judge Says PG&E On The Hook For Any Century-Old Pollution
• Fla. Firm Settles Escrow Funds Case With Former Client
• EU Blocks $2B Daewoo-Hyundai Shipbuilding Merger
• Judge Refuses To Stop Nevada Lithium Mine Construction
• Hyzon Motors Faces SEC Subpoena Over Short-Seller Report
• 10th Circ. Won't Revisit Ruling In Ex-Employee's Ute Dispute
• Big Banks Craft Climate Frameworks Amid Talks With OCC
• High Court Ruling Spurs SEC Fight Over $2.9M Disgorgement
• Seadrill Finance Co. Gets Plan OK A Day Into Ch. 11 Case
• Texas Justices Debate Validity Of $820M Refinery Settlement
• EPA Says It's Moving Toward Aviation Lead Emissions Regs
• German Car Cos. Rip Dealers' Bid To Revive Antitrust MDL
• US Cos. Want Fed. Circ. To Keep Steep Levies On Indian Steel
• Biden Admin. Sets Date For NY, NJ Offshore Wind Lease Sale
• New Anti-Dumping Rules Both Clarify And Complicate
• To Retain Talent, GCs Should Prioritize Mission Statements
• 3 Firms Guide $1.9B Merger Of Oil Cos.
• Sens. Push Strict Trade Deal Enforcement For Energy, Biotech
• Texas Justices Doubt Breadth Of TCEQ's Permitting Power
• Ruling Confirms Causation Is Key Under NY Anti-SLAPP Law
• Power Co. Pans Construction Halt On Geothermal Power Plant
• US, States Oppose Effort To Leave Trump Water Rule Intact
• Kirkland Adds McKool Smith Litigator To Austin IP Practice
• Energy Co. Wants Supreme Court To Nix Rig Worker's OT Pay
• FirstEnergy Unit Reaches Deal To End Coal Ash Pollution Suit
• EPA Moves To Protect Groundwater From Coal Ash Pollution
• How 3 States Are Leading The Way On Environmental Justice
• Oil Cos. Must Pay $50M WWII Site Cleanup Bill, 9th Circ. Told
• Prosecutor's Bid To Tap Pipeline-Funded Account Questioned
• US Warns Of Russian Cyberattacks On Critical Infrastructure
• PDVSA Lines Up Appeal Over $166M Debt Ruling
• Seadrill Finance Co. Seeking Quick OK For Ch. 11 Refinance
• Limetree Bay Bidder's Ch. 11 Sale Stay Nixed In Texas
• Texas Justices Mull Duty To Warn In Electric Shock Suit
• Calif. Gov. Seeks More Climate Funding In Budget Proposal
• Biden Admin. Backs Trump-Era Powder River Basin Coal Plan
• Ruling Highlights UK Courts' Approach To Climate Claims
• Ex-LA City Attorney To Plead Guilty To Role In DWP Scandal
• Limetree Says Appeal Of Sale Is No Reason To Delay Closing
• Enviros Say FERC 'Blindly' Ignoring Facts In Pipeline Dispute
• Zimbabwe Must Pay $50M Award In Mining Fight, Suit Says
• Cos. Can't Beat Worker's Suit Over Faulty Fracking Parts
• Investor Denied Fresh Win In Crypto Co. Pump-And-Dump Suit
• DOI Cut Corners With Gulf Of Mexico Leases, DC Circ. Told
• Aluminum Group Sues To Hike Duties On Turkish Foil
• DOI's Vision For Offshore Wind: Obstacles And Opportunities
• 2 Firms Seek $7.5M As Part Of $24.5M Southern Copper Deal
• Texas Regulatory Atty Joins Baker Botts In Austin
• High Court Stays Out Of $700M Texas Refinery Case
• Locke Lord, Kirkland Rep $3B Navitas Midstream Buy
• Justices To Review Nuclear Workers' Comp. Law
• Justices Won't Review Dumping Of High-Ethanol Fuel Rule
• Insurer Sues Native-Owned Cos. Over Trucker's Fuel Spill
• Curtis Focuses On Disputes In New Promotions Round
• Mine Operator Says Failure To Rezone Land Costing It $164M
• Don't Revive Oil, Gas Lease Ban, Red States Tell 5th Circ.
• Ohio Investment Firm Can't Rush $246M PDVSA Win
• FERC Power Deal Rule Redo Flouts Congress, 9th Circ. Hears
• Jones Act Compliance Strategies For Offshore Wind Projects
• Top Groups Lobbying The FCC: December Edition
• Bracewell Beefs Up Energy Practice With 4 Promotions
• GOP Slams Biden's Bid To Suspend LNG By Rail Rule
• Dead Keystone XL Means States' Suit Is Moot, Judge Says
• 10th Circ. Says Utah Courts Can't Hear Ex-Ute Employee's Suit
• IBM, Samsung Keep Top Spots On Annual Patent Grants List
• FERC Plows Forward With $229M Enforcement Case
• What To Know About The 10th Circ.'s Defeat Device Ruling
• Biden's Infrastructure Funding Comes With Strings Attached
• Judge Overrules Fee Request Objections As Citgo Sale Looms
• Deals Rumor Mill: Authentic Brands, CW Network, Shell
• How Congressional Oversight May Shift In 2022 And Beyond
• North Dakota AG Says Tribes' Oil Taxes Are Not State Revenue
• Recent Bias Suits Against Law Firms And Lessons For 2022
• Paul Weiss-Advised Apollo Closes $2.5B Infrastructure Fund
• SocGen's Car Leasing Unit Bids €4.9B For LeasePlan
• Del. Climate Suit Against Big Oil Heads Back To State Court
• NextDecade Delays Its Rio Grande LNG Export Project Again
• Youngkin Taps Trump's EPA Chief For Top Va. Enviro Job
• Turkish Foil Co. Looks To Shoot Down US Duties
• PetroSaudi Expands Appeal In 1MDB Embezzlement Case
• Inside The Top De-SPACs That Didn't Survive 2021's 2nd Half
• EPA Missed Smog Plan Deadlines In 6 States, Enviros Say
• 9th Circ. Allows Oil, Gas Cos. Into Fed. Lease Litigation
• Kumtor Gold Can't Depose Kyrgyz Official For Ch. 11 Defense
• Texas Oilwell Co. Loses Trade Secrets Trial Against Rival
• Mitsubishi Says CBP Mislabeled Power Plant Catalysts
• Judge Says DAPL Security Contractor Docs Are Public Record
• Ala. Power Co. Can't Escape Fatal Helicopter Accident Suit
• 5th Circ. Won't Rethink Refusal To Enforce $18B Oil Award
• Commerce Removes Duties On Thai Pipes After Court Rebuke
• Dakota Access Insists Permit Row Merits Justices' Review
• PG&E Caused Catastrophic Dixie Fire, Calif. Officials Say
• Holtec Snags $26M Win In Suit Over Stalled NJ Tax Break
• Zoom Trial Glitches Earn Kinder Morgan Redo In Tax Case
• Tribes Want Work At Nev. Lithium Mine Paused During Appeal
• Electricity Cos. Fight $4.3B Merger Rejection At NM High Court
• ND Says DAPL Protesters' Loss Backs State Suit Against Feds
• Mountain Valley Pipeline's W.Va. Water Permit Challenged
• DOL, Insurer Strike $9M Deal To Wrap Up ERISA Suit
• Centerra Gold Confirms Negotiations With Kyrgyz Gov't
• Chancery Tosses Investor Challenge To $1B Energy Co. Sale
• DC Circ. Affirms FCC's Tech Expertise In 6 GHz Ruling
• Judge Temporarily Blocks 2 Geothermal Power Plants In Nev.
• Economic Analysis May Play Larger Role In SEC Enforcement
• Hawaii Orders Navy To Shut Down Fuel Storage Facility
• Gov't Tells Fed. Circ. To Keep Expanded Security Duties Intact
• Minn. Big Oil Climate Suit Follows Big Tobacco Blueprint
• Trade Court Backs Korean Steel Duties 3rd Time Around
• Georgia Power Fights To Keep Coal Ash Suits In Federal Court
• NY AG Scores $6M Fraud Deal With Metals Investment Firm
• Native American Cases To Watch In 2022
• FERC Enforcement In 2021: A Year Of Change
• Associate Hiring Outlook At Law Firms Is Bright For 2022
• 6 Energy Project Finance Trends To Watch In 2022
• Texas Cases To Watch In 2022
• Can The IPO Market Pull Off Another Robust Year?
• 3 Hurdles That Could Slow The Pace Of SPACs In 2022
• California Legislation And Regulation To Watch In 2022
• Personal Injury And Med Mal Cases To Watch In 2022
• Transportation Legislation And Regulation To Watch In 2022
• Energy Policy To Watch In 2022
• Energy Litigation To Watch In 2022
• 4 Key Regulatory Areas That Could Weigh On Cos. In 2022
• Illinois Cases To Watch in 2022
• Biggest Environmental Policy Actions To Watch In 2022
• Biggest Environmental Cases To Watch In 2022