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Project Finance - January, 2016

205 articles

• Ariz. Tribe Says Feds' Mine Project Consultation Not Enough
• ND Joins High Court Fight To Halt Clean Power Plan
• Arbitrator Not Biased In Wind Project Dispute, Court Says
• Chargers To Take Another Shot At Staying In San Diego
• 5 Challenges Facing The NY-NJ Port Authority
• Feds Halt Pacific Offshore Fracking Permits Amid Review
• FERC Withholds Full Go-Ahead Of $683M Gas Pipeline
• NJ Enviros Decry Pinelands Commission Leader Swap
• FERC Won't Reverse $971M Pipeline Project Approval
• Tang Says AVIC's China Cos. Must Pay $70M Arbitration Award
• High Court Power Demand Ruling Dooms FERC Row: Enviros
• PennDOT Can Seize Philly Properties For Highway Project
• Vikings Can't Halt Wells Fargo Signs Near US Bank Stadium
• The CPUC's Realistic Approach Toward Energy Security
• Kinnear Says ICSID Caseload Reflects World Leader Status
• Tribunal's Ruling Opens Door For Claims Against Kazakhstan
• NJ Enviros Appeal Pinelands Gas Pipeline Approval
• Truck-Toll Plan May Tread On Fed. Access Rules
• US Tribes Say Canada Pipeline Project Threatens Environment
• Senate OKs Tribal, Research Add-Ons To Energy Bill
• Brazilian Court Gives OAS Restructuring Plan Green Light
• Shell, BG Get Final Shareholder Backing For $51B Tie-Up
• Investor To Withdraw $90M Claim In Solar Plant Purchase Suit
• Calif. Short-Circuits Net Metering Rollback Request
• A Step In The Right Direction For Eagle 'Take' Permits
• Cicero On Legal Advocacy
• FERC Urged To Probe Ohio Coal Plant Subsidy Deals
• Texas DOT Unveils $1.3B Plan To Address Congestion
• Total Says FERC Gas Manipulation Case Belongs In Court
• USTR Floats Free Trade Pacts In Africa
• Businesses, Utilities Push Justices To Stay Clean Power Plan
• Fla. House Approves Controversial Fracking Bill
• NJ Utility Board Signs Off On Proposed Pipeline Route
• Shell Investors OK $70B BG Merger, Teeing Up Final Vote
• Google, Invenergy Strike 225MW Wind Energy Agreement
• Bay Area Transpo Commission Commits $494M To Upgrades
• New Orleans Gets OK To Take Down Confederate Monuments
• Pipeline Co. Seeks To Pause Fight With Tribal Landowners
• Offshore Safety Boss Defends Deepwater-Inspired Rule's Pace
• Fixing US Infrastructure: New Model P3 Law A Good Start
• Sempra Owes Calif. City $2.6M For Gas Line Relocation Charge
• Senate Debates Sweeping Energy Modernization Bill
• Veolia Tells ICSID Lithuania Owes $109M For 'Harassment'
• 4 Ways To Improve The Business Intake Process
• Rochester Water Exec Takes Plea For Rigging $212M Contract
• Calif. Senate Passes Public Utilities Commission Reforms
• Alstom Says ICC Insurance Ruling Deserves US Court Backing
• States Ask High Court To Stay Clean Power Plan
• OneBeacon Asks To Be Let Off The Hook In Ill. Stadium Spat
• 1st Circ. Says Puerto Rico Political Bias Suit Is Convincing
• Occidental V. Ecuador: Lessons On Annulling ICSID Awards
• $158M Stockton Campus Plan Takes Shape In Atlantic City
• Solar Co. Asks 9th Circ. To Ax Utility's Dismissal Bid
• Arbitrator Rejects Patriot Gold's $5.5M Mining Claim
• Justices Give FERC Green Light To Reshape Power Markets
• Enviros Fight To Keep Oil Pipeline Spill Case In Michigan
• Dentons Knew Guinea Couldn't Pay $10M Bill, Court Told
• REBUTTAL: Protecting The Environmental Review Process
• FWS Bat Intake Rule Won't Drive Project Developers Batty
• High Court Revives FERC Power Demand Rule
• Mining Co. Digs In To Get Venezuela To Pay $740M Award
• Enviros Object To $1.7B Calif. Highway Project
• DC Circ. Panel Tapped For CPP Fight Gives EPA Early Edge
• DOI Illegally OK'd Mont. Coal Mine Expansion, Judge Rules
• NY-NJ Rail Upgrade Project May Cost $24B, Amtrak Says
• 3 Traits Of Best-In-Class General Counsel
• DLA Piper Snags Allen & Overy Agency Finance Group Leader
• 2015's Environmental Impact Trends And The Year Ahead
• DOI Releases Proposal To Cut Gas Wells' Methane Emissions
• The Future Of Privatized Passenger Rail In The US
• 'Old School' Tools May Hinder Attorney Collaboration
• FERC Launches Rate Probe Of Four Pipeline Cos.
• Slovakia Disputes Tribunal's Jurisdiction In Mining Row
• Project Finance Group of the Year: Skadden
• $5B Gas Pipeline Must Be Rerouted, Forest Service Says
• DC Circ. Won't Delay EPA's Clean Power Plan
• 10-Year Drilling Leases Not Extendable, Ohio Justices Rule
• Bill To Set Fracking Regulations Heads To Fla. House Floor
• DC Circ. Urged To Review FERC Disapproval Of $786M Project
• Senate Fails To Block Obama's Veto Of Anti-Water Rule Bill
• Gold Reserve Seeks Assurances In $740M Mining Row
• Project Finance Group Of The Year: Orrick
• Obama Vetoes Bill To Nullify Clean Water Rule
• EPA Urges FERC To Weigh Climate Impacts In LNG Reviews
• Pa. Methane Plan Holds Potential To Check Gas Development
• 6 Types Of Legal 'Mumbo-Jumbo' Attorneys Must Avoid
• Sierra Club Seeks Review Of Louisiana LNG Export Approval
• Akin Gump Adds Ex-Jones Day International Arbitration Atty
• Dominion Slams Challenge To FERC Over $3.8B LNG Project
• Feds Urge High Court To Keep Chesapeake Bay Pollution Limit
• Williams Cos. Investor Sues Over $33B Energy Transfer Deal
• 5 Things To Watch At FERC In 2016
• FERC Pipeline Tax Allowance Is A Double Tax, DC Circ. Hears
• Project Finance Group Of The Year: Nossaman
• Solar Co. Seeks $90 Million After Deal Falls Through
• Orrick Fires Up Energy-Focused Outpost In Houston
• DOJ Drops 9th Circ. Appeal Over Eagle Take Permits
• Gov. Christie Vetoes Atlantic City Wind Farm Proposal
• FEMA Floats 'Disaster Deductible' For Relief Fund Recipients
• Wolf's 1st Year Proves Worrisome For Pa. Energy Attys
• High Court Won't Review EPA's Greenhouse Gas Rule
• 5 Insights From Sharp Electronics Deputy GC Deborah Tyler
• Paris Court Delays $740M Venezuela Arbitration Hearing
• 5 Takeaways From The Public Safety Broadband Network RFP
• Lease Ban Opens New Front In Coal Policy War
• Interior Dept. Settles Green Suits With Mine Review Promise
• Tampa Bay Rays Get OK From St. Pete To Seek New Stadium
• Project Finance Group Of The Year: Chadbourne & Parke
• Obama Halts Federal Coal Leasing Amid Overhaul
• Siemens Unit Tells Texas High Court City Can't Duck Suit
• K&L Gates Pushes Court To Toss Claims Of Abetting Breach
• Fla. Lawmakers Come Together For Water Bill's Swift Passage
• Cuomo's Infrastructure Push May Bet Big On Private Players
• Rams Fans Sue Team Alleging False Statements On Move
• EPA Proposes Changes To Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule
• Enviros Want 'Biased' FERC Probed For Pipeline Leanings
• 'Mixed Success' Seen In US Boost Of Afghan Energy Sector
• FWS Unveils Plan For Prioritizing ESA Status Reviews
• Good And Bad News For Renewable Energy Tax Credits
• Dead Man's Son Says $10M Estate Tax Debt Is IRS's Own Fault
• Developments In Calif.'s Energy And Climate Law: Part 2
• Raiders Left With Few Legal Options As NFL OKs Rams Move
• Legal Fight Looms After Industry Wins Big On FWS Bat Rule
• EPA Fairly Assessed Risk At Proposed Mine Site: Report
• Fracking Permit Bill Makes Headway In Florida
• EPA Hid Docs From Mining Group In FOIA Case, Judge Rules
• Cuomo Pledges To End NY Coal-Fired Power By 2020
• Major Water Bill Passes In Fla. Senate, Flows To House
• K&L Gates Adds Partners In Shanghai And Singapore
• Georgia Gov. Unveils $12B Plan To Fix Neglected Roads
• DOT's Foxx Calls For More Integrated Transportation Planning
• FWS Allows More Industry Activity Around Threatened Bat
• House Votes To Nullify EPA's Clean Water Rule
• Developments In Calif.'s Energy And Climate Law: Part 1
• BigLaw 2016: A Look Ahead
• Tang Wants Arbitration Award Against Avic Over JV Confirmed
• NFL Owners Approve LA Move For Rams, Possibly Chargers
• NJ Voters To Decide Fate Of Gas Tax Money
• Hyperdynamics Unit Says Partners Bailed After FCPA Probe
• End Navajo Coal Case For Right Reason, Enviros Tell 10th Circ.
• Chicago Man Pleads Guilty To $160M Visa Scheme
• Gas Drillers Blamed For Causing Okla. Earthquakes
• K&L Gates Hires Ex-Sheppard Mullin Energy, Finance Pro
• Enviros Ask EPA To Curb Texas' Permitting Authority
• Dominion Plans $9.5B In Clean Energy, Grid Projects
• Ardian Raises $2.9B For Latest European Infrastructure Fund
• FERC Can't Consider Drilling In LNG Review, DC Circ. Told
• FAST Act Will Speed Up Major Infrastructure Projects
• Stonepeak Raises $3.5B For 2nd Infrastructure Fund
• Ecuador Negotiates 17% Discount On $1.4B Occidental Award
• Tribe Urges DC Circ. To Force FERC Action In Dam Dispute
• NC Judge Rebuffs Challenge To I-77 Toll Lane Project
• Fresno Residents Aim To Block Fulton Mall, Street Project
• High Court Stays Out Of CAFA Dismissal Fight
• EPA Qualms About NC Enviro Permitting Called Baseless
• Nebraska Eyes Infrastructure Bank For Transpo Projects
• USFS Didn't Properly Review Enbridge Pipeline, 6th Circ. Told
• The Benefits Of Permanently Authorizing EB-5
• Feuding Solar Firms' Case Dismissed After Settlement Row
• NJ Offshore Wind Farm Bill Pending Christie's Signoff
• 5 Highlights Of NY Gov. Cuomo's Transportation Initiatives
• Texas Appeals Court Upholds HP's Win In Fraud Suit
• 72 EB-5 Visa Hopefuls Lose Discovery Bid On USCIS Policy
• Enviros Say Coal Permitting Claims Can't Be Split Up
• Solar Firm To Sue Conn. After FERC Rejects Case
• Bombshell $15B Keystone Case Adds To Mounting TPP Woes
• Liability After Assignment Now Applies To Surface Rights
• 6 Steps To Becoming A Superior Supervising Attorney
• TransCanada's Challenge To Keystone Denial A Long Shot
• FERC Warned Of Kinder Morgan's $5B Northeast Pipeline
• Tappan Zee Bridge Builders Sue Over Concrete Silo Collapse
• Ex-Colo. Gov. Bill Owens Joins Greenberg Traurig In Denver
• Ex-Nuclear Power Co. Exec Gets 2.5 Years For Securities Fraud
• Calif. Assembly Committee Nixes Bill Restricting BART Strikes
• Targa's $6.6B Unit Buy Under Scrutiny In Shareholder Suit
• GAO Calls Amtrak's Financial Reporting 'Incomplete'
• CEQA's Continuing Saga In California Supreme Court
• Cuomo Unveils Ambitious $3B Plan To Overhaul Penn Station
• Fla. Regulator OKs NextEra Unit's $1.2B Natural Gas Plant
• TransCanada Launches $15B Legal Fight Over Keystone Denial
• Miner Says No Excuse For Venezuela's Delay On $740M Award
• Sidley Snags Former Association Of American Railroads GC
• Swiss Reinsurer Fights MTA's Sandy Arbitration Push
• DOI Agency Can't Police Plants, Navajo Co. Tells 10th Circ.
• Grid Operator Can't Bar Wind Farm, EDF Renewable Unit Says
• NY Gov. Proposes $22B Transportation Plan, Slashed Tolls
• Vt. Greenlights $1.2B Blackstone Cross-Border Power Line
• What Did The Paris Climate Conference Really Achieve?
• Predictions For Anti-Corruption Enforcement This Year
• Water District Loses Round In Sage Grouse Habitat Spat
• FERC Defends Enviro Study Of $3.8B LNG Project At DC Circ.
• Wood And Paper Cos. Want Carbon Rule Challenge Paused
• Osage Council Says Intervention In Wind Farm Suit Is Timely
• Pipeline Co. Seeks Land Rights To Build Approved Project
• Canadian Solar Gets Financing For Calif. Power Project
• DC Circ. Urged To Order Coast Guard To OK Bridge Plan
• Rams, Raiders And Chargers File With NFL For LA Relocation
• BLM Loses Bid For Speedy Decision On Fracking Authority
• 9th Circ. Says Shell Exit Moots Walrus 'Take' Challenge
• Justices Urged To Let Tribe Members Access Plant Site
• FERC Says Midwest Power Price Spike Unfair
• FERC Greenlights Gas Pipeline Under Rio Grande
• GE Wins $1B Contract To Build Saudi Power Plant
• Pa. Gas Group's Permit Program Challenge Gets Green Light
• Conflicting Priorities Could Slow Environmental Reviews