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Project Finance - March, 2016

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• SunEdison Hit With DOJ Subpoena Over Failed $2.2B Merger
• Hogan Lovells Adds 4 Partners For Australia Growth Bid
• FERC Won't Pause $3B Fla. Gas Pipeline Project
• Sierra Club Urges FERC To Reject NJ Gas Pipeline Project
• PennEast Pipeline Schedule Update Renews Call To Block It
• EPA Making Changes In Wake Of Flint, Gold King, GC Says
• Former EPA Bosses Back Clean Power Plan In DC Circ.
• Kinder Morgan Halts $1B Ga. Pipeline Amid Land Grab Ban
• Enviros Tell 5th Circ. EPA Haze Fight Belongs In DC
• $500M BNSF LA Rail Project Blocked Over Enviro Concerns
• FHWA Dodges Suit Over Texas Highway Project Noise
• Irish Court Tosses Suit To Enforce $493M Albanian Judgment
• FCC Unveils Reforms To Expand Rural Broadband
• Ohio Regulators Approve Coal Plant Subsidy Deals
• Shifting The Law Firm Business Development Paradigm
• Md., Virginia Sens. Renew Push For Full DC Metro Funding
• Forest Service, Mining Co. Ask Judge To Toss Wilderness Suit
• Sempra Unit Unloads Natural Gas Pipeline Stake For $440M
• DOD Enviro Review Of Terror Attack Sufficient, 9th Circ. Says
• Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
• Canadian Miner Seeks $15M To Fight Romania In Arbitration
• Florida Installs Uniform Process For P3 Projects
• Nixon Peabody Adds Ex-Winston & Strawn Deals Pro
• Chargers Launch San Diego Voter Initiative For New Stadium
• EPA, Oil & Gas Cos. Team Up On Methane Emission Program
• Enviros Take FERC $971M Pipeline Approval Fight To DC Circ.
• Seneca Escapes Dismissal Bid In Waste Well Disposal Suit
• Enviros Push Obama To Halt Offshore Drilling Forever
• Venezuelan Surety's $12M Personal Liability Suit Tossed
• Texas Lawmakers Told EPA Rules Could Hurt State's Economy
• US Developer, Ghanaian City Partner For $6.5B Project
• CPP Backers Say EPA Kept Within Clean Air Act's Boundaries
• Vanguard Natural Resources Says Merger Suit Cites Bad Math
• SunEdison Teetering On Bankruptcy, Yieldco Says
• La. Regulators OK Revised $4.7B Cleco Sale To Investor Bloc
• Security Co. Refund Of $4M Use Tax Nixed By Wash. Court
• EPA Tells DC Circ. That CPP Is On Firm Legal Ground
• Rehashing Detroit Bridge Ruling Is Pointless, Gov't Says
• DOE Approves $2.5B Wind Power Transmission Project
• No Dibs On Condemned Highway Land For Heirs, Court Says
• FERC Rejects NY Bid To Block $971M Pipeline Project
• High Court Won't Review Cincinnati-Area Clean Air Row
• 5 Tips For Insurance Due Diligence In Project Finance
• Mindless Lawyering: Is Doc Review 'The Practice Of Law'?
• $10B Texas LNG Project Gets FERC's Environmental OK
• Mining Co. Gets OK To Use Secret Docs In London Arbitration
• Scope Of Court Review Key In FERC Manipulation Suits
• Beckham Buys $19M Private Land For Miami Soccer Stadium
• DOI Settles Enviros' Suit Over Colo. Coal Mine Expansion
• Port Authority Vows To Build New NYC Bus Terminal
• Miner Says Tribe Can't Join In Idaho Wilderness Mining Row
• DOI Kicks Off Federal Coal Program Review
• Las Vegas Sands Details $1.3B UNLV, NFL Stadium Plan
• 6th Circ. Ruling Can't Kill EPA Water Rule Suit, ND Says
• Aussie Oil Co. Faces Arbitration Over Tunisian Joint Venture
• Debating Federal And State Electricity Market Jurisdiction
• Real Estate Rumors: Bill Gates, Facebook, Hudson
• Ex-Attys Shut Out From Class In Royalty Action At 8th Circ.
• LaGuardia, Newark Liberty Score Key Port Authority Approvals
• Gowling Bulks Global Nuclear Team With Project Finance Pro
• Tribunal President Resigns From Conoco, Venezuela Case
• Goldberg Segalla Nabs In-House Transactions Pro
• Judge Won't Cut Counsel Loose In Wind Investment Row
• FERC Rejection Doesn't Affect LNG Challenges, DC Circ. Told
• The Future Keeps Happening To Legal Services
• Enviros Blast Feds' Pacific Offshore Fracking Review
• Amtrak, Port Authority Pony Up $70M To Fast-Track Rail Tunnel
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms
• Existing Oil And Gas Sources Could Face More Methane Pain
• From The Book Of Jargon: Make Whole
• Barrick Investors Win Class Cert. In Mine Compliance Row
• PCA Tribunal Orders Mining Co. To Disclose 3rd-Party Funder
• Morgan Lewis Sheds Over 100 Attorneys After Bingham Deal
• 5 Firms On The Rise In 2016
• The Firms That Lost The Most Ground This Year
• Greenberg Traurig On Track To Become Biggest US Firm
• EPA Says Texas Haze Plan Fight Belongs In DC Circ.
• 5 Projects Reshaping The P3 Landscape
• Tang Energy Slams Attys' Bids To Exit Wind Power Row
• FERC Judge Says Transmission Rates Need Revamp
• Enviros Seek Quick Win In Suit Over Wis. Highway Plan
• Changing Climate: What The Paris Accord Means For Africa
• Chinese Co. Fights $70M Arbitration Award In Wind Power Row
• Condemnation Suits Filed To Clear Way For $3B Fla. Pipeline
• Contractor Doubles Down On Fee Bid In Congo Appeal
• Climate Data Must Be Weighed In ESA Listing, 9th Circ. Told
• Pipeline Given Windfall Under FERC Tax Plan, DC Circ. Told
• Rams Say Disgruntled Fans Knew LA Move Was Possible
• BLM, Enviros Push 10th Circ. To Reinstate Fracking Rule
• EPA Air Regulations Up In The Air At Supreme Court
• Changing Climate: What The Paris Accord Means For Australia
• K&L Gates Escapes Investor Suit Over Oil Co.'s Bankruptcy
• Maryland House Clears Transit Agency Oversight Bill
• Gold Reserve Says Venezuela Must Post Bond During Appeal
• House Sends Short-Term FAA Funding Patch To White House
• Oregon's Coal Phaseout Could Spark Interstate Court Fight
• Panel Lacked Authority In $70M Wind Energy Row, Court Told
• Atty Behind $16.5B Colombia Gold Fight Says More Coming
• Calif. Justices May Clog Up Water Projects In Takings Case
• Is Student Loan Stress The New Norm For Law School?
• Changing Climate: What The Paris Accord Means For Canada
• Takeaways From Ex-Chesapeake CEO Antitrust Case
• Riverhounds Center Trustee Tracks $4M In 'Fraud' Transfers
• 7 Best Practices For Managing An Associate's Personal Crisis
• Calif. $64B High-Speed Rail Plan Lacking, Report Says
• Texas Wants 5th Circ. To Delay EPA Haze Rule
• 5th Circ. Asked To Sink $400M Suit Over Marine Chain
• $170M NJ Pipeline Project Clears Hurdle At Utility Board
• DOT, Alphabet Unit To Work On New Transportation System
• States Hope Second Mercury Rule Petition Is The Charm
• EPA Rule Tweak Allows Bad Highway Project, DC Circ. Told
• Impact Of Sabine And Quicksilver On Midstream Industry
• Changing Climate: What The Paris Accord Means For China
• Examining The Scope Of Expanded 'Critical Habitat' Rules
• FTA Adds State Safety Oversight Rule To Regulatory Arsenal
• Feds Float New Offshore Air Quality Monitoring Regs
• Renewable Energy Co. Wants $62.9M Arbitration Award Nixed
• Orlando Airport Board OKs $1.8B Plan For New Terminal
• Chadbourne Continues Push To End Congo Representation
• PHMSA Floats New Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Rules
• FERC Defends Power Grid Rulings Amid DC Circ. Challenge
• Baker & McKenzie Snags Ex-Morgan Lewis Project Finance Pro
• FERC Unclear In Alaska Pipeline Rate Rejection, DC Circ. Told
• 5 Legal Battles To Watch As Oil, Gas Bankruptcies Surge
• FERC Says $156M Pa. Gas Pipeline Not Environmental Threat
• TransCanada To Pay $13B For Columbia Pipeline Group
• Aviation Groups Press Hill To Fund Contract Control Towers
• House Committee Moves Forward With Pipeline Safety Bill
• Senate Unanimously Passes Short-Term FAA Reauthorization
• Ardian Sells $323M Health Care Stake To 2 Italian Buyers
• Fracking Rule Favors Enviro Concerns Over Tribal Businesses
• Changing Climate: What The Paris Accord Means For India
• From The Book Of Jargon: Effective Subordination
• Changing Climate: What The Paris Accord Means For Russia
• Hard Times Ahead For The Hard-Rock Mining Industry?
• Wealth Management For Senior Partners
• OPINION: Missed Opportunity In Supreme Court Nomination
• DC Metro Shutdown Could Draw More Pressure From Feds
• In His Own Words: 4 Key Garland Opinions
• Garland's High Court Nomination Battle Likely To Drag On
• Judge Garland Could Bring New Consensus To High Court
• Attorneys Weigh In On Obama's Supreme Court Pick
• Wyo. Energy Group Denied Voice In BLM Fracking Rule Row
• Senate Commerce Committee Clears FAA Reauthorization Bill
• Venezuela Loses Fifth Bid To Disqualify ICSID Arbitrator
• Texas Firm Says It Can't Be Un-Fired In Wind Farm Dust-Up
• 6th Circ. Hurries En Banc Petitions In Water Rule Row
• State Department Weighs In On Treaty In $100M Mine Row
• Lawsuits May Follow Pa. Gas Royalty Bill, Legislators Warned
• Fed. Energy Agency Eyes Wind Farm Site Off NY Shores
• Obama Picks Garland To Fill High Court Seat
• DOI Must Pay Full Bill For Oil And Gas Audits, Calif. Says
• Canada Locked Out Of US-China Solar Panel Row At CIT
• DOT's $1.75 Rail Bond Approval Skirts NEPA, Fla. County Says
• 9th Circ. Will Speed Utility's Appeal In Solar Co.'s Antitrust Suit
• Changing Climate: What The Paris Accord Means For Brazil
• Q&A With Norton Rose Fulbright's Mark Baker
• Obama Removes Atlantic From Offshore Drilling Plan
• Tribal Rights-Of-Way Rule Stayed After Energy Group Objects
• Santa Monica Airport Land Title Row Is Timely, 9th Circ. Told
• Colombia Refinery Can't Draw On Credit From Engineering Co.
• Offshore Wind Farm Bill Passes Both Houses In NJ
• The 8 Firms GCs Can't Stop Talking About
• House Passes Short-Term FAA Reauthorization Bill
• GCs Say These Firms Are Worth Paying Top Dollar For
• LAX Contractors Drop 9th Circ. Insurance Arbitration Appeal
• EB-5 Mine Investors Urge Judge To Reverse Denials Of Visas
• Alaska Judge Nixes Arctic Ringed Seals' 'Threatened' Status
• GCs Name Most Elite Law Firms
• Oregon Gov. Signs Coal-Fired Power Phaseout Bill Into Law
• BLM Pushes Back At Enviros Over Utah Drilling Project
• Changing Climate: What The Paris Accord Means For EU
• CORRECTED: Albanian Power Co.'s $481M Plant Suit Sent To State Court
• Sen. Says EPA Flouting High Court Stay On Clean Power Plan
• PennEast's $1B Pipeline Will Up Consumer Costs, Study Says
• FRA Taking Bids For High-Speed Rail Corridor Projects
• BIA Reveals Final Enviro Review For Nev. Tribe's Solar Project
• Chesapeake Energy Slammed With Another Antitrust Suit
• 5 Challenges Facing The Maritime Industry
• USFS Tells 6th Circ. Enbridge Pipeline Review Was Proper
• Energy Regulatory Vet Joins McGuireWoods In Chicago
• Chadbourne Seeks Sanctions-Free End To Congo Appeal
• Enviro Groups Want In On Texas-Okla. Haze Rule Fight
• PE Set To Capitalize On Continued Oil Industry Struggles
• 10th Circ. Won't Stall Appeal In BLM Fracking Rule Dispute
• Ohio Consumer Advocate Blasts Coal Plant Subsidy Deals
• Changing Climate: What The Paris Accord Means For The US
• Senate's Vanilla FAA Funding Fix Skirts Tough Issues
• Arch Coal Steps Back From Montana Coal Project
• EPA Methane Crackdown Spells Doom For Older Oil, Gas Wells
• House Committee Chairs Introduce FAA Funding Extension
• NY Sens. Tell FERC To Kill Kinder Morgan's $5B Gas Pipeline
• Kinder Morgan Unit Asks DC Circ. To Nix FERC Rate Findings
• La. Appeals Court Says State Laws Protect Fracking Project
• US Steps Up Oil And Gas Methane Cuts In Canada Climate Pact
• Master Limited Partnerships — And Their Benefits And Risks
• Fla. Court Razes $8M Award For Developer In Partner Suit
• Laos Wins Round In $56M Mining Arbitration Award Fight
• Senate FAA Bill Shunts Air Traffic Control Reform
• Power Cos. Say FERC Coal-Plant Subsidy Probe Sound
• Enviro Turns To DC Circ. After Losing Pipeline Row At FERC
• Timbers Won't Seek Public Money To Upgrade Stadium
• Constitution Limits State Gas Leases, Pa. Justices Told
• Disabled Flyers Try To Block Detroit Airport Bus Stop Move
• Wealth Management For Mid-Level Partners
• AVIC Jumps On Atty Swap Battle To Justify Nixing $70M Award
• Judge Denies Suit Over Calif.'s $64B High-Speed Rail Plan
• Enviros Say Appeal In Fracking Fight Shouldn't Be Stalled
• Takings Suit Doesn't Require Permit Denial, Fla. Court Told
• Navajo Trespass Claims Joined With Condemnation Case
• Officials Unveil $1.3B MTA Bus Fleet With Wi-Fi, USB Ports
• Maritime Officials Prioritizing Port Upgrades, Workforce Boost
• States Can Divert Untapped $2B To Transit Projects
• Venezuela Says No Bond Needed During Gold Reserve Appeal
• Fla. Transportation Financing Bill Passes State Senate
• A 'FAIR' Chance For Infrastructure P3s In Obama Budget
• DC Circ. Nixes Residents' Bid To Block Streetcar Facility
• Fla. PE Shop Lends $368M For Kazakhstan Mixed-Use Project
• Enviros Blast FERC Review Of $2B Kinder Morgan LNG Project
• Kinder Morgan Claims Subsurface Rights In Oil Pipe Row
• 5th Circ. Revives Petrobras' $400M Suit Over Faulty Chain
• Duke Energy Settles Row Over Ind. Power Grid Upgrade Plan
• Shearman To Rep Lithuania In $110M Veolia Arbitration Case
• High Court's Pass On Chesapeake Plan May Embolden EPA
• Alexander Dubose Nabs Hollingsworth Enviro Appellate Pro
• Fla. High Court Reviews Utility-Backed Solar Ballot Question
• Fla. Lawmakers Unlikely To Act On $3B Tribal Gambling Deal
• New Container Weight Rule Sparks Shipper Angst
• US, Ariz. DOTs Ask Court To Reject Highway Plan Challenge
• Manatt Adds SoCal Edison Vet To Energy Practice In LA
• States, Energy Groups Push To Nix Federal Fracking Rule
• Utes Say Fracking Rule Wrongly Lumps Tribal, Fed. Lands
• Best Practices For Motions Brief Writing: Part 2
• Grid Operator Properly Barred Wind Farm, FERC Says
• Plains Escapes Some Pipeline Spill Claims, But Most Remain
• Senate Unanimously Passes Pipeline Safety Bill
• Texas High-Speed Rail Opponents Sue For Docs
• 9th Circ. Tosses Greenpeace's Shell Drilling Appeal
• States, EPA War In Appeals, District Courts Over Water Rule
• FERC Won't Reconsider Pa. Pipeline Project Approval
• InstarAGF Raises $279M For Infrastructure Fund
• SunEdison Makes $28.5M Deal In Latin American Power Fight
• Gov't Drops Ex-Chesapeake CEO Antitrust Case After Death
• Best Practices For Motions Brief Writing: Part 1
• What's Next In The Lesser Prairie Chicken Fight?
• Paris Goals In Reach Even If Courts Kill Clean Power Plan
• Wind Investors Allege Corporate Coup, Resist Sacking Attys
• Environmental Group Challenges FERC Pipeline Powers
• 7th Circ. Backs Enviro Review For $3B Ind. Highway Project
• NC To Review I-77 Contract After Cintra Unit's Ch. 11 Filing
• Investment Bank Penalized After Failed Bid To Escape Award
• Maryland Awards Consortium $2B Deal To Build Purple Line
• Oregon Advances Bill Phasing Out Coal-Fired Power By 2035
• Hedge Fund Arm's Investment Could Flout Sudan Sanctions
• UK, France Launch $2.2B Project To Develop New Drone Type
• Recent Developments In Property Assessed Clean Energy
• High Court Won't Halt EPA Mercury Rule
• Late Oil Exec McClendon No Stranger To Litigation
• McClendon's Death Won't Allay Energy Co. Antitrust Fears
• DOI Head Fields Tough House Questions About Coal Policies
• $2B LNG Plan Blind To Effects On Threatened Bat, FWS Says
• DOI Units Hamstringing Energy Industry, Lawmakers Say
• EPA Urges High Court Not To Stay Its Mercury Rule
• Wealth Management For New Law Firm Partners
• Pa. Climate Bill Would Halve Greenhouse Gas Emissions
• Enviros Urge FERC To Yank $3B Fla. Pipeline Approval
• Facility Owners And Operators Can Expect More EPA Attention
• PHMSA Chief Catches Heat For Late Pipeline Rules
• Hawaii Senate Panel OKs Airport Authority Bill, Gas Tax Hike
• Quebec Wants $12B TransCanada Pipeline Halted For Review
• Fla. Senate Committee Kills Controversial Fracking Bill
• FERC To Mull TransCanada Pipeline Rate Increase
• Orrick Nabs Andrews Kurth Oil & Gas Head In London
• DOE's Moniz Backs Plan To Kill SC Nuke Waste Site
• Gold Reserve, Venezuela Mull $740M Mining Row Settlement