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Project Finance - June, 2017

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• Venezuela Defends Push To Stay $1.4B Award Without Bond
• 3 Provisions To Watch In The FAA Reauthorization Bills
• DC Circ. Says Nashville Sitting On Kinder Morgan Permits
• Trump EPA's Water Rule Odyssey Just Beginning
• Enbridge Hits Pause On $3B New England Pipeline Project
• Judicial Watch Sues For Corps' Pipeline Convos With Enviros
• Tribe Fights Feds' Bid To Toss Oklahoma Fracking Suit
• Judge Sides With Enviros, Vacates Approval Of Mont. Mine
• Infrastructure Investment Firm Raises €1.2B For Fourth Fund
• Thompson & Knight Swipes Energy Veteran From Locke Lord
• 3 Key Areas Legal Operations Teams Should Focus On
• What The Experts Said About High Court Rulings This Term
• Canadian Miner Lobs $4.4B Arbitral Claim Against Romania
• Pa. Appeals Court Upholds Sunoco Eminent Domain Push
• Major Energy And Natural Resource Bill Proposed In Senate
• Trump Touts Fossil Fuel Exports, Nuke Aid In Energy Speech
• NY MTA Facing Potential $5M Suit Over 'A' Train Derailment
• Ryckman Creek's $2.5M Executive Bonus Plan Gets Approval
• Chancery Won't Throw Out Suit Over $3B Spectra Energy Deal
• State AGs Threaten Suit To Force EPA Methane Action
• With Quorum Lacking, Trump Nominates New FERC Member
• Devon Energy Urges 5th Circ. To Undo Gas Royalty Suit
• Cuomo Signs Emergency Order To Fix NY Transit System
• US Law Firms Face Discovery Of Foreign Clients' Records
• 4th Circ. Sides With EPA In Coal Jobs Analysis Battle
• The Future Of Law And The Demise Of The Midsize Firm
• Calif. High Court Won't Review Cap-And-Trade Program
• PennEast Permit Application In NJ 'Administratively Closed'
• 2nd Circ. Backs Conn. Clean Energy Solicitation Program
• Pa. Judge Junks Challenge To Sunoco Pipeline
• 9th Circ. Sinks Challenge To $715M Submarine Wharf Project
• Tribe Asks DC Circ. To Undo License For SD Uranium Mine
• Navajo Council OKs Deal To Keep Arizona Coal Plant Open
• Canadian Investors Betting Big On US Clean Energy Sector
• The 10 Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court Term
• The Most Talkative Justice Of The High Court Term
• The Cases That Got The Justices Talking
• Sens. Grill Trump's Pick To Head DOJ Environmental Division
• DAPL Opinion Highlights Pipeline Project NEPA Challenges
• How Discovery Has Changed Under New Federal Rules
• Innovating For Wise Juries: Pre-Voir Dire Questions
• George Lucas' Museum Gets Go-Ahead From LA City Council
• Gorsuch And Thomas Becoming Fast Friends At High Court
• Dykema Cox Smith Adds 3 Attys To Its Dallas Office
• Commerce Seeks Input On Review Of Protected Waters
• 5 High Court Concurrences That Read Like Dissents
• The Sharpest Dissents From This Supreme Court Term
• Ex-Pipeline Co. CEO Sued For Racketeering Over Kickbacks
• State Law Prevails In Fla. Eminent Domain Case, Judge Says
• Pruitt Unsure If EPA Has 'Tools In The Toolbox' For CO2 Regs
• House Committee OKs Bill For Alaska Land Exchange
• Calif. Cap-And-Trade Fight Still A Live Issue, Foes Say
• EPA, Army Corps Move To Sink Clean Water Rule
• License Covered Fiber-Optic Work, Contractor Tells 9th Circ.
• The Changing Economics Of Sports Stadiums And Arenas
• An Interview With Floyd Abrams
• Oil Cos. Blast Enviros' Bid To Block NM Drilling Permits
• Tatneft Fights Stay Of $112M Enforcement Suit During Appeal
• The Supreme Court Term By The Numbers
• The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court
• IP Cases Led The Pack In High Court Amicus Briefs
• Bucking Tradition: NewLaw And The Coming Millennials
• Enviros Can't Score Win Against Exxon In Chemical Plant Suit
• Feds, Colorado Accuse Energy Co. Of CAA Violations
• Feds Say Evidence In Soccer Stadium Fraud Suit Is Hearsay
• The Risks Of Releasing Privileged Investigative Reports
• FERC Order Put Grid Projects On Table, If Not In Ground
• DC Circ. Won't Rehear Case On Wind Farm Power Contract
• Judge Recommends Pausing Oil Field Suit For Arbitration
• Gray Matters: We Feel, We Decide
• Garcetti Urges Mayors To Ramp Up Infrastructure Funding
• Fitch Says Eased Regs Won't Spur Lasting Energy Boom
• Venezuela Can't Stay $1.4B Award Without Bond, Court Told
• Groups Push To Lift Cap On Passenger Fees In FAA Bill
• DC Circ. Panel Backs NY In Suit Over Pipeline Permit Delay
• Taxation With Representation: Sullivan, Vinson, Mayer
• ND, Texas File Brief Supporting EPA Methane Rules Delay
• Senate, House Panels Unveil Dueling FAA Funding Bills
• King & Spalding Pulls In Ex-Morgan Lewis Energy Pro
• Trump Says Infrastructure Plan Will Include Broadband
• Funding Cuts Will Hurt Broadband Deployment, Group Says
• Navajo Council To Weigh Keeping Ariz. Coal Plant Open
• Transportation Regulation & Legislation: Midyear Report
• Fact Issues Keep Claims Alive In $310M Drilling Asset Sale
• Enel Snaps Up Demand Response Firm In $250M Deal
• Enviros Press FERC For Full Probe Of ETP $4.2B Pipeline
• DC Circ. Pipeline Ruling Undercuts States' CWA Role: Enviros
• Justice Kennedy's Moderating Influence On The High Court
• Justice Sotomayor On The Power Of Dissent
• Pa. Justices Create Uncertain New Era For Enviro Reviews
• EPA Hasn't Rid State Permit Boards Of Conflicts, Enviros Say
• Enviro Group Suit Calls Duke Energy Coal Ash Plan Improper
• NextEra Gets ESA Suit Over Bird-Killing Turbines Tossed
• How Pennsylvania Made Water System Sales Easier
• 6th Circ. Says Utilities Can Skip Regional Project Costs
• Pa. Justices Won't Revive Drilling Rule Challenge
• Innovating For Wise Juries: Juror-Posed Questions
• Enviros, Tribe Challenge Permit For Wis. Frack Sand Project
• Sage Grouse Plan Review Threatens Delicate Compromise
• AGs Want In On Challenge To EPA Methane Rule Change
• Sioux Group In Pipeline Suit After Ditching Trump Claims
• BP, ExxonMobil Push For Carbon Tax To Curb Emissions
• Enviros Hit DOI With FOIA Suit Over Coal Communications
• GAO Says DOD Needs To Better Track Energy Efficiency Deals
• Mich. Judge Won't Halt $34.5M For Detroit Arena Funding
• EU Says Paris Climate Deal Can't Be Renegotiated
• House OKs Extension Of Nuclear Power Tax Credit
• San Diego Stadium Pushed To Vote, MLS Bid In Jeopardy
• Musk Didn't Drive Challenged SolarCity Merger, Tesla Says
• Rio Tinto Backs $2.45B Yancoal Deal Over Glencore Bid
• DC Circ. Backs FERC Approval Of PJM Power Market Rules
• Repeal Of BLM Fracking Rule Heads To White House
• Justice Sotomayor On Working A Room And The Post-Scalia Void
• FERC At 40
• $1.6B Penn Station Revamp Gets Final Go-Ahead
• 7th Circ. Tosses Appeal Over $140M Wis. Highway Project
• Highland Won't Fight Ocean Rig's Caymans Case Validity
• PE, Pension Firms Sink Cash Into Pattern's Clean Energy Push
• No Attys' Fees For Pebble Mine Foes, Alaska High Court Says
• Energy Industry Lessons As The Oil Price Slump Turns 3
• DC Circ. Ruling Dooms $683M Pipeline Fight, FERC Says
• TransCanada Looks To Toss Enviros' Suit Over Keystone OK
• Supreme Court Won't Hear Jurisdiction Row In Royalty Suit
• Wachtell Steers EQT On $6.7B Rice Energy Buyout
• Texas Steel Bill Raises Questions For Construction
• PDVSA Unit Fights Crystallex's $1.4B Award Suit In 3rd Circ.
• Venezuela To Pay Gold Reserve $1B Under New Settlement
• Energy Cases To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2017
• Beveridge & Diamond Expands To Seattle
• Clippers Make Deal To Explore Arena In Inglewood, Calif.
• EPA Asks DC Circ. To Allow Delay Of Methane Rules
• Trump Budget Proposal Leaves Tribes On Their Own
• Calif. Panel Says City Must Return $2.6M In Project Funds
• NJ High Court To Review Standing In Development Challenge
• Texas High Court Nixes New Trial In $42M Attys' Fee Row
• Miners Find Themselves In The Spotlight Once Again
• Tips For Complying With ABA's New Encryption Guidance
• Dakota Access Ruling Boosts Tribes Seeking Enviro Justice
• House Bill Would Reverse Land Swap For Mining Co. Project
• Groups Seek FCC Relief From 'Discriminatory' Contributions
• Investors Get Class Cert. In Angola Oil Bribe Suit
• Oracle Objects To SunEdison's Service Transfer Plan
• Judge Says No Sanctions For Pipeline Co. In Tribal Land Row
• Pruitt Offers Lukewarm Defense Of Trump's EPA Budget Cuts
• Enviro Group Says No Error In $20M Penalty Against Exxon
• NY's Public Trust Doctrine Is Alive And Well
• Dakota Access Pipeline To Get Deeper Enviro Review
• Justice Ginsburg On Oral Argument And 'Imperious' Attorneys
• Contractor On $42M Pa. Bridge Project Can't Nix CWA Charges
• Ariz. Irrigation District Sues DOI, Claims Inflated Rates
• GulfMark Retail Noteholders Sue Over Rights Offering
• Sierra Club Asks 5th Circ. To Revive Coal Plant CAA Suit
• Ex-Miami Official Says $800M Bridge Bid Shut Out Local Input
• No Need To Continue Cap-And-Trade Fight, Calif. Says
• Barge Operator Kirby Puts Up $710M For Stewart & Stevenson
• BLM Puts Gas Venting And Flaring Rule On Hold
• Ukraine Seeks Stay On $112M Award In Russian Oil Co. Spat
• Innovating For Wise Juries: Preliminary Instructions
• EPA Proposes 2-Year Methane Emissions Rule Delay
• Zinke Says Gov't Is Failing Tribes, Deflects Budget Concerns
• The Biggest Energy Rulings Of 2017: Midyear Report
• Feds Ask 9th Circ. To Make Ore. Court Nix Kids' Climate Suit
• Tesoro Found Not Liable For Refinery Blast That Killed 7
• EPA Enforcement Nominee Vows To Target Worst Polluters
• Due Diligence From The Lateral Partner's Perspective
• 35 Mayors Protest Air Traffic Control Privatization
• PE Group Pledges $563M To New Oil And Natural Gas JV
• Venezuela Wants Stay Of $1.4B Crystallex Judgment
• Zinke Recommends Shrinking Bears Ears Monument In Utah
• Texas Affirms The Promise Of Off-Site Drilling
• Lateral Partner Due Diligence: Where Should A Firm Begin?
• Justice Ginsburg On Diversity And Persuading Her Colleagues
• Md. Purple Line Still Needs Ridership Evaluation, Judge Says
• Steptoe Adds FERC Veteran To Energy Group
• DC Circ. Power Contract Ruling Can't Stand, Wind Farm Says
• Feds Look To Duck Tribe's Challenge To RI Bridge Project
• Yancoal Wins Watchdog Nods For $2.45B Rio Tinto Deal
• Georgia Power Takes On Nuclear Plant With $3.7B Toshiba Aid
• Trump's Keystone OK Can't Be Fought In Court, US Says
• Pa. Court OKs Frack Well Under Petroleum Refinery
• US Won't Commit To G-7 Climate, Carbon Finance Pledges
• Crystallex Gets $1.4B Judgment Registered In Delaware
• Former DOI Honchos Urge 10th Circ. To Hear Frack Rule Case
• Feds Seek Out Of Enviros' Suit Over Ill. Highway Construction
• Permian Basin Drives Energy M&A In 1st Half Of 2017
• K&L Gates Picks Up 2 Energy Attorneys In DC
• Oak View Wins Bid To Overhaul Seattle's KeyArena
• EPA Furthers Process Of Potentially Pulling Back CPP
• The Biggest Environmental Rulings Of 2017: Midyear Report
• Feds Lose Bid For Direct Appeal In Kids' Climate Change Suit
• Taxation With Representation: Debevoise, King, Proskauer
• NJ City Had Authority To Modify Zoning Plan, Panel Says
• Native American Cases To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2017
• PE-Backed Caerus Pays $735M For Colo. Natural Gas Assets
• Wash. Supreme Court Revives Enviros' Open Meetings Case
• Ex-DOE Official, Navajo Member Joins Rosette In DC Office
• SunEdison Seeks OK For $32M D&O Insurance Deal
• Energy Services Co. Alleges Ex-Employees Stole Secrets
• Miami Partner Helps Grow Fox Rothschild's Corporate Practice
• NY High Court Stops $3B Development Of Shea Stadium Site
• NFL Seeks To Stall Discovery In Fight Over Rams Move
• Climate Activist Convicted Of Burglary Charge In Wash.
• Top 5 Groups Lobbying The FCC
• Dakota Access Saga Highlights Value Of Tribal Consultations
• Sens. Press Perry Not To Sell Off DOE Transmission Assets
• Green Bonds Likely To Blossom Despite Paris Accord Fallout
• Calif., China Ink Climate Deal After Trump's Paris Exit
• Paragon's $1B Debt Reduction Plan Wins Court Approval
• EPA Extends Compliance Deadline For Smog Standards
• House Dems Tout New FAA Bill, Reject Air Traffic Overhaul
• Enviro Groups Want In On Nat'l Forest Canceled Leases Suit
• Pa. Appeals Court Axes Local Drilling Ordinance Challenge
• Hawaii First To Pass Laws Committing To Paris Accord Goals
• Innovating For Wise Juries: Setting Trial Time Limits
• Inside The 1st Muni Bond Criminal Case
• Key Questions About Move To Privatize Air Traffic Control
• Navajo Panel Backs Legislation For New Coal Plant Lease
• Red-State Cities Face Uphill Battle To Keep Paris Pledge
• Big Business Lobby Tries To Hobble Litigation Finance, Again
• Paragon Teed Up For 1-Day Ch. 11 Confirmation Trial
• Trump Picks Kirkland & Ellis Partner For Top DOJ Enviro Spot
• Texas PE Deals Rebound With Oil Price Upswing
• Ex-US Sen. David Vitter Joins Butler Snow In La.
• SemGroup To Pick Up Oil Terminal Co. In $2.1B Deal
• ICSID Nixes Expropriation Claim Over Italian Solar Regulations
• T-Mobile Says City Let Fears Outweigh Wireless Buildout
• Energy Efficiency Resources Must Stay In The Mix
• Determining OCS Jurisdiction For Lessees And Operators
• States Ask 10th Circ. To Pause Fracking Rule Litigation
• AEG-Backed Group Drops Bid To Renovate Seattle Arena
• Gov't–Biz Coalition Vows To Keep Paris Goals Alive
• Tribal Orgs Vow To Continue Supporting Paris Accord
• ​Three Mile Island Closure Portends Nuke Energy Battle In Pa.
• Trump Proposes Air Traffic Control Privatization Plan
• Fisheries Service Floats Atlantic Seismic Testing Permits
• Green Groups Look To Block EPA's Delay Of Methane Limits
• What To Expect From CAA Risk Management Program Delay
• Deals Rumor Mill: Conagra Brands, L'Oreal, Enel
• Trump's Paris Redo Caveat Leaves Experts Scratching Heads
• Pegasus Capital Advisors Lands Ex-Obama EPA Head
• Challenges Combined To Revival Of Coal-Leasing Program
• La. Court Revives Cleanup Suit Against Two Oil & Gas Cos.
• FERC Launches Spill Probe Of ETP Ohio Pipeline
• Judge Consolidates ConocoPhillips Suits Against Venezuela
• 9 Things To Know About Trump's Paris Agreement Decision
• LNG Co. Wins $23.3M From Nigerian Nat'l Petroleum Corp. JV
• Fla. Gov., Legislators Have Budget Deal, Special Session Set
• Sierra Club Fights For CAA Suit Against Texas Oil Refinery
• Pa. Court Vacates Shared Emissions Permit Over 'Control'
• Maryland's Energy Storage Credit Has Strings Attached
• 5th Circ. OKs Early Win For Banks In €137M Financing Dispute
• BLM Will Revisit Vehicle Access Routes In Utah After Deal
• Calif. Senate OKs Plan For 100% Carbon-Free Energy By 2045
• McNees Adds Utilities, Financing Pro To Pa. Office
• 4th Circ. Denies EPA Bid For Stay On Setting Toxin Limits
• Trump Confirms Plan To Pull US Out Of Paris Climate Deal
• Texas Utility Wrongly Granted Arbitration Before Dispute
• EPA To Distribute $56.8M In Brownfield Funding
• Private Equity And Energy Infrastructure: Part 2