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Project Finance - July, 2017

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• Texas Judge Won't Cut Exxon's $20M Clean Air Act Penalty
• Enviros Seek To Block NM Shale Drilling Permits
• SC Plant Owners Ditch Westinghouse Nuclear Project
• 3 Questions Environmental Attorneys Have About The CWA
• EPA Fights Enviros' Bid For Quick Win In Effluent Rule Suit
• 9th Circ. Will Hear Arguments For Nixing Kids' Climate Suit
• ICSID Can Award $103M Without Undoing Drill Ban: Fracker
• NextEra Asks 11th Circ. To Revive $98M Nuke Waste Tax Suit
• Enviro Groups Can't Stop Solar Plans At Ex-NJ Landfill
• The Trump Effect On California's Wetland Regulations
• Cybersecurity Risks In The Courtroom
• Oil Group Fights Enviros' Challenge To Offshore Drilling Order
• Constitutional Questions Prolong Air Traffic Control Debate
• 4 Questions Environmental Attorneys Have About The CAA
• Industry Wants DC Circ. To Rehear Methane Rules Case
• Pala Casino Unveils $170M Expansion In San Diego
• Enviro, Tribal Groups Seek Win In Methane Rule Delay Row
• NC Solar Expansion Bill Mothballs Wind Projects Until 2019
• Taxation With Representation: Simpson, Paul, Sidley, Davis
• Toshiba To Pay $2.2B For Unit's Exit From SC Nuke Reactors
• Energy Co. Resists India's $1.57B Demand In Oilfield Row
• FERC Gives Final Enviro OK To $2.7B Pipeline Expansions
• Citadel Energy Founder Must Pay $2.8M In SEC's Fraud Suit
• Gray Matters: Clients Are Not Really 'Emotional'
• Miami OKs Controversial Power Line Deal With FPL
• Calif. High Court Rules CEQA Not Preempted In Rail Row
• Tribes, Energy Groups Spar Over Dakota Access Case Input
• Texas High Court Lets Denbury Inspect CO2 Pipeline
• Calif. AG Says He'll Fight To Save Marine Sanctuaries
• Paragon Drilling Units Get Nod To Use Cash Collateral
• Pa. Senate Passes Bill To Tax Shale Gas, Online Vendors
• 36 GOP Senators Back Zinke's Review Of Offshore Oil Limits
• AEP Unveils Plans For $4.5B Mega-Wind Farm In The South
• Petronas Pulls Plug On $28B Canadian LNG Project
• Having A Chief Privacy Officer Reassures Your Firm's Clients
• Dems Float Bill To Put A Price On Carbon Emissions
• SEC Says Citadel Energy Founder Ran $15M Investor Scheme
• Plastics Co. Settles Vt. Contamination Suit With $20M Project
• Siemens Beats Suit Over $7M Bill For Busted Turbine
• Montana Federal Judge Lets Wyoming Into Coal Leasing Case
• Homeowners' Suit Against Green Financing Co. Trimmed
• Noble Group Sells US Gas, Power Biz To Mercuria For $248M
• EPA, Army Corps Take Clean Water Rule Rollback To Public
• Duke Owes $352M In Plant Termination Costs, 4th Circ. Told
• Democratic Lawmakers Urge Withdrawal Of Ex-Im Nom
• Methane Rule Decision Shows Regulatory Process Is Key
• Seadrill Says Ch. 11 Postponed Until Mid-September
• Innovating For Wise Juries: Discussions Before Deliberations
• SunEdison Gets Nod For Ch. 11 Plan Confirmation
• Calif. Tribes Press For Quick Win In Highway Project Dispute
• Baker Botts Adds MoFo Enviro Chair To SF Office
• Chinese Co. Takes BP Asset Sale Row To Federal Court
• Sunoco Ordered To Halt Mariner East Pipeline Construction
• New York Beats Back Challenges To Nuke Plant Subsidies
• DOI Mining Decision Can Be Challenged, 10th Circ. Says
• Iron Workers To Spearhead Anadarko Securities Fraud Class
• Judge Guts $56.5M Detroit Pistons Arena Funding Fight
• Gov. Brown Signs Extension Of Calif. Cap-And-Trade To 2030
• Utilities Hid Climate Change Knowledge, Green Group Says
• Financial Covenants In Project Financing: Key Points
• 5 Questions Firms Should Ask When Evaluating Litigation AFA
• For Law Firm Offices, Business Savvy Is The New Cool
• TerraForm Brass Reach $20M Settlement Of Solar Deal Suit
• Chevron Pays $1M Fine, $20M In Upgrades Over Refinery Fire
• No Redo For NM Utility In Navajo Right-Of-Way Suit: 10th Circ.
• Orange County Scores Win In FAA Suit Over Airport Lease
• Alaska Seeks High Court Review Of 'Threatened' Seal Listing
• W.Va. Halts Work On $4B ETP Pipeline Amid Enviro Violations
• ND Oil Group Blasts Bid To Shut Down Dakota Access Pipeline
• ND Can't Fight EPA Drilling Waste Suit Deal, DC Circ. Told
• BLM Plans Revocation Of Obama-Era Fracking Rule
• Planning A Legal Career With A Future Relocation In Mind
• The Best Law Firms For Female Partners
• How 4 Firms Are Moving The Needle On Gender Diversity
• Women See Another Year Of Slow Gains At Law Firms
• Could An NFL Diversity Rule Be A BigLaw Game-Changer?
• 4 Female Perspectives On BigLaw Leadership
• The Best Law Firms For Female Attorneys
• BigLaw Bias Suits New Wild Card In Fight For Gender Equity
• Calif. Solar Project Moved In Enviros' Deal With Company
• FERC Backs Order Utility Can Recoup Half Of $31M Outlay
• $38.4B Energy, Water Bill Sails Through Senate Panel
• Taxation With Representation: Bracewell, Baker, Cleary
• The Elephant In The Room: Advancing Women To Partnership
• How Midsize Law Firms Can Minimize Cybersecurity Threats
• Trust Co. Faces Another Effort To Enforce Arbitral Awards
• Enviro Groups Renew Bid To Pause Sunoco Pipeline Drilling
• FERC Gives Final Enviro Assessment Of Dominion Pipeline
• 9th Circ. Won't Rethink Pause Of LA Power Tax Row
• Trump Administration Releases Enviro Regulatory Agenda
• Texas Partnership Ruling Lets Midstream Cos. Breathe Easier
• Paragon Puts Rig Assets In Ch. 11 For Lack Of Transfer Deal
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Order Tossing $57M Award Against Laos
• City Lied To Get Land For Rival Arena, Concert Venue Says
• DC Circ. Allows Work On Purple Line, For Now
• Holland & Knight Nabs WilmerHale Energy, Enviro Partner
• Venezuela Asks US Court Not To Enforce Miner's $1.2B Award
• FirstNet Execs Say They'll Address Tribal Leaders' Concerns
• Historical Society Sues NJ, Feds Over Home Demolition
• Federal Energy Procurement Programs Remain Attractive
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Toss Of Oil Producer Claims To Sold Oil
• Reps. OK Bill To Cut White House Out Of Pipeline Permits
• Bracewell, Kirkland Guide $5.3B Hydro One-Avista Merger
• House Votes To Give FERC More Sway In Pipeline Approvals
• Dems Ask EPA To Extend Comments On Clean Water Rule
• 9th Circ. Affirms BLM Win In Enviros' Sage-Grouse Suit
• Calif. High Court Opinion Offers Little CEQA Guidance
• $535M Energy Transfer Partners Win In Pipeline Case Undone
• Cozen O'Connor Adds Ex-Reed Smith RE Partner In Pittsburgh
• Carlton Knocks Arbitration Recommendation In $1B Oil Fight
• Turning Bust To Boom: P3 Initiatives Under PROMESA
• Innovating For Wise Juries: Matching Experts
• Md. Locals Seek Clarity In Enviro Fight Against Purple Line
• Wyoming Looks To Defend Lift Of Federal Coal Moratorium
• Trump Announces Pick To Lead EPA Chemical Safety Office
• Aussie Co. Denied Appeal In $1.4B LNG Project Case
• Biofuel Producers Sentenced For $60M Green Fuels Fraud
• Dem Senator Piles On In Pruitt's Okla. Ethics Case
• Texas Farmer Says Denbury Can't Force Pipeline Access
• Army, Dakota Access Push To Keep Oil Flowing During Review
• DC Circ. Pans EPA Justification For Air Pollution Regs
• Pipeline Foes' Suit Must Wait For FERC, DC Circ. Told
• EPA Asks 4th Circ. To Reverse WV Stream Toxicity Ruling
• Pa. Fracking Suit Sees New Round Of Dueling Sanction Bids
• California Legislature Passes Cap-And-Trade Renewal
• Key Factors In Selling Wind Farm Tax Equity Investments
• The Rise Of Midsize Firms
• 5 Questions To Ask Yourself Before Submitting Litigation AFA
• $1B Paragon Ch. 11 Gets Last-Minute Delay In Rig Handoffs
• Crystallex Moves Closer To Collecting $1.2B Venezuela Award
• Ill. Nuke Subsidy Ruling Boosts States' Clean Energy Push
• DC Circ. Slams FERC Reasoning In Wholesale Power Bid
• Reed Smith Adds Energy Pro To Houston Office
• Wind Tower Group Asks Fed. Circ. To Revive Deflated Tariffs
• Union, Enviros Blast Proposed EPA Cuts In House Bill
• Groups Can't Defend Ban On Frack Waste Wells: 3rd Circ.
• How Mobile Apps Can Benefit Your Practice
• DOI Can't Dodge Challenge To Calif. Offshore Fracking OK
• The Future Of Litigation Finance Is Analytics
• Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
• Sports Agency Owes Couple $1.2M In Unpaid Loans, Suit Says
• 5th Circ. Won't End Defamation Case Over Toll App
• Feds Seek $144M Forfeiture Over Nigerian Oil Bribery Scheme
• DC Circ. Gives EPA 2-Week Delay On Methane Mandate
• ETP Demolished Historic House Near Pipeline, FERC Says
• Hudson Tunnel Draft EIS Could Spur More Expedited Reviews
• Trump To Nominate Jones Day Energy Attorney To FERC
• Madison Realty Capital Loans $270M For Brooklyn Project
• Trump's Immigration Policy Won't Help Construction Industry
• Cobalt Wants Redo Of Class Cert. In Investors' Bribe Case
• Why Conn.'s Renewable Program Survived A Legal Challenge
• Calif. Justices Reverse Toss Of $200B San Diego Transit Plan
• Hunton & Williams Adds Ex-Dentons Atty To Corporate Group
• STB Exceeded Authority On Train On-Time Rule, 8th Circ. Says
• The Current State Of Water Infrastructure Funding
• UK Court Won't Hear Appeal Of Contractor's $8.5M Award
• Agencies Missed Substitute To Pa. Pipeline, 3rd Circ. Hears
• Where AI Meets Cybersecurity And The Legal Profession
• Justice Breyer On Changing His Mind And Sparring With Scalia
• Sens., Enviros, Tribes Urge DOI To Keep Monuments Intact
• Reed Smith Snags Former FERC Commissioner
• DOT Moves On $153B Northeast Corridor Overhaul Plans
• Shell Sells $1.23B Irish Gas Venture Stake To Pension Board
• Insights From Recent Rise In Nuisance And Trespass Cases
• Innovating For Wise Juries: Interim Arguments
• Unstructured Data Is Just The Tip Of The Iceberg
• Justice Breyer On The Limits Of Presidential Power
• Enviros, Tribal Groups Sue BLM Over Methane Rule Delay
• Sidley Adds Energy Finance Lawyer In Houston
• Calif. Legislators Plan Cap-And-Trade Extension To 2030
• EPA Floats Lifting Pebble Mine Block In Alaska
• Utilities, Illinois Spar Over Allco Ruling In Subsidy Fight
• Challenge To RI Wind Farm Too Late, 1st Circ. Says
• UAE-Backed Oil Co. Explores Partial IPOs Of Biz Units
• House Transpo Panel Eyes $900M For Hudson Tunnel Project
• 2nd Circ. Ruling Backs Nuclear Subsidies, NY Regulator Says
• Discovery Management For Construction (Or Other) Projects
• 5 Questions To Ask Firm Before Accepting A Litigation AFA
• Troutman Sanders Snag Lathrop & Gage Enviro Partners
• Fyre Festival Hit With Involuntary Bankruptcy Petition
• NM Utility Seeks 10th Circ. Redo In Navajo Right Of Way Suit
• Westinghouse Creditors Skeptical Of Milbank Hire For Board
• Municipal P3 Losers Can't Challenge Awards, Pa. Court Says
• EPA Asks DC Circ. To Recall Mandate In Methane Rules Case
• Westar, Great Plains Try Again For Tie-Up With $14B Deal
• Why You Should Argue Your Appeal
• 6 Ways Teaching A Law School Class Can Benefit Lawyers
• NYC Building Lodges $5M Suit Over 2nd Ave. Subway
• Wary Courts Threaten Trump's Rapid Rollback Of Energy Regs
• Trust Co. Fights Effort To Enforce Republic Of Congo Awards
• Biofuel Exec Decries Holland & Knight Duo's Role In His Case
• FERC's Rate Changes Exceeded Its Authority, DC Circ. Says
• Zinke Appoints Deputy Assistant Secretary For Indian Affairs
• DOT Finalizes Rule For Amtrak Long-Distance Pilot Program
• Judge Tosses Environmental Suit Over Ill. Highway Project
• Italian Engineering Co. Wins $580M DC Sewer Tunnel Contract
• An Opportunity For FERC To Clarify The 1-Mile Rule
• Hartford Soccer Stadium Consultant Found Guilty Of Fraud
• Oil Contractors Can't Collect On Spill, Pipeline Co. Says
• NY-NJ Hudson Tunnel Project May Cost $13B, Feds Say
• DOI Looks To Speed Up Oil And Gas Permitting On Fed. Lands
• New Amtrak Hall At Penn Station Scores $537M DOT Loan
• Vistra Energy Pays $350M For Koch Texas Gas Plant
• Judge Keeps Alive Bad Meter Suit Against Honeywell Unit
• Pa. Justices Deny Appeal Over Solar Payment Jurisdiction
• 2 New Cautionary Tales About Protecting Privilege
• Jones Act Implications Of Using FPSOs In The Gulf Of Mexico
• Justice Stevens On Gorsuch And Sticking With The Cubs
• Calif., New Mexico AGs Sue BLM Over Methane Rule Delay
• A 2-Step Plan To Roll Back The Clean Water Rule
• 9th Circ. Pressed To Rethink Pause Of LA Power Tax Row
• Ukraine Re-Ups Bid To Pause $112M Tatneft Award
• Navajo President Signs Off On New Arizona Coal Plant Lease
• Innovating For Wise Juries: Openings Before Voir Dire
• 5 Questions To Ask Client Before Proposing A Litigation AFA
• Justice Stevens On Playing Politics With The High Court
• Tatneft Can't Get $112M Award Against Ukraine OK'd In Russia
• 10th Circ. Says New Oil Lease Approvals Moot Appeal
• Nigerian Oil Co. In Chevron Row Tells 5th Circ. It's Not A Corp.
• Taxpayers Drop $34.5M Detroit Arena Funding Row
• DC Circ. Strikes Down EPA Delay Of Methane Rules
• Feds Withdraw From Board Of NY-NJ Gateway Transit Program
• Enviros Can't Fight Arctic Drilling Order, Trump Admin Says
• Orrick Seals Tricky San Francisco Airport Hyatt Deal