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Project Finance - August, 2017

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• Dem AGs Blast Pruitt's Guidance Over CPP Stay
• ETP Says Appeals Court Wrongly Wiped Out $535M Verdict
• Deals Rumor Mill: BHP Billiton, Deutsche AM, Bon-Ton
• Black Elk Ordered To Pay $4.2M In Fatal Oil Platform Blast
• Industry Challenges EPA's Regional Consistency Rule
• Powertech Fights Tribe's Challenge To SD Mine License
• The Psychology Of Hourly Fee Arrangements
• Pa. DEP Approves Permits For $1.9B Williams Pipeline
• W.Va. County Injection Well Ban Barred By State Law: 4th Circ.
• Export Development Canada Prices $396M Green Bond
• Chevron Settles With Apex Over $30M Md. Pipeline Cleanup
• SunEdison Shopped For Ch. 11 Plan Votes, Court Told
• Tribes Want Dakota Access Pipeline Shutdown During Redo
• Challenge To Smog Standard Delay Is Moot, EPA Tells DC Circ.
• Kids Urge 9th Circ. Not To Nix Climate Suit Against Feds
• Enviros Tell 4th Circ. To Keep W.Va. Stream Toxicity Ruling
• DC Circ. Tosses FAA Order Rerouting Phoenix Flights
• 3rd Circ. Backs Pa. Water Permit For Kinder Morgan Pipeline
• How Autonomous Vehicles Will Transform Our Cities
• Gas Co. Challenges NY Pipeline Permit Denial At 2nd Circ.
• Duke To Cut Rates, Add $6B In Solar & Tech In Fla. Deal
• Range Settles With Pa. DEP Over 2011 Fracking Leak
• 9th Circ. Ends Enviros' Suit Over PG&E Power Station Permit
• Shell Sued Over Climate Change Risks To RI Terminal
• Ill. Nuke Subsidy Plan Flouts Feds, 7th Circ. Told
• Valero Terminal Deal Won't Be Halted Before Trial
• Retired Army Colonel Accused Of Haitian Bribe Scheme
• Shell To Step Up Emissions Controls For Pa. Ethane Project
• 2 Del. Decisions Bring Practice Points For MLP Planners
• Energy Industry Braces For Legal Headaches Post-Harvey
• Build, Baby, Build! Say Dakota Access Proponents
• States Back Oil Groups' High Court Petition Over Seal Listing
• Agency Issues Final Rule On Fees For 1st Responder Network
• 9th Circ. Backs Sulfur Dioxide Deal Between EPA, Enviros
• Nigerian Developer Lands $500M Investment
• Restored FERC Gives Green Light To $2.2B Nexus Pipeline
• FERC Urges 3rd Circ. To Sink NJ Towns' Pipeline Fight
• Quantum Energy Partners Sells Tubing Co. Stake For $237M
• Court Trims Claims Against Pipeline Co. In Oil Spill Suit
• Self-Collection In E-Discovery — Risks Vs. Rewards
• Crystallex Gets OK To Seize Venezuela's BNY Mellon Assets
• Challenge To Maine City's Oil Export Ban Survives Bid To Toss
• Oil Co. Can't Escape Ecuador's Environmental Claims
• Tribal Leaders 'Outraged' Over Rumored Monument Shrinkage
• Deals Rumor Mill: BHP Billiton, Go-Jek, Excelitas Tech
• Mo. City Hurt More If It Wins Water Standard Case, EPA Says
• 5th Circ. Won't Send Texas-EPA Air Quality Fight To DC
• Williams Unit Can Take Pa. Property For Pipeline, Judge Says
• Ryckman Creek Seeks $3M In Additional DIP Funding
• NY Says 2nd Circ. Ruling Dooms Challenge Of Permit Denial
• Power Cos. Take NY Nuclear Plant Subsidy Fight To 2nd Circ.
• 6 Common Lateral Partner Myths Debunked
• Duke Fights $352M Nuke Plant Termination Claim At 4th Circ.
• BLM To Fix 'Narrow Deficiencies' In Water Project Approval
• DC Circ. Ruling Sets Stage For Longer, Costlier FERC Reviews
• Oil Lessee Seeks Quick Win In Canceled Lease Suit
• Dakota Access Protest Footage Not Public, State AG Says
• 4 Ways Law Firms Can Help Battle Addiction
• Summit Sues Feds For Defunding Clean Energy Project
• 9th Circ. Backs Forest Service In Ore. Water Pipeline Fight
• DOE Electricity Grid Study Points To Impact Of Gas On Coal
• Skeptical Courts May Undermine Trump's Energy Project Push
• Cobalt Can't Use CalPERS Ruling To Toss Cert., Judge Says
• 3rd Circ. Rejects Enviros' Pa. Pipeline Project Challenge
• Solar Panel Supplier Urges 2nd Circ. To Affirm $1.3M Award
• SEC Charges Bond Issuer, Underwriter With Faulty Disclosure
• New Study Provides Ammo For Exxon Climate Suits
• Enviros, Tribe Press For Halt To Ariz. Highway Construction
• A Law Firm Guide To Helping Victims Of Human Trafficking
• SunEdison Seeks OK Of $5.75M AIG Deal Over Fire Damage
• Pipeline Tribal Land Row Paused For Settlement Talks
• Mich. Utility To Phase Out Fossil Fuels At Power Station
• Dakota Access Again Urges Court To Keep Pipeline Operating
• Bankrupt Westinghouse Hopes To Keep Key Employees
• Renewable Energy In The Age Of Trump
• Canadian Miner Slams Venezuela's Bid To Duck $1.2B Award
• Dakota Access Owner Accuses Greenpeace Of 'Eco-Terrorism'
• Utility Says FERC Can't Halve Recoupment Of $31M Outlay
• 5th Circ. Puts EPA Power Plant Effluent Rule Fights On Hold
• FERC Denies Bid For Stay On Northeast Pipeline Facilities
• Can Trump's Infrastructure Order Speed Up Enviro Reviews?
• DC Circ. Says FERC Botched Review Of $3.5B Fla. Pipeline
• 2nd Circ. Ruling Encourages State-Level Pipeline Fights
• Diversity In The Legal Profession — A Stubborn Vision
• Why Midsize Firms Run The Gamut On Diversity
• Law Firms Head Back To School For Diversity Guidance
• CliniComp Sues Gov't Over Cerner's VA Contract
• GCs Find New Urgency In Longtime Push For Diversity
• Slovakia Shakes Off Claim Over Talc Mining Rights
• ND Tells DC Circ. It Wants In On EPA Drilling Waste Suit
• Journalists Allowed To Pursue Info From Puerto Rico Board
• Consol Ruling Hints At Future Of Pa. Enviro Permit Battles
• DOT Asks DC Circ. To Bless $5.6B Purple Line Reviews
• New Salary History Laws Crimp Attorney Hiring Process
• Energy Future Drops Berkshire Bid For Sempra's $9.45B Offer
• Racial Diversity Stagnating At US Law Firms
• The Best Firms For Minority Attorneys
• How 5 Firms Are Building More Diverse Ranks
• The Top Firms For Minority Equity Partners
• US, TransCanada Seek To Trash Keystone Pipeline ESA Claim
• Trump Infrastructure Order Shows Strategy Without Clear Plan
• Westinghouse Liable For Project Shutdown Costs, Co. Says
• Sanchez Energy Sells Eagle Ford Assets For $105M
• Taxation With Representation: Sullivan, Kirkland, Davis Polk
• 2nd Circ. Denies Constitution's $683M NY Pipeline Retry
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Corps, Dakota Access Say Pipeline Oil Should Keep Flowing
• Slowdown In Bankruptcies Belies Oil Cos.' Stormy Situation
• Contractor Asks DC Circ. Not To Revive $8.5M Award Fight
• Protecting The Privacy Of Privileged Internal Investigations
• US Power Giant Calpine To Be Taken Private In $5.6B Deal
• 5 Tips For A Successful Legal Blog
• Petrobras Pulls Uruguay Into Arbitration Over Gas Deals
• Zinke Says Gulf Of Mexico Oil & Gas Lease Sale Netted $121M
• DC Circ. Urged To Ax Plan To Shut Down Santa Monica Airport
• Verizon Plans To Build Competitor For AT&T-Led FirstNet
• Deals Rumor Mill: China Unicom, Hub International, Energen
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revisit Clean Energy Ruling Favoring Conn.
• Pipeline Co. Fights Order To Get Off Okla. Tribal Lands
• PE-Backed Acquisition Co. Announces $3.8B Energy Tie-Up
• SolarCity Must Face Cogenra's Unfair Competition Suit
• Ohio Regulators Affirm $204M FirstEnergy Subsidy
• What I Learned In My 1st Year: Lessons From Willy Wonka
• Calif. Urges Judge To Block Valero Energy Terminal Deal
• EEOC Accuses Drilling Co. Of Age, Disability Bias
• Sungevity Ch. 11 Dismissal Approved Over Trustee Objection
• NJ Enviro Regulator Blasts Atlantic Ocean Drilling Plan
• Latham Steers Mexican Energy SPAC's Landmark $650M IPO
• 10th Circ. Won't Budge On Chaparral Lease After BIA Redo
• Judging A Book: Kopf Reviews Posner's 'Federal Judiciary'
• Exxon, Shell Info Bid Stays Mostly Intact In $1.8B Award Row
• Gov't Is Owner In Navajo Land Uranium Cleanup Suit: Judge
• Trump Looks To Speed Infrastructure OKs, Undo Flood Rules
• A Closer Look At EPA's Approach To CPP Rollback
• FHWA, Ariz. Ask 9th Circ. Not To Pause Highway Project
• DC Circ. Tosses Sierra Club's Freeport LNG Export Fight
• Slawson Exploration Gets OK To Drill During Tribal Row
• EPA Must Exempt Wyo. Refineries From Biofuel Rules
• Pa. Court Favors Enviros In Fight Over Consol Coal Mine
• $30M Settlement Floated In Sanchez Energy Investor Suit
• Judge Blocks Mont. Coal Mine Expansion For Lack Of Study
• Transocean Snags Norwegian Rival For $3.4B
• The Use Of Special Masters In Complex Cases
• Notes From A Law Firm Chief Privacy Officer
• EPA To Move Ahead On Power Plant Wastewater Rule Revision
• Gas Pipeline Projects Top FERC To-Do List
• WinnCompanies Tapped For $1.6B Housing Redevelopment
• Slawson Exploration Wants ND Drill Stay Lifted In Tribal Row
• Andeavor Logistics To Buy Fellow Andeavor MLP For $1.5B
• Sierra Club Sues DOE For Grid Study Info
• EFH, NextEra Units Work Toward Settling Wind Credit Row
• Nabors To Acquire Tesco In $220M Deal
• Shell Wants Quick $74M Win In Unpaid Drilling Work Suit
• Notes From A Law Firm Chief Privacy Officer: New Demands
• Calif. AG Sues EPA For Docs Over Possible Pruitt Conflicts
• Californians File Class Action Over Oroville Dam Maintenance
• Feds, TransCanada Push To Nix Suit Over Keystone Approval
• Tribes Drop 9th Circ. Challenge Of Alaskan Road Rejection
• Westinghouse Faces Worker Suits Over Nuke Plant Shutdown
• NJ Sierra Club Blasts PennEast For Pipeline Approval Push
• Canada Province Will Enter Fight Over Kinder Morgan Pipeline
• Energy-Focused True Green Capital Clinches $350M PE Fund
• It's Time To Improve Voir Dire In Federal Court
• Notes From A Law Firm Chief Privacy Officer: Insider Risks
• Breitburn Gets OK To Use DIP Proceeds For Swap Deals
• NRC Tells DC Circ. Tribe's Mine License Row Is Premature
• 8th Circ. Nixes Tribal Appeals In Paradigm Pipeline Suit
• DC Circ. Pauses Litigation On EPA New Plant Carbon Rule
• DC Circ. Won't Reconsider Lifting Methane Rule Stay
• Rising Star: Shearman & Sterling's Anna Chung
• Energy Group Urges FCC To Add More Broadband Advisers
• Cleary Advises Iraq On First Standalone Bond Since 2006
• 5th Circ. Upholds Arbitration Order In Nigeria Oil Dispute
• Notes From A Law Firm Chief Privacy Officer: Balancing Act
• Puerto Rico Sales Tax Bond Row On Track For Dec. Resolution
• Carlton's $1B Oil Field Fight In Chad Paused For Arbitration
• Crowell & Moring Snags Gordon & Rees Energy Finance Atty
• Enviro Group Sues DOI Over Unfilled Records Requests
• Future Of Calif. Cap-And-Trade Is Up To CARB
• Takeaways From New Sanctions On Iran, Russia, North Korea
• ACLU Sues DC Metro Over Rejected 1st Amendment Ads
• Rising Star: Shearman & Sterling's Alfred Ng
• Beverly Hills Schools Lose Subway Funding Row At 9th Circ.
• Mariner East Deal Allows Sunoco To Restart Pipeline Work
• How The IPad Can Be A Litigator's Best Friend
• Notes From A Law Firm Chief Privacy Officer: CPO Vs. CISO
• DC Circ. Pauses CPP Litigation For 2 More Months
• Securities Industry Asks IRS To Nix Political Subdivision Rule
• Judge Nudges Along Dispute Over $1.8B Exxon, Shell Award
• Trade Coalition Weighs In On Effluent Rule Case
• Enviros Decry Forest Service Green Light To $3.5B Pipeline
• Sunoco Facing Growing Pressure On Pa. Gas Pipeline
• Tribes Urge Halt Of Dakota Access Pipeline For Enviro Review
• Delta Starts Construction On $3.4B LaGuardia Terminal
• NRC Plans Fresh Review Of Yucca Mountain License Process
• Trump's Ex-Im Pick Gets Conservative Tailwind
• Venezuela Can't Stay $1.4B Award Without Bond, Judge Says
• Rising Star: Norton Rose's Brian Greene
• Budgetary Scoring Rules Are To Blame For FBI HQ Setback
• 5 Questions To Ask Before Entering Joint-Representation AFA
• DOI Sage Grouse Report Focuses On Energy, State Interests
• Enviros, DOI Agree On Atty Fees In Navajo Coal Plant Suit
• Pa. Court Says Tax-Exempt Properties Can Vote On Biz Levies
• EPA Tells Justices Waters Rule Belongs In Appeals Court
• Enviros Lose $500M Texas Road Projects Challenge
• Greece Unleashes $95M In Construction Cartel Fines
• Rising Star: Norton Rose's Michael Pikiel
• LA 2028 Olympics Deal Reflects New Bidding Dynamic For IOC
• Legal Incubators Can Help New Lawyers And Society
• Nexus Pipeline Developers Press FERC For Final Thumbs-Up
• 3 Questions Environmental Attorneys Have About RCRA
• Oil And Gas Groups Ask High Court To Review Seal Listing
• DTE Energy Seeks High Court Review Of Revived EPA Suit
• Enviros Say Dominion Project Wasn't Thoroughly Vetted
• Proposed P3 Rule Stirs Doubts On Infrastructure Plan
• Policy May Not Be Priority For Restored FERC Quorum
• Enviros Urge DC Circ. To Decide Clean Power Plan Case
• Industry Fights Enviros' Challenge Of Effluent Rule Pause
• 3 Questions Environmental Attorneys Have About CERCLA
• Rising Star: White & Case's Matthew Wood
• Dominion Unit Challenges Pa. Permit For $210M Project
• Investors Want Cobalt's Class Cert. Redo Bid Nixed
• Insights On Calif. High Court's CEQA Opinion In Rail Row
• Filipino Geothermal Co. Is Offered Up To $1.28B For Shares
• Senate Confirms 2 FERC Commissioners, Restores Quorum
• Marathon Petroleum To Pay $86M To Settle Refinery Fire Suits
• McCarter & English Adds 3 Holland & Knight Energy Pros
• SunEdison Free To Push Back Rights Offering Cutoff
• 4 Questions Environmental Attorneys Have About NEPA
• Venezuela Asks DC Circ. To Upend $1.2B Award To Crystallex
• Enviros Urge DC Circ. Not To Reconsider Methane Rule Stay
• Insurers Look To Duck Coverage Of Tribal Water Pipeline Row
• FCC Takes Steps To Redistribute Broadband Subsidies
• Judge Vacates Steel Boss's WTC-Rebuild Conviction
• EPA Reverses Delay On Toughened Smog Regulations
• Senate Panel Advances Trump Pick For DOJ Enviro Chief
• How To Prioritize Your Law Firm's Crisis Response Plan
• 8th Circ. Affirms Halt Of Tribal Court Oil & Gas Royalty Suit
• Feds Want Enviros' ESA Suit Over Minn. Forest Scrapped
• FTA To Appeal Order On Md. Purple Line Ridership Review
• 2 Firms Steer Jacobs' $3.27B Deal For PE-Backed CH2M
• 3 Questions Environmental Attorneys Have About The ESA
• Innovating For Wise Juries: Closing Argument
• 3 Things To Watch After DC Circ. Issues EPA Methane Mandate
• Sens. Propose Tax Credit For 3K Megawatts Of Offshore Wind
• SunEdison Takes On Appeal Over Key Ch. 11 Plan Agreement
• Chinese Co. Moves To Dodge Suit Over $775M BP Asset Sale
• Texas Pipeline Co. Asks DC Circ. To Affirm FERC Approval
• Trump Names Ex-DOJ, Sidley Austin Attorney As DOI Solicitor
• Attys Tapped For Top Leadership Posts At Port Authority
• 5 Questions All AFAs Should Answer Clearly