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Project Finance - April, 2018

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• Justices Won't Review Calif. Rail Line Enviro Dispute
• Provisions To Watch In The House's FAA Reauthorization
• Pa. Gov. Pushes For Bipartisan Natural Gas Tax
• 5th Circ. Urged To Scrap La. Pipeline Injunction
• Minn. Blasts Feds' Constitutional Attack On Power Grid Law
• High Court Won't Hear Navajo Right-Of-Way Case
• Enviros Sue Over Oil, Gas Leases In Sage-Grouse Country
• Pa. Court Axes Challenge To Sunoco's Eminent Domain Power
• EPA Can't Exempt Blenders From Biofuel Regs, DC Circ. Told
• Levee Work Should Resume In $2.2B Flood Project, Court Told
• The Fastest Federal Civil Court For A Decade
• Supreme Court Won't Take Up Pa. Oil And Gas Rights Row
• High Court Stays Out Of NY Pipeline Permit Denial Fight
• Dems Want A Permanent Fix For Hobbled Ex-Im Bank
• Jones Day Leads Marathon In $23.3B Andeavor Buy
• Conn. Man Fights Restitution Bid In Stadium Fraud Suit
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Gibson, Baker
• Energy Exec Accused Of Percoco Bribe Appears To Plead Out
• NY Leads Group Opposing EPA's Clean Power Plan Repeal
• Feds Urge DC Court To Toss Challenge To $5.6B Purple Line
• $57M SunEdison Deal May Be In Trouble After Funds Opt Out
• Post-Deepwater Blowout Safety Regs Cut By Trump Admin.
• FCC Rules May Spur Legal Battles Between Tribes And Feds
• 5th Circ. Says Entergy Must Pass $10.9M To Texas Customers
• Canadian LNG Project Names Joint Venture As Contractor
• Enviros Fight BLM Approval Of Colo. Drilling Leases
• Sens. Push Zinke To Halt Monument Plans Until Court Ruling
• Cozen O'Connor Scores Public Finance Pro From Dentons
• Is A FERC Pipeline Policy Reset Coming?
• Time To Express Interest In Federal Water Infrastructure Loans
• Erin Energy Hits Ch. 11 Amid Africa Oil Production Issues
• EPA's Pruitt Faces Tough Ethics Questions On Capitol Hill
• Puerto Rican Unions Sue To Void Restructuring Proceedings
• Fla. Hospital Denied In Bid To Expand Beyond Tax District
• Singapore Judge OKs $129M Award Despite Fraud Claims
• NC AG, Enviros Fight Duke Rate Hike For Coal Ash Cleanup
• Exxon Says NYC Filed Climate Suit In Wrong Venue
• Momentum Builds For US Offshore Wind Energy
• Marlins Say $1.2B Sale Dispute Belongs In Federal Court
• Willbros Investor Sues Over Proposed $108M Sale To Primoris
• Consol Beats Bid To Halt Mine Expansion Under Pa. Park
• Subsea 7 Says It's Open To Talks After McDermott Rejection
• Okla. High Court Nixes Utility's Coal Plant Revamp
• 10th Circ. Says Enable Can Keep Pipeline, At Least For Now
• Enviros Take FERC Pa. Pipeline Approval Fight To DC Circ.
• What's Next For GHG And Fuel Economy Regulation?
• MarkWest Strikes Deal With EPA, Pa. Over Alleged Emissions
• Puerto Rico Judge Must Rethink Sharing Of Fiscal Plan Docs
• Pruitt Floats Overhaul To EPA Scientific Review Process
• Orrick Adds Vinson & Elkins Atty To Run Tokyo Oil, Gas Group
• In Turnabout, Judge Erases Challenge To NM Drilling Permits
• State Electric Generator Subsidies Challenge FERC Markets
• FirstEnergy Reaches Deal With Creditors In Ch. 11 Cases
• EPA Says Forest Biomass Energy Is 'Carbon Neutral'
• DC Circ. Asked To Rethink Decision On 2008 Ozone Rule
• Miami Slams Marlins' 'Sour Grapes' Push For Arbitration
• Shell Unit Can't Duck Class Action Over Pa. Lease Bonuses
• McDermott Snubs $2B Acquisition Bid, Focuses On CB&I Buy
• 5th Circ. Rejects Citgo's Bid For Redo On $81M Spill Penalty
• Alleged Atty Conflict Not Enough To Doom Biofuel Indictment
• Energy Co. Tells 9th Circ. To Reject Mine Ruling Challenge
• Akin Gump Guides CenterPoint Energy's $6B Vectren Buy
• New Remedial Actions For Tax-Advantaged Bonds And P3s
• Puerto Rico Sales Tax Bond Fight Sparks Muni Market Anxiety
• NY Beefs Up Energy Efficiency Targets To Drive GHG Cuts
• Mining Co. Asks DC Circ. To Revisit EPA Superfund Ruling
• Winston Grabs Ex-O'Melveny Project Finance, M&A Partner
• NJ Gov. Signs Law Banning Offshore Drilling
• GOP State AGs Back Big Oil In Calif. Climate Suits
• Court Nixes Hospital's $115M Bonds To Build Outside District
• Exxon Takes AG Climate Probe Fight To 2nd Circ.
• Rare Southwest Engine Failure Prompts Liability Questions
• Dems Look To Shield Offshore Rules From Trump Rollback
• Puerto Rico Fed Board Approves Pension-Cutting Fiscal Plan
• 9 Cos. Indicted For NYC Water Contracts Bribery Plot
• Driller Gets Approval Of $14.3M Award In Trade Secrets Fight
• BLM Takes Steps To Open Arctic Refuge For Oil, Gas Drilling
• 'Close Enough Is Good Enough' For Air Standards: EPA Head
• ENGlobal, NASCO Denied Quick Wins In Plant Contract Row
• Climate, Contracts On Table In FERC Pipeline Policy Revamp
• EPA's Top Lawyer Trades Jabs With Enviros At ABA Talk
• Must FERC Weigh GHG Emissions In Pipeline Reviews?
• CEO Leveraging Under Armour For Personal Gain, Suit Says
• Tribes' Bid For More Consultation In DAPL Review Denied
• Enviros' Suit Over EPA Plant Effluent Rule Nixed As Moot
• Best Practices For Building A Better Meeting
• Third Time's The Charm For Class In Pipeline Oil Spill Suit
• GOP Sens. Voice Concerns On Groundwater Permit Regs
• Construction Co. Ordered To Pay $10M In Gold Mining Row
• Status Update On 'One Federal Decision' Project Reviews
• Zinke Declines To Lower Offshore Drilling Royalty Rates
• Enviros' Claims Against Coal Co. Different Enough To Proceed
• Colo. Munis Hit Exxon, Suncor With Climate Change Suit
• Fed. Agencies Must Hand Over Emails In Keystone XL Battle
• 5 Ways Law Firms Are Becoming More Like Hotels
• Ukraine Asks DC Circ. To Nix $112M Award Enforcement
• India Energy Row Award Missed A Crucial Point, Judge Says
• Dropping Ranks: Andrews Kurth's Pre-Merger Dip
• Dropping Ranks: Lathrop's Rough Patch
• Why BigLaw's Partnerships Are Shrinking
• Dropping Ranks: Stroock's 'Shrink To Grow' Strategy
• Enviros Say Court Got Exxon $20M Pollution Ruling Right
• High Court Won't Take DTE Energy Nuke Project Challenge
• Fla. Judge Quashes Subpoenas In Venezuela Oil Bribery Suit
• EPA Defends Grant Policy For Scientific Committee Members
• Gorsuch's 1st Year Shows He Is A Conservative Activist
• Willbros Investors Notch $10M Deal In Stock Drop Fight
• The Many Challenges Facing Venezuela Bribery Suit: Part 2
• Feds Say Minn. Power Grid Law Is Unconstitutional
• Miami Says Marlins Waived Right To Arbitrate Sale Dispute
• Pruitt's Soundproof Phone Booth Broke Laws, Watchdog Says
• Megafirms Find New Heights In Grounded Market
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms
• The Law360 400
• How 5 Firms Grew Without Merging
• No One-Size-Fits-All Ruling In Texas Retained Acreage Cases
• Tax Increment Financing Faces New Scrutiny In Missouri
• House Leaders Introduce 5-Year FAA Reauthorization Bill
• No Sign $310M Utah Mineral Rights Sale Fixed, Judge Says
• 9th Circ. Urged To Let Panel's Uranium Mine Ruling Stand
• A Chat With Baker Botts CMO Gillian Ward
• Texas Justices Ax 'Latent Injury' Suit Against Schlumberger
• How Is EPA's New Source Review Guidance Helpful?
• 9th Circ. Won't Delay Maui Groundwater Mandate
• Tribes Sue Forest Service Over Approval Of Ariz. Copper Mine
• Reed Smith Hires Norton Rose Arbitration Pro In Singapore
• The Many Challenges Facing Venezuela Bribery Suit: Part 1
• Ex-Pruitt Aide Saw Punishment For Ethics Flags, Dems Say
• What To Watch As The Surface Transportation Board Staffs Up
• Trump Demands Changes To EPA Air Pollution Programs
• Senate Confirms Faegre Baker's Wheeler For EPA's No. 2 Post
• Williams Wants FERC's OK For $405M Pipeline Upgrade
• Calif. Oil Co. Fined $12.5M Over 1,466 Alleged Violations
• Finance-Savvy Millennials Are Shifting Business Of Law
• 4th Circ. Revives Kinder Morgan Gas Spill Groundwater Suit
• LA City Council OKs $4.9B Deal For LAX Train
• Earthjustice Reports Court Access Hampered Under Trump
• Gas Groups Urge Trump To Limit State Pipeline Powers
• Hercules Must Cover $5.5M In Fees In Oil Rig Fire Suit
• DOE Open To Emergency Grid Input Amid FirstEnergy Plea
• Macquarie, KKR $100M Auction-Rigging Claims Advance
• NY, Conn. Say EPA Should Act On Out-Of-State Smog By June
• Statoil, Total Pay $340M For Gulf Of Mexico Oil Assets
• FERC, Energy Trader End Market-Rigging Case With $2M Deal
• Attorney-Client Privilege Is Alive And Well
• Dissolving Practice
• Process To Pick New Miami Court Plan Remains Unresolved
• Bondholders Ratchet Up Puerto Rico Sales Tax Revenues Spat
• EPA Lets ND Manage Own Carbon Sequestration Program
• Glassmaker Wants Bond From Venezuela In $500M Award Row
• Calif. AG Sues EPA Over Air Polluter Policy Change
• Baker Botts Snags Ex-Winston & Strawn Energy Atty In Texas
• Pipeline Co. Urges Supreme Court To Decide NY Permit Fight
• Gas Co., Pa. Township Settle Fracking Waste Ban Dispute
• Energy-Focused Firm Closes Infrastructure Fund At €3.5B
• ENGlobal Says NASCO Contract Terms Require Payment
• Calif. Climate Torts' Remand On Hold Amid 9th Circ. Appeal
• Dissolving Practice: How To Fix A Dysfunctional Law Firm
• 9th Circ. Nixes Enviros' Challenge To LA County Development
• EPA, Corps Fight Restart Of States' Clean Water Rule Row
• ND Police Look To Nix DAPL Protesters' Excessive Force Suit
• Pruitt's Alleged Acts Draw Scrutiny From Ethics Office
• Kinder Morgan Stops Nonessential Work On Canada Pipeline
• Federal Agency Chiefs Ink Deal To Speed Up Project Reviews
• PJM Presses FERC To Tackle State Clean Energy Subsidies
• Dissolving Practice: Partner Agreement Clauses That Can Help
• Personnel Moves May Expose Pruitt To Whistleblower Claims
• Co.'s 4th Amendment Rights Violated By DOL, Judge Says
• Trump Aims To Simplify Offshore Wind Regs, DOI Sec. Says
• Finnish Co. Gets $553M Areva, Siemens Reactor Settlement
• FirstEnergy Supplier Fight Deemed Purview Of FERC, Ch. 11
• Steptoe Nabs Ex-FERC Atty For Energy Practice
• Dissolving Practice: The Unfinished Business Doctrine
• Venezuela Says It's Allowed More Time To Pay $1.2B Award
• Another Court Upholds FERC Theory Of Market 'Gaming'
• Cobalt Ch. 11 Wind-Down Plan Approved After Settlement
• BIA Win In Okla. Oil Lease Row Affirmed By 10th Circ.
• NJ Transit Beats Suit Over Sewage Leak From Light Rail Work
• Valero Must Redo Suit Over WWII Waste Cleanup, Judge Says
• States Sue EPA For Stalling On Methane Regulations
• Anadarko Wants To Keep Drilling Dispute Win At 10th Circ.
• Methane Rule Litigation Stayed While Gov't Reconsiders
• Hawaii County To Ask Justices To Review Groundwater Ruling
• EPA Shifts Some CWA Oversight From Regions To DC
• Mining Co.'s $7M Award Should Be Confirmed, Judge Finds
• Layne Investors Say More Info Needed On $565M Sale
• Challengers Of Trump's '2-For-1' Order Seek To Revive Suit
• Exxon, Others Can't Halt Remand Of Climate Torts, Gov'ts Say
• Trump's Top Infrastructure Policy Adviser Gribbin Leaving
• EPA Must Give Enviros Quicker Findings In Race Bias Cases
• Mo. High Court Denies NFL Bid To Duck Suit Over Rams Move
• 7 Countries Interested In 2026 Winter Olympics, IOC Says
• Tribe Rips FERC's Bid To Toss Pipeline Work Challenge
• NJ Sen. Asks FERC To Put PennEast Land Grabs On Hold
• US, Pipeline Co. Ask 5th Circ. To Toss Block On La. Project
• Citgo Urges Full 5th Circ. To Rethink $81M CWA Penalty
• SunEdison Preferred Investors Want $57M Deal Clarified
• Manhattan Residents Sue MTA Over L Train Shutdown Plan
• Mass. High Court To Hear Electric Emissions Cap Challenge
• Puerto Rico Gov. Rejects Oversight Board's New Budget Cuts
• DC Circ. Weighs EPA Rule Limiting Appeals Court Decisions
• Pa. Panel Revives Trespass Claims Over Fracking Well
• EV Energy Partners Hits Ch. 11, Seeks To Shed $343M In Debt
• Failed Developer Asks 1st Circ. To Undo Bankruptcy Judgment
• Enviros, Tribal Group Can't Block NM Drilling
• FirstEnergy Power Generation Units Seek Relief In Ch. 11
• Feds Escape Tribes' Challenge To Calif. Highway Project
• Mining Co. Says Foley Hoag Can't Quit $1.2B Award Row Yet
• EPA, Corps Want Tribe's Mine Permit Review Bid Tossed
• EPA Must Meet 2021 Deadline For Risk Reviews
• Muni Bond Verdict Can't Sway SEC's Suit, Ex-NY Official Says