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Project Finance - March, 2019

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• Feds Sues Calif. Over Dam Plans To Protect Native Fish
• Trump Attempts Court Bypass With New Keystone XL Permit
• Venezuela Didn't Yield To $382M Judgment, Guaidó Atty Says
• Serbian Co. Wants $12M Award Row Paused During Ch. 15
• SC Utility Customers Can't Sue Westinghouse Over Nuke Plant
• Advocates Say SD 'Riot Boosting' Law Chills Free Speech
• Texas Justices Won't Hear Driller's Overhead Power Lines Suit
• EPA Head Promises Lead Drinking Water Rule By Summer
• 2 Firms Guide Canada Board's $750M Aqua America Deal
• Lebanese Salesman Again Denied Bail In $2B Bribery Case
• 5th Circ. Says Transocean's $160M Win Needs Recalculating
• Sidley Austin Pulls In Trio Of Orrick Energy Attorneys
• FWS Asks 5th Circ. To Remand Dusky Frog Habitat Case
• Exec Tells NJ Panel That Ex-Employer Lied To Get Tax Breaks
• 6th Circ. Won't Revive Driller's Atty Malpractice Suit
• Senator Calls DOI Nominee 'Corrupt' In Confirmation Hearing
• Enviros Want To Bulk Up Sage-Grouse Protection Suit
• Sens. Pitch Bipartisan Bills To Preclude Government-Run 5G
• Deals Rumor Mill: Saudi Aramco, Bluewater, Casper
• Mining Cos. Must Face Claims Over Gold King Mine Spill
• Perry Defends Energy Funding Cuts To Skeptical Senators
• Ill. Bill Would Deny Tax Credit To Jussie Smollett Employers
• China Looks To Streamline Construction Approval Process
• Oro Negro's Monthslong Mediation With Creditors Falls Flat
• 3 Firms Steer Quantum Portfolio Co.'s $400M Gas Well Sale
• Puerto Rico Bondholders Shot Down Once Again By 1st Circ.
• Ex-Biofuel Exec Can't Bar His Statements In $50M Fraud Case
• Investor Alleges Belize Ponzi Fraudsters Swiped $8M
• Indian Infrastructure Co. Sells $1.16B Stake In Airports Biz
• Sierra Club Can Pursue Tech Fixes For Missouri Coal Plant
• Nuke Subsidies Undermine High Court Ruling, Power Cos. Say
• New Guidelines Boost Sustainability-Linked Lending
• Calculating Oil And Gas Royalties After Burlington Resources
• Oil Groups Urge DC Circ. To Leave CAA Emissions Guidelines
• Hogan Lovells Must Turn Over Petrobras Docs In Fraud Suit
• NYC Slams Energy Cos.' Bid To Dodge Climate Suit
• T-Mobile Urges Quick Win Against Del. Town On Cell Tower
• Herbert Smith Steers £480M Energy-From-Waste Power Plant
• Deals Rumor Mill: Deutsche Bank, Harvard, Ferrovial
• AT&T Hit With $68M Suit Over Escrow Funds In NII Ch. 11
• Takeaways From Justices' Divergent Tribal Tax Treaty Opinion
• Enviros Say Don't Exempt Fracker From Offshore Permit Order
• Climate Change Must Guide Utility Plans, Ex-PG&E Boss Says
• Setting The Record Straight On Women In Court Reporting
• Ocean Mining Co. Targets Mexico Over Phosphate Project
• Mich. Co. Strikes Deal To Phase Out Coal, Add More Solar
• Brookfield Drops $560M On Canadian Co.'s Clean Energy Push
• Texas Oil Cos. Want Tribal Pipeline Trespass Suit Tossed
• PG&E Says It's Impossible To Comply With Calif. Safety Regs
• Canadian Energy Co. ENMAX To Buy Emera Maine For $1.3B
• Limiting Supreme Court's Size Is Not Enough
• As 5G Era Dawns, Public Distrust Of The Tech Still Abounds
• FERC Tells DC Circ. PennEast Pipeline Stands Up To Scrutiny
• FERC's Grid Incentives Highlight States' Project Power
• Miami Beats Suit Over Beckham Soccer Stadium Referendum
• Don't Miss It: Kirkland, Gibson Dunn Lead Week's Hot Deals
• US Can Sell $82M Yacht Linked To Nigerian Corruption Case
• FERC Mulls Grid Rate Incentive Policy Changes
• DLA Piper Nabs Baker McKenzie, Wilson Sonsini Partners
• Native Groups Can't Weigh In On National Monuments Cuts
• DOI Gives Tribes, States $291M For Coal Mine Cleanup
• EPA Contractors Can't Dodge Suit Over Gold King Mine Spill
• Mo. Regulators OK $2.3B Power Line After Court Rebuke
• Lenders Score Major High Court Victory In Foreclosure Case
• Tech Trends From SXSW Pose Unique Questions For Lawyers
• What's In A Judgeship? More Than Meets The Eye
• Swamped: How Magistrate Judges Salvaged Louisiana's Judicial Crisis
• Seadrill Can't Dodge Oro Negro Ch. 15 Depo Subpoena
• Gorsuch's Take On Treaty And Tax Bodes Well For Tribes
• States Join Push For DC Circ. To Rehear FERC Dam Dispute
• BLM Fell Short On Wyo. Drilling's Climate Impact, Judge Says
• Beckham's Miami MLS Team Can Proceed With Stadium Plans
• Opposite Rulings Refine Scope Of Texas Sovereign Immunity
• Ardian Notches €6.1B For 5th Infrastructure Fund
• In Bar Admissions Process, It's Candor Or Bust
• Enviros, Dems Criticize EPA New Plant Rule In Comments
• Greenpeace Sued Again Over Dakota Access Protest Support
• 'In A Timely Manner': Three Decades Of Judgeship Bills
• From Showdowns To Hotlines, Frazzled Judges Get Creative
• Ex-NY Pol Asks 2nd Circ. To Nix Muni Bond Fraud Conviction
• Gorsuch, Ginsburg Strike Rare Accord In Tribal Tax Case
• Venezuela's Oil Co. Hit With Sanctions In Bribery Suit
• Wi-Fi Sharing Could Compromise Infrastructure, FCC Told
• 3rd Circ. Halts Some PennEast Pipeline Work Pending Appeal
• Indonesian Shipping Co. Unit Confirms $143M Ch. 11 Plan
• Pa. Nuke Bailout Bill Fuels Political Fight With Gas Sector
• Pulling Up Stakes: Jones Day, Pillsbury, Greenberg
• Judging A Book: Bashant Reviews 'Doing Justice'
• Justices Say Tribal Co. Doesn't Owe Wash. State Fuel Tax
• SEC's Rio Tinto Fraud Case Trimmed, But Moves Forward
• Exxon Says Explosion's Impacts Too Varied For Class Cert.
• NYC, DOJ Agree On Timeline For $1.6B Reservoir Cover
• As Judicial Ranks Stagnate, 'Desperation' Hits The Bench
• These Are The Nation's 27 Most Overworked District Courts
• Trustee Says NY Wheel Ch. 11 Plan Releases Impermissible
• New DOT Initiative Aims To Ease Hurdles For Emerging Tech
• 5th Circ. Denies Arbitration For 2nd Time In Texas Wind Case
• Freeze Of DOE Uranium Leasing Program In Colo. Ends
• DOI Loosens Protections For Sage-Grouse, Greens Cry Foul
• Contractor Says Houston Owes $13M For Airport Work
• Atlas Lands $152M For Financing Of 3 Brazilian Solar Plants
• BLM Prevails In Enviro, Tribe Suit Over Mining Permits
• Firms Can Leverage Communications When Economy Is Slow
• High Court Passes On Petrobras Immunity Fight In EIG Suit
• TransCanada Can't Get 9th Circ. To Lift Keystone XL Work Ban
• Conn. Brokers Power Deal To Keep Dominion Nuke Plant Open
• Bridge Would Harm NYC Park, Neighborhood Group Says
• Ex-Exec Ducks Jail For Rigging Bids, Scores Law Firm Gig
• Taxation With Representation: Latham, Simpson, Vinson
• DC Circ. Won't Disturb FERC Order On Midwest Grid Charges
• Seadrill, Oro Negro Clash Over Ch. 15 Subpoena Bid
• FERC Chief Says LNG Project Approval Opens Door For More
• Irish Agency Dodges $1.2B Suit Over Failed 'Chicago Spire'
• Spain Liable In Renewable Energy Fight With NextEra Units
• FERC Using Power Deal Spat To Alter Bankruptcy Law: PG&E
• Don't Block Seismic Tests During Court Fight, Feds Say
• PG&E Saga Shows Calif. Utility Model Untenable, Execs Say
• Inside The Century-Old Law Steering PE Infrastructure Deals
• SF, Oakland Push 9th Circ. To Revive Climate Change Suits
• Ethical Social Media Marketing For Lawyers
• A Chat With Norton Rose Diversity Director Nina Godiwalla
• 3 Firms Assist On $1.03B Deal For US Pipeline Assets
• PG&E, JPMorgan Asked To Revise $5B Bankruptcy Deal
• Exxon Must Face Climate Change Claims At Mass. Terminal
• DC Circ. Questions Deferring To EPA On Hardrock Mining Rule
• DOE To Offer $17M In Grants For Tribal Energy Projects
• Coal Plant Closure Bonds Gain Steam With Shift In Power Mix
• Bank Of Nova Scotia's Chile Toll Road Project Win Reversed
• Ethics Claim Dismissed Over Beckham's Miami Stadium Plan
• Anadarko Beats Securities Suit Over Gas Well Safety Risks
• PennEast Urges 3rd Circ. Not To Pause Pipeline Land Grab
• Perry Calls For A Full-Strength FERC To Boost Energy Exports
• Landowners Ask High Court To Review Pipeline Access Ruling
• Alternatives To Gas Tax Not Yet Ripe In Infrastructure Debate
• Akerman Leader Sees More Ways To Extend Bridge Loans
• Serbia Can't Shake $12M Arbitral Award, Dutch Co. Says
• PG&E Escapes Charges Over 2017 Calif. Wildfires
• CEOs Call For Investments To Grow Shale In North America
• ConocoPhillips Sues Venezuela For $8.75B Arbitration Award
• Nonprofits Urge DC Circ. To Rethink FERC's Dam Dispute Win
• Utah Rep. Floats Bill To Curb President's Monument Powers
• In Win For Corn, EPA Floats Summer Use Of High-Ethanol Fuel
• Army Corps Asks Minn. Judge To OK Flood Project Work
• Kyrgyz Republic Slams Bid To Confirm $17M Award
• What EU Investment Screening Will Mean For Dealmakers
• EPA Biofuel Rulings Are Bulletproof, Small Refiners Say
• 5 Mistakes Law Firms Make When Responding To RFPs
• Army Corps Guidance Could Speed Up Wetlands Permitting
• Germany Can't Nix Arbitrators In Swedish Energy Co. Row
• Trump Budget Touts Shrinking Fed Role In Transpo Funding
• Kids' Climate Suit Should End Now, Feds Tell 9th Circ.
• Pa. Lawmaker Offers $500M Plan For Nuclear Power Credits
• NY, Ill. Defend Nuke Plant Subsidies At High Court
• Trump Budget Plan Seeks Long-Shot Energy Funding Cuts
• EPA's Texas Ozone Plan Was Just Right, 5th Circ. Told
• Green New Deal Supporters 'Oblivious,' EPA Chief Says
• Gov't Drops Appeal Of Water Rule Delay Defeat
• Feds Seek End To Highway Suit From Tribe Members, Enviros
• Ariz. Copper Mine Scores Key Water Permit From Corps
• Bankruptcy Court To Keep FERC-PG&E Power Deals Fight
• Trump Proposes 31% Cut To EPA In 2020 Budget
• Menominee Ask 7th Circ. To Revive CWA Mine Challenge
• Kirkland, Vinson Steer TPG's $930M Oilfield Water Biz Buy
• UK's Fieldfisher Nabs 7-Atty Construction Team From RPC
• Jam Exposes International Orgs To New Litigation Risks
• Oil Cos. Prevail In Venezuela Bribery Suit Brought By Trust
• Five-Decade Fraudster Gets 10 Years For Tribal Bond Scam
• FERC Greenlights $142M NY-Pa. Pipeline Expansion Project
• SD Legislators Pass Anti-'Riot Boosting' Bills For XL Pipeline
• Taxation With Representation: Skadden, Sullivan, Simpson
• Hong Kong REIT Link Nabs $510M From Green Bond Issue
• Feds Battle To Escape Uranium Mine Cleanup Liability
• NJ Turnpike Agency Must Defend $50 E-ZPass Fee, Court Says
• Japanese Co. Gets OK Of $61M Award Against Tanzania
• NYC Climate Suit Can't Be Sustained, Gov't Tells 2nd Circ.
• ConocoPhillips Wins $8.7B From Venezuela Over Oil Projects
• What To Expect From Increased FTC-State AG Collaboration
• Alaska Mine Clears Enviro Hurdle But Faces An Uphill Battle
• Leon Panetta In The Courtroom, Langley And Area 51
• Feds Sue Contractors For Fraud On NY Public Works Projects
• Simpson, Paul Weiss Lead Apollo Deal For Chassis Biz
• British Utility Inks $100M Deal For US Green Energy Biz
• Just 'Show Up,' 6th Circ. Tells Fugitive In Rolls-Royce Case
• Keystone Pipeline Endangers Tribes' Water, 9th Circ. Hears
• Coastal AGs Amp Up Effort To Block Atlantic Seismic Testing
• Labor, Biz Groups Ask House To Hike Gas Tax For Road Works
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Finding A Voice, And A New Home
• Marlins Urge Panel To Send Row Over $1.2B Sale To Arbitrator
• EPA Coal Plant Permit Order Is A Rule Change, Enviros Say
• NJ Wants PennEast Land Grab Paused Pending Appeal
• 2 Firms Aid On $1.6B Renewable Energy Infrastructure Fund
• Tribe, Enviros Blast Approval Of Reserve Drilling Plans
• DC Residents' Challenge To $5.6B Purple Line Funding Axed
• Cutting High-Speed Rail Funds 'Indefensible,' Calif. Says
• DOE Gives Export Thumbs-Up To La. LNG Project
• Tribes Look For Strong Hand In Green New Deal
• Enviros Urge 9th Circ. To Keep Keystone Pipeline Blocked
• EPA Says Small Refiner RFS Decisions Can't Be Fought
• Constitutional Force-Pooling Arguments Face Uphill Battle
• Judging A Book: Willett Reviews 'Guilty Pleasures'
• 4th Circ. Reaffirms Path To Land Access For Pipeline Cos.
• Longtime EPA GC, Gibson Dunn Vet Jumps To Patagonia
• Winston & Strawn Snags Real Estate Finance Pro In Chicago
• Klamath Tribes Push Back Against Ore. Hydro Project
• Westmoreland Coal Gets Approval For Ch. 11 Plan, Asset Sale
• Tribes, Enviros Slam Defenders Of Trump's Monument Cuts
• Officials Push Back On Resurfaced 'Nationalized' 5G Plan
• Skadden, Kirkland Steer KKR's $900M NextEra Investment
• Driller Blasts Petrobras' Subpoena Bid In $720M Award Row
• Women In Law Need Equal Treatment, Not Affirmative Action
• Kids Score Support In 9th Circ. Climate Change Case Appeal
• Enviros Say Texas Highway Project Threatens Salamanders
• Venezuela's Interim Prez Wants Maduro Cut From Award Row
• DC Circ. Scraps Army Corps' OK Of Dominion Power Line
• BlueMountain Nominates New Slate Of PG&E Directors
• Abengoa Unit Hit With $15M Judgment In Wind Farm Row
• Texas Justices Say Conoco Unit Can Deduct Transport Costs
• Blank-Check Co. Hennessy Capital Prices $261M IPO
• Visible Diversity Is A Sign Of Organizational Health
• Simple Secrets For Writing A Killer Brief
• Hoping For High Court Clarity On CWA Jurisdictional Issues