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Project Finance - September, 2019

228 articles

• Chesapeake Beats Landowners' Oil Lease Class Action
• NY Says FERC Wrongly Nixed Pipeline Permit Denial
• Reed Smith Nabs Ex-Linklaters Arbitration Pro In Paris
• TerraForm, Investors Agree To Reduce Settlement To $49M
• House Dem Faults BLM's Arctic Drilling Climate Analysis
• Ecuador Must Pay $450M Following Oil Profits Fight
• 3rd Circ. Lets Crystallex Resume Bid To Seize Citgo Shares
• FERC Widens Calif. Grid Operator's Power Deal Authority
• Spanish Piping Co. Hit With $31M Verdict For False Ads
• Mozambique Says Oxy-Total Gas Deal To Yield $880M In Tax
• Minn. Agency Denies Water Approval For Enbridge Pipeline
• True Wellness Requires A Deeper Look At Atty Profession
• Locke Lord, Orrick Helm NextEra Unit's $1.4B Pipeline Co. Buy
• White & Case Steers Sempra's $3.59B Peruvian Energy Sale
• Paul Weiss, Debevoise Drive $1.3B Deal For Infrastructure Biz
• 4 Energy-Related Supreme Court Cases To Watch This Term
• Maui Council Chair Wants Hunton Cut Off In Water Case
• Latest Suit Over $13B TransCanada Sale Is Tossed
• Oro Negro Sues Bondholders For Bringing Criminal Charges
• Bipartisan Senate Bill Would Boost Electric Grid Protection
• What Attys Need To Know About Trump's Calif. Grudge Match
• Clean Fuel Co. Cuts $4M Deal To End SEC's FCPA Probe
• 'Sweeping Orbit' Of Anti-SLAPP Law Axes Online Review Suit
• House Panel Told To Scrap Bill Prohibiting Federal 5G Network
• How New York Crafted Its Own Green New Deal: Part 3
• Contango Inks $133M Deal For White Star Petroleum's Assets
• Enviros Say DOI, Hawaii Gov't Let Sports Complex Flout Regs
• Pursuing Wellness
• DLA Piper Tapped To Investigate Chinese Casino's IPO
• Kansas City Chiefs Urge Mo. High Court To Sack $1M Tax Bill
• Senators Seek More DHS Control Of EB-5 Visa Program
• Pipelines Can't Yet Fight FERC Tax Policy Shift, Shippers Say
• Nigeria Gets OK To Fight Enforcement Of $9B Award In UK
• Winston, Hunton Steer NGL Energy's $600M Hillstone Buy
• EPA Contractor Can Contest Navajos' Gold King Spill Claims
• Solar Boosters Say They Deserve Spot In NM Utility Fees Fight
• ExxonMobil Inks $4.5B Asset Sale To PE-Backed Vår Energi
• 'Pure Greed' Leads To Prison In NJ Military Base Fraud Case
• Enviros Claim DOI Letting Drillers Skate On Offshore Regs
• How BigLaw Is Adapting To Plaintiff-Side Litigation
• Oil Case Clarifies Annulled Award Analysis In 2nd Circ. Courts
• How New York Crafted Its Own Green New Deal: Part 2
• Canada's Northleaf Capital Secures $1B From Investors
• Enviros Tell FERC They Oppose Calif. Hydro Storage Project
• Texas Energy Co. Can't Move $1.9M Fight To Arbitration
• Enbridge Says Wis. Tribe Breached Pipeline Contract
• Gas Export Project Foes Urge 5th Circ. To Sink Texas Permit
• Pursuing Wellness: A Focus On Firm Holistic Health Training
• CalCom Forms $100M California Clean Energy Fund
• Airlines Hit With Helms-Burton Suit Over Cuba's Main Airport
• DC Circ. Mulls Pipeline Fight's Future After 3rd Circ. Ruling
• ITC Faces $7.7M Suit Alleging Texas Plant Fire Caused Delays
• 17 States Sue Trump Over Endangered Species Act Rollbacks
• How New York Crafted Its Own Green New Deal: Part 1
• Judging A Book
• Feds On The Hook For $1.8M In Delay Of Flood Control Project
• Ex-Koch Staffer Gets Top DOI Atty Post Amid Perjury Claims
• FAA Misled Congress On Inspector Training, Investigators Say
• Fire Victims Slam PG&E's 'Master-Mindey Cute' Ch. 11 Plan
• Judge Jackson Reviews 'When Should Law Forgive?'
• 1st Circ. Looks To State Law In Maine City's Oil Export Ban
• Venoco Bankruptcy Trustee Warns Of Fight Over $130M Claim
• Tools For Energy And Infrastructure Minority Partners: Part 2
• Sunoco In Pa. Prosecutor's Crosshairs For Pipeline Nuisances
• EPA Threatens Calif. With Sanctions Over Air Quality Plans
• Drilling Co. Urges Court Not To Block Mancos Shale Fracking
• 9th Circ. Backs BIA Green Light Of Wind Farm Construction
• Enviros Say Colo. Mine Expansion Suit Not Barred
• $1.2B Award Against Mining Co. Must Be Enforced
• 9th Circ. Asks Del. Justices To Clarify State Disclosure Law
• Pause $112M Arbitral Award For Justices' Input, Ukraine Says
• Pursuing Wellness: Steps Toward A Supportive Firm Culture
• TechnipFMC Settles SEC's Bribery Claims For $5M
• Maui County Votes To Settle High Court Clean Water Act Case
• Don't End Fight Over FERC Pipeline Approval, DC Circ. Told
• Tools For Energy And Infrastructure Minority Partners: Part 1
• CFIUS Risk Review Rules May Draw Attention To US Biotech
• Attys Seek $15M In Fees From $74M SunEdison Settlement
• FERC Says Its Authority Preempts New Hampshire Power Law
• FERC's Lone Dem Warns Of Climate Whitewashing On Orders
• EPA May Have Picked A Clean Air Fight With Calif. It Can't Win
• FHWA Looks To Nix Tribe's Suit Over RI Bridge Project
• Ohio Gov. Too Central To Permit Delays To Exit Suit: Telecom
• What Attorneys Must Know About The Draft CFIUS Rules
• Pursuing Wellness: Mental Health Education As A Firm Priority
• 8 Takeaways From CFIUS' Proposed Risk Review Rules
• Pillsbury Adds Former Clyde & Co. Int'l Arbitration Pro
• Rising Star: Orrick's Rohit Sachdev
• Contractor Says Equistar Owes $30M For Texas Plant Project
• PR Oversight Board Defends Appointments At High Court
• New Visa Means 1 Less Problem For Offshore Wind Projects
• States Launch Challenge To Trump Auto Emissions Policy
• PG&E Bondholders, Wildfire Victims Propose $24B Reorg Plan
• Transformative Cruise Projects Approved For Miami's Port
• US Withdraws $160M In Afghan Aid Over Corruption Claims
• Del. Justices Nix Energy Co.'s $28M Interest Award Appeal
• 9th Circ. Faults BLM's Blanket Extension Of Geothermal Deals
• Pursuing Wellness: A Firm's Work With Mental Health Experts
• DC Circ. Grants EPA Bid To Postpone Ozone Limits Fight
• Bulk Of SD Anti-Pipeline Riot Laws Struck Down
• Rising Star: Latham's Chirag Dedania
• Tailwater Capital Pours $150M Into Downstream Energy Biz
• Another Round In The Battle Over The Clean Water Act
• Split FERC Floats Overhaul Of Utility Power Purchase Regs
• British Columbia Ordered To Reconsider Pipeline Approvals
• 1st Circ. Tosses $3.6B Utilities Suit As An Issue For FERC
• NC Utility Asks High Court To Hear If Pipeline Plea Is Valid
• River Authority Immune From Arbitration, Texas Justices Told
• Army Corps Says It Doesn't Owe ND For DAPL Protests
• Jury Clears BART In Suit Over Botched Retail Plans
• Pursuing Wellness: When A Firm Brings Counseling On Site
• DC Judge Defers Ruling On Enforcing €64.5M Spain Award
• Laying The Groundwork For Next-Generation Nuclear Energy
• Ørsted To Sell Danish Power Businesses For $3.2B
• 3rd Circ. Backs CSX Win In Pa. Mall Stormwater Damage Suit
• EPA, States Duel Over Impact Of DC Circ. Ozone Ruling
• Certain US Allies May See Expedited CFIUS Reviews
• Rising Star: Kirkland's Kelann Stirling
• 9th Circ. Will Take On FERC-Bankruptcy Court Tussle
• Cozen Nabs Ex-Winstead Tax Atty For Project Finance Group
• Duke Energy Sets Goal Of Net Zero Electric Emissions By '50
• Pursuing Wellness: Inside A Firm Meditation Program
• Out-Of-State Developer Insists Texas Grid Project Law Invalid
• NC Slams FERC's Enviro Analysis Of $468M Gas Pipeline
• EU Clears German Energy Cos.' Asset Swap, With Conditions
• Rising Star: Hunton Andrews Kurth's James Head
• States, Enviros Push Calif. Judge To Enforce EPA Landfill Rule
• DC Circ. Tosses Clean Power Plan Challenges
• JLL Lands $140M Refinancing For Cubs Owners' Development
• Tribe, Enviros Urge 9th Circ. To Undo BLM Mining Permit Win
• Bankrupt PG&E Trial With Elderly Fire Victims Gets 2020 Start
• 6 Texas Supreme Court Oil And Gas Cases To Watch
• Chemical Co. Wins $5.7M Verdict For Construction Defects
• DC Circ. Won't Rethink Ukraine Immunity In $112M Award Suit
• DC Circ. Asks If 4th Circ. Ruling Kills $7B Pipeline Fight
• Early Sampling Of Electronic Info Is Underutilized In Discovery
• Vistra Agrees To $8.6M Deal To Close Ill. Coal Power Plant
• Rising Star: DLA Piper's Amala Nath
• US Says World Bank Unit Can't Be Sued Over India Coal Plant
• Latham, Kirkland Lead Energy Transfer's $5B SemGroup Buy
• PG&E Bankruptcy Will Test Shareholder Capitalism
• Bankrupt Philadelphia Refinery Gets $50M Insurance Advance
• Fla. Co. Alleges Nonpayment In $1.2M Air Force Subcontract
• PG&E Pledge Won't End FERC-Bankruptcy Court Tug Of War
• FTC Clears $160M Pipeline Deal After Noncompete Nixed
• DOI Clears Way For Energy Development In Arctic Refuge
• PG&E, Insurers Cut $11B Deal Over Calif. Wildfires
• Deals Rumor Mill: Inpex, Avaya, KKR
• DC Circ. Says EPA Must Set Cross-State Emission Deadlines
• Utilities Need Timely Project Review For Reliable Service
• States Forge Ahead On Renewables, With Or Without The Feds
• The Factors Courts Consider In Deposition Location Disputes
• 200 Affected In Gold King Spill May Get To Jump Line In MDL
• Gov't Slams Tetra Tech's Bid To Escape Navy Cleanup Suit
• Enviros Say Costs Of Uranium Mine Not Properly Evaluated
• House Passes 3 Bills Banning Offshore, Alaska Drilling
• Chinese Investors Get Class Cert. In $50M Project Fraud Suit
• What To Consider Before Filing For A Rule 57 Speedy Hearing
• New Mexico City Says Solar Boosters Can't Fight Utility Fees
• Fracking Trespass Claims Will Ruin Industry, Pa. Justices Told
• EPA, Corps Officially Sink Controversial Obama Water Rule
• BART's Delays Botched Retail Plans, Jury Told In Closings
• 9th Circ. Shoots Down City's Challenge To Calif. Grid Project
• Atty Slams Bid To Remove Judge From BP Oil Spill MDL
• Ch. 11 Auction Suit Against Chopper Co. Dismissed
• 3rd Circ. Gives States Extra Weapon To Fight Gas Pipelines
• Enviros Target Minn. Mine's Impact On Wetlands In Suit
• Norton Rose Prevails, Again, Over PE Firm's Fraud Claims
• 2 Foley & Lardner Attys Must Be Disqualified In Family Biz Fight, Court Told
• Congress' Clean Energy Plans Carry Major Market Implications
• Chinese Investor Wins $2.2M Over EB-5 Fraud Scheme
• Oil Co. Seeks Arbitration Against Russian Bank, Refinery
• Judge Vows Not To Stiff Anyone In Gauging PG&E Liabilities
• Schumer Urges Border Emergency Vote After $3.6B Diversion
• Pa. Lawmaker Can't Challenge Sunoco Pipelines, Court Says
• 2nd Circ. Tells Chemical Co. To Clean Up Pollution Site In NY
• 3rd Circ. Says PennEast Can't Take NJ Land For Pipeline
• OPTrust, ICG Consortium Lob $322M Bid For Pacific Energy
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Expanding The Meaning Of Diversity
• PG&E Reorg Plan Includes $16.9B For Wildfire Claims
• Pa. Gov. Can't Sue Over Harrisburg Incinerator, Firms Say
• Philly Refinery Execs Got $4.5M In Bonuses Before Ch. 11
• EPA Dropping The Ball On Clean Air Permits, 10th Circ. Told
• FCC Must Go Further With 5G Deregulation, 9th Circ. Told
• Tribe Fights To Keep $30M Bridge Project Suit In Court
• FCC Urged To Clarify Rules For 5G Infrastructure Buildout
• Ex-Vietnam PM Hit With $2.75B Claim Over Nixed Power Plants
• Co.'s $2.1M In Sanctions Upheld In Wind Farm Sale Dispute
• Pa. High Court Fracking Trespass Case Has Drillers On Alert
• Sunoco Emissions Must Be Regulated In Toto, Pa. Court Told
• Businesses Want Obama-Era Clean Water Rule Scrapped
• Utilities Join Fight Against Trump's Plant Emissions Rule
• Ohio Gov. Wants Out Of Telecom's Suit Over Permit Delays
• Callon Activist Blasts Carrizo Oil Tie-Up, Wants Sale
• Investors Can't Get Restitution For Bribery, Says Och-Ziff Unit
• San Francisco Makes $2.5B Offer For PG&E Power Lines
• Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
• Vectren Slips Shareholder Suit Over $6B CenterPoint Merger
• Vt. High Court Tells Agency To Redo Solar Project Review
• Bill To Help PG&E Pay Wildfire Claims Shelved In Calif.
• Lone Star Laterals: Skadden, Haynes and Boone, Locke Lord
• DC Circ. To FERC: Tell How Gas Exports Justify Nexus Line
• DC Circ. Upholds EPA's 2018 Renewable Fuel Standards
• Legal Options For Pipeline Companies Stymied By Tree-Sitters
• Enviros Seek Halt To Fracking In NM's Mancos Shale
• Wis. Tribe Asks 7th Circ. To Revive Suit Over Mine Project
• FCC To Take Up 3.5 GHz Auction Rules In September
• How The Wayback Machine Can Strengthen Your Case
• Enviros Say Alaska Oil & Gas Seismic Tests Will Harm Whales
• FERC Urges High Court To Pass On NC Pipeline Rate Fight
• US Solar Developer Receives $100M From Crayhill Capital
• First Nations Tout Plus Side Of Enbridge Pipeline To US Tribes
• Enviros Say Federal Coal Mining Guidance Violates ESA
• Shell, Exxon Units Can't Get $2.7B Nigeria Award Enforced
• Oil Bankruptcy Fights Loom As Prime Lenders Get Squeezed
• Feds Slam Enviros' Atty Fees Bid In Offshore Permit Case
• FCC Tees Up $950M Vote To Fortify Islands' Infrastructure
• Conn. Stadium Fraudster Can't Dodge Conviction At 2nd Circ.
• Draft Civil Procedure Jurisdictional Rule Needs A Tweak
• Sen. Warren Would Fuel Green Energy Plan With Tax Breaks
• Pipeline Co. Owes Natural Gas Supplier $5.6M For Broken Deal
• Aviation Industry Preemption Battles To Watch
• SCANA Dodges Investor Suit Over Failed $9B Nuke Plant
• Concho Eyes Paring Debt, Stock Buyback With $925M Sale
• Compliance Monitor May Help With CFIUS Approval
• Greenwave Wants $250M For Opportunity Zone Fund
• 3 Firms Assist On $2.9B Deal For Contracting Co. APi Group
• Mining Investors Victimized By Och-Ziff Bribes, Judge Finds