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Project Finance - May, 2020

188 articles

• 5th Circ. Agrees With EPA's Review Of Exxon Refinery Permit
• Corporate Bond Rush Brings A Big Wave Of Firsts
• Native American Tribes Sue Feds Over Keystone Pipeline
• Avoiding Inadvertent Privilege Waivers In E-Communications
• RI Says 9th Circ. Agrees Climate Suit Belongs In State Court
• Keystone XL Ruling Paralyzes Infrastructure Permit Process
• Borrowers Denied Cert. In Green Home Loans Suit
• Remanding Mass. Exxon Climate Case Clear Call, Judge Says
• Anadarko Can't Duck Wyoming Landowners' Antitrust Suit Yet
• 9th Circ. Bars Pipelines From Water Permit During Appeal
• Clean Energy Tax Credit Delays Give Builders Breathing Room
• IRS Proposes Storage Rules For Carbon Capture Tax Credit
• Ark. Residents Continue Fight Despite Finished Highway Work
• Don't Cancel Your Summer Associate Programs
• Cape Cod Resort Settles Groundwater Pollution Suit
• Green Groups Take $10B LNG Project Fight To DC Circ.
• 5 Takeaways From The 9th Circ.'s Climate Suit Ruling
• Southeast Texas Landowners Blame State For Flood Damage
• Contractor Must Fork Over $3M In Union Fund Contributions
• US Faces Difficult Choice In $1.2B Venezuela Award Fight
• 5 Ways To Reduce Post-Pandemic Legal Malpractice Exposure
• Risk Management Concepts For Public-Private Crisis Projects
• Cattle Industry Seeks To Block Part Of New EPA Water Rule
• NY Order Kicks Power Grid Modernization Into High Gear
• Solar Co. Asks Utah Judge To Toss $50M Tax Credit Judgment
• Army Corps Defeats Suit Over Fla. Harbor Expansion Plan
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Oakland's Coal Shipping Ban
• Chinese Investors Push Again For Sanctions In Fraud Suit
• Okla. Oil Co. Says It Doesn't Owe $3.5M In Drilling Fight
• Oil Co. Says It Can Keep Payments For Well Constructions
• Billionaire Claims Vale Knew Guinea Mining Deal Was Corrupt
• Auto Group Defends New GHG Standards At DC Circ.
• Credibility Concerns About Virtual Arbitration Are Unfounded
• Centennial Wants $10M For Failed $150M Saltwater Well Deal
• COVID-19 Relief Should Include Federal Infrastructure Bill
• State's Negligence Caused Mich. Dam Collapse, Class Says
• Trump Presses Court To Reject Monument Cut Challenges
• 9th Circ. Says Climate Suits Belong In State Court
• Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar
• Federal Judge Won't Revive Obama-Era Coal Lease Ban
• EU Suggests Shifting To Enviro Taxes For Economic Recovery
• NJ Co. Asks To Move Texas Hotel Fraud Suit To Fed Court
• Ex-GE Workers Accused Of Forgery In Angola Energy Deals
• Green Group Wants 7th Circ. To Revive Water Pollution Claim
• Wyden Says Next Virus Bill Should Boost Affordable Housing
• Guatemala Can't Pause $35M Award Fight
• The Challenge Of Measuring Pipelines' GHG Footprints
• Dems Want Highway Funds, Tax-Favorable Bonds In Virus Bill
• EPA Mercury Rule Revision Sparks Fresh Legal Challenge
• A Lawyer's Guide To Client Service Continuity Planning
• Willkie Adds Former McGuireWoods Houston Office Head
• Coronavirus Q&A: Dechert Real Estate Leader
• Shell, Eni Escape $1B UK Bribery Suit Over Oil Field Deal
• 6th Circ. Backs Chesapeake Win In Landowners' Royalties Suit
• Trump Admin. Defends Border Wall Waivers At High Court
• FERC Divide Sharpens Over Gas Project Approvals
• Chicago Tells 7th Circ. Park With Obama Center Is 'Still A Park'
• Virtual Meetings Could Be Fertile Ground For Legal Discovery
• Sioux Tribes, Dems Want Dakota Access Easement Revoked
• Green Groups Tell 9th Circ. Feds Flubbed Water Permit Policy
• Bridgegate Has The Potential To Upend A Raft Of Prosecutions
• Firms Ask 11th Circ. To Lift Block On Fee Claim In Fraud Case
• Amtrak Rail Ownership Fight Won't Wait For Settlement Talks
• NY Had Power To Reject Pipeline Water Permit, 2nd Circ. Told
• Shell, Exxon Units Want Amici Bids Nixed In $2.7B Award Spat
• Advocacy Groups Decry New Trump Deregulatory Move
• Opportunity Zone Bill May Help Cos. That Missed PPP Funds
• EPA Chief Faces Heat Over Compliance Relief Amid COVID-19
• 5 Things To Know About $1B New England Power Line Fight
• The Role Of Remote Mediation After The Crisis Is Over
• Oilfield Co. Hornbeck Aiming To Wrap Up Ch. 11 By Mid-June
• Verizon Shuffles Tower Sites To End Feud With NY Town
• 7 Steps To Romancing The Virtual Classroom
• New Partner Bolsters Ropes' London Asset Management Team
• GOP Lawmakers Say Georgia Stifling US Business Interests
• NextEra Kansas Wind Farm Must Halt, Kickapoo Member Says
• 3rd Circ. Questions Pa. Pols' Standing In Fracking Suit
• DC Circ. Says EPA Must Explain Smog Emissions Inaction
• Key Return-To-Work Considerations For Law Firms
• Lessons From SEC's Bribery Claim Against Ex-Goldman Exec
• Volatile Oil Market Drags Hornbeck Into Ch. 11 With $1.1B Debt
• Green Groups Lose Bids To Challenge ESA Rollbacks
• Total E&P Says It Doesn't Owe $41M To Gulf Drilling Partner
• Macau Casino Fund Gets OK For $856M Debt Swap
• A Creative Solution For Teaching Local Practice In Law School
• EU Treaty Proposal Constricts Rights Of Energy Investors
• Industry Warns National Water Permit Ruling Harms Economy
• EPA Biofuel Policy Fight Stalls Out At Supreme Court
• Shale Firm Gavilan Falls Into Ch. 11 Beset By Virus, Oil Slump
• EIG Grabs $2.6B Total For Energy, Infrastructure Investments
• Justices Won't Review Crystallex $1.2B Award Fight
• 2nd Circ. Asks If Bridgegate Impacts College Hoops Appeal
• NY Again Rejects Water Permit For $926M Pipeline Project
• Judge OKs Bid Targeting Asset Manager In $9.8B Award Fight
• Mining Co. Tells 9th Circ. $1.8M Award Ignores No Written Deal
• Coronavirus Throws Wrench Into Tribal Clean Energy Plans
• Making Law Firm Panels Work For The Cost-Conscious GC
• Sierra Club Wants All Of NH Coal Plant's River Data
• Ultra Petroleum Plans $2B Debt Swap In Return To Ch. 11
• DTE Energy To Pay $1.8M, Fix Coal Plants To Settle EPA Suit
• Ukraine Can't Add New Defense In $112M Award Fight
• Pandemic Presents Teamwork Test For Law Firms
• NGL Energy Loses Bid For $27M In Philly Refinery Ch. 11
• Sheikh Heirs Say $18B Oil Fields Award Can Be Enforced
• Corps Can't Immediately Halt National Water Permit Ruling
• Perkins Coie Snags Longtime White & Case Energy Atty
• Father Of CMBS Says Virus Could Destroy Sector
• Bay Mills Tribe Demands Contested Case For Pipeline Rehab
• Feds Say States Should Play Bigger Mine Oversight Role
• Tribes Fight Bid To Squelch Suit Over Well Permits
• Army Corps Sued Over 'Harm' From Miss. River Construction
• State AGs Sue EPA Over COVID-19 Enforcement Policy
• Nigeria Targets NY Asset Manager In $9.6B Award Fight
• EPA Coal Ash Proposals Offer Flexibility, But Also Uncertainty
• Petro Groups Attack Year-Round High-Ethanol Rule In DC Circ.
• 8 Tips For Retaining An Expert During COVID-19 And Beyond
• Superfund Ruling No Help To Climate Suits, Chevron Says
• A Bridge Too Far: High Court Limits Novel Fraud Theories
• Optimism Rising Among Private Lenders During Pandemic
• Delaware River Overseer Can Regulate Fracking, Groups Say
• Transpo Workers Get Aid In House Dems' $3T Relief Bill
• Bridgegate Ruling Reins In Federal Prosecutorial Power
• What It's Like To Move From Army JAG To BigLaw
• Power Equipment Security Order Adds Compliance Burdens
• Real Estate Co. Slams Vale Claims In $500M Mining JV Fight
• Nationwide Water Permit Ban Limited To New Pipelines
• Colo. Says Climate Suit Remand Dictated By 4th Circ.
• Aussie Investment Firm Buys NZ Internet Provider For $520M
• Ore. Tells High Court Miners' Water Permit Challenge Moot
• Frankfurt Energy Co. Loses Docs Fight In 2nd Circ.
• La. Panel OKs Halting Oil Taxes Amid Pandemic Recovery
• BLM Signs Off On Largest Ever US Solar Project
• Chesapeake Mulls Bankruptcy And Says Future Is In Doubt
• How Law Firms Can Maximize COVID-19 Insurance Coverage
• Unvetted DOI Leaders Should Be Ousted, Groups Say
• Bridgegate Leaves Dubious Property Fraud Theory Intact
• Justices' Maui Test Bodes Well For Trump's Water Rule
• Dems Look To Stop Trump's New Water Rule
• Tribe's Gambling Arm Wants Out Of Casino Contracts Row
• Tax Credit Delay May Be Life Saver For Wind Projects
• Virtual Caucuses Can Improve The Mediation Process
• NY Judge Aids Nigeria In Criminal Cases Over $10B Award
• How To Assess Accounting Materiality Amid Economic Crisis
• Wash. Says $1B Gold Mine Flouted Environmental Law
• Baker Botts Helps Energy Spectrum Clinch $969M Fund
• Bridgegate Ruling Shows Not All Dirty Politics Is A Crime
• Treasury Mulling New Deadlines For Energy Tax Projects
• Wells Fargo's $83M Film Fraud Arbitration Award Confirmed
• Don't Use Nationwide Permit For Pipelines, Groups Urge
• Wind ​​​​​​​Developers Say Tribe's Relief Sought Must Be Limited
• What All Attorneys Can Learn From Female Rainmakers
• DC Circ. Struggles With EPA Denial Of NY's Ozone Petition
• Texas Landowner Can't Stop High-Speed Rail Survey
• Snell & Wilmer Faces Another DQ Bid In EB-5 Project Row
• US Supreme Court Throws Out Bridgegate Convictions
• Tappan Zee Bridge Builder Hit With Investor Suit Over Costs
• Ill. Needs Feds To Offset $690M Road Fund Loss, Report Says
• 8th Circ. Says Peabody Shielded From Climate Change Claims
• 10th Circ. Uncertain Colo. Climate Suit Is Federal Matter
• Fight Over Vehicle Emission Regs Complicates Compliance
• Chinese Investors Fight Bid To Toss EB-5 Fraud Suit
• Promoting Lawyer Well-Being Is More Essential Than Ever
• DC Circ. Skeptical That FERC's Storage Rule Crosses Line
• Fed. Circ. Judge Slams Gov't In SC Nuke Waste Funds Dispute
• Developers, Tribe Spar Over Feds' Role In Mineral Rights Row
• States Fight Feds' Weakening Of Migratory Bird Protections
• Hagens Berman Named Lead Counsel In Sasol Investor Suit
• Exxon Tells 10th Circ. To Ignore 4th Circ. Climate Suit Remand
• Remote Depositions Bring Ethics Considerations For Lawyers
• Texas Regulators Deal Final Blow To Oil Curtailment Proposal
• Ill. Airport Operator Has To Face Broken Contract Claims
• Sullivan & Cromwell Presses Court To Ax Double-Dealing Suit
• Regulator Opposition Sinks Texas Oil Curtailment Proposal
• Mine Investors Seek $421.8M In Restitution From Och-Ziff
• Colo. Oil And Gas Well Owners Can't Ditch Pollution Claims
• Early Pandemic-Related Shifts We're Seeing In Legal Finance
• The Death Of The LSAT
• High Court Asks 4th Circ. To Revisit Clean Water Act Case
• Feds Urge No New Trial For Ex-Atty Convicted Of $32M Fraud
• Aussie Group's 20% Stake Values CMS-Led Energy Co. At £1B
• BLM Ordered To Rethink Approval Of Mont. Drilling Leases
• Shielded From Green Card Ban, EB-5 Investors Still At Risk
• States Sue To Block New, Relaxed Federal Water Rule
• Feds' Loan Actions Not Enough To Keep Drillers Afloat
• Split Texas High Court Sends River Authority To Arbitration
• Taxation With Representation: Weil, White, Kirkland
• How Pandemic May Alter Trump's Enviro Deregulation Plans
• Now May Be Good Time To Pull Opportunity Zone Investments