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Project Finance - June, 2020

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• Top Mexico Court Lets Renewable Power Stay On Grid
• La. Legislature OKs Biz Tax Breaks Expansion Amid Virus
• Wind Farm Owner Says Texas Co.'s Deception Cost It Millions
• Mining Groups Back Rosemont Copper Project To 9th Circ.
• Baltimore Asks Justices Not To Bother With Climate Case
• State AGs Slam Trump Order To Skirt Environmental Reviews
• What You Say In Online Mediation May Be Discoverable
• Will US Oil Cos. Follow OPEC's Lead On Production Cuts?
• DC Circ. Dumps FERC Policy That Delays Pipeline Appeals
• Ethanol Plant Execs Say Seyfarth Shaw Steered Shaky Buyout
• Bondholders Say Venezuela Defense In $1.68B Case Falls Flat
• House Highway Bill Sets Up Showdown On Energy Tax Breaks
• Sierra Club Asks Justices To Leave Water Permit Ban In Place
• Justices Won't Hear Enviros' Challenge To Navajo Coal Plant
• EPA Limits On States' Project Reviews Likely To Face Lawsuits
• KKR Nabs 12% Stake In Filipino Electric Co. For $193M
• 10 Tips For A Successful Remote Arbitration Hearing
• Texas Oil Driller Lilis Energy Cites COVID-19 For Ch. 11 Filing
• Supreme Court Wants SG's Take On $1B Pipeline Land Grab
• Chesapeake Energy Looks To Slash $7B In Debt In Ch. 11
• 3 Takeaways From Chesapeake's Bankruptcy Plunge
• Trump To Nominate Pendley To Head BLM
• Need Wasn't There For $286M Gas Pipeline, DC Circ. Told
• Trump Plans Vast Expansion Of Drilling In Alaska
• NY High Court OKs Land Grab For $500M Pipeline
• To Achieve Diversity, Law Firms Must Reinvent Hiring Process
• Taxation With Representation: Simpson, Cadwalader, Latham
• Vale Says Billionaire's 'Publicity Stunt' Distraction From Fraud
• Oil Producer Sable Permian Hits Ch. 11 As Prices Plummet
• Court Seeks US Input On Venezuela's $1.68B Oil Bonds
• Enbridge Ordered To Shutter Mich. Pipeline Amid Safety Probe
• More Groups Take On EPA Over Revised Clean Water Rule
• Cybersecurity Steps For Law Firms Amid Heightened Risks
• Strict Calif. Vapor Intrusion Guidance Threatens Development
• EPA's Alaska Mine Decision Skirts Oversight, 9th Circ. Told
• Philly Refiner Ducks Ch. 11 Sale Fight With Last-Minute Deal
• Ranchers Can't Show Impact Of New Water Rule, EPA Says
• Georgia Power Accused Of Shorting Contractor $7.2M
• NJ Developer Can't Get $2.9M Over Obstructed NYC Views
• Oil Driller Can't Land Early Exit From Seismic Data Fight
• Pa. Oil Refinery Says Redoing Ch. 11 Sale Would Be 'Terrible'
• Minn. Climate Fraud Suit Targets Exxon, Koch, Trade Group
• It's Time For Law Firms To Support Work-From-Home Culture
• 18 States Join Corps In Seeking Water Permit Revival
• Republicans Keep Confirming Unqualified Judicial Nominees
• How Environmental Law Is Shifting Under Trump's Judges
• How Trump Forever Changed Judicial Nominations
• Del. Justices Clarify State LP Disclosure Law For 9th Circ.
• FERC Accused Of Ignoring Harms From Alaska LNG Project
• Nix Fed's Remaining Cap-And-Trade Suit Claims, Calif. Says
• NJ Agency Seeks To Toss Co.'s Suit Over $26M In Tax Credits
• 2020 Oil & Gas Bankruptcy Trends: Midyear Report
• EdgeMarc's Ch. 11 Plan OK'd After Narrowly Escaping Ch. 7
• Mich. Says Damage Discovery Warrants Pipeline Shutdown
• Conn. Diversion Of Clean Energy Funds OK, 2nd Circ. Says
• Kids Say High Court Gay Rights Ruling Supports Climate Case
• Maui Argues More Study Needed To Resolve Water Permit Row
• Tips For Crafting The Perfect Law Firm Alert
• Appalachian Trail Ruling May Speed Other Pipeline Cases
• Asset Manager Says Nigeria Subpoenas Must Be Quashed
• LA Wins Injunction Against Car-Sharing Co. Turo At LAX
• Schlumberger Hit With $100M Sexual Harassment Suit
• NJ High Court To Hear Insurers' $400M Sandy Suit Challenge
• Simpson Aids Investors In $20.7B Abu Dhabi National Oil Deal
• Ala. Jury Awards $2.8M Over Waste Disposal Fight
• Enviros, Tribes File New Challenges To Trump's Water Rule
• Mexico's Antitrust Enforcer Challenges Energy Ministry Policy
• Bid To Trim $3M Oil Spill Verdict Is Old Argument, Court Told
• Pandemic Extensions May Save Opportunity Zone Investment
• Schnader Can't Nix $8M Malpractice Suit, Investment Co. Says
• Judging A Book: Elrod Reviews 'Shortlisted'
• Mandatory State Bars Likely To Remain Intact, For Now
• Sierra Club Wants To Halt $2.2B Texas Pipeline Construction
• Trump Water Rule Blocked In Colo. But OK Nationwide
• Creditor Conflict Could Be Brewing In Chisholm Oil's Ch. 11
• Groups Tell DC Circ. EPA Weakened Mercury Emissions Rule
• Nigeria Can Argue Sovereign Immunity 1st In $9B Award Fight
• Senator Wants To Fund Rural Broadband With FCC Auctions
• ND Tribe Members Urge 8th Circ. To Revive Oil Pipeline Suit
• 11 Keys To Success At Remote Mediation
• Clock On $2.1M Contractor Bond Fight Started By Ch. 7 Ruling
• Banks Refusal To Fund Drilling Discriminates, Say Alaska Pols
• FERC Rehearing Reg Poses New Challenges For Pipelines
• 'Double-Hatting' Gets Spotlight After €128M Award Nixed
• Chatterjee Downplays DC Circ. In Pipeline Appeal Overhaul
• Exxon Can't Use Texas Court To Investigate Calif. 'Conspiracy'
• House Democrats Pitch Sprawling $1.5T Infrastructure Bill
• FWS Must Take 2nd Look At Power Line's Impact On Bug, Bird
• Power Station Owner Hits Ch. 11 For Third Time In A Decade
• Pandemic Could Bring Student Exodus From Legal Profession
• Former Mexican Gov. Cops To Money Laundering Scheme
• Okla. Oil Driller Hits Ch. 11 After COVID-19 Stalls Reorg Plans
• PNC, Fla. Hotel Developers Seek Exit From EB-5 Fraud Suit
• Greens Can't Sue Over Land Use Deal, Tribe Tells 9th Circ.
• $350M Mining Claim Against Guatemala Will Proceed
• Chevron Says 9th Circ. Ruling Can't Revive NYC Climate Suit
• Green Groups Threaten To Sue US Over Bistate Sage Grouse
• EPA Defends Trump Power Plant Emissions Rule At DC Circ.
• Insurer Says Manufacturer Not Covered For Faulty Reactors
• The Privilege Implications Of Using Online Collaboration Tools
• Houston Energy Co. Faces 2nd Suit Over $3.2M In Unpaid Rent
• Mass. AG Deal Ends Fight Over Pilgrim Nuclear Plant Cleanup
• DLA Piper-Led Iberdrola Offers $579M For Aussie Power Biz
• New Jersey Unveils Plans For Novel Offshore Wind Port
• Tribe Member Can't Get NextEra Kan. Wind Farm Work Paused
• Housing Tax Credit Tenants Brace For Evictions Due To Virus
• Sierra Club Says DOI's Proposal Weakens Fed Mine Oversight
• DC Circ. Says DOI Correctly Axed Oil Lease On Sacred Ground
• Confronting Mental Distress In The Legal Profession
• SK Case Illustrates DOJ Focus On Procurement Fraud
• Army Corps Asks High Court To Undo Water Permit Ban
• Suit Says Turbine Co. Owes $291M For Seized Cuban Port Use
• House Dems' 'Green' Transpo Funding Bill Faces Uphill Battle
• NJ Sues Trenton Over Lead In Drinking Water
• US, Calif. Asked To Weigh In On 'Navigable Waters' Options
• NY Needs Policy Alignment To Meet Energy Storage Goals
• Litigation Finance Investments Are Not Risk-Free Loans
• Calif., Groups Take Fracking Regs Rollback Row To 9th Circ.
• Foley & Lardner Hit With $1.3M Fraud Suit By Client
• High Court Turns Away Gold Miners' CWA Permit Challenge
• Virus Effect On Energy Use Forces Extraction Oil & Gas Ch. 11
• Justices Say $8B Pipeline Can Cross Appalachian Trail
• How White Privilege Helped Me Succeed In BigLaw
• Solar Metering Proposal Sets Off State-Federal Power Struggle
• Stroock Nabs Greenberg Traurig Litigation Pro For NY Office
• Koch Affiliate Accused Of Bad Faith In $1B Methanol Project
• Net Metering Challenge Could Harm Small-Scale Solar Power
• Spain Gets €128M Award To Renewables Investors Nixed
• Mich. Appeals Court Upholds OK For Enbridge Pipeline Tunnel
• Lone Star Laterals: Sheppard Mullin, Katten, Locke Lord
• DOI Finds East Coast Wind Projects Could Disrupt Fishing
• Pandemic May Stanch Investors' Appetite For Carbon Credit
• Real Estate Co. Targeted In Vale's $500M Doc Bid Wants Out
• Senegal Engineering Firm Wins $8M In Guinea Contract Fight
• Congress Must Create More Private Rights Of Action
• Keys To A Thriving Biz Development Culture At Your Law Firm
• A Guide To Proposed Carbon Capture Tax Credit Regs: Part 2
• Contractor To Pay $68.4M Over Korea Army Base Bribery Plot
• Trump Order Unlikely To Speed Up Major Projects
• Venezuelan Ambassador Says 2020 Bonds Are Invalid
• Utah Backs Trump Bid For Judgment In Monuments Row
• No Written Plan Relief May Stymie Opportunity Zone Projects
• Terminal Owner Doesn't Deserve $3M For Oil Spill, Court Told
• A Guide To Proposed Carbon Capture Tax Credit Regs: Part 1
• Ex-Braidy Industries CEO Settles Claims Over Aluminum Mill
• How Video Mediation Can Help Us Serve Clients Better
• Coronavirus Q&A: Becker & Poliakoff's Real Estate Leader
• Mnuchin Casts Doubt On Capital Gains Tax Cut In Virus Bill
• Ex-Venezuela Oil Minister Ducks $1.4B Bribery Judgment
• FERC Revises Appeal Policy As DC Circ. Ruling Looms
• Essar Sues Partner For $63M Over Nigerian Oil Project
• Mental Health Efforts Will Support Diversity In Legal Industry
• 2nd Circ. Denies Jailed Ex-Cuomo Aide's Virus Release Bid
• Pa. Panel Pushes Bill Requiring OK Of Carbon Tax Agreement
• North Dakota Argues Pipeline Shutdown Could Cost Billions
• PennEast Tells Justices 3rd Circ. Ruling Nullifies Federal Law
• Calif. Wants Nationwide Halt Of Trump's Water Rule
• State Of Enviro Enforcement After Trump's Deregulatory Order
• Greens Say Trump Infrastructure Order Puts Species At Risk
• Texas Gas Co. Can't Pin Buyer's Remorse On DOI, Court Told
• Wash. Says Coal Permit Fight Would Waste High Court's Time
• FTC Urges Judge To Halt Merger Of 'Coal Behemoth'
• 3 Firms Fight For Top Role In Icahn Refinery Buyout Suit
• Maui Ready To Keep Fighting In Clean Water Act Case
• EPA Wants To Rid Itself Of Latest Ozone Pollution Suit
• InstarAGF Closes $1.2B Fund Amid Trump Infrastructure Push
• Carbon Tax For EU Economic Recovery Could Be Tough Sell
• CDI Escapes $20M Suit Over Chemical Plant Design Mistakes
• Fluor Investor Accuses Board Of Covering Up Bad Bidding
• DOI Must Redo Mashpee Ruling, Leave Land In Trust
• Civility Could Be Litigators' New Normal Even Post-Pandemic
• 8th Circ. Won't Budge On Decision Backing Minn. Grid Law
• Trump Powerless To Undo Obama's Drilling Ban, 9th Circ. Told
• Split 6th Circ. Backs Approval Of Enbridge Pipeline Spill Plan
• Developers Say Mich. Tribe Must Face Casino Contract Suit
• Chicago Developer Must Pay For Missed Deadline In $50M Suit
• NJ Wins 3rd. Circ. Fight To Escape Bi-State Port Agency
• 3 Lingering Opportunity Zone Questions Amid The Pandemic
• Law Firms Must Beware Risks In Nontraditional Financing
• DC Circ. Told NRC Shouldn't Review Illegal Nuke Storage Plan
• Trump Signs Executive Order To Speed Up Project Approvals
• Spanish Gas Co.'s $2B Award Bid Paused At Egypt's Request
• EPA Proposes New Clean Air Act Cost-Benefit Process
• Insurer Needn't Cover Builder's Dolphins Stadium Claims
• Ruling Loosens Regs On Pa. Renewable Customer-Generators
• Mooring Co. Sues Wind Energy Biz Over Unpaid $7M Bill
• 2 Tested Alternatives To Unavoidable Court Delays
• Minn. Ruling Represents Sensible Stance On Legal Finance
• Kids Say 6th Circ. Flint Ruling Supports Their Climate Case
• 1st Circ. Nixes Permit For Enbridge Unit Pipeline Facility
• 4th Circ. Says Feds Immune From Army Dam Breach Cases
• Mine Owned By W.Va Gov. Can't Escape Water Pollution Suit
• Feds Don't Have To Turn Over More Data On Car Emissions
• Feds Want Out Of NextEra Kan. Wind Farm Suit
• House Transportation Leaders Tout $500B Infrastructure Bill
• 5 Environmental Regulations To Watch For This Summer
• Best Practices For A Paperless Law Practice
• Neal, Mnuchin To Negotiate Virus Relief Bill, Infrastructure
• Owners Of Failed Dam Accused Of 'Despicable' Safety Record
• Electric Co. Cleared To Pursue $35M Award From Guatemala
• FERC's New Return On Equity Formulas Are Out Of Sync
• In GE, Supreme Court Extends Reach Of Int'l Arbitration In US
• 3 Takeaways From The EPA's New Water Permit Rule
• 10th Circ. Affirms Solar Energy Tax Credit Scheme Owes $50M
• Justices Nix 11th Circ.'s 'Formalistic' View Of Arbitration Law
• Activists Block Land Swap Intended For Alaskan Refuge Road
• NJ Tells High Court PennEast Can't Snatch Land For Pipeline
• Fla. Judge Begrudgingly Tosses Kids' Climate Suit
• Fla. Judge Blasts Attys For Delay In EB-5 Fraud Suit
• Opportunity Zones Could Help In Virus Relief, GOP Sen. Says
• Feds, Industry Oppose Bid To Block Trump's Water Rule
• Lawyers Must Address Racial Injustice With Radical Candor
• Financial Strategies For Oil And Gas Cos. During The Slump
• JPMorgan, Barclays To Pay Mexican Bond Investors $20.7M
• Grid Cos. Fight Revamped FERC Transmission Rate Reviews
• Mo. High Court Nixes Kan. City Chiefs' Taxes On Field Revamp
• Pipeline Row Kept In Texas, Ending Venue Tug Of War
• 5th Circ. Told Texas Power Grid Law Is Unconstitutional
• IRS Rules Would Open Doors For Carbon Capture Projects
• Texas Energy Co. Gets $1M Award From Profits Row OK'd
• How Lawyers Can Network Better, Virtually And In Person
• Practical Tips For Presenting Your Case To Litigation Funders
• Compliance Tips For Development Bank COVID-19 Projects
• Feds Sue Contractor For False Claims On NJ Turnpike Project
• Texas Can't Reverse $28.8M Jury Verdict Over Highway Project
• EPA Defends Easing Pollution Enforcement Policy For Virus
• EPA Finalizes Restraints On State, Tribal Water Permit Power
• Justices Revive GE Unit's Arbitration Bid In Steel Plant Row
• Templar Energy Hits Ch. 11 Over COVID-19 Impact On Oil Price
• High Court Upholds Puerto Rico Financial Oversight Board