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Project Finance - August, 2020

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• BigLaw Cannot Reap Diversity Rewards Without Inclusion
• How COVID-19 May Forever Alter Work Life For Disabled Attys
• BigLaw Needs More Underrepresented Attorneys As Leaders
• Advancing Racial Justice In The Legal Industry And Beyond
• Diversity Snapshot: As Told By Black Law Firm Leaders
• In Their Own Words: Being Black In BigLaw
• Ideas For Closing BigLaw's Diversity Gap
• How Law Firms Can Hire And Retain More Black Attorneys
• These Law Firms Have The Most Diverse Equity Partnerships
• EPA Releases Rollback Of Power Plant Wastewater Rule
• 1st Circ. Allows Revamp Of Enbridge Pipeline Facility Permit
• Feds Say Corps' Pebble Mine Delay Shows Enviro Precaution
• Withers Continues To Grow Arbitration Practice In Singapore
• Bird Groups Want More Scrutiny Of Lake Erie Wind Project
• 9th Circ. Gives Alaska Mining Exploration The Go-Ahead
• Diversity Work Doesn't Have To Be Reserved For Partners
• Law360 Diversity Snapshot: How Does Your Firm Measure Up?
• Why 2020 Could Be A Pivotal Year For Diversity At Firms
• Law360's Diversity Snapshot: What You Need To Know
• One Year In, Mansfield Rule Is Boosting In-House Diversity
• Too Late To Stop $2.2B Texas Pipeline Damage, Judge Says
• Texas Justices To Hear Fight Over Local Propane Ordinances
• Texas High Court Will Hear $83M Electric Rate Hike Dispute
• State AGs Target White House Environmental Review Rule
• Wind Developer Accused Of Blocking Access To Panama Grid
• Calif. City Must Face Challenge To Coal Storage Ban
• Exelon Says Energy Policies To Force 2 Nuke Plant Closures
• Lone Star Laterals: Munsch Hardt, King & Spalding
• Jury To Decide 'Customer' Status In Hotel Finance Fight
• Feds Defend Dakota Access Pipeline Review At DC Circ.
• Engineering Firm Says Nigeria Can't Escape $9B Award Fight
• Army Corps Rips CWA Permit Process Roadblocks At 9th Circ.
• OMB Asks Agencies For Data On 'Buy American' Effort
• Keep Tetra Tech Subcontractor In Fraud Suit, Judge Told
• 4 Opportunities For Mediators To Settle Big-Dollar Cases
• Chicago Rail Line Fight Can Play Out In Court, Judge Says
• Enviro Orgs Criticize Gov't Effort To Undermine Methane Rule
• FERC Wants DC Circ. To Halt Pipeline Eminent Domain Clash
• Ga. Judge Recuses Himself From RE Suit Over Jones Day Ties
• NextEra Unit Fights Cert. Bid In Kansas Wind Farm Suit
• Carbon Tax Credit Transfer Should Be More Flexible, IRS Told
• Mountain Valley Pipeline Asks FERC For Deadline Extension
• Mass. Clean Peak Standard's Success Will Hinge On Details
• White House, Industry Look To Sink NEPA Overhaul Challenge
• Remote Proceedings Bring New Wrinkles For Court Records
• NY Painting Cos. Get Claims Trimmed In Gov't Fraud Suit
• Sierra Club, Others Sue To Stop Trump's Arctic Drilling Plans
• EB-5 Ruling Shows Viability Of SEC Disgorgement Challenges
• EPA Asks SC Judge To Uphold Clean Water Act Rule
• Wind Developers Try To Duck Mass. Lobster Fishing Row
• Level Solar Ch. 11 Settlements Lead To Plan Confirmation
• Fla. Developer Can't Dodge Chinese Investors' EB-5 Fraud Suit
• Developers Defend FERC Approval Of Texas LNG Project
• Cross-Selling Strategies For Law Firms During Pandemic
• Rakoff Says Sasol And Ex-Execs Can't Escape Plant Cost Suit
• Mont. High Court Says State Policy Undercut Solar Energy
• EPA Says 'Expressly Abandoned' Grant Ban Moots Case
• Tribe And Green Groups Seek To Block Alaska Refuge Drilling
• When Wind And Solar Deals Require Premerger Reporting
• Oil Giant Wants Class Claims Cut From $100M Sex Bias Suit
• Tatneft Gets $112M Refinery Award Against Ukraine OK'd
• Pebble Mine Hits Roadblock Amid Rare Conservative Backlash
• German Biz Gets Spain Renewable Energy Claim Greenlighted
• Clark Hill Picks Up Renewable Energy Pro For DC Office
• Green Groups Push To End Sunoco Pipeline After Latest Spill
• BP Faces Liability Over Ind. Refinery Particulate Emissions
• Atty Media Interview Lessons From Trump's Axios Appearance
• 7th Circ. Throws Out Challenge To Chicago's Obama Center
• SEC Sues Ex-Brokers For Role In $22M Belize Airport Ponzi
• Fed. Circ. Says Earlier Suit Bars Calif. Cap-And-Trade IP Case
• Coronavirus Q&A: Shutts & Bowen's Construction Leader
• Calif. Communities Fight Delay In Climate Change Litigation
• Ocelots Threatened By Texas LNG Project, Groups Say
• Green Financing Firm Calls Customer Suit 'Buyer's Remorse'
• NJ Construction Co. Prez Aims To Escape FCA Claims
• Why Remote Depositions Are Likely Here To Stay
• Exxon Ruling Makes Traceability Key In Clean Air Citizen Suits
• Mich. Power Co. Deal Brings Coal Plant Closure Closer
• Trump, Green Groups Clash Over Overhaul Of Key Enviro Rule
• Army Corps Must Face Most ND Claims Over DAPL Protests
• Ohio Green Groups Challenge Fracked Gas Storage Wells
• Citibank Slams Offshore Driller's Ch. 11 Debt-Swap Plan
• Florida Can't Stop Challenge To Road Project In Panther Lands
• 7 Keys To Drafting Effective Legal Briefs
• Electric Co. Wants Arguments Nixed In $35M Award Fight
• London Offshore Driller Valaris Hits Ch. 11
• Autonomous Vehicles Need Federal Action To Move Forward
• $2.9B Enbridge Pipeline Hit With New Challenges In Minnesota
• Weighing The Virtual Courtroom Option In Civil Cases
• US Says Obama-Era Methane Rule Is Illegal
• Coronavirus Q&A: Bilzin Sumberg Real Estate Leader
• Golden State Warriors Must Pay Coliseum Debt Despite Move
• Feds Say Circuit Courts Have Sole Power Over Colo. Dam Row
• Dow Chemical Seeks OK Of Arbitral Award In La. Facility Fight
• Ex-Biofuel Exec Looks To Limit Fuel-Credit Fraud Sentence
• Attys Shouldn't Overlook Obligations To Potential Clients
• 9th Circ. Urged To Consider Caribou In Alaska Drill Plan
• Kan. Tribe Member Makes Admittedly 'Premature' Cert. Bid
• Abengoa Unit Seeks Creditor Deal As Group Restructures
• Turo Tells 9th Circ. That Liability Shield Applies To LAX Spat
• Sunoco Owes $150M For Late Royalty Payouts In Okla.
• Ultra Petroleum Shareholders Keep Up Ch. 11 Valuation Fight
• Green Groups Beat Gov't In Suit Over Dam Compliance Delays
• Full DC Circ. Won't Review EPA Emissions Policy
• 2nd Circ. Says FirstNet Not Subject To FOIA In AT&T Deal Case
• Calif. Green Groups Can't Stop Ex-Casino Site Development
• Alaska Wildlife Refuge Drilling OK'd By Interior Dept.
• Strategies For Associates Seeking Jobs Amid Hiring Slump
• Katten Nabs Ex-Kelley Drye Chair For Financial Markets Group
• After Methane Rollback, EPA Urges Toss Of States' Lawsuit
• DC Circ. Says Prior Ruling On FERC Tax Perk Moots Appeal
• Harwood Capital Unit Sues Insurance Broker For Negligence
• 4 Keys To Submitting Winning Clean Energy Project Bids
• Politics, Strict Interpretation Infuse EPA Methane Reg Rollback
• Quiros Cops EB-5 Plea In Exchange For 8-Year Sentence Cap
• Tribe Member Opposes Feds' Bid To Escape Wind Farm Suit
• 9th Circ. Questions Future Of FERC Power Deal Orders
• Petrobras Wants Redo On Bid To Nix $622M Drilling Award
• Texas LNG Plant Fight No Longer Ripe, Corps Tells 5th Circ.
• 3 Firms Guide $265M Offshore Maryland Wind Deal
• Safeguards Against Legal Malpractice Liability As Claims Rise
• Panama Canal Contractor Says Don't Scrap Doc Bid Yet
• DOJ's Administrative Law Goals Face Long Odds In Congress
• SD Justices Rule BP Didn't Double Dip For Gas Tank Cleanup
• Maine's Top Court Nixes Voter Bid To Block $1B Power Line
• Greenberg Reaches Deal With Ill. Fund In Bond Fraud Suit
• Trump Nationwide Permit Move Could Interrupt Pipeline Suit
• Construction JV Seeks $8M Over Ga. Highway Wall Collapse
• 3 Ways Law Firms Can Guard Diversity Gains During Crisis
• 5th Circ. Won't Reconsider Exxon Permit Ruling
• EPA Yanks Methane Regs For Oil And Gas Infrastructure
• Agencies Say Calif. Skirted Reviews On Water Tunnel Testing
• Nigeria Again Pushes For Axing Of $9B Award Fight
• Vale Wants 'Equal Treatment' In Fight Over Mining Venture
• 9th Circ. Won't Rethink Order Remanding Calif. Climate Suits
• FERC Asks DC Circ. Not To Upset LNG Pipeline In Oregon
• Wash. Fights Mine Owner's Bid To Trim Water Pollution Suit
• 7th Circ. Lets Power Cos. Fight Enviro Suit Over $500M Project
• Former EPA Leaders Call For An Agency 'Reset' In 2021
• Ex-Texas Lt. Gov. Dewhurst Sued Over $6.45M Loan Default
• What I Learned As A Virtual Summer Associate
• Upstream Battles Sink Permit For $468M Gas Pipeline Add-On
• Willkie Snags Restructuring Atty From MoFo In London
• Feds' Weakening Of Migratory Bird Protections Vacated
• Dems Call For Criminal Probe Into Top DOI Attorney
• House Panel Wants Probe Of Agencies' Pebble Mine Review
• Feds Must Give Court Dakota Access Update By End Of Month
• 5th Circ. Keeps La. Coastal Drilling Suits In State Court
• Metals Investor Seeks To Ax Award In Mexican Gold Mine Fight
• DOJ Says Administrative Procedure Act Is Behind The Times
• FERC Says Energy Storage Facilities Can Get Grid Treatment
• FERC Asks DC Circ. To Back Its Call On Texas Gas Project
• Lesser-Known Litigation Funding Best Practices For Attorneys
• Shareholders Ask Judge To Sink Ultra Petroleum Ch. 11 Plan
• Trump Asks Justices To Hear $2.5B Wall Fund Transfer Case
• Permian Tank's Ch. 11 Sale Procedures OK'd In Del.
• Colo. Tells 10th Circ. Block Of Trump Water Rule Was Proper
• 9th Circ. Resuscitates Calif. Superfund Cleanup Claim
• Temasek Nixes $3B Keppel Deal Over Financial Performance
• Key Points For Lenders Taking Control Of Oil And Gas Assets
• ADA Protects Lawyers With Disabilities, But We Must Do More
• Legal Deserts Threaten Justice In Rural America
• Chinese Investors Say Fla. EB-5 Fraud Suit Is No Sham
• Feds Issue Update To Mineral Royalty Valuation Policy
• Dems Seek Info On Trump's Fast-Tracked Projects
• Wind Project Owners Urge 8th Circ. To Back Power Deal Win
• How COVID-19 May Change Long-Term Aviation Outlook
• Ex-Pa. Biofuel Exec Gets 7 Years After Fraud Conviction
• Sierra Club Says Feds' Objection To Deal With DTE Unfounded
• Coronavirus Q&A: Cassin Real Estate Leader
• Cattle Group's Challenge To Trump Water Rule Falls Short
• Ill. Court Revives Think Tank CEO's Challenge To State Bonds
• Citing Liu, 9th Circ. Nixes SEC's $15.5M Win In EB-5 Case
• Engineering Co. Says It's Owed $35M For Risberg Pipeline
• Corpus Christi Wants Out Of Suit Over $50M Wastewater Plant
• Oakland A's Say Calif. Allows Toxic Releases Near Future Park
• NRDC, Others File New Suit Over Project Review Process
• Analyzing Upward And Downward Trends In Legal Tech
• Rising Star: Skadden's Aryan Moniri
• How Congress May Bail Out FERC On Tolling Orders
• Green Groups Sue EPA For Sulfur Emissions Control Inaction
• FERC Commissioner To Step Down Next Month
• 10th Circ. Nixes Trade Group's Obama Royalty Rule Challenge
• DC Circ. Halts Order To Shut Down Dakota Access Pipeline
• Utah Ends Gold King Fight After EPA Commits $360M
• LA Oil Co. Hit With Criminal Charges Over Leaky Wells
• Unsecured Creditors Blast Permian Tank's 'One-Sided' Ch. 11
• Spectra Suit Dismissal Invites Mischief, Del. Justices Told
• Climate Change Litigation Looms Over Trump Enviro Overhaul
• Developer Steps Into Tribes' Keystone Pipeline Challenge
• Green Groups Say Minn. Mining Permits Violate Species Law
• ABA's New Guidance On Litigation Funding Misses The Mark
• Rising Star: Kirkland's Rustin Brown
• Spain Fights Energy Biz's Efforts To Enforce €64.5M Award
• EPA Cost-Benefit Rule Praised By Oil, Other Industries
• 9th Circ. Won't Rethink Remand Of Calif. Climate Suits
• Army Corps Proposes Reissuing Controversial Water Permit
• Senate Confirms Hunton Alum For Energy's No. 2 Spot
• DLA Piper Nabs Energy Pro For San Diego Office
• COVID-19 Is Straining Compact Between Utilities, Regulators
• Rising Star: Holland & Knight's Lara Rios
• Guatemalan Construction Corp. Can't Nix $7.5M Award
• Brazil Ex-Consultant Fined For Paying Bribes To Petrobras
• What Firms Should Ask Before Hiring Attorneys From Gov't
• Mountain Valley Pipeline Co. Sued For $104M In Excess Costs
• Climate Kids Say Decades-Old 5th Circ. Ruling Supports Case
• 9th Circ. Rejects Forest Service's Wildfire Logging Plan
• Trump Slams Tribes For Mention Of Okla. High Court Ruling
• 9th Circ. Won't Rethink Ax Of Oakland's Coal Shipping Ban
• The Ethics Of Using Chatbots For Legal Services
• FIFA Ruling Brings New Risks For Development Bank Projects
• EPA Defends Rule Permitting More Year-Round Ethanol Use
• Rising Star: Bracewell's Andrej Kormuth