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Project Finance - October, 2020

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• Chancery Moves Suit Over $650M Terraform Deal Toward Trial
• Texas LNG Developers Sued For $30M In Unpaid Steel Work
• New Census Data May Trigger Rethink Of Opportunity Zones
• MGM Wants To See DOI Records In $300M Tribal Casino Row
• Judge Tosses Canadian Co.'s Arb. Row With Iraq Oil Co.
• Book Review: Did The High Court Cause Mass Incarceration?
• Ga. Judges Affirm $6M Judgment Over Failed Chicago Hotel
• MVP: Pillsbury's Mona Dajani
• The Potential Post-Election Fate Of Trump Enviro Orders
• How The Environmental Justice Landscape Is Evolving
• Italian Waste Co. Ordered To Pay £510K Costs In BNP Suit
• Insurer Wins Fight Over $2M In Defaulted Construction Bonds
• 2nd Circ. Questions Rigidity Of FERC's Water Permit Actions
• 1st Circ. Says RI Climate Suit Belongs In State Court
• 10th Circ. Halts Colo. Coal Mining Work Fought By Advocates
• Ex-Ohio House Speaker's Allies Cop To Bribery Scheme
• Post-Election Tax Policy Scenario 3: A Divided Government
• Key Carbon Market Developments From 2020: Part 2
• Mining Co. Says Soros' 'Thuggish' Acts Should Be Punished
• Persuasion Skills Attys Can Learn From Political Speeches
• Maine's Top Court Backs City's Oil Export Ban
• Green Groups Say EPA Far Behind On Industrial Flaring Rules
• MVP: Morgan Lewis' Rick Filosa
• 1st Circ. Downs Union Challenge To Puerto Rico Benefits Cuts
• 3 Firms Assist As Blank-Check Co. Inks $300M SolarMax Deal
• Ex-Nuke Exec Gets 4 Years In Russia-Linked FCPA Case
• Del. Justices Wary Of Chancery Ruling On Suit's Success Risk
• Taxpayer Gets 15 Months For $7.2M Biodiesel Tax Credit Fraud
• Army Corps Can Move Forward With Flood Mitigation Project
• Youths Vow Appeal After Court Dumps Canada Climate Suit
• Post-Election Tax Policy Scenario 2: A Democratic Sweep
• Feds Accused Of Botching Approval Of Maine Power Line
• Reflections On My 1st Judicial Election Amid Racial Tensions
• Key Carbon Market Developments From 2020: Part 1
• MVP: Mayer Brown's Doug Doetsch
• DC Circ. Hits Play On EPA's Rollback Of Methane Regs
• Doctor Asks Calif. Court To Slash 'Flawed' $15M SEC Fine
• Apache Says $74M Loss In Well Dispute Can't Stand
• Lawmakers Eye New Markets Credit Fix For Indian Country
• Kobre & Kim Can't Get Conflict Issue Resolved By NY Judge
• Acting BLM Head's Resource Plan Unlawful, Groups Say
• Post-Election Tax Policy Scenario 1: A Republican Sweep
• Weighing Litigation Vs. Arbitration Amid Court Disruptions
• 5th Circ. Rules Eagle Ford Royalty Fight Doesn't Belong In La.
• 9th Circ. Told Feds Can't Find Cracks In Drilling Suit
• Kinder Morgan Pays $1.5M To Settle 4th Circ. Water Suit
• MVP: Latham's Matt Henegar
• 5th Circ. Told Coastal Drilling Suits Belong In Federal Court
• Chevron Pulls Delaware Climate Suit Up To Federal Court
• South Korean Firm Sues Commerce Over Wind Tower Duties
• MVP: Kirkland's Brian Greene
• FERC Accused Of Cursory Review Of $286M Gas Pipeline
• Green Groups Urge DC Circ. To Dump Mass. Gas Project
• How Attys Can Guard Against Rising Settle-And-Sue Claims
• UK Energy Co. Seeks Arbitration In Dispute With Ex-Partner
• Ligado Nabs $3.85B Boost For Satellite 5G Network
• Oil Slump Means Buyers Are More Choosy In Driller Tie-Ups
• Cannabis Co. Seeks At Least $3M Over Halted Expansion
• Utilities Defend Oregon Power Line Approvals
• Feds Accused Of Again Failing To Protect Pacific-Area Salmon
• Law Firm Tips For Attracting, Retaining Attys During Pandemic
• CEQA Suits Can Be Mooted By Construction
• Biden Vows Transition Away From Fossil Fuels In Final Debate
• 9th Circ. Says Injunctions Must Update When Rules Change
• Sioux Tribe Wins Tax Suit For Casino Contractor Work
• EPA Finalizes Net Emissions Air Rule For New Projects
• How Brent Crude Oil's Dominance Could Come To An End
• Finding A Path Forward To Regulate The Legal Industry
• ND Pipeline Protesters Ask 8th Circ. To Reject Police Appeal
• Calif., Green Groups Seek To Revive Fracking Rule At 9th Circ.
• Fla. Suit Over Road Project In Panther Lands Trimmed
• Lawyering While Parenting: A Day In A Dad's Pandemic Life
• Calif. Wind Farms Can Sue Gov't For $207M Grant Denial
• Oil Co. Can Pursue Atty Fees From Insurer, Wyo. Justices Told
• Pacific Drilling Can't Challenge $320M Award To Samsung Unit
• Norfolk Southern Asks 4th Circ. To Undo Loss To Coal Seller
• Kobre & Kim Faces Possible Conflict In $10B Award Fight
• Lawyering While Parenting: A Day In A Mom's Pandemic Life
• Pa. Biofuel Execs Get 5 Years For Fuel-Credit Fraud
• Environmental Policy And The Election: Part 3
• Energy Exec Can't Nix Suit Over $2.5M Tax Credit Settlement
• Developer Argues EB-5 Fraud Suit Revisions Went Too Far
• Feds, ConocoPhillips Tell 9th Circ. Alaska Drill Plan Is OK
• Engineering Co. Ordered To Pay $24M In Omani Contract Fight
• Petrobras Tells 5th Circ. Fraud Suit Wasn't Filed Too Late
• Attys Can Help Clients Better Prepare For Climate Impacts
• Insurer Needn't Cover W.Va. Gas Plant Construction Suit
• Hochtief Unit Won't Claw Back $800M In Offshore Oil Fight
• Judge Says NYC Liable For Lack Of Blind-Friendly Crosswalks
• Permian Producers Eye Election's Effect On Federal Leases
• 3 Ways COVID-19 Is Reshaping The EB-5 Landscape
• 9th Circ. Told Seismic Survey Ruling Shows Drilling Suit Moot
• Environmental Policy And The Election: Part 2
• 5 Cost-Cutting Strategies For Corporate Legal Departments
• Tribes Say Dakota Access Pipeline Must Halt For NEPA Review
• Montana Judge Sets Aside Acting Land Bureau Head's Acts
• Valero To Pay $2.85M To Settle Refinery Pollution Allegations
• Preparing The Next Generation Of Female Trial Lawyers
• Mentorship Is Key To Fixing Drop-Off Of Women In Law
• Wearing Natural Hair In BigLaw
• These Firms Have The Most Women In Equity Partnerships
• What BigLaw Can Do To Actually Retain Female Attorneys
• Female Attorneys Gain Ground In Battle For Clerkships​
• ISPs Blast Pentagon's Spectrum-Sharing Proposal For 5G
• Tribes Denied In Bid To Block Keystone Pipeline Construction
• Biden-Trump Contest Has Fate Of Green Regs At Stake
• Targa Must Repay $129M In Failed Crude Processing Deal
• Justices Won't Disturb $63M Award In Wind Development Row
• Environmental Policy And The Election: Part 1
• 2 Firms Craft $13B ConocoPhillips-Concho Resources Merger
• 5 Ways Firms Can Avoid Female Atty Exodus During Pandemic
• In Their Own Words: Being A Woman In BigLaw
• Law360's Glass Ceiling Report: What You Need To Know
• Glass Ceiling Report: How Does Your Firm Measure Up?
• 10th Circ. Won't Revisit Utah Coal Plant Permit Dispute
• NY Judge Says $1.68B In Venezuelan Bonds Is Enforceable
• Feds Say There's 'Nothing Unlawful' In Parks Leader's Status
• Energy, Climate Policy Chasm Divides Trump And Biden
• Facing Policy Shifts, Oil And Gas Cos. Need Depreciation Help
• Enviros Say Feds Failed To Justify Clean Water Act Change
• Sierra Club Asks 9th Circ. For Emergency Halt Of Border Wall
• Ill. Ruling Bolsters Trend Against No-Injury Monitoring Claims
• Exxon Bashes DC Bid To Make Climate Suit A Local Matter
• A Justice Barrett Could Bring Clarity To Property Rights Law
• WH Says Suit Over Enviro Reviews For Farm Loans Premature
• Eni Gets Green Light In Nigeria Offshore Oil Block Doc Bid
• Kirkland-Led Solar Panel Maker Leads 2 IPOs Nabbing $1.6B
• Pandemic Could Force Rescue Of Housing Tax Credit Program
• Seafood Groups Want DC Circ. To Let Them Fight Wind Farm
• Apollo Acquires Lendlease's Cell Tower Portfolio
• 1st Circ. Won't Reconsider Reviving Enbridge Pipeline Permit
• DC Circ. Hands 7th Circ. Fight Over FERC Clean Energy Order
• FERC Gives Carbon Prices A Place In Power Market Plans
• Contractor Slips RICO Claims In Puerto Rico Power Grid Suit
• UK Pandemic Recovery Offers Opportunities For Green Cos.
• Ashurst-Led Abu Dhabi Sells $2.1B Stake In Gas Infrastructure
• Calif. Says Trump Overstepped On National Fuel Standard
• SEC Seeks To Restore Judgment Nixed By 9th Circ. Over Liu
• FWS Can't Save Texas LNG Project Review, 5th Circ. Told
• Tribe Members Say Feds Need Not Act Before Pipeline Suit
• EPA Rolls Back Startup, Shutdown Exemption Prohibition
• Snell & Willner Won't Be DQ'd From EB-5 Project Fight
• Lawyers Must Fight Voter Suppression This Election Season
• Why Sustainable Finance Is On The Rise
• Mining Co. Urges 10th Circ. To Back Award In Gold Mine Fight
• Del. High Court Affirms $2.2B Stillwater Deal Price
• Mayer Brown Hires Int'l Arbitration Atty For London Office
• FERC Allows Some Construction On Mountain Valley Pipeline
• Perkins Coie Adds 2 Fed Enviro Lawyers To DC Practice
• 9th Circ. Says Border Wall Doesn't Support Defense Mission
• Broadband Groups Join Outcry Over DOD 5G Plan
• Vinson-Led Apollo Pours $200M Into Energy-Focused JV
• Why Online Mediation May Be Here To Stay
• Engineering Co. Says UK Ruling Irrelevant In $9B Nigeria Case
• Trump Wants To Expand, Hike Solar Safeguard Tariffs
• Tribes Say They Face 'Devil's Bargain' In Border Wall Fight
• Commerce Sets Duties In Nearly $2B Aluminum Trade Probe
• Noble Says It Has $90M Deal On Paragon Clawback Claim
• No Second Chance For Obama Center Challenge At 7th Circ.
• Class Says Sunoco Rewriting History To Shake $155M Ruling
• Oil & Gas Bankruptcies May Drag As Secured Debt Swells
• Clients Have The Power To Promote Wellness At Law Firms
• Wyo. Judge Sinks Obama-Era Rule On Methane Emissions
• DC Circ. Grapples With Rival Trump, Obama Carbon Rules
• Sunoco Accused Of Ignoring Mariner East II Pipeline Problems
• Coal Export Facility Tells 9th Circ. Permit Suit Must Proceed
• Alaska Tribes Sue Gov't Over Proposed Mining Access Road
• Appellate Courts Should Welcome Well-Crafted Amicus Briefs
• 9th Circ. Pulls Plug On FERC Power Deal Orders
• Nigeria Picks Up Win In $3B Fight With US Oil Investor
• Conservative Groups Urge Gov. To Drop National 5G Plan
• Watchdog Criticizes Oil & Gas Royalty COVID-19 Relief Effort
• Poland Hits Gazprom With $7.6B Fine Over Pipeline Financing
• DC Circ. Won't Throw Out FERC's OK Of Ore. Pipeline
• ConocoPhillips Says $34M Venezuela Award Can't Wait On ICC
• FWS Says Ocelot Risk Weighed Before Texas LNG Approval
• Wind Farm Indemnity Pact Can't Free Feds In $8.4M Grant Row
• Heathrow Urges Top UK Court To OK Runway Expansion Plan
• Feds Challenge Tribal Bid To Halt Border Wall Construction
• Exxon Seeks Texas Justices' OK For Calif. Conspiracy Probe
• 9th Circ. Affirms $32M Superfund Site Liability Finding
• Mootness Sinks Atlantic Offshore Seismic Testing Fight
• EPA Gets Overturned On SF Salt Pond Oversight
• What Hiring Law Firms Should Consider Instead Of Grades
• EPA Can't Justify Methane Regs Rollback, DC Circ. Told
• FCC's Carr Floats Plan To Help Add 5G To Existing Towers
• Texas Steel Mill Can't Stop Pipeline From Crossing Property
• Kinder Morgan Settles Suit Over Ore. Facility's Water Pollution
• Supreme Court Won't Take Up Florida Rail Bond Suit
• Kinder Morgan Defends Mass. Gas Project To DC Circ.
• DC Circ. Wavers On Stalling $35M Award Against Guatemala
• 7th Circ. Judge Allows Pro-Biz Amicus Briefs In Pollution Row
• Okla. Gov. Gets EPA's Green Light To Regulate Tribal Lands
• Newark Wants To Sink Residents' Suit Over Power Lines
• Justices Skip Atty's Lengthy Battle Against NY Fracking Ban
• Justices Won't Review FERC's Power Over Algae Projects
• Justices Won't Disturb ConocoPhillips' Texas Mineral Win
• Judging A Book: Schroeder Reviews 'Collegiality'
• Justices Call On Solicitor General In Wash. Coal Permit Fight
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attorneys From 76 Firms
• How Rookies Should Prep For A Unique Supreme Court Term
• What One Scrapped Opinion Might Say About Judge Barrett
• Baltimore Case Won't Write The Last Word On Climate Suits
• Supreme Court Cheat Sheet: The Biggest Cases To Watch
• Trump Atty Joins Race Bias Suit Against BlackRock, NJ
• Ill. Law On Train Crew Minimums Preempted By Fed Rules
• 'Cancer Alley' Plant Permits Clearly Unlawful, Enviros Say
• French Infrastructure Group Lobs €5.2B Bid For Peer's Biz
• How The Election May Affect The Renewable Fuel Standard
• Overcoming The Pandemic's Hurdles To Pro Bono Work
• Kirkland, Latham Lead $2B Lyondell-Sasol Chemicals JV
• GOP Vows Virus Infections Won't Slow Barrett Confirmation
• Justices Will Review Baltimore Climate Case Remand
• Trump Tests Positive For COVID-19
• White & Case Leads $825M Occidental Asset Sale To Carlyle
• EPA Finalizes Rescission Of 'Once In Always In' Polluter Policy
• National Park Service Chief Appointment Is Illegal, Groups Say
• Helium Theft FCA Suit Against Kinder Morgan Gets Deflated
• The Rise Of Reps And Warranties Insurance In Upstream M&A
• Spain Wins Pause In Pair Of Renewable Energy Award Suits
• Chaparral Energy's Plan OK'd On Speedy Trip Through Ch. 11
• Best Practices For Presenting Exhibits In A Remote Deposition