Project Finance
Project Finance Law360 provides breaking news and analysis on high-impact project finance deals and attorneys involved. Coverage includes major industrial, infrastructure, and public service projects, as well as related litigation and policy developments.
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February 15, 2019
Puerto Rico Fed Board Was Illegally Appointed: 1st Circ.
The federal board charged with overseeing Puerto Rico’s financial overhaul and addressing its debt crisis was unconstitutionally appointed and must either be confirmed by the U.S. Senate or replaced in accordance with the law within the next 90 days, the First Circuit ruled Friday.
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February 15, 2019
Utah, Farm Bureau Back Monument Cuts Opposed By Tribes
Utah and the American Farm Bureau Federation urged a D.C. federal court Friday to toss suits from environmental groups and Native American tribes challenging President Donald Trump’s decision to shrink two national monuments, saying the modification is within the purview of presidential authority.
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February 15, 2019
TransCanada Can Do Limited Keystone Pipeline Prep Work
A Montana federal judge on Friday said TransCanada could only perform limited pre-construction activities related to the Keystone XL pipeline while it appeals his decision halting work on the controversial project, and only in privately owned areas that aren't on the pipeline's right-of-way and have been previously surveyed and permitted.
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February 15, 2019
Ashurst Adds Projects Pro From Allen & Overy In Indonesia
Ashurst has nabbed an attorney from a Jakarta, Indonesia, law firm associated with Allen & Overy LLP, bolstering its Southeast Asia offerings with his experience working on renewable energy, oil and gas, and mining infrastructure projects and advising on related litigation and arbitration proceedings.
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February 15, 2019
Exec Used EB-5 Cash For BMW, Loans, Wash. Court Holds
The head of a development company was “‘consciously’ reckless” when he diverted money raised from investors through the EB-5 visa program so he could make payments on his BMW and issue loans to relatives, misappropriating at least $6.5 million, a Washington federal judge held on Friday.
Areas of Coverage
- TRANSACTIONS
- Industrial, infrastructure, and public-service projects valued at $75MM or more
- Asset sales
- Concession agreements
- Deficiency agreements
- Off-take agreements
- Ore purchase agreements
- Production-payment financing
- Public-private partnerships
- Throughput agreements
- Tolling agreements
- AGENCIES
- U.S. Department of Energy
- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- U.S. Department of Transportation
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Export-Import Bank of the U.S.
- Overseas Private Investment Corp.
- International development banks
- POLICY & REGULATION
- Dodd-Frank Act
- Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
- Environmental legislation and regulation
- Project finance lobbying
- International project finance legislation and regulation
- ENFORCEMENT
- Kickback, bribery, and corruption cases
- Merger reviews
- LITIGATION
- Challenges to project approval or rejection
- Breach of contract suits
- Partnership and financing disputes
- Project-related environmental suits and toxic torts
- Land- and water-use disputes
- Labor and employment suits
- Shareholder suits
- Bankruptcy proceedings involving projects
- PROFILES
- Personnel moves
- Profiles of project finance practices
Readership
- Project finance lawyers at top law firms
- Corporate counsel and compliance officers at Fortune 1000 companies
- Executives and attorneys in the project finance industry
- Information experts at law firms, agencies, and companies
- Policymakers at federal and state agencies
- Judges and court staff across the U.S.
- Professors, students, and library staff at every accredited law school in the U.S.
- Attorney and law firm marketing professionals