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Project Finance

  • June 04, 2025

    Ex-Kirkland Project Finance Atty Joins McGuireWoods In NY

    McGuireWoods LLP has added Sharaf Islam as a partner from Kirkland & Ellis LLP to help expand the firm's project finance group with an attorney versed in digital infrastructure and renewable-energy deals.

  • June 03, 2025

    Prosecutors Take Second Stab At Convicting Dallas Developer

    Federal prosecutors started a second run at convicting a Dallas real estate developer of bribing two city council members, telling a jury during opening arguments Tuesday that the developer had a "silent partnership" with elected officials in exchange for favors.

  • June 03, 2025

    NJ Fights Investment Fund's Push To DQ Connell Foley

    New Jersey told a federal judge Monday that he was correct in rejecting a Black-owned investment fund's bid to disqualify Connell Foley LLP from representing the state in its bias suit, saying there was no previous attorney-client relationship.

  • June 03, 2025

    Conn. Judge Narrows McCarter's Defenses In $22M Loan Suit

    A Connecticut state court trimmed McCarter & English LLP's defenses in a $22.3 million suit over its role crafting loans for recreational improvements in a Long Island, New York, town, saying the firm cannot pursue a comparative negligence defense but can proceed with its fraud argument.

  • June 03, 2025

    The Law360 400: A Look At The Top 100 Firms

    A rebound in client work sent the nation’s largest law firms into growth mode last year, driving a wave of hiring, mergers and strategic moves that reshaped the top tier of the Law360 400. Here's a preview of the 100 firms with the largest U.S. attorney headcounts.

  • June 03, 2025

    BakerHostetler Adds Two Real Estate Partners In Seattle

    BakerHostetler said it has added a former K&L Gates LLP real estate partner and a real estate practice group leader from a regional firm in its Seattle office.

  • June 03, 2025

    Italy Gets €190M Offshore Energy Award Nixed

    Italy on Monday succeeded in convincing an annulment panel to nix a controversial €190 million ($216.3 million) arbitral award issued to a British energy company after the country banned oil and gas projects off its coastline, an award that helped fuel a movement against investor-state arbitration in the European Union.

  • May 30, 2025

    Cleveland Says Browns' Stadium Suit Is In Wrong Venue

    Cleveland asked an Ohio federal court Friday to reconsider its decision to allow the Cleveland Browns to amend their lawsuit over a planned stadium move, arguing that the judge failed to address the city's jurisdictional challenge.

  • May 30, 2025

    Chicago Backs United's Bid To Join American's O'Hare Fight

    The city of Chicago has urged an Illinois federal judge to allow United Airlines to intervene in a lawsuit that American Airlines brought to challenge its decision to reassign gate space at O'Hare International Airport, citing the "unique nature" of the city's agreement with American that functions as a single contract between Chicago and all carriers.

  • May 30, 2025

    Congressional Caucus Aims To Fix Rural Broadband Delays

    Lawmakers are again pushing to fix broadband gaps around the country by forming a bipartisan congressional caucus focused on high-speed connectivity in rural areas, a move praised by telecom carriers.

  • May 29, 2025

    Shell Told To Disclose Climate Risk Docs In RI Terminal Case

    A Rhode Island federal judge Thursday ordered Shell Oil Co. to answer the Conservation Law Foundation's inquiries concerning its knowledge behind the construction and operation of a bulk storage terminal in Providence that the conservation group claims is unprepared for flooding and other weather events expected in a changing climate.

  • May 29, 2025

    KC Royals Say Mortgage Deal Doesn't Imply Move To Kansas

    The Kansas City Royals have made a third-party purchase of the mortgage on a potential site for a new ballpark in Overland Park, Kansas, but denied that the transaction meant the MLB team was moving from the city and state of Missouri that have been its home since launching in 1969.

  • May 29, 2025

    Don't Kill 'Crucial' FCC Wi-Fi Subsidy, House Lawmakers Told

    Dozens of groups urged lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives Thursday to preserve the Federal Communications Commission's off-campus wireless hot spot subsidy for schools and libraries after the U.S. Senate voted to gut the program created late in the Biden administration.

  • May 29, 2025

    Judge Tells FDIC 'Whistleblower' To Stop Texting Gov't Attys

    A D.C. federal judge threatened a self-proclaimed Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. "whistleblower" with criminal referral if he reaches out to the agency's lawyers again, calling his claim that one attorney was trying to frame him with sending "harassing" messages sent to the attorney's wife "patently ridiculous."

  • May 28, 2025

    Brookfield Wins Bid To Vacate Lima's Document Application

    A New York federal judge has nixed discovery orders against global investment manager Brookfield sought by the Peruvian city of Lima as the city fights arbitral awards worth about $200 million based on alleged corruption, ruling the city can't prove it is an aggrieved party.

  • May 28, 2025

    EchoStar Says FCC Should Not Question Buildout Extension

    Echostar Corp. says the FCC has created a "dark cloud of uncertainty" by opening the door to comments about whether the agency should have given the company an extension on its deadline for building a broadband service using spectrum it acquired for its open RAN network plan.

  • May 28, 2025

    Texas Court Ponders If County Can Bring $11M Project Suit

    A Texas appeals court worked to untangle whether one or two contracts were involved in an $11 million park project in Williamson County, Texas, during oral arguments Wednesday, and whether, in turn, the statute of limitations barred the county from suing the insurer for breach of contract.

  • May 28, 2025

    Judge Shields NY Congestion Pricing From Feds' Threats

    New York's congestion pricing program can keep running at least through the fall, after a federal judge on Wednesday signaled that the U.S. Department of Transportation likely overstepped its authority by purportedly terminating a federal agreement that gave congestion pricing the green light.

  • May 28, 2025

    FCC Urged To Reject Waiver For Alaska Plan Mapping

    The Federal Communications Commission ought not lower its standards for telecoms hoping to receive federal dollars in order to bring high-speed internet to Alaska, according to a trade group, who is arguing the end result would simply be worse service for Alaskans.

  • May 28, 2025

    Va. Ruling Undercuts Railroads' Broadband Suit, 4th Circ. Told

    Virginia's attorney general is looking to turn a state court loss into a federal court win, telling the Fourth Circuit that a recent Virginia Supreme Court decision curbing a new law that eases access for broadband providers on railroad property actually diminishes a railroad industry association's standing.

  • May 28, 2025

    Telecom Groups Ask Trump To Push BEAD Program Ahead

    A bevy of broadband industry groups are seeking help from the White House in nudging the U.S. Department of Commerce to hasten the distribution of federal funding for internet deployment projects in underserved areas of the country.

  • May 27, 2025

    Greenpeace Fights To Walk Back $666M Pipeline Verdict

    Greenpeace on Tuesday continued its post-trial attack on a $666 million defamation and property damage case against Dakota Access pipeline builder Energy Transfer, telling a North Dakota judge that a lack of evidence requires overturning numerous jury findings.

  • May 27, 2025

    Enagas Sees Arbitral Award Against Peru Raised To $302M

    An international tribunal has ruled in favor of Enagas SA, raising the award Peru must pay the Spanish energy firm to $302 million in a dispute over a terminated gas pipeline concession.

  • May 27, 2025

    Browns Update Bid To Build Stadium Outside Of Cleveland

    The Cleveland Browns have reasserted their claim in Ohio federal court that the city of Cleveland cannot legally stop the NFL franchise from building a new stadium in the suburbs and that the city law designed to keep an owner from moving the team without government approval does not apply to them.

  • May 27, 2025

    Pharma Co. Says Chubb Failed To Pay Covered Defense Costs

    A New Jersey pharmaceutical company said Chubb owes nearly $6.5 million in outstanding defense costs related to a multibillion-dollar arbitration dispute over the manufacture of an antiviral drug, according to a suit removed to federal court Tuesday.

Expert Analysis

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    Power To The Paralegals: An Untapped Source For Biz Roles

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    Law firms looking to recruit legal business talent should consider turning to paralegals, who practice several key skills every day that prepare them to thrive in marketing and client development roles, says Vanessa Torres at Lowenstein Sandler.

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    Playing Poker Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Poker is a master class in psychology, risk management and strategic thinking, and I’m a better attorney because it has taught me to read my opponents, adapt when I’m dealt the unexpected and stay patient until I'm ready to reveal my hand, says Casey Kingsley at McCreadyLaw.

  • DOJ Memo Raises Bar For Imposition Of Corporate Monitors

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    A recently released U.S. Department of Justice memo, outlining guidance on the imposition of compliance monitors in corporate criminal cases, reflects DOJ leadership’s concerns about scope creep and business costs, but the strategies for companies to avoid a monitorship haven't changed much compared to the Biden era, says James Koukios at MoFo.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Becoming A Firmwide MVP

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    Though lawyers don't have a neat metric like baseball players for measuring the value they contribute to their organizations, the sooner new attorneys learn skills frequently skipped in law school — like networking, marketing, client development and case evaluation — the more valuable, and less replaceable, they will be, says Alex Barnett at DiCello Levitt.

  • Calif. Climate Superfund Bill Faces Legal, Technical Hurdles

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    California could soon join other states in sending the fossil fuel industry a massive bill for the costs of coping with climate change — but its pending climate Superfund legislation, if enacted, is certain to face legal pushback and daunting implementation challenges, says Donald Sobelman at Farella Braun.

  • $38M Law Firm Settlement Highlights 'Unworthy Client' Perils

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    A recent settlement of claims against law firm Eckert Seamans for allegedly abetting a Ponzi scheme underscores the continuing threat of clients who seek to exploit their lawyers in perpetrating fraud, and the critical importance of preemptive measures to avoid these clients, say attorneys at Lockton Companies.

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    Teaching Business Law Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Teaching business law to college students has rekindled my sense of purpose as a lawyer — I am more mindful of the importance of the rule of law and the benefits of our common law system, which helps me maintain a clearer perspective on work, says David Feldman at Feldman Legal Advisors.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: Mastering Discovery

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    The discovery process and the rules that govern it are often absent from law school curricula, but developing a solid grasp of the particulars can give any new attorney a leg up in their practice, says Jordan Davies at Knowles Gallant.

  • Balancing Deep-Sea Mining Executive Order, Int'l Agreements

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    President Donald Trump's recent executive order directing exploration and exploitation of deep-sea mineral resources appears to conflict with the evolving international framework regulating such activities, so companies and investors should proceed with care and keep possible future legal challenges in mind, say attorneys at Dentons.

  • Mitigating Import Risks Around Southeast Asian Solar Cells

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    The U.S. Department of Commerce's recent final determinations in its antidumping and countervailing duty investigations into solar cells produced in certain Southeast Asian countries make it important for U.S. purchasers to consider risk mitigation strategies, including modifying supply chains and contractually assigning import responsibilities, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

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    Playing Guitar Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Being a lawyer not only requires logic and hard work, but also belief, emotion, situational awareness and lots of natural energy — playing guitar enhances all of these qualities, increasing my capacity to do my best work, says Kosta Stojilkovic at Wilkinson Stekloff.

  • Crisis Management Lessons From The Parenting Playbook

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    The parenting skills we use to help our kids through challenges — like rehearsing for stressful situations, modeling confidence and taking time to reset our emotions — can also teach us the fundamentals of leading clients through a corporate crisis, say Deborah Solmor at the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation and Cara Peterman at Alston & Bird.

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    Adapting To Private Practice: From NY Fed To BigLaw

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    While the move to private practice brings a learning curve, it also brings chances to learn new skills and grow your network, requiring a clear understanding of how your skills can complement and contribute to a firm's existing practice, and where you can add new value, says Meghann Donahue at Covington.

  • Cos. Face Enviro Justice Tug-Of-War Between States, Feds

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    The second Trump administration's sweeping elimination of environmental justice policies, programs and funding, and targeting of state-level EJ initiatives, creates difficult questions for companies on how best to avoid friction with federal policy, navigate state compliance obligations and maintain important stakeholder relationships with communities, say attorneys at Arnold & Porter.

  • Top 3 Litigation Finance Deal-Killers, And How To Avoid Them

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    Like all transactions, litigation finance deals can sometimes collapse, but understanding the most common reasons for failure, including a lack of trust or a misunderstanding of deal terms, can help both parties avoid problems, say Rebecca Berrebi at Avenue 33 and Boris Ziser at Schulte Roth.

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