/projectfinance?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Project Finance Copyright 2025 saąúĽĘ´«Ă˝. en-US Wed, 25 Jun 2025 13:25:23 +0000 /projectfinance/articles/2348925?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /projectfinance/articles/2348925 Law schools don’t spend sufficient time dispelling certain myths that prevent young lawyers from exploring new business opportunities, but by dismissing these misguided beliefs, even an introverted first-year associate with a small network of contacts can find long-term success, says Ronald Levine at Herrick Feinstein. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 18:59:59 +0000 /projectfinance/articles/2357055?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /projectfinance/articles/2357055 Medline did not qualify for a $2.4 million remittance of sales tax paid toward the construction of a state warehouse, a Washington state appeals panel affirmed Tuesday, saying the medical supplier failed to show that it merited a key tax incentive. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 15:59:15 +0000 /projectfinance/articles/2356528?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /projectfinance/articles/2356528 A corporate attorney who worked on the financing of Yankee Stadium, Brooklyn's Barclays Center and other high-profile projects has joined Akerman LLP as chair of the New York public finance practice, the firm announced this week. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 14:46:39 +0000 /projectfinance/articles/2356333?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /projectfinance/articles/2356333 Recent instances in which attorneys filed briefs containing artificial intelligence hallucinations offer a stark reminder that effective revision isn’t just about superficial details like grammar — it requires attorneys to critically engage with their writing and analyze their rhetorical choices, says Ivy Grey at WordRake. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 23:25:20 +0000 /projectfinance/articles/2356597?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /projectfinance/articles/2356597 U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced Monday that she was rescinding the longstanding "Roadless Rule" limiting the number of roads built in national forests, calling the 2001 rule "outdated," contrary to the "will of Congress" and an obstacle to "common sense management of our natural resources." Mon, 23 Jun 2025 22:04:48 +0000 /projectfinance/articles/2356191?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /projectfinance/articles/2356191 North Carolina says it will be overhauling its $1.5 billion state broadband deployment program this summer to comply with the Trump administration's restructuring of the $46.5 billion federal program. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 21:01:40 +0000 /projectfinance/articles/2355824?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /projectfinance/articles/2355824 A D.C. federal judge refused the Peruvian city of Lima's bid to pause enforcement of some $200 million in arbitral awards issued to a highway contractor during an ongoing appeal, saying Friday that the city's mayor has stated publicly that he has no intention of ever paying up. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 20:09:18 +0000 /projectfinance/articles/2356279?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /projectfinance/articles/2356279 As the Federal Communications Commission faces a Fifth Circuit challenge to its plan to fund school bus Wi-Fi, the appeals court is weighing how a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last week against Texas in a nuclear waste case impacts its jurisdiction. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 19:38:48 +0000 /projectfinance/articles/2356136?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /projectfinance/articles/2356136 The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe has asked a New York federal court to order the Indian Health Service to turn over its authority to maintain sanitation facilities to the tribe, arguing that part of the IHS's public health mission is to ensure clean water and functioning sewage systems. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 19:27:40 +0000 /projectfinance/articles/2356355?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /projectfinance/articles/2356355 The U.S. Senate won't have to meet a heightened vote threshold to enact a sweeping provision tucked into the current budget proposal that would block states from regulating artificial intelligence for a decade, after the chamber's parliamentarian concluded that the controversial measure could remain in the bill.  Mon, 23 Jun 2025 16:36:12 +0000 /projectfinance/articles/2355009?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /projectfinance/articles/2355009 A new Texas law enacted in response to the burdens that data centers, crypto mining and other large-scale users are placing on the state's electric grid means that stakeholders must review updated requirements around grid interconnection, disclosure of development plans and operational flexibility during tight conditions, say attorneys at Jackson Walker. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 16:12:16 +0000 /projectfinance/articles/2356465?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /projectfinance/articles/2356465 The Delaware Supreme Court reversed a year-old $199 million judgment against TransCanada in a suit challenging a merger that occurred nearly a decade ago, Aspen Technology Inc. was hit with another suit over its pending $7.2 billion merger with Emerson Electric, and Nielson Holdings Ltd. secured a temporary restraining order against its spinoff. In case you missed it, here's the latest from the Delaware Chancery Court. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 16:10:37 +0000 /projectfinance/articles/2356278?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /projectfinance/articles/2356278 The U.S. has urged an international tribunal to nix a $1.14 billion claim brought by a publicly owned marketing firm for Alberta's crude oil industry over the cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline, repeating arguments that the panel lacks jurisdiction to consider the dispute. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 13:38:13 +0000 /projectfinance/articles/2353396?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /projectfinance/articles/2353396 District courts in the Ninth Circuit continue to apply a defunct and especially forgiving pleading standard to questions of Article III standing, and the circuit court itself has only perpetuated this confusion — making it an attractive forum for disputes that have no rightful place in federal court, say attorneys at Gibson Dunn. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 09:53:19 +0000 /projectfinance/articles/2354595?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /projectfinance/articles/2354595 The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to take a second look at the landmark case that disposed of the "right-to-control" theory of fraud, rejecting a petition that argued the Second Circuit had wrongly remanded the action for retrial before resolving the appeal at hand. Fri, 20 Jun 2025 18:42:49 +0000 /projectfinance/articles/2355063?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /projectfinance/articles/2355063 The federal government should be spending its money on making sure areas with no internet at all are getting connected, not "overbuilding" in areas that already have it, a new report says on the best way to close the digital divide. Fri, 20 Jun 2025 16:55:56 +0000 /projectfinance/articles/2355818?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /projectfinance/articles/2355818 The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission recently made moves including the enactment of a one-year waiver on a construction authorization policy in order to "speed up" natural gas infrastructure projects in the U.S., the agency has announced. Fri, 20 Jun 2025 15:34:16 +0000 /projectfinance/articles/2332673?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /projectfinance/articles/2332673 Opening myself up to new experiences through competing in modern Olympic pentathlon has shrunk the appearance of my daily work annoyances and helps me improve my patience, manage crises better and remember that acquiring new skills requires working through your early mistakes, says attorney Mary Zoldak. Wed, 18 Jun 2025 20:32:06 +0000 /projectfinance/articles/2354964?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /projectfinance/articles/2354964 Oregon lawmakers have advanced a plan to attract a Major League Baseball team with $800 million in state spending on a new arena at a waterfront site in Portland, a development effort advised by attorneys from firms that include Sidley Austin LLP and Holland & Knight LLP. Wed, 18 Jun 2025 19:36:26 +0000 /projectfinance/articles/2355161?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /projectfinance/articles/2355161 The Federal Communications Commission signed off on Windstream's merger with Uniti Group Inc. on Wednesday, approving the transfer of Windstream, Uniti and their respective subsidiaries to the newly formed New Windstream LLC.