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Dentons Advises Venezuelan State Oil Company After Lift of US Sanctions

The South American country has rushed to revive agreements, including a joint venture with Spain's Repsol, in an attempt to jump-start its stalled oil industry.
2 minute read

International Edition

Court Dismisses Lead Poisoning Class Action Against Anglo American

Civil society groups have expressed deep disappointment with the decision of the South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg to stop the lawsuit from proceeding against the mine.
2 minute read

International Edition

US Law Firms Clinch $4.8B Debt Restructuring for Brazilian Miner Samarco

The joint venture between Brazil's Vale and BHP has required extensive assistance from Cleary Gottlieb, Davis Polk, Sullivan & Cromwell, Norton Rose and more than a dozen Brazilian law firms in the wake of a devastating tailings dam collapse in 2015.
3 minute read

International Edition

Clyde & Co. to Open in Warsaw With Large Partner-Led Team Hire From Dentons

The new office will open in the new year with a team of around 23 professionals, including three partners originally from Dentons Warsaw, Clyde & Co. said.
3 minute read

International Edition

Sidley Hires A&O's Los Angeles Head to Further Bolster Energy Practice

Andrea Lucan, who was LA office managing partner for Allen & Overy, joins roughly one month after Greg Lavigne, another A&O alternative energy alum, joined Sidley in New York.
4 minute read

International Edition

Herbert Smith Freehills and Pérez-Llorca Behind €1.8B Norway-Spain Green Deal

The deal involves Norwegian renewable energy company Statkraft and Spanish engineering and construction business Elecnor Group.
2 minute read

International Edition

White & Case's New Africa Leader Looks to Leverage Region's Mining, Energy Opportunities

The London-based partner believes there are opportunities for the firm in Tanzania and Namibia.
3 minute read

International Edition

Local Content Laws Are a Double-Edged Sword, Say Lawyers

Lawyers from African firms in Ghana, Tanzania, and Nigeria discuss the tension to develop local skills and capacity versus the desire to increase foreign direct investment.
5 minute read

International Edition

Energy Lawyers Have Entered Southeast Asia in Droves. But How Big Is the Slice of the Renewables Pie?

Southeast Asian projects are increasingly getting buy-in from players and investors from the Middle East, North America and Europe. But there's a lack of large scalable projects in the region, despite the growing level of interest and dry powder designated for renewable projects, lawyers say.
7 minute read

International Edition

Vinson & Elkins Partner Moves to Simpson Thacher, Bolstering Its Energy/Infrastructure and Latin America Practices

Gabriel Silva, who joins the firm in New York, is an energy and infrastructure partner who has substantial experience handling cross-border transactions related to Latin America.
3 minute read

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