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The American Lawyer

Who Wins in Donziger v. Squire Patton Boggs?

To call this a litigation about litigation about litigation is too simple. The case of Donziger v. Chevron has morphed into Chevron v. Donziger, which has morphed into Chevron v. Patton Boggs, which has morphed into Donziger v. Squire Patton Boggs.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

5 Approaches to Corporate Purchase of Renewable Energy

U.S. companies are placing greater value on renewable energy and energy generally, and are moving toward more sophisticated approaches and more complex transactions.
11 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Court Confirms Lessee's Right of Joint Development

On April 8, the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas upheld an operator's rights to develop multiple, contiguous leaseholds by horizontal drilling. It is hoped that the court's opinion in the matter of EQT Production v. Opatkiewicz, G.D. No. 13-013489 (Pa. Ct. Com. Pl. Allegheny Cnty. April 8, 2014), will define the scope of and bring clarity of intent to a misunderstood and oft-maligned piece of legislation, Section 34.1 of the Pennsylvania Oil and Gas Lease Act.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Malpractice Claim Alleges Client Lost Out on BP Recovery

A New Orleans attorney implicated in a fraud investigation into the processing of claims made against BP's oil spill settlement has asked a federal judge to dismiss a legal malpractice claim against him.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Team Funds $427 Million Wind Power Project

Pedro Alvarez, Lauren Hunt and Colleen Grady worked with Aracely Alicea and Brian Canida to close the largest deal in the short history of Alvarez Arrieta & Diaz-Silveira.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Jury Sides With Gas Pipeline Builder in Contract Case

A Delaware County jury has awarded more than $24.3 million to a company that claimed an oil and gas company failed to pay it for work it did to build a natural gas pipeline system.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Morning Wrap

A round-up of legal news from ALM affiliated publications and news outlets around the country: Patton Boggs settles with Chevron, and Mark Zuckerberg and the University of Michigan face law suits.
2 minute read

Litigation Daily

Baker & Hostetler Beats Back Attack on Cape Wind Project

An "obdurate band of aggrieved residents of Cape Cod and the islands," backed by billionaire William Koch and represented by Jenner & Block, were rebuffed again in their latest attempt to block a massive offshore wind farm.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Holland & Knight Expands Bogota Office

Holland & Knight is adding 13 attorneys in its Bogota office, significantly expanding its Latin American presence.
1 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Lack of Specificity Sinks Fee Award

For the third time in two years, the Texas Supreme Court has struck down an attorney fee award because lawyers didn't tell a trial court exactly how much time they spent on each task.
5 minute read

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