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U.S. Court Denies Bid to Fast Track Appeal in $1.2B Venezuela Arbitration Dispute

Judge Luis Felipe Restrepo of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on Wednesday ruled that oral argument on Petróleos de Venezuela S.A. appeal in the case would proceed normally.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. High Court Deals Big Blow to Drillers in Impact Fee Case

In a decision that is likely to have costly consequences for natural gas producers in Pennsylvania, the state Supreme Court has sharply narrowed a lower court's definition of what constitutes a "stripper well"—a type of unconventional gas well that is exempt from impact fees.
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

General Counsel of Kinder Morgan Inc. Dies

The general counsel of energy infrastructure company Kinder Morgan Inc. died of cardiac arrest on Dec. 28, according to a news release put out by the company on Monday.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Spark Energy's General Counsel to Resign

Gil Melman, who became the leader of Spark Energy Inc.'s legal department in 2014, will be resigning to pursue other opportunities. The search is on for a replacement.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Utility Fires Back at 'Specious' Dispute Over Refund, Rates

The state Office of Public Counsel, which represents utility customers, and two business groups filed a petition focusing, in part, on FPL's tax savings under the federal tax overhaul approved last year.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Staying in Lane Under the Environmental Rights Amendment

The Commonwealth Court recently provided new guidance on the extent to which the Environmental Rights Amendment to the Pennsylvania Constitution gives municipalities or agencies additional powers or imposes on them additional obligations.
8 minute read

National Law Journal

Ex-Brownstein Hyatt Lobbyist Poised to Lead U.S. Interior After Zinke Departs

Bernhardt, who led Brownstein's natural resources law practice, last year reported on a financial disclosure receiving $953,085 in partnership income from the firm, one of Washington's top lobbying outfits.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Associate GC Promoted to Top Legal Position at PDC Energy

Nicole Martinet has served as associate GC at the Denver-based crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids company since March 2011.
2 minute read

The American Lawyer

How This Fortune 500 GC Is Strengthening Her Law Firm Panel Relationships

Peabody Energy's chief legal officer gives behind-the-scenes insight into what she learned from creating a roster of panel firms and what she thinks of AdvanceLaw's findings on panels through its GC Thought Leaders Experiment.
9 minute read

Daily Business Review

A Path to Turning the Tide on Florida's Red Tide

The outbreaks of red tide and blue-green algae this summer and into fall had a disruptive effect on the chief economic engine of Florida's economy—tourism. That means the people of each Florida county, coastal or not, will suffer either directly or indirectly with a significant reduction in tourism revenues caused by these ecological disasters.
4 minute read

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