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A fresh wave of oil and gas industry consolidation, stiff macroeconomic h= eadwinds for renewable energy development and the Inflation Reduction Act's= growing influence are just some of the highlights of what's been an eventf= ul 2023 for energy sector deal-makers. Here are the transactional trends th= at stood out to energy attorneys this year, as well as how they expect thos= e trends to carry over into next year.

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TOP NEWS

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No Shortage Of Action For Energy Deal-Mak= ers In 2023

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By Keith Goldberg

A fresh wave of oil and gas indust= ry consolidation, stiff macroeconomic headwinds for renewable energy develo= pment and the Inflation Reduction Act's growing influence are just some of = the highlights of what's been an eventful 2023 for energy sector deal-maker= s. Here are the transactional trends that stood out to energy attorneys thi= s year, as well as how they expect those trends to carry over into next yea= r.

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Judge Denies Lenders Control Of NYC Marga= ritaville For Now

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By Rick Archer

A New York bankruptcy judge on Fri= day denied lenders an emergency motion to take over management of the Times= Square Margaritaville resort, saying there was no evidence of an urgent ne= ed to swap control and that the lenders appeared to be wrong on the law.

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Trump Cancels Plan To Testify In NY Fraud= Trial Defense

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By Frank G. Runyeon

Donald Trump abruptly canceled his= plans to testify in his defense on Monday in the New York attorney general= 's civil fraud case, announcing the decision in a series of social media po= sts on the eve of his expected return to the Manhattan courtroom.

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Insurer Claims Contractor Owes $31M For D= efaulted Projects

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By Alexa Scherzinger

An insurer has sued a construction= contractor in California federal court alleging that it shirked its duties= on nearly $31 million in payment and performance bonds for a pair of const= ruction projects, saying it expected claims to roll in soon for a third pro= ject.

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AECOM Wants To Stop Co.'s 'End Run' On Li= ability Cap

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By Thy Vo

Design and engineering giant AECOM= has accused its partner in a Colorado toll lanes project of filing a state= lawsuit as an "end run" around a federal judge's ruling in AECOM's favor, = according to a motion urging the federal judge to block the new case ahead = of a trial in January.

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Fla. Judge Says Banyan Cay DIP Lenders Ar= e Still Owed $1.5M

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By Yun Park

A bankruptcy judge has denied an o= bjection by debtors including Banyan Cay Resort & Golf LLC to a $1.5 mi= llion deficiency claim that a Chapter 11 lender made after taking possessio= n of the resort as collateral this year when debtor-in-possession financing= ran out and a buyer backed out of the sale.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Series

Performing Music Makes Me A Better Lawyer=

=09 =09

The discipline of performing live = music has directly and positively influenced my effectiveness as a litigato= r — serving as a reminder that practice, intuition and team building = are all important elements of a successful law practice, says Jeff Wakolbin= ger at Bryan Cave.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Bonus Spotlight

Sheppard Mullin, Herbert Smith Join Assoc= iate Bonus Trend

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By Tracey Read

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hamp= ton LLP and Herbert Smith Freehills LLP are the latest law firms announcing= year-end bonuses for associates and 2024 raises that meet or exceed the sc= ale set by Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP last month.

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Boies Schiller Names Matthew Schwartz As = New Chair

=09

By Xiumei Dong

Partners at Boies Schiller Flexner= LLP on Friday voted to appoint Matthew L. Schwartz as the firm's next chai= r, succeeding co-founder David Boies, who will step down from the position = next year.

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Legal Industry Added 3,300 Jobs In Novemb= er

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By Alison Knezevich

The U.S. legal services sector con= tinued to add jobs last month after contracting during the summer, accordin= g to preliminary data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released Fri= day.

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Feature

The Purgatory Docket: Mass. Judge Leaves = Cases In Limbo

=09

By Chris Villani

A Massachusetts federal judge has = dozens of long-unresolved motions on his docket, highlighting what experts = say is a problem that is difficult to solve amid lifetime appointments, no = firm deadlines to resolve civil disputes or any form of discipline for judg= es if cases stall unnecessarily.=20

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Bradley Arant Atty Allegedly Hid Dog Crue= lty Charge From Bar

=09

By Chart Riggall

A Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP= associate is facing disciplinary charges by the Illinois Attorney Registra= tion and Disciplinary Commission after he was convicted of hitting his dog = and allegedly failing to disclose his record while under consideration for = bar admission.

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WilmerHale Hired To Probe Sam Altman's Ou= ster From OpenAI

=09

By Lauren Berg

OpenAI announced Friday that it ha= s tapped two experienced WilmerHale attorneys to conduct a review of the tu= multuous period that saw Sam Altman leave the company as chief executive be= fore being reinstated less than two weeks later.

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How They Won It

How Hueston Hennigan Won Monster $336M Fa= lse Ad Suit

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By Craig Clough

The California federal judge who h= anded Monster Energy $43 million in attorney fees and interest in= October after a record-breaking $293 million false advertising jury win ov= er Vital Pharmaceuticals observed that Vital's CEO was impeached on the sta= nd over 50 times, an astonishing figure that Monster's co-lead attorne= y, John Hueston, credited to getting the CEO to "lose control."

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DC Circ. Narrows Trump Gag Order

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By Ali Sullivan

The D.C. Circuit on Friday issued = a narrowed gag order restraining Donald Trump's public statements amid his = criminal election-interference case after finding a lower court restricted = "more protected speech than is necessary."

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Analysis

Circuit-By-Circuit Guide To 2023's Most M= emorable Moments

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By Jeff Overley

A former BigLaw partner in his 30s= made history by joining a preeminent circuit court, a former BigLaw partne= r in his 50s made waves by leaving the largest circuit, and a former chemis= t in her 90s made enemies by resisting a probe on the most specialized circ= uit. That's a small sample of the intrigue that flourished in 2023 througho= ut the federal appellate system, where diversity bloomed and controversy ab= ounded.

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Detroit Federal Courts Propose AI Disclos= ure Rule

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By Danielle Ferguson

The Eastern District of Michigan p= ublished a proposed rule Friday that would require lawyers to disclose any = time they use AI to help them with written filings and verify its citations= are real, after lawyers across the country have been caught passing off fa= ulty AI work as their own.

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Va. Law Prof Wants Illegal Recording Ver= dict Tossed

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By George Woolston

A business of law professor at Lon= gwood University in Virginia has asked a New Jersey federal judge to toss a= jury's $361,000 verdict finding she illegally recorded her former son-in-l= aw, claiming he provided no evidence at trial to show he had a reasonable e= xpectation of privacy.

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Ex-Ropes & Gray Atty Picked For Mass= . High Court

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By Chris Villani

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey on= Friday nominated state solicitor general and former Ropes & Gray LLP a= ttorney Elizabeth Dewar to serve as an associate justice of the Supreme Jud= icial Court, the Democratic governor's first pick for the high court since = taking office.

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Meet The 'Gem' Atty Picked For Mass. Top= Court

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By Julie Manganis and Chris Villani

Massachusetts high court nominee E= lizabeth "Bessie" Dewar was lauded Friday by those who know her as someone = who combines a sharp analytical mind with a deep concern for the effect of = the law on people's daily lives.

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Judge 'Lost Sight' Of Role In Overly Har= sh Prison Sentence

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By Aaron West

A Michigan trial court judge who s= aid she "isn't really concerned" about state sentencing guidelines will get= a third shot at properly sentencing a defendant after she ordered a harshe= r prison punishment than the guidelines recommend — the second time s= he had done so, the Michigan Court of Appeals said.

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Ga. Judicial Leaders Support Longer Muni= cipal Judge Terms

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By Kelcey Caulder

The Georgia Judicial Council unani= mously voted Friday to support legislation in 2024 that would provide new w= ays of safeguarding judges' personally identifiable information and extend = the minimum term of municipal court judges from one year to two.

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Law360's Legal Lions Of The Week =09

By Aebra Coe

WilmerHale and Morrison Foerster L= LP secured spots on top of this week's legal lions list, one by toppling a = $2 billion patent infringement verdict against its client and the other for= its work on a groundbreaking abortion decision out of Texas.

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GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate Ne= ws Of The Week

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By Michele Gorman

New data revealed that top corpora= te lawyers see regulatory compliance and data as their top risks heading in= to the new year, and a separate report detailed the billing rates of partne= rs and associates at law firms of different sizes. These are among the stor= ies in corporate legal news you may have missed in the past week.

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UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You M= issed In London

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By Tabitha Burbidge

The past week in London has seen T= esla drive patent proceedings against technology company InterDigital, Gene= sis band members say That's (not) All in a breach of contract claim against= Virgin Records, and betting giant Entain play its hand in a claim over its= acquisition of BetCity last year. Here, Law360 looks at these and other ne= w claims in the U.K.

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In Case You Missed It: Hottest Firms And= Stories On Law360

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For those who missed out, here's a= look back at the law firms, stories and expert analyses that generated the= most buzz on Law360 last week.

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Podcast

Pro Say: Justices Consider The Reach Of = Mass Tort Immunity

=09 =09

As Purdue Pharma looks to exit ban= kruptcy, a key part of its proposed reorganization plan has made its way to= the U.S. Supreme Court: a deal in which the Sackler family pays $6 billion= in exchange for a shield from future opioid liability.

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COMPA= NIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

BTI Consulting Group Inc.

Bank of America Corp.

Banyan

Bayer CropScience Ltd.

Blackstone Inc.

Broad Reach Power LLC

Carmot Therapeutics Inc.

Chevron Corp.

Concord Music Group Inc.

Everytown for Gun Safety

FTI Consulting Inc.

Fordham University

Georgetown University

Georgia Municipal Association

Google LLC

Great American Insurance Co.

HDI Global Specialty SE

Hess Corp.

Hinduja Group Ltd.

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

Intel Corp.

InterDigital Inc.

International Trademark Asso= ciation

Invenergy LLC

Investments Ltd.

Major Lindsey & Africa LLC

Nat= ional Association for the Advancement of Colored People

National Collegiate Ath= letic Association

Pharmaceutical Care M= anagement Association

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

Planned Parenthood Federation

Public Interest Law C= enter of Philadelphia

Purdue Pharma LP

STMicroelectronics NV

Service Employees Interna= tional Union

Sonus Networks, Inc.

Southern Poverty Law Center Inc.=

Spotify Technology SA

State Bar of California

Tesla Inc.

The Center for Reproducti= ve Rights Inc.

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Co.

The Walt Disney Co.

The Weitz Co. LLC

Trump Organization Inc.

Vistra Corp.

Vital Pharmaceuticals

Vitol Inc.

Yale University


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LAW = FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Cadwalader Wickersham

Herbert Smith Freehills

Shakespeare Martineau

Stone Law Group Trial Lawyers

GOVE= RNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Attorney Regist= ration and Disciplinary Commission

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Colorado Department of Tr= ansportation

Commodity Futures Trading Co= mmission

Competition and Markets Authori= ty

Consumer Financial Protectio= n Bureau

European Union

Executive Office of the Preside= nt

Federal Trade Commission

Food and Drug Administration

Georgia Supreme Court

Massachusetts Supreme Judici= al Court

New York Attorney General'= s Office

Office of the Comptroll= er of the Currency

State of Michigan

U.S. Attorne= y's Office for the District of New Jersey

U.S. B= ankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York

U.S. Co= urt of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of State

U.S. Department of the Treasury

U.S. District Cou= rt for the District of Columbia

U.S. District C= ourt for the District of New Jersey

U.S. Di= strict Court for the Eastern District of California

U.S. Dis= trict Court for the Northern District of Illinois

U.S. Environmental Protection= Agency

U.S. Navy

U.S. Securities and Excha= nge Commission

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court

United = States District Court for the District of Colorado

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