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Diversified energy producer

Representation of a diversified energy producer in a 14-count case pending in Greene County, Pa., which includes claims that the seminal (CBM) Hoge case should be overturned. It includes a horizontal trespass claim based on allegations that CBM outside the main bench of the Pittsburgh seam is not part of the Pittsburgh seam and a quiet title claim related to a boundary dispute. Partial summary judgment was granted upholding the CBM Hoge decision.

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Diversified energy producer

Representation of a diversified energy producer in a multi-count case in the Western District of Virginia alleging that defendant dumped contaminated water into mine voids when they did not have a legal right to do so.

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Petrochemical companies

Represent major oil company seeking to recover from its liability insurers tens of millions in defense costs and settlements related to numerous underlying MTBE-related product liability claims

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McGuireWoods Advises Gold Standard Foundation on Carbon Market Acquisition

McGuireWoods acted as M&A transactional counsel to the Gold Standard Foundation, one of the leading global carbon credit standards bodies headquartered in Switzerland, in its purchase and acquisition of the CarbonFix Standard, a German forest carbon credit standard. The McGuireWoods team was led by Washington senior counsel Cameron Prell, a member of the firm’s energy and climate change team. To read a news release about the deal, click here. To read a story published Sept. 18 on Ecosystem Marketplace, click here.

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Oil & gas industry supplier

Represented a public company that is the world's leading supplier of technology, project management and information systems to the oil and gas industry in the sale of the its distribution business to another oil and gas industry company for approximately $1 billion.

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Energy-focused merchant bank/private equity fund

Represented an energy-focused merchant bank/private equity fund in the stock acquisition of an investment research firm. As a result of the acquisition, the company is able to serve as a broker-dealer for energy transactions.

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Owner/operator of facilities that convert recyclable materials to power

Represented an owner/operator of facilities throughout North America that covert recyclable materials and biomass to power in the $44 million acquisition of two biomass industry companies.

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Publicly-traded master limited partnership

Represented a publicly-traded master limited partnership in the acquisition of petroleum and refined products storage tanks, terminal assets, real estate and logistics assets from an independent refiner and marketer of petroleum products.

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Oil and gas corporation

Obtained a favorable defense verdict on behalf of client in a complex commercial dispute and successfully recovered attorneys' fees via counter-claim.

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One of the largest producers and transporters of energy in the United States

Representation of one of the largest producers and transporters of energy in the United States in litigation claiming that global warming and Hurricane Katrina were the result of activities related to energy industry companies.

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Port terminal facility

Represented owner/developer of rooftop solar generation in an EPC contract in Maryland.

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Placement agent on the issuance of revenue bonds

Served as counsel to the placement agent on the issuance of $23.33 million fixed rate, project financed tax-exempt sewage facility revenue bonds for non-governmentally owned and operated wastewater biogas and fuel cell electrical generation facilities at two governmentally owned wastewater facilities in California. The bonds were secured by the ARRA Section 1603 federal grant in lieu of investment tax credits and the State of California’s Self Generation Incentive Program.

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Renewable energy company

Represented a renewable energy company in an EPC contract for 10 MW woodfired generating facility.

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Fortune 500 energy company

Representation of a Fortune 500 energy company in multibillion dollar civil litigation with minority owners arising from the construction of a nuclear power plant in North Carolina. The case involved all aspects of nuclear plant construction.

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One of the largest producers and transporters of energy in the United States

Defense of one of the largest producers and transporters of energy in the United States in a multi-billion dollar nuisance suit alleging air and water contamination due to fly ash residue on behalf of over 450 plaintiffs. Achieved dismissal of 10 of the 12 causes of actions, as well as all of the water contamination allegations, and the medical monitoring, stigma, fear of future injury, and emotional injury damages.

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Large energy companies

Representation of large energy companies in multiple class action gas royalty cases in the Western District of Virginia and Ohio.

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Two leading utilities

Representation of two leading utilities in a consumer fraud class action. MW took over the defense of the case after the case had been pending for over seven years. Our clients settled the case without its co-defendant which ultimately settled.

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A leader in mine safety solutions

Lead counsel for a leader in mine safety solutions in patent infringement and breach of contract.

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Coal and gas company

Lead counsel for a coal and gas company in a putative class action case involving statutory constitutional issues and gas royalty claims. This case is one of a few class action cases in Virginia that were initiated after an eight part newspaper series

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Electric utility company with assets in North America and Latin America

Representation of an electric utility company with assets in North America and Latin America and certain of its directors and officers in a shareholder derivative action arising from the sale of a portion of the company’s interest in a real estate developer, which went into bankruptcy after the transaction.

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