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Ruth Zadikany Named a 2026 "Top Labor & Employment Lawyer" by Daily Journal
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 3 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Mayer Brown, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Ruth Zadikany named a 2026 "Top Labor & Employment Lawyer" by Daily Journal
LOS ANGELES - Mayer Brown partner Ruth Zadikany has been selected as a 2026 "Top Labor & Employment Lawyer" by Daily Journal. The annual list recognizes California's top lawyers who have made significant contributions to labor and employment law through notable wins, career achievements, and thought leadership.
As co-leader of Mayer Brown's US Employment Litigation and Counseling Group in the firm's Los Angeles
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CHICAGO, Illinois, July 3 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Mayer Brown, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Ruth Zadikany named a 2026 "Top Labor & Employment Lawyer" by Daily Journal
LOS ANGELES - Mayer Brown partner Ruth Zadikany has been selected as a 2026 "Top Labor & Employment Lawyer" by Daily Journal. The annual list recognizes California's top lawyers who have made significant contributions to labor and employment law through notable wins, career achievements, and thought leadership.
As co-leader of Mayer Brown's US Employment Litigation and Counseling Group in the firm's Los Angelesoffice, Ruth focuses her practice on representing clients across a broad spectrum of labor and employment matters, as well as other high-stakes, complex litigation.
Her recent successes include her role as lead counsel for Avantor after being retained just seven weeks before trial in a multimillion-dollar non-compete dispute, where she secured a complete defense victory following a multi-day bench trial.
She also secured dismissals of all nine causes of action and denial of FLSA collective certification for a Frontier Communications subsidiary, as well as dismissal with prejudice of gender discrimination, wrongful termination, and unpaid commissions claims for Fundraise Up, underscoring her ability to defeat complex employment claims across trial, class, collective, and individual litigation.
Read Ruth's profile in Daily Journal here (https://www.dailyjournal.com/special_reports?report_type=Labor+%26+Employment).
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Original text here: https://www.mayerbrown.com/en/news/2026/07/ruth-zadikany-named-a-2026-top-labor-employment-lawyer-by-daily-journal
Pillsbury Secures Rare Dismissal in High-Profile Federal Bribery Case
NEW YORK, July 3 -- Pillsbury, a law firm, issued the following news release on July 2, 2026:
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Pillsbury Secures Rare Dismissal in High-Profile Federal Bribery Case
On June 30, a U.S. district court judge in San Diego issued an order dismissing all charges in a long-running federal case against Pillsbury clients Cask Technologies and Mark Larsen, a former Cask executive. The indictment that has now been dismissed had falsely alleged that a U.S. Navy official, who had previously pled guilty to taking bribes from two unrelated government contractors in return for steering contracts to them,
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NEW YORK, July 3 -- Pillsbury, a law firm, issued the following news release on July 2, 2026:
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Pillsbury Secures Rare Dismissal in High-Profile Federal Bribery Case
On June 30, a U.S. district court judge in San Diego issued an order dismissing all charges in a long-running federal case against Pillsbury clients Cask Technologies and Mark Larsen, a former Cask executive. The indictment that has now been dismissed had falsely alleged that a U.S. Navy official, who had previously pled guilty to taking bribes from two unrelated government contractors in return for steering contracts to them,had also accepted bribes from Cask and Larsen.
A multi-disciplinary Pillsbury team led by Aaron Dyer, a former federal prosecutor and the co-leader of the firm's Corporate Investigations and White Collar Defense practice, represented Cask Technologies and Larsen in the rare dismissal of a federal criminal case.
Following the filing of the order for dismissal, Dyer stated: "We are very pleased that the government has decided to dismiss all charges against Cask Technologies and Mark Larsen, and that we have finally been able to clear their names. It is incredibly rare in a federal white-collar prosecution for the government to voluntarily dismiss a criminal indictment by a grand jury and even more rare for the government to admit a failure of proof even before trial or pretrial motions. We are grateful to the U.S. Attorney's Office for following up on the evidence we provided and confirming that the former Cask employees identified in the indictment had provided false information implicating Mr. Larsen. Their additional investigation confirmed that those employees had falsely denied working for and receiving payments from Cask's competitors while employed by Cask; had concealed their own dealings with government employees who pleaded guilty to taking bribes; and had falsely claimed that Mr. Larsen and Cask knew about their misconduct. For nearly seven years, our clients lived under the cloud of false accusations by government witnesses. The dismissal of these charges is the culmination of years of strategic effort by our team, and the only just outcome."
This case began in 2019 when federal agents served search warrants and subpoenas on Cask's offices in San Diego and Virginia based on now disproved allegations that Cask had bribed two government contracting officers to get them to award contracts from the Navy and other government entities.
In addition to Dyer, the Pillsbury team was led by Ronald Cheng, Adam Goldberg and Jeffrey Izant of the Corporate Investigations and White Collar Defense practice; and Richard Oliver of the Government Contracts practice.
The case was United States v. Cask Technologies LLC and Mark Larsen, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, 3:24-cr-02111.
To read more, see here (https://pillsburylaw.cloudimanage.com/work/web/dialogs/link/d/DMS_US!110421040.1).
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Original text here: https://www.pillsburylaw.com/en/news-and-insights/pillsbury-secures-dismissal-in-federal-bribery-case.html
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Pillsbury Advises A10 Networks on Acquisition of TrojAI
NEW YORK, July 3 -- Pillsbury, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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Pillsbury Advises A10 Networks on Acquisition of TrojAI
Pillsbury advised A10 Networks on its acquisition of TrojAI, an AI security company focused on helping organizations secure, test and govern AI applications and agentic workflows.
Founded in 2004, A10 Networks serves over 7,000 customers worldwide. Headquartered in San Jose, California, the company delivers secure application and network solutions that protect, optimize and scale business-critical systems across on-premises, hybrid cloud and edge environments.
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NEW YORK, July 3 -- Pillsbury, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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Pillsbury Advises A10 Networks on Acquisition of TrojAI
Pillsbury advised A10 Networks on its acquisition of TrojAI, an AI security company focused on helping organizations secure, test and govern AI applications and agentic workflows.
Founded in 2004, A10 Networks serves over 7,000 customers worldwide. Headquartered in San Jose, California, the company delivers secure application and network solutions that protect, optimize and scale business-critical systems across on-premises, hybrid cloud and edge environments.
Theacquisition enhances A10's sovereign AI security capabilities, helping customers control how and where their AI models, data and agents are protected. A10 also plans to integrate TrojAI's technology into its expanding security portfolio, allowing customers to deploy and secure AI workloads wherever their data resides.
To learn more, click here (https://www.a10networks.com/news/press-releases/a10-networks-acquires-trojai-inc-expanding-ai-roadmap/).
The Pillsbury deal team was led by Corporate and Securities practice co-leader Chirstina Pearson and Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity practice leader Jim Masetti. The team included counsel Tara Shankar, associate Tess Beimler and senior law clerk Kristin Garr; Executive Compensation & Benefits partner Laura McDaniels; Regulatory partner Shruti Bhutani Arora and associate Nathan Banks; Tax partner Nora Burke; International Trade partner Matthew Rabinowitz; and Global Sourcing & Technology Transactions partner Daphne Higgs and senior associate David Reed.
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URL: A10 Networks
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Original text here: https://www.pillsburylaw.com/en/news-and-insights/pillsbury-a10-networks-acquisition-trojai.html
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Hooper, Lundy and Bookman Issues Commentary: California Attorney General's Corporate Practice of Medicine Settlement With Carbon Health - Takeaways for the Friendly PC Model
LOS ANGELES, California, July 3 -- Hooper, Lundy and Bookman, a law firm, issued the following commentary on July 2, 2026, by associate Michael Shimada and partners Stephen K. Phillips and Charles B. Oppenheim:
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California Attorney General's Corporate Practice of Medicine (CPOM) Settlement With Carbon Health: Takeaways for the Friendly PC Model
On June 26, 2026, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a settlement (subject to court approval) with Carbon Health Technologies, Inc. (the "Carbon Health MSO"), twelve affiliated professional corporations ("PCs"), and CHTI's co-founder
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LOS ANGELES, California, July 3 -- Hooper, Lundy and Bookman, a law firm, issued the following commentary on July 2, 2026, by associate Michael Shimada and partners Stephen K. Phillips and Charles B. Oppenheim:
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California Attorney General's Corporate Practice of Medicine (CPOM) Settlement With Carbon Health: Takeaways for the Friendly PC Model
On June 26, 2026, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a settlement (subject to court approval) with Carbon Health Technologies, Inc. (the "Carbon Health MSO"), twelve affiliated professional corporations ("PCs"), and CHTI's co-founderand former CEO, Eren Bali, resolving allegations that Carbon Health's "friendly PC" model violated California's prohibition on the corporate practice of medicine ("CPOM"), along with related false advertising and consumer protection claims. The proposed judgment imposes $4.4 million in civil penalties against the Carbon Health entities and a $100,000 civil penalty against Mr. Bali individually, and it permanently enjoins Carbon Health from operating under several contractual arrangements the AG considers impermissible.
The settlement is not a judicial ruling on the merits. The parties stipulated to entry of the judgment as a compromise of disputed claims, without any admission of liability, and the settlement is subject to approval by both the Los Angeles Superior Court and the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, where Carbon Health recently confirmed its Chapter 11 reorganization plan. Even so, the judgment gives health care providers, investors, and management services organizations ("MSOs") a clearer picture of which contractual terms the AG considers problematic under CPOM.
Read together with the AG's amicus brief in Art Center v. WCE CA Art, LLC and the AG's May 2026 settlement with Aspen Dental over alleged violations of the corporate practice of dentistry and related issues, the Carbon Health settlement demonstrates that the AG views CPOM enforcement as a priority.
What the Complaint Alleged
According to the AG, Carbon Health's friendly PC arrangement gave the MSO control over the PCs that went well beyond the administrative and business functions that California law permits an MSO to perform. Specifically, the AG alleged:
* Overbroad MSO Authority: The management services agreements gave the Carbon Health MSO "complete authority over advertising; payor negotiations; selection of medical equipment; and the hiring, firing, and compensation" of the PCs' licensed clinicians. The AG also alleged that the Carbon Health MSO's Board of Directors discussed clinician staffing and performance, billing processes, and payor contracting.
* Continuity / Succession Provision: The physician shareholders granted the Carbon Health MSO an assignable option that permitted the Carbon Health MSO, in its sole discretion, to cause the PC's stock to be transferred to a physician of the Carbon Health MSO's choosing upon the occurrence of specified triggers, including if the Carbon Health MSO determined that the shareholder's continued ownership would impair the Carbon Health MSO's ability to provide management services.
The AG also alleged the following consumer protection violations which, while not CPOM in nature, may well have contributed to the AG's aggressive enforcement posture: (1) misrepresenting in-network status with payors, (2) overcharging patients, (3) submitting incorrect billing codes to payors, and (4) auto-charging patient credit and debit cards with limited or no notice.
The Settlement
In addition to the monetary penalties, the proposed judgment permanently enjoins the Carbon Health MSO from engaging in certain conduct that the AG views as CPOM, including but not limited to the following:
1. Having a management services agreement that grants the MSO "complete authority" over advertising, payor negotiations, selection of medical equipment, and the hiring, firing, and compensation of licensed medical professionals.
2. Having any ownership interest in a PC, including through an assignable option agreement which grants the MSO the right to acquire the PC's ownership interests for its own account.
3. Having a revolving credit agreement that requires affiliated PCs to seek financing exclusively from the MSO at above-market rates.
The judgment also enjoins the false advertising and improper billing practices alleged in the complaint and, unusually, imposes a $100,000 civil penalty on Mr. Bali personally, putting corporate officers and founders on notice that alleged CPOM violations could lead to individual exposure.
Key Takeaways
Providers and MSOs operating under the friendly PC model should review the following features of their agreements:
* Scope of MSO Authority: Does the management services agreement appear to give the MSO "complete authority" over clinical hiring, firing, or compensation; payor contracting and billing decisions in a manner that affects clinical care; or medical equipment selection?
* Continuity and Succession Provisions: The settlement prohibits assignable options that permit the Carbon Health MSO "to acquire such ownership interests for its own account." It does not appear to foreclose more customary continuity / succession arrangements (i.e., those triggered by defined events such as death, disability, loss of license, or material breach and directing transfer to a licensed successor physician rather than to the MSO), but the AG's recent enforcement posture (including its position in Art Center Holdings) invites caution. Providers and MSOs should consider whether their agreements contain triggering events for share transfers based on concrete, for-cause circumstances (death, disability, loss of license, uncured material breach) rather than open-ended MSO discretion.
* Termination Rights: Evaluate whether the PC has meaningful termination remedies for cause, without forfeiting the practice. Reasonable MSO protections against unilateral, without-cause termination presumably remain permissible, but may face heightened scrutiny in this enforcement environment.
* Financing Arrangements: Distinguish market-rate secured lending, which the Carbon Health judgment expressly preserves, from exclusive, above-market captive financing.
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HLB regularly advises health care providers, MSOs, and investors on the design and operation of friendly PC arrangements. For more information or assistance with these issues, please contact Charles Oppenheim, Stephen Phillips, Michael Shimada, or your regular HLB contact.
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Charles B. Oppenheim
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Los Angeles: 310.551.8110
San Francisco: 415.875.8494
coppenheim@hooperlundy.com
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Stephen K. Phillips
Partner
San Francisco: 415.875.8508
sphillips@hooperlundy.com
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Michael Shimada
Associate
San Francisco: 415.875.8496
mshimada@hooperlundy.com
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Original text here: https://hooperlundy.com/california-attorney-generals-corporate-practice-of-medicine-cpom-settlement-with-carbon-health-takeaways-for-the-friendly-pc-model/
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Haynes Boone Advises RRC Companies in Strategic Investment From New Mountain Capital
DALLAS, Texas, July 3 -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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Haynes Boone Advises RRC Companies in Strategic Investment from New Mountain Capital
Haynes Boone advised RRC Companies, a leading provider of engineering, consulting and field services for utility-scale renewable energy and power infrastructure projects, in connection with a majority investment from funds managed by New Mountain Capital, a growth-oriented investment firm.
New Mountain Capital's investment is expected to accelerate RRC's long-term growth, while allowing the company's leadership team
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DALLAS, Texas, July 3 -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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Haynes Boone Advises RRC Companies in Strategic Investment from New Mountain Capital
Haynes Boone advised RRC Companies, a leading provider of engineering, consulting and field services for utility-scale renewable energy and power infrastructure projects, in connection with a majority investment from funds managed by New Mountain Capital, a growth-oriented investment firm.
New Mountain Capital's investment is expected to accelerate RRC's long-term growth, while allowing the company's leadership teamand employees to retain meaningful ownership. The transaction positions RRC to expand its capabilities and geographic reach as demand for renewable energy and grid infrastructure solutions continues to rise.
The Haynes Boone team advising RRC was led by Partner John McGowan, with support from Partners Lauren White, Raquel Alvarenga and Don Shiman, and Associates Eli Brook and Ryan Middleton. Texas Capital Securities served as financial advisor to RRC.
"RRC has established itself as a trusted partner in the renewable energy and power infrastructure markets," said McGowan. "We appreciated the opportunity to advise RRC and its team on this investment and look forward to seeing the company's continued success in partnership with New Mountain Capital."
Founded in 2007, RRC delivers a comprehensive suite of engineering and field services supporting utility-scale renewable power generation and battery energy storage projects. The company serves a diverse customer base of leading asset owners, developers and contractors across the energy infrastructure sector.
Haynes Boone's Mergers and Acquisitions Practice Group has comprehensive experience handling middle-market deals, having helped clients close more than 500 transactions in the last five years, with an aggregate value exceeding $50 billion.
The firm's Finance Practice Group advises lenders and borrowers on a broad range of sophisticated financing transactions, including asset-based lending, senior bank debt, subscription financings, project finance, energy finance, prime brokerage, public finance and restructuring, workouts and recapitalizations. The group's lawyers are recognized for their successful work for more than 200 commercial lending institutions and other capital providers, as well as for U.S. and foreign companies and their sponsors.
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URL: RRC Companies
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Original text here: https://www.haynesboone.com/news/press-releases/haynes-boone-advises-rrc-companies-in-strategic-investment-from-new-mountain-capital
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Greenberg Traurig Advised Sanoma and Nowa Era on the Acquisition of Fluentbe
MIAMI, Florida, July 3 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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Greenberg Traurig Advised Sanoma and Nowa Era on the Acquisition of Fluentbe
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WARSAW - 3 June 2026 - Greenberg Traurig advised Sanoma and Nowa Era on the acquisition of Fluentbe, a Polish AI-powered online language-learning platform. Fluentbe will develop its business within VULCAN, a company that is part of the Nowa Era Group.
The acquisition is part of Sanoma's broader strategy to grow its K12 learning business, including by broadening its product offering and further
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MIAMI, Florida, July 3 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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Greenberg Traurig Advised Sanoma and Nowa Era on the Acquisition of Fluentbe
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WARSAW - 3 June 2026 - Greenberg Traurig advised Sanoma and Nowa Era on the acquisition of Fluentbe, a Polish AI-powered online language-learning platform. Fluentbe will develop its business within VULCAN, a company that is part of the Nowa Era Group.
The acquisition is part of Sanoma's broader strategy to grow its K12 learning business, including by broadening its product offering and furtherdeveloping educational AI. The acquisition gives Sanoma Learning an entry into the fast-growing Polish tutoring market and allows Fluentbe's offering to be combined with Sanoma Learning's local K12 expertise, strong brands and the base of more than 2 million digital users of the Nowa Era and VULCAN platforms in Poland.
The Greenberg Traurig team was led by Counsel Agata del Rosal-Izyk, who advised on the transactional and corporate aspects and W&I insurance, and was supported by Associates Natalia Potrubacz and Piotr Brzostek. Counsel Natalia Wolkowycka and Senior Associate Michal Zabost advised on the new management incentive plan. Deputy Managing Partner Michal Fereniec and Senior Associate Jakub Baczuk were responsible for the IP/IT aspects and AI Act readiness.
The due diligence team included Michal Fereniec, Agata del Rosal-Izyk, Jakub Baczuk, Pawel Fortuna, Bruno Jasic, Aleksandra Kochanska, Weronika Kopec, Dominik Kwiatkowski, Natalia Potrubacz, and Michal Zabost.
Fluentbe is one of the most innovative educational platforms in Poland. The platform combines advanced AI technology with its own teaching methodology and proprietary learning materials. It serves more than 400,000 students and works with over 600 active tutors. Fluentbe was the first platform in Poland to introduce an AI-powered language instructor.
Sanoma is a European learning and media company, one of the global leaders in K12 education and the leading consumer media company in Finland, with shares listed on Nasdaq Helsinki.
Nowa Era Group is the largest educational publisher in Poland, offering comprehensive solutions across all educational stages and subjects, and is part of the Sanoma group.
VULCAN is one of the leaders in the educational technology market in Poland. For over 38 years, it has been developing digital solutions that support the operation of schools, local authorities and other educational institutions.
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Original text here: https://www.gtlaw.com/en/news/2026/07/press-releases/greenberg-traurig-advised-sanoma-and-nowa-era-on-the-acquisition-of-fluentbe
Dentons Advises Zenobe on Landmark Coalburn Battery Energy Storage Project
WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Dentons, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Dentons advises Zenobe on landmark Coalburn battery energy storage project
Scotland--Dentons has advised Zenobe on the Coalburn battery energy storage system project in Scotland, supporting the development of one of the UK's most significant next-generation energy storage assets.
The Coalburn project will comprise a 200MW battery energy storage facility with approximately 800MWh of storage capacity, making it one of the largest battery storage projects in the UK. The project sits within Scotland's rapidly expanding
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WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Dentons, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Dentons advises Zenobe on landmark Coalburn battery energy storage project
Scotland--Dentons has advised Zenobe on the Coalburn battery energy storage system project in Scotland, supporting the development of one of the UK's most significant next-generation energy storage assets.
The Coalburn project will comprise a 200MW battery energy storage facility with approximately 800MWh of storage capacity, making it one of the largest battery storage projects in the UK. The project sits within Scotland's rapidly expandingbattery storage sector, which is playing a critical role in enabling greater use of renewable power, improving grid flexibility and supporting the UK's transition to a cleaner electricity system. The project is also the first four-hour duration battery storage project connected to the transmission network to reach financial close.
Dentons' work covered project and procurement documentation for the matter, including BESS supply and long-term services arrangements, balance of plant supply and long-term services documentation, management services arrangements, transformer arrangements, grid-related documentation, legal due diligence support, BOP Supply Contract documentation, BOP LTSA, employer and contractor PCGs, and final contract and financial close workstreams.
The Dentons team was led in the UK by Gareth Tenner (Lead Project Partner) and Mel Mahon (Senior Associate), with support from lawyers across Dentons' UK energy, infrastructure and projects team.
Andrew Clarke and Alana Sliwinski, Relationship Partners for Zenobe, noted: "We are proud to have supported this important matter for Zenobe. Coalburn is exactly the kind of project that demonstrates how sophisticated storage infrastructure can help unlock the next phase of the energy transition and it has been a privilege to work alongside the Zenobe team on a transaction of this scale and strategic importance."
Gareth Tenner added: "Coalburn has required a highly coordinated, commercially focused legal effort across procurement, project contracts, diligence and closing workstreams. It is a major storage project in a critical market and we are delighted to have helped Zenobe reach this milestone."
Mel Mahon added: "The project reflects the pace and complexity of the UK battery storage market. We were pleased to support Zenobe on the detailed contractual framework needed to deliver a project of this importance."
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URL: Zenobe
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