Since joining Kirkland, Ammaar has been involved in the following matters:
- Tailwater Capital in its acquisition of NorTex Midstream, a leading natural gas storage and transmission company serving North Texas.
- LyondellBasell on definitive agreements with Sasol to form a 50/50 polyethylene joint venture through which LyondellBasell acquired 50 percent of select assets in Louisiana for a total consideration of $2 billion.
- Longview Power, LLC and its affiliates in obtaining FERC approvals associated with their prepackaged Chapter 11 cases involving the restructuring of approximately $355 million in funded debt. Longview operates a 710 net megawatt supercritical coal fired power generation facility in Maidsville, West Virginia that is at the forefront of the clean coal movement.
- Investec Bank plc and the lenders in the senior secured and mezzanine financing for Cardinal States Gathering Co. LLC.
Prior to joining Kirkland, Ammaar was involved in the following matters:
- Appellate litigation involving interstate natural gas pipeline permitting issues, including FERC certificates under NGA section 7, water quality certifications under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act, the adequacy of federal agency's reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and eminent domain authority under NGA section 7(h).
- FERC's notice of inquiry regarding its policy on the certification of new interstate natural gas facilities.
- FERC proceedings on the recovery of income tax costs in interstate natural gas pipeline rates, including implementing the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and FERC's policy for the recovery of income tax costs for master limited partnerships.
- FERC's notice of inquiry on its return on equity policy for new and existing jurisdictional facilities.
- FERC's DOE NOPR and follow-up grid resilience proceedings.
- Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration gas pipeline safety rulemaking proceedings, including the gas transmission rulemaking and gas storage safety rulemaking.
- Regulatory proceedings before the White House Council on Environmental Quality involving regulations and guidance under NEPA.
