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November 2016
Colorado's Future Energy Economy - Legal Landscape
Program Description:
Attend this program and hear perspectives of officials and leaders at national and state and federal government levels on the direction of Colorado's energy industry. Plus, gain invaluable insights on such from environmentalists, the energy industry, academia, and private firm practitioners.
Take advantage of this unique opportunity to learn about the latest developments in the legal landscape behind Colorado's energy and natural resources industries. Attend this program and personally unravel the issues with the experts.
AND, at the same time, you will sharpen your practice skills and expand your knowledge to better serve your clients!
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Agenda:
8:30 am
Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 am
Welcome, Introductions and Opening Remarks
Extended by Andrew L. Spielman, Esq., WilmerHale
9:10 am
The Nation’s Energy Future and Colorado
- Pertinent Laws, Legislation, Regulations and Initiatives at the Federal Level
- Impact on Colorado’s Energy and Environmental Interests and State and Local Governments
Presented by: Honorable Ken Salazar, Esq., WilmerHale, Former U.S. Secretary of the Interior, and Former U.S. Senator and Attorney General, State of Colorado
10:00 am
Networking Break
10:10 am
Energy and Economic Development in Colorado
- Policies, Programs and Trends Affecting the Legal Landscape of Colorado’s Energy and Natural Resources Industries
Presented by Alice Madden, Executive Director, Getches-Wilkinson Center for Natural Resources, Energy, and the Environment, University of Colorado School of Law
10:50 am
Energy Law and the Courts
- Update on Significant Case Law Developments
- Highlights from the Current Supreme Court Term
Presented by Michael Hazel, Esq., WilmerHale
11: 35 am
Role of Oil and Gas in Colorado’s Energy Mix Moving Forward
- Regulatory Issues, Including Local Control
- The Evolving Regulatory Environment
Presented by Pete Maysmith, Esq., Executive Director, Conservation Colorado, and Chantell Taylor, Esq,, Government Relations Manager, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
12:25 pm
Lunch on Your Own
1:25 pm
Energy Priorities: A View from the Department of Natural Resources
- Engaging and Working with Local Governments on Oil and Gas Regulations
- Developments in Reuse of Produced Water
- Transitions for Coal Communities
Presented by Kathleen Staks, Assistant Director for Energy, Colorado Department of Natural Resources
2:00 pm
Energy and the Endangered Species Act
- Recent Litigation, Regulatory Developments and Public-Private Partnerships
Presented by Justin Pidot, Deputy Solicitor for Land Resources, Office of the Solicitor, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, DC
2:50 pm
Networking Break
3:00 pm
Competition in a Regulated Economy
An interactive session with Public Utilities Commission Chairman Joshua Epel on strategies, of particular
interest to practicing attorneys, Colorado is employing to transition the electric generating system to lower carbon emissions
Presented by Joshua Epel, Chairman, Public Utilities Commission, Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies
3:50 pm
Ethics of Engaging Colorado Agencies
- CBA’s Formal Opinion 93
- Colorado’s Gift Ban and IEC’s Letter Ruling 16-02
- Open Meetings Law and Executive Session
- Serving on a Colorado Commission or Board
Presented by Julie M. Murphy, Hearings and Regulatory Affairs Manager, Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC)
4:40
Adjourn to Networking Reception Sponsored by WilmerHale
- CLE Pass Price *FREE! - exclusions may apply
- Standard Price $349.00 USD
- Member Price $309.00 USD
- General Credits 7.00
- Ethics Credits 1.00
- EDI Credits