ABA-Wide Updates
2011-2012 Environmental, Energy, and Resources Law Update
March 2012
March 22-24, 2012
41st Annual Conference on Environmental Law
Sponsor: Section of Environment, Energy and Resources
Description: The theme for this year’s conference takes us back to our core areas of environmental practice: air, land, and water. Presentations and activities will be specifically geared for experienced lawyers across the nation and younger lawyers and law students alike. Anticipated topics will include dynamic discussions related to hydraulic fracking, the rise of citizen suits, developments in air and greenhouse gas regulation, environmental challenges to energy and natural resource development, how regulatory agencies will adapt to funding cuts, and a survey of developments relevant to transactional lawyers.
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Fees: $590 members of sponsoring Section; $665 ABA members; $675 general public; $510 academic/govt/public service; $75 law student ABA member.
Contact: Register here.
March 29-31, 2012
Scorching in the Desert: Hot Topics Facing Corporate Counsel and Toxic Torts & Environmental Practitioners
Sponsor(s): Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section
Description: Featuring preeminent attorneys from both the plaintiff and defense bar, as well as leading corporate counsel from across the country, this meeting provides numerous opportunities to socialize and network with a diverse group of attorneys at events including the Joint Networking Reception and Cocktail Party on Thursday. Further, CLE programs will cover an outstanding array of issues facing the toxic tort and environmental practitioner and corporate counsel, including some emerging "hot" issues such as litigation surrounding natural and man-made disasters, foreign acts of terrorism, issues involving food borne illness outbreaks, and the legal ethics associated with the use of social media. A mock trial of a toxic tort case will be presented with instant feedback from a jury of Pima County residents, in addition to top notch panels on creative ways to settle complex environmental claims, and effective methods to manage government inspections and investigations.
Location: Arizona Biltmore Resort and Spa, 2400 E. Missouri Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85016.
Fees: $525 members of sponsoring Section; $400 insurance companies; $200 law students; $600 general attendance.
Contact: Register here.
April 2012
April 19-20, 2012
ABA Petroleum Marketing Attorneys' Meeting
Sponsor: Section of Environment, Energy and Resources
Description: This meeting will offer timely and provocative presentations in the area of petroleum marketing and refining. Topics will include commercial litigation, brand covenant and market sale issues, antitrust/pricing, environmental issues such as ethanol and RINs (renewable identification numbers), and, of course, ethics.
Location: Washington, DC
Contact: Register here.
May 2012
May 3, 2012
Wetlands Law and Regulation
Sponsor(s): ALI-ABA, ABA Section of Environment, Energy and Resources, Environmental Law Institute
Description: If your clients do any construction, planning, or conservation, you need to know the complex federal laws regulating wetlands and other waters, including the latest developments concerning “waters of the United States.” Practitioners who advise or work in many sectors of the national economy – agriculture, construction and land development, government regulation, forestry, mining, highway and other transportation, public works, recreation, and utilities, to name a few – must know the laws and regulatory programs dealing with the protection of wetlands and other waters.
Location: In-person/webinar. Host site: Hunton & Williams LLP, 2200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20037.
Time: 7:30 am-5:00 pm Eastern.
Fees: $649 in-person; $549 live webcast; $549 members of SEER/ELI.
Contact: Register here.
May 4, 2012
Species Protection: Critical Legal Issues
Sponsor(s): ALI-ABA, Environmental Law Institute.
Description: Endangered Species Act (ESA) issues are now common and significant considerations in land, water, and energy development activities in many parts of the nation. The Act’s provisions also heavily affect other key economic activities, such as timber harvesting, agriculture, aquaculture, electric power generation, and coastal development. Major lawsuits have been filed challenging the application and even the constitutionality of the ESA. To call the ESA the veritable “800-pound gorilla” of environmental legislation is to understate the Act’s importance to the species, agencies, landowners, developers, and citizens that fall within the ambit of the broadly worded legislation. A diverse faculty drawn from the ranks of practicing attorneys in the private bar and attorneys and related professionals in government, the public interest community, academia, and corporate settings ensures full coverage of the Act and of the legal and policy considerations that underlie it.
Location: In-person/webinar. Host site: Hunton & Williams LLP, 2200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20037.
Time: 7:15 am - 4:45 pm Eastern.
Fees: $649 in-person; $549 live webcast; $549 members of SEER/ELI.
Contact: Register here.
June 2012
June 1, 2012
National Spring Conference on the Environment: The Precarious Business of Environmental Regulation and the Economy
Sponsor: Task Force on Policy and Coordination -- Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources
Host: University of Maryland School of Law
Location: Baltimore, MD
Contact: Katie Jennings, 202-662-1691, katie.jennings@americanbar.org
October 2012
October 10-13, 2012
Section of Environment, Energy and Resources 20th Fall Meeting
Location: Austin, TX
Contact: Noemi Alvarez, 312-988-5625, noemi.alvarez@americanbar.org
