Events

Babst Calland joins the Energy & Mineral Law Foundation (EMLF) for its Annual Fall Symposium, October 7-9, 2025.

Employment and Labor Attorney John McCreary will present “The End of Prohibition: Marijuana Comes to the Workplace.” At least 33 states have authorized the use of medical cannabis. At least 18 states have “legalized” the recreational use of cannabis. To date, federal law continues to classify cannabis as a Schedule 1 substance defined as “drugs with no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse.” The conflicting legal regimes create uncertainty for employers. This presentation will review state and federal laws relating to cannabis and discuss some noteworthy court decisions.

Litigation Attorneys Steve Silverman and Katerina Vassil will co-present “Legal and Practical Hurdles Surrounding Lithium: The Next Extraction Revolution.” As E&P companies explore participating in lithium extraction from produced water, they face many legal and business hurdles but recognize that the benefits may be tremendous. This program explores those hurdles, including overcoming title issues, lease language limitations, and other challenges by answering such fundamental questions as who owns the extracted lithium and the produced water where it resides. Just as importantly, it will address the state of extraction technologies and their current scalability and sustainability limitations.

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John McCreary

Steve Silverman

Katerina Vassil