2024 ABA Litigation Section Annual Conference
2024-05-01 12:00 - 2024-05-03 13:15 (America/New_York) | Capital Hilton Washington, DC
Babst Calland joins the American Bar Association (ABA) for its 2024 Litigation Section Annual Conference, May 1-3, 2024. This Conference brings together top litigation professionals from across the U.S. to discuss timely legal issues and the latest in trial advocacy, litigation strategy, and case management. For more information, click here.

2024 WVMEG Summit
2024-05-06 11:30 - 2024-05-07 13:30 | Oglebay Resort, Wheeling, WV, 465 Lodge Dr, Wheeling, 26003
Babst Calland joins the West Virginia Manufacturers Association (WVMA) for its 2024 WVMEG Summit, May 6-7, 2024. This regional, annual event brings together manufacturing and energy leaders, state and local officials, economic development professionals, and friends of industry and energy from West Virginia, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. Summit attendees will explore the broader intersections of manufacturing and energy from power generation to downstream manufacturing development through feedstocks by created oil & natural gas and rare earth extraction. Expert presenters will provide updates and new information on a variety of issues relating to manufacturing and energy.
Attorney Robert Stonestreet will serve as the moderator for “Making Steel in West Virginia & its Connection to Manufacturing.” West Virginia has a long tradition of steel making and that tradition continues today. With this panel, you will learn about steel’s connection to the mining of metallurgical coal, the importance of other manufactured resources with the production of steel, and its end use in nearly every facet of our lives, from buildings and facilities, highways and bridges, and other construction projects. For more information, click here.

42nd DTCWV Annual Meeting
2024-06-09 - 2024-06-12 | Myrtle Beach Marriott Grande Dunes
Babst Calland joins the Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia (DTCWV) for its Annual Meeting, June 9-12, 2024. For more information, click here.

70th Annual Natural Resources and Energy Law Institute
2024-07-18 06:30 - 2024-07-20 12:00 | Santa Fe Community Convention Center
Babst Calland joins The Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law (FRNEL) for its 70th Annual Natural Resources and Energy Law Institute, July 18-20, 2024. The Institute features speakers from academia, industry, private practice, government, and other organizations. It opens with a General Session on Thursday morning, followed by separate sections on Oil & Gas and Landman’s Issues, Mining, Renewable Energy and Electricity, Public Lands and Indian Law, Environmental Law, International Law, Water Law, and In-House Counsel Issues. For more information, click here.

3rd Annual Marcellus Shale Water Business Update
2024-08-07 17:00 - 2024-08-08 18:30 | The Westin Pittsburgh, 1000 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, 15222, United States
Babst Calland joins the Oilfield Water Connection for its 3rd Annual Marcellus Shale Water Business Update on Thursday, August 8, 2024. During this conference, more than 100 E&P, midstream, and water service business leaders will gather in Pittsburgh for networking and discussion of the latest produced water industry trends pertaining to commercialization, business risks/opportunities, optimization, and capital allocation. Attorney Jean Mosites will present “Regulatory Trend Spotlight On PFAS.” For more information, click here.

15th Appalachia Energy Law Conference
2024-09-04 17:30 - 2024-09-05 17:30 | Fairmont Pittsburgh, 510 Market Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15222, United States
Babst Calland joins the Institute for Energy Law and the Energy & Mineral Law Foundation (EMLF) at the 15th Appalachia Energy Law Conference (f/k/a Law of Shale Plays Conference), September 4-5, 2024. Focused on legal issues related to onshore energy production, primarily oil and gas production in Appalachia, this conference brings together clients, attorneys, professional landmen, and other professionals to learn and discuss important cases, concepts, and trends. In addition, the conference features multiple networking opportunities with other attendees.
Attorney Jim Chen will be a co-panelist for the “New Opportunities in the Emerging Transportation and Energy Sector” session. New technologies have emerged with the increasing growth of alternative energy into the grid mix. These new technologies expressly include the use of energy storage in the form of lithium-ion batteries that have proven to be a resilient and reliable option to store energy to even the flow of generation from intermittent sources such as wind and solar. The battery technology has also proven helpful in grid stabilization, supplemental sources for peak demand, and backup power in cases of failures. With the increasing demand for this technology growing in several sectors (e.g., electric vehicles as well as stationary application), questions have arisen regarding the sourcing of the raw materials and processing of minerals to manufacture those batteries. Currently, the majority of minerals such as lithium, cobalt, nickel, manganese, bauxite and others are either produced or processed in foreign countries of concern (e.g., China). The current Administration has established a policy of onshoring sourcing of these minerals and their attendant processing in the United States. Recently, the U.S. Department of Energy announced a $2.3 billion loan to Lithium Americas for development of a lithium carbonate processing plant in Nevada. Additional incentives and funding for those incentives were included in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. This seminar will review the background in the growth of this new sector and how domestic industries in mining and mineral processing can potentially benefit from the new and developing federal policies supporting the growth of this industry.
Attorney Jenni Hicks will serve as a conference co-chair. For more information, click here.
Jim Chen
Jenni Hicks

Shale Insight 2024
2024-09-24 17:00 - 2024-09-26 13:45 | Bayfront Convention Center, 1 Sassafras Pier, Erie, PA, 16507
Babst Calland joins the Marcellus Shale Coalition for Shale Insight 2024, September 24-26, 2024. Shale Insight offers participants unprecedented interaction with industry-leading CEOs, elected officials and thought leaders, all of whom play a critical role in crafting the public policy and technical landscape that defines shale gas development around the world. Insightful technical and public affairs sessions, national keynote addresses, and networking receptions will provide attendees, sponsors, and exhibitors unique access to the industry’s most influential leaders and innovators.
Attorneys Christina McKinley and Gary Steinbauer will be co-panelists for “Climate Change Litigation and Related Federal Regulations, Including EPA’s Methane Rule.” Panelists will describe and explain the status of litigation by cities and states against fossil fuel producers, including the two matters before the United States Supreme Court that will determine the direction of dozens if not hundreds of cases now pending in state courts. In addition, panelists will examine EPA’s Methane Rule and its various components, share updates and insights on the Methane Rule’s implementation and legal challenges, and discuss the relationship between EPA’s Methane Rule and EPA’s recent changes to the oil and gas greenhouse gas reporting requirements and proposed methane fee rule.
Attorney Max Junker will be a co-panelist for “Municipal Update: Recent Ordinance Activity, Working with Townships, and More.” This session will provide a summary of recent ordinance activity throughout the Shale Play and include a discussion of best practices for managing relationships and projects between operators and township officials and staff.
Attorney Jim Chen will present “New Opportunities for Critical Minerals from the Oil and Gas Industry.” As the United States continues to develop new and existing sources of energy to diversify supply in light of exponential demand growth, the need for domestically produced and processed critical minerals (e.g., lithium) is presenting new opportunities for American companies. Current and future potential Administrations recognize the need to support domestic industries with a range of policy and legislative initiatives that support and grow raw material sourcing and supply. This session will examine existing policies and the potential direction of future growth in the new energy era for existing industries.
For more information, click here.
Christina McKinley
Gary Steinbauer
Max Junker
Jim Chen

2024 EMLF Fall Symposium
2024-10-15 08:00 - 2024-10-17 12:30 | Hyatt Regency Lexington
Babst Calland joins the Energy & Mineral Law Foundation (EMLF) for its Annual Fall Symposium, October 15-17, 2024.
Litigation Attorney Kevin Douglass will present, “Has a Company Leader Misbehaved? Internal Investigations of Key Company Personnel.” An employee or third party accuses your company’s owner, director, officer or executive of misconduct. When faced with an allegation that can potentially expose your company to legal, financial and reputational harm, it is critical that the company promptly investigate the facts and assess the business risk, particularly when the allegation involves a company leader. This presentation will address 1) the factors to consider when determining whether to perform an investigation, 2) the selection of an investigative team, 3) the development and execution of an investigation plan that prioritizes confidentiality and privilege protections, and 4) the conclusion of the investigation and reporting on the results. For more information, click here.

2024 PA Chamber’s Annual Environmental Conference
2024-10-24 08:00 - 14:30 | Sheraton Harrisburg Hershey
Environmental Attorney Matt Wood will co-present “Water Issues — PFAS” at the PA Chamber of Business and Industry’s Annual Environmental Conference on Thursday, October 24, 2024. This Conference brings together industry leaders, policymakers, and stakeholders to provide critical updates on environmental policy in the Commonwealth. It also explores insights and aspirations for the future of energy and infrastructure investment in Pennsylvania, as well as what that future holds for the state’s emerging policy landscape. For more information, click here.

2025 GO-WV Winter Meeting
2025-02-19 07:30 - 2025-02-20 14:45 | Charleston Town Center Marriott, 200 Lee Street East, Charleston, WV, 25301, United States
Babst Calland joins GO-WV for its 2025 Winter Meeting, February 19-20, 2025. For more information, click here.

Smart Business Dealmakers Conference - The Middle-Market M&A Conference
2025-02-27 08:00 - 17:30 | Wyndham Grand Hotel Downtown, 600 Commonwealth Place, Pittsburgh, PA, 15222, United States
Babst Calland joins Smart Business for its Dealmakers Conference, “The Middle-Market M&A Conference,” on Thursday, February 27, 2025. Corporate and Commercial Attorney Kevin Wills will be a moderator for “Settling Into the Current Deal Paradigm.” If you’re considering taking your company to market for any type of M&A transaction you’ve likely noticed we’ve entered a time with more uncertainty, greater volatility, and more stringent due diligence. What does that mean for executives looking to get deals done in this new ecosystem, and how can you best navigate today’s environment to get your house in order so that you’re able to close deals? Join this session for a frank conversation on what blocking and tackling looks like today.
The Smart Business Dealmakers Conference connects hundreds of local dealmakers — from middle-market CEOs to top investors and lenders to leading M&A advisers. With sessions ranging from raising capital to selling companies, this conference covers the breadth of the M&A landscape. For more information, click here.

2025 OOGA Annual Meeting
2025-03-05 10:00 - 2025-03-07 13:00 | Hilton Columbus at Easton, 3900 Chagrin Dr. , Columbus, OH, 43219, United States
Babst Calland joins the Ohio Oil & Gas Association (OOGA) for its Annual Meeting, March 5-7, 2025. Environmental Attorneys Robert Stonestreet and Mackenzie Moyer will present an “Overview of NEPA and PFAS, Two Federal Environmental Issues Impacting the Oil and Gas Industry.” For more information, click here.
Robert Stonestreet
Mackenzie Moyer

2025 DTCWV For Women by Women Conference
2025-03-06 16:30 | Stonewall Resort, 940 Resort Drive, Roanoke, WV, 26447, United States
Babst Calland joins the Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia’s (DTCWV) Women in the Law Committee for its For Women By Women Conference, March 6-7, 2025. This Conference is a unique experience designed to help women lawyers re-energize with tools designed to expand participants’ professional and business development networks.
Attorney Jenni Hicks serves on the Women in the Law Committee.
Fore more information, click here.

ABA SEER’s 54th Spring Conference
2025-03-26 11:30 - 2025-03-29 21:30 | Loews Philadelphia Hotel, 1200 Market Street, Philadelphia, 19107, United States
Babst Calland joins the American Bar Association’s Section of Environment, Energy and Resources (SEER) for its 54th Spring Conference, March 26-29, 2025. The Spring Conference brings top practitioners, experts, and thought leaders together for a deep dive into some of the most compelling and timely topics in the field of environment, energy, and resources law.
Environmental Attorney Christina Puhnaty will serve as the moderator for “All the Latest HAPpenings: The Transformation of the Clean Air Act’s Air Toxics Program.” Nearly 35 years after it was strengthened as part of the 1990 Clean Air Act (CAA) amendments, the CAA’s air toxics program is being reshaped and expanded significantly to add unregulated air toxics, remove affirmative defenses, and address environmental justice. In the last four years, the EPA has revised numerous National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for the chemical, power, steel and iron-making, commercial sterilization, and other industrial sectors. The EPA is advancing policy-based rulemakings to add unregulated Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs) to the air toxics rules, making it more difficult for sources to reclassify as area (i.e., lower-emitting) sources, and strengthen emissions limitations and work practice standards. Fenceline monitoring and community risk models are being touted to promote environmental justice. Join this panel of “airheads” who are on the front lines of these changes (and several related
lawsuits) to learn how these broad shifts are affecting this critically important CAA program and how businesses and the lawyers they rely on can stay ahead of the curve.
Environmental Attorney Gary Steinbauer also served on the Conference Planning Committee.
For more information, click here.
Christina Puhnaty
Gary Steinbauer

EPSA's Competitive Power Summit
2025-04-02 | The Grand Hyatt, 1000 H Street NW, Washington, DC, 20001, United States
Babst Calland joins the Electric Power Supply Association (EPSA) for its Competitive Power Summit on Wednesday, April 2, 2025. This event will feature expert panels and keynote speakers who will address key challenges impacting competitive power and the U.S. electric grid. For more information, click here.

2025 Women in Business Conference
2025-04-03 08:00 - 16:00 | Lancaster Marriott at Penn Square, 25 S. Queen Street, Lancaster, PA, 17603, United States
Babst Calland joins the PA Chamber of Business and Industry for its Women in Business Conference on Thursday, April 3, 2025. Business professionals from across Pennsylvania will gather for a full day of networking, sharing ideas, and learning from industry leaders. This Conference will offer engaging panel discussions, expert-led workshops, and opportunities to collaborate on innovative solutions to today’s business challenges. For more information, click here.

2025 ABA Litigation Section Annual Conference
2025-04-30 14:45 - 2025-05-02 11:30 | Hilton Chicago, 720 South Michigan Avenue, IL, 60606, United States
Babst Calland joins the American Bar Association (ABA) for its 2025 Litigation Section Annual Conference, April 30-May 2, 2025. This Conference brings together top litigation professionals from across the U.S. to discuss timely legal issues and the latest in trial advocacy, litigation strategy, and case management.
Litigation Attorney Joseph Schaeffer will serve as the moderator for the session “Using Artificial Intelligence in Discovery & Motion Practice.” This panel of e-Discovery litigators, experts, and a retired judge will discuss the potential opportunities and pitfalls of using artificial intelligence for research, drafting, and discovery, including ethical considerations.
For more information, click here.

2025 MCPA Annual Conference
2025-05-18 - 2025-05-20 | Stonewall Resort, 940 Resort Drive, Roanoke, WV, 26447, United States
Babst Calland joins the Metallurgical Coal Producers Association (MCPA) for is Annual Conference, May 18-20, 2025. This conference brings together key industry leaders representing Metallurgical Coal producers, elected officials (Federal and State), as well as key leaders from transportation. For more information, click here.

2025 APMM Annual Conference
2025-05-19 11:00 - 2025-05-21 12:00 | Lancaster Marriott at Penn Square, 25 S. Queen Street, Lancaster, PA, 17603, United States
Babst Calland joins The Association for Pennsylvania Municipal Management (APMM) for its Annual Conference, May 19-21, 2025. With over 150 professional municipal managers from across the state in attendance, this conference offers a dynamic blend of keynote speakers, engaging learning experiences, and exceptional networking opportunities for municipal government officials. For more information, click here.

Siting Renewable Energy Projects and Transmission Infrastructure
2025-05-29 07:00 - 2025-05-30 17:00 | Denver Marriott Westminster
Babst Calland joins The Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law for its Special Institute on Siting Renewable Energy Projects and Transmission Infrastructure, May 29-30, 2025. Attorney Blaine Lucas will serve as a panelist for “Trends and Challenges in Local Government Permitting and State Responses.” This panel will provide a broad survey of the current local government regulatory landscape for renewable energy projects, including local government efforts to discourage or prevent renewable energy development, state-level efforts to preempt or counterbalance local opposition, strategies for working around roadblocks with siting entities, and notable litigation involving local and state permitting. The panel also will address the impacts of environmental justice efforts and other federal actions on local and state project approval processes. For more information, click here.

EMLF’s 46th Annual Institute
2025-06-08 13:30 - 2025-06-10 12:30 | Westin Nashville, 807 Clark Place, Nashville, TN, 37203, United States
Babst Calland joins the Energy & Mineral Law Foundation (EMLF) for its 46th Annual Institute, June 8-10, 2025.
Litigation Attorney Kathy Condo will serve as a panelist for “A Deep Dive in to Class Action and Multidistrict Litigation.” This panel will look at how the rise of class action and multidistrict litigation has impacted not only the energy industry, but other industries that have similarly been influenced by this litigation strategy. They will examine the way the industries have changed in response, and the practical realities of management of a class action matter including payouts, class settlement, attorneys’ fees and more.
Corporate and Commercial Attorney Moore Capito will present “Powering Data Centers.” Data center is fast becoming a household term. Nearly everyone in the modern world benefits from data centers. As the “backbone” of digital infrastructure, data centers are becoming more and more critical in meeting the demands of the modern digital world. With advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and the increased reliance on computing by people all over the world, demand for data centers is outpacing supply. We are in a global modern-day gold rush to build data centers. And just as the 49ers faced infrastructure challenges of the day, data center developers are facing a critical infrastructure obstacle: energy.
For more information, click here.
Kathy Condo
Moore Capito

AWMA's 118th Annual Conference and Exhibition
2025-06-10 07:00 - 2025-06-12 16:00 | Raleigh Convention Center
Babst Calland joins the Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA) for its 118th Annual Conference and Exhibition, June 10-12, 2025. As the premier global event for environmental management, technology, and regulation, ACE 2025 will address critical topics such as new regulations and policy, air monitoring and measurements, clean technology, sustainable energy futures, PFAS, green transportation solutions, and ESG approaches and reporting. Hot topics include the environmental impact of electric vehicles and battery energy storage, impacts of AI and data centers, the use of satellite data for air quality and emissions assessments, and the future of hydrogen as a fuel.
Environmental Attorney Gary Steinbauer will serve as a panel co-chair and panelist for “Air Permitting Programs – Federal and State Implementation Perspectives.” The air permitting programs are implemented under the cooperative federalism paradigm per the Clean Air Act. With the change in administration, significant changes are expected at EPA OAQPS pertaining to staffing and policy objectives. EPA is also likely to push more obligations to states and local agencies for air programs. A panel of experts will discuss key developments in cooperative federalism, and detail experiences and future changes that may affect the permitting agencies and the regulated community.
For more information, click here.

71st Annual Natural Resources and Energy Law Institute
2025-07-17 08:30 - 2025-07-19 12:00 | Fairmont Chateau Whistler
Babst Calland joins The Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law (FRNEL) for its 71st Annual Natural Resources and Energy Law Institute, July 17-19, 2025. The Institute will bring together 76 speakers from private practice, companies, academia, government, and nonprofits for 39 presentations in 10 separate sessions, including the plenary general session, two sessions on oil and gas and landman’s legal issues, sessions on mining, renewable energy and electricity, environmental law, and public lands, a session just for in-house counsel, and for the first time, two sessions on international issues. For more information, click here.

2025 West Virginia Aviation Conference
2025-07-27 10:00 - 2025-07-29 13:30 | Snowshoe Mountain Resort, 10 Snowshoe Drive, Snowshoe, WV, 26209, United States
Babst Calland joins the West Virginia Airport Managers Association for its annual West Virginia Aviation Conference, July 27-July 29, 2025. For more information, click here.

4th Annual Marcellus Shale Water Business Update
2025-08-04 18:00 - 2025-08-05 18:00 | Omni William Penn Hotel, 530 William Penn Place, Pittsburgh, PA, 15219, United States
Babst Calland joins the Oilfield Water Connection for its 4th Annual Marcellus Shale Water Business Update on Tuesday, August 5, 2025. During this conference, more than 100 E&P, midstream, and water service business leaders will gather in Pittsburgh to dive deep into the latest trends shaping the Appalachian produced water sector. Attorneys Lisa Bruderly and Gary Steinbauer will present “Trump Energy & Water Policy Update.” For more information, click here.
Lisa Bruderly
Gary Steinbauer

2025 WVCA Annual Membership Meeting
2025-08-07 - 2025-08-09 | The Greenbrier, 300 W Main St. , White Sulphur Springs , WV, 24986, United States
Babst Calland joins the West Virginia Coal Association for its Annual Membership Meeting, August 7-9, 2025. For more information, click here.

16th Appalachia Energy Law Conference
2025-09-02 17:30 - 2025-09-03 17:10 | Fairmont Pittsburgh, 510 Market Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15222, United States
Babst Calland joins the Institute for Energy Law and the Energy & Mineral Law Foundation (EMLF) at the 16th Appalachia Energy Law Conference (f/k/a Law of Shale Plays Conference), September 2-3, 2025. Focused on legal issues related to onshore energy production, primarily oil and gas production in Appalachia, this conference brings together clients, attorneys, professional landmen, and other professionals to learn and discuss important cases, concepts, and trends. In addition, the conference features multiple networking opportunities with other attendees.
Attorney Dan Richey will present “The Changing Midstream Legal Landscape in 2025.” This presentation looks at emerging trends and new challenges and opportunities in the midstream oil and gas industry, which is expected to see increased consolidation and potential for substantial growth, but also headwinds of uncertainty in a changing regulatory environment. It will touch on how economic and policy vectors are steering those trends, such as changes in federal regulatory posture and their relationship to the state regulatory apparatus, as well as economic trends, such as the potential for a surge in demand for natural gas amid potential growth driven by exports and the explosion in data center-related capital expenditures. Finally, it will review practical implications for pipeline projects and deals in the western Pennsylvania PJM footprint.
Attorney Jenni Hicks will serve as a conference co-chair. For more information, click here.
Dan Richey
Jenni Hicks

Shale Insight 2025
2025-09-16 17:00 - 2025-09-18 13:45 | Bayfront Conference Center, 1 Sassafras Pier, Erie, PA, 16507
Babst Calland joins the Marcellus Shale Coalition for Shale Insight 2025, September 16-18, 2025. Shale Insight offers participants an insider’s view from the nation’s foremost energy leaders and experts on shale development, environmental protection, pipeline investment, energy driven manufacturing and jobs in demand.
Attorneys Gina Buchman and Gary Steinbauer will serve as panelists for “Just Venting: Navigating the EPA’s Evolving Air Quality Standards for the Oil and Gas Industry.” In March of 2025, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin announced a sweeping deregulatory effort to advance President Trump’s Day One executive orders. Among the “31 actions” announced are regulations that affect the oil and natural gas industry, including the reconsideration of NSPS Part 60 Subparts OOOOb and OOOOc, the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rules, and many others. This panel will discuss the current status of the deregulatory efforts that affect the oil and gas industry, anticipated effects of these actions, operator strategies and perspectives, and ways for industry to participate in the process.
Attorneys Moore Capito, Ben Clapp, Justine Kasznica, Blaine Lucas and Dave White will serve as panelists for “A Comprehensive Approach to Data Center Development and the Pivotal Role of Natural Gas.” Development of new data centers hinges on access to reliable power. Natural gas, in abundant supply from the Marcellus and Utica shales, positions this region well for these new projects, along with site redevelopment opportunities, experienced construction companies, R&D capabilities, and an available workforce. This panel will address the most pressing issues related to data center development – including development financing, project siting, land use, zoning, and construction considerations – and provide pathways forward for successful projects.
For more information, click here.
Gina Buchman
Gary Steinbauer
Moore Capito
Ben Clapp
Justine Kasznica
Blaine Lucas
Dave White

2025 Energy and Mineral Law Moot Court Competition
2025-10-07 - 2025-10-08 | Central Bank Center, 430 W. Vine Street, Lexington, KY, 40507, United States
Babst Calland joins the Energy Mineral Law Foundation (EMLF), in collaboration with the Appalachian School of Law (ASL), for their 2025 Energy and Mineral Law Moot Court Competition, October 7-8, 2025. The purpose of this Competition is to foster and develop expertise in appellate advocacy on issues related to energy, environmental, and natural resources law. The Competition is coordinated by the Energy and Mineral Law Moot Court Board, which is composed of ASL faculty, staff, and students from the ASL Moot Court Board and the Natural Resource Law Center, and the Executive Director of EMLF and her appointees. For more information, click here.

2025 EMLF Fall Symposium
2025-10-07 08:00 - 2025-10-09 12:15 | Central Bank Center, 430 W. Vine Street, Lexington, KY, 40507, United States
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.
For more information, click here.
John McCreary
Steve Silverman
Katerina Vassil
