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Oil, Gas, and Energy Resources Law Section of the SBOT
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2007

Gas and Power Institute

Houston Sep 27-28, 2007 Doubletree Hotel Houston Downtown
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Overview

The Gas & Power Institute focuses on commercial, regulatory, and contractual issues of importance to the electric power and natural gas business. Featured speakers this year include the Honorable Julie Caruthers Parsley, Commissioner of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, and A. Andrew Gallo of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). The program opens with sessions on recent legislative actions and regulatory initiatives; and continues with presentations on electric power, energy markets, natural gas and more.

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Event Schedule

Program is subject to change.
All times are Central Time Zone.

  • Day 1 September 27, 2007
  • Day 2 September 28, 2007
  • Time
    Credit
    Subject
    Speaker
  • Thursday Morning, Sep. 27, 2007
    Presiding Officer:
    Michael P. Pearson, Jackson & Walker, LLP - Houston, TX
  • 8:00 am
    Registration Opens
    Includes continental breakfast.

  • 8:30 am
    Welcoming Remarks

  • 8:45 am
    0.50 hr
    Regulatory, Part I: Electric Power, Part I: Change Comes to the Texas Electric Markets – An Update on Legislative and Regulatory Developments in the Electric Power Markets in Texas
    Discussion of transition to wholesale nodal market design, including impetus behind the change, impact on market participants, registration requirements, trading in the day-ahead market, locational marginal pricing, and congestion revenue rights; other key contested proceedings and major wholesale and retail market rulemakings.

    Kathleen M. Lavalle, Jackson & Walker LLP - Dallas, TX

  • 9:15 am
    0.50 hr
    Regulatory, Part II: Electric Power, Part II: Change Comes to the Texas Electric Markets – The Development of the ERCOT Regional Entity and the New NERC Reliability Standards
    Discussion of ongoing developments and impacts on ERCOT market participants.

    A. Andrew Gallo, Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. - Austin, TX

  • 9:45 am
    0.50 hr
    Regulatory, Part III: Electric Power, Part III: Change Comes to the Texas Electric Markets – Competitive Renewable Energy Zones
    Discussion of the Texas PUC’s CREZ Designation Order, the next steps in the CREZ proceeding, and the impact on the construction of electric transmission in Texas.

    Diana M. Liebmann, Haynes and Boone, LLP - San Antonio, TX

  • 10:15 am
    Break

  • 10:30 am
    0.50 hr
    Regulatory, Part IV: Recent Legislative, Regulatory, and Judicial Developments Affecting the Gas and Electric Power Industries
    Discussion of recent federal legislative actions and regulatory initiatives impacting the natural gas and electric power industries, including recent rulings, pending NOPRs and NOIs; enforcement actions; status of Snohomish case.

    Howard H. Shafferman, Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, L.L.P - Washington, DC

  • 11:00 am
    0.50 hr
    Electric Power, Part IV: Selected Electric Power Generation Issues
    Discussion of FERC decisions not requiring transmission providers to compensate generators for reactive power; issues related to FERC’s station power policy.

    Gretchen Schott, Reliant Energy - Houston, TX

  • 11:30 am
    0.50 hr
    Electric Power, Part V: The Future of Nuclear Power in the United States
    Discussion of positive and negative factors impacting the renewed development of nuclear power in the United States.

    Gerald Garfield, Day Pitney LLP - Hartford, CT

  • Thursday Afternoon, Sep. 27, 2007
    Presiding Officer:
    Michael P. Pearson, Jackson & Walker, LLP - Houston, TX
  • 12:00 pm
    Pick up Box Lunch
    Included in conference registration.

  • 12:15 pm
    0.50 hr
    Update from the Public Utility Commission of Texas

    Julie Caruthers Parsley, Austin, TX

  • 1:30 pm
    1.00 hr ethics
    Ethics, Part I: Compliance and Enforcement – Turning Up the Regulatory Heat – A Panel Discussion
    The panel discusses the current enforcement policies and efforts of the SEC, with a focus on Sarbannes Oxley Act, the FERC's Office of Enforcement, and the Department of Justice.

    Michael A. Battle, Fulbright & Jaworski - Washington, DC
    Harold F. Degenhardt, Fort Worth, TX
    Peggy A. Heeg, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. - Houston, TX

  • 2:30 pm
    0.75 hr
    Energy Markets, Part I: A Primer on the Federal Regulation of Derivatives
    Discussion of Commodity Exchange Act; jurisdiction of Commodity Futures Trading Commission; CFTC enforcement activities.

    Geoffrey F. Aronow, Heller Ehrman LLP - Washington, DC

  • 3:15 pm
    Break

  • 3:30 pm
    0.50 hr
    Energy Markets, Part II: The Myth of “Deregulated Gas Sales” – Federal Regulation of Gas Marketers
    Discussion of blanket certificate conditions; breaking the first sale chain; recent FERC audits of gas marketers; tying issues; market manipulation rules; proposed market transparency reporting requirements.

    Kathleen C. Lake, Vinson & Elkins LLP - Houston, TX

  • 4:00 pm
    0.50 hr
    Natural Gas, Part I: Update on the Regulation of Intrastate Pipelines and Gas Gatherers in Texas
    Discussion of FERC’s jurisdiction over intrastate pipelines under NGPA Section 311; recent Texas legislation; gatherer’s code of conduct; tariff issues; filing and reporting requirements.

    Michael Beatty Donald, Lemle & Kelleher, L.L.P. - Houston, TX

  • 4:30 pm
    0.50 hr
    Natural Gas, Part II: The Gathering Exemption Under the Natural Gas Act
    Discussion of the exemption from FERC jurisdiction of gas gathering under Section 1(c) of the Natural Gas Act; evolution of FERC’s “gathering” tests; MMS jurisdiction over gathering on the Outer Continental Shelf.

    Michelle T. Boudreaux, Vinson & Elkins - Houston, TX

  • 5:00 pm
    Adjourn

  • Time
    Credit
    Subject
    Speaker
  • Friday Morning, Sep. 28, 2007
    Presiding Officer:
    Michael P. Pearson, Jackson & Walker, LLP - Houston, TX
  • 8:30 am
    0.50 hr
    Natural Gas, Part III: A Primer on Capacity Release
    Discussion of FERC’s capacity release program; FERC decisions relating to “shipper must have title” rule; pending FERC NOI relating to capacity release.

    Cynthia A. Corcoran, Enbridge Energy Company. Inc. - Houston, TX

  • 9:00 am
    0.75 hr
    Natural Gas, Part IV: FERC's Landmark Decision on Gas Quality and Interchangeability - Will It Have a Chilling Effect on U.S. LNG Imports?

    Discussion of FERC's decision in AES Ocean Express v. Florida Gas Transmission and possible impact on the business of importing LNG into the United States.

    Tania Perez, King & Spalding - New York, NY

  • 9:45 am
    0.75 hr
    Alternative Energy, Part I: Biofuels and Other Clean Energy Developments in Texas
    Discussion of biodiesel; ethanol; coal-to-liquids; gasification of coal, petroleum coke, and biomass.

    Christopher Pepper, Jackson Walker - Austin, TX

  • 10:30 am
    Break

  • 10:45 am
    0.75 hr ethics
    Ethics, Part II: Privacy and Professional Responsibility: Eavesdropping, Recordings, and Confidentiality
    The new Dean and Executive Director of the Texas Center for Legal Ethics and Professionalism discusses new rules and opinions on the subject of privacy and ethics, including the tape recording of conversations.

    William J. Chriss, of counsel to Gravely & Pearson, L.L.P. - Austin, TX

  • 11:30 am
    0.50 hr
    Energy Markets, Part III: Contracting Perils – When Market Rules Change, Can Your Contract Cope?
    Discussion of necessity of anticipating changes in market rules and how to address such future changes in long term commodity contracts.

    Norma Rosner Iacovo, Tenaska Power Services - Arlington, TX

  • Friday Afternoon, Sep. 28, 2007
  • 12:00 pm
    Adjourn

  • Day 1 September 27, 2007
  • Day 2 September 28, 2007
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Conference Faculty

Geoffrey F. Aronow

Heller Ehrman LLP
Washington, DC

Michael A. Battle

Fulbright & Jaworski
Washington, DC

Michelle T. Boudreaux

Vinson & Elkins
Houston, TX

William J. Chriss

of counsel to Gravely & Pearson, L.L.P.
Austin, TX

Cynthia A. Corcoran

Enbridge Energy Company. Inc.
Houston, TX

Harold F. Degenhardt

Fort Worth, TX

Michael Beatty Donald

Lemle & Kelleher, L.L.P.
Houston, TX

A. Andrew Gallo

Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.
Austin, TX

Gerald Garfield

Day Pitney LLP
Hartford, CT

Peggy A. Heeg

Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.
Houston, TX

Norma Rosner Iacovo

Tenaska Power Services
Arlington, TX

Kathleen C. Lake

Vinson & Elkins LLP
Houston, TX

Kathleen M. Lavalle

Jackson & Walker LLP
Dallas, TX

Diana M. Liebmann

Haynes and Boone, LLP
San Antonio, TX

Julie Caruthers Parsley

Austin, TX

Christopher Pepper

Jackson Walker
Austin, TX

Tania Perez

King & Spalding
New York, NY

Gretchen Schott

Reliant Energy
Houston, TX

Howard H. Shafferman

Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, L.L.P
Washington, DC

Planning Committee

Michael P. Pearson—Chair

Jackson & Walker, LLP
Houston, TX

Paul W. Chung

Targa Resources
Houston, TX

Kenneth S. Culotta

King & Spalding
Houston, TX

Shonnie Daniel

Calpine Corporation
Houston, TX

Clare H. Doyle

Reliant Resources
Houston, TX

Robert D. Eickenroht

Haynes And Boone, LLP
Houston, TX

Kelly Funderburk

Merrill Lynch Commodities, Inc.
Houston, TX

Norma Rosner Iacovo

Tenaska Power Services
Arlington, TX

Kathleen C. Lake

Vinson & Elkins LLP
Houston, TX

Hollis Levy

UTCLE
Austin

Diana M. Liebmann

Haynes and Boone, LLP
San Antonio, TX

Marty J. Rogers

Dynegy Inc.
Houston, TX

Paul E. Vrana

Jackson Walker
Houston, TX

Sarah B. Wolfe

Shell Oil Company
Houston, TX

Credit Info

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MCLE Credit
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You may claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the State Bar of Texas. A Certificate of Attendance will be provided in Your Briefcase for your records. The system reports Texas CLE credit every Tuesday. If you are claiming credit in the last week of your birth month, self-report your CLE credit directly to the State Bar of Texas at texasbar.com, using the course number  provided on your certificate of attendance.
Other Credit
Toggle view TX Accounting CPE – 12.00 hrs
The University of Texas School of Law (Provider #250) live conferences are presumptively approved by The Texas State Board of Public Accountancy for Texas Accounting CPE credit based on a 50-minute credit hour. Approved for general CPE credit only.

At the conference, you are welcome to sign in on the Accounting CPE Record of Attendance form at the registration desk, but we are now reporting all credit online. You will receive a Texas Accounting Certificate of Completion in Your Briefcase. Self-report your CPE credit directly to TSBPA. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.  

Contact us at accreditation@utcle.org if you have additional questions.

Key Dates

Houston – Sep 27-28, 2007 – Doubletree Hotel Houston Downtown
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Last day for $350.00 Regular pricing: Sep 19, 2007

$400.00 for registrations received after this time

Last day for cancellation (full refund): Sep 21, 2007

$50 processing fee applied after this date

Last day for cancellation: Sep 24, 2007

Venue

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Doubletree Hotel Houston Downtown

400 Dallas Street
Houston, TX
713-759-0202 (reservations)

Accommodations

$155.00 good through Aug 29, 2007

Parking Information

Valet Only, Visitor: $10, Overnight: $22

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    Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.
    The Fulbright Arbitration and ADR group is widely recognized as one of the world's leading international arbitration practices. With strategic locations in the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, Fulbright is positioned to handle international arbitration disputes wherever they may arise. A record of obtaining successful outcomes in major arbitrations involving a variety of governing laws, jurisdictions and arbitral rules has lead Fulbright to be selected as a leading law firm in the field of international arbitration by the 2008 Chambers Global Guide and one of the top ten arbitration firms worldwide based on total number of arbitrations by the 2007 ALM Focus Europe. Fulbright was the recipient of LatinLawyer Magazine's Deal of the Year: Disputes Category for 2007. The firm's multi-national team of arbitration lawyers is fluent in more than a dozen languages and is experienced in appearing as advocates before arbitrators from a wide range of cultural backgrounds under the rules of all of the major international arbitration institutions. Clients around the world have called on us for some of the most politically charged and high-stakes disputes of recent years, in the public and private sectors. www.fulbright.com www.fulbright.com/
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    Haynes and Boone
    Haynes and Boone, LLP has one of the largest bankruptcy and business restructuring practices in the United States, assisting debtors and creditors in all aspects of insolvency, both in and out of court. Our clients range from business entities and financial institutions to indenture trustees and investment banks. With 37 full-time business restructuring and bankruptcy lawyers, the firm's bankruptcy and business restructuring practice—ranked Band 4 in the nation and Band 1 in Texas by Chambers USA 2009—is fully equipped to handle the largest and most complex restructuring and Chapter 11 reorganization cases. www.haynesboone.com www.haynesboone.com/

  • Jackson Walker L.L.P.

    Jackson Walker L.L.P.
    Jackson Walker has been a leader in energy law since the late 1800s. One of the firm's founding partners, A.W. Walker, Jr., was responsible for developing many of the fundamental concepts of modern oil and gas law. This experience has led energy companies worldwide to select Jackson Walker as their legal counsel. Today, Jackson Walker attorneys continue the tradition started by our founding partners as leaders and innovators in the energy industry. Jackson Walker fully understands every segment of the industry and how each segment functions as a part of the overall value chain. We are able to provide high levels of service to our energy clients in a broad range of diverse specialties such as bankruptcy, tax, regulatory, litigation, environmental, intellectual property, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions and any number of other practice areas. Jackson Walker began by providing legal services to the energy industry and we remain committed to continuing and expanding upon that tradition. www.jw.com www.jw.com/site/jsp/index.jsp

  • King & Spalding

    King & Spalding
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