15^th Annual

Gas and Power Institute

Houston Sep 8-9, 2016 Hotel Derek
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PRESENTED BY
The University of Texas School of Law
The Oil, Gas and Energy Resources Law Section of the State Bar of Texas (OGERL)
The Energy Bar Association

EVENT SPONSORS
Reed Smith LLP
Husch Blackwell LLP

SPONSORS
Haynes and Boone, LLP
Jackson Walker L.L.P.
Locke Lord LLP
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

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Overview

The 15th Annual Gas and Power Institute features timely topics relevant to the gas and power industry in light of the changing landscape of rules, regulation, legislation, and environmental requirements. It, offers essential information on the latest industry and market climate and provides a must-have set of materials and resources.

2016 Institute highlights:

Chris Reeder, Husch Blackwell LLP, Austin, TX, provides Texas Case Law and Regulatory Updates that significantly affect the Texas gas and power industries.
Hear a Federal Energy Policy update with James Hoecker, Hausch Blackwell LLP.
Nicolas Borda, Haynes and Boone, LLP, Mexico City, provides a primer on the Mexican Energy Market and leads a panel of Mexican energy experts on Opportunities and Challenges of Implementing Gas and Power Projects in Mexico.
Learn how new market dynamics are creating opportunities and challenges for both buyers and sellers as Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) continues toward commoditization.
An overview of the state of global cybersecurity, power industry cybersecurity, and what your company and legal teams can do to help.
Craig R. Enochs, Reed Smith LLP, explores issues attorneys should be aware of when negotiating contracts with governmental entities and the ethical issues that can arise when doing so.
Rebecca Rentz, Winstead PC, provides an update on methane regulations and air quality developments, including how 2016 ozone levels to date may impact EPA’s final ozone nonattainment designations.
Hear a brief CFTC regulatory update, and peek into the future as we contemplate the potential impacts of this year’s presidential election, with Phil Lookadoo, Haynes and Boone, LLP.
Gain insight into how bankruptcy is impacting the gas and power industry with A Bankruptcy Primer for Creditors and Contract Counterparties in the Gas and Power Industry and a panel presentation Bankruptcy In the Gas and Power Industry
Enjoy earning two hours of ethics credit with our two unique and entertaining ethics presentations.
Interact and network with program faculty and attendees during Thursday evening’s reception

The Institute is presented with the Oil, Gas and Energy Resources Law Section of the State Bar of Texas and The Energy Bar Association.

Event Schedule

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

Day 1 September 8, 2016
Day 2 September 9, 2016

Time

Credit

Subject

Speaker
Thursday Morning, Sep. 8, 2016
Presiding Officer:
Kathleen E. Magruder, BP Energy Company - Houston, TX
7:30 am

Registration Opens

Includes continental breakfast.
8:20 am

Welcoming Remarks
8:30 am

0.50 hr

Texas Case Law and Regulatory Update

An overview of important Texas judicial opinions and regulatory enactments and developments occurring during the last year that significantly affect the gas and power industry.

Chris Reeder, Husch Blackwell LLP - Austin, TX
9:00 am

0.50 hr

Federal Energy Policy and Regulation Update

Hear about the latest updates in federal energy policy and regulation.

James Hoecker, Husch Blackwell LLP - Washington, DC
9:30 am

0.50 hr
0.25 hr ethics

FERC’s Connected Entity NOPR

Listen to a discussion of potential new reporting requirements for RTO market participants under the Connected Entity NOPR.

William B. Conway Jr., Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP - Washington, DC
10:00 am

0.50 hr

LNG Update: Global LNG Markets

Despite the downturn in energy markets overall, 2015 was the largest year ever for LNG trade. New LNG buyers are emerging around the world just in time to take advantage of a new wave of supply coming from Australia and the United States. Find out how these new market dynamics are creating opportunities and challenges for both buyers and sellers as LNG continues its journey towards commoditization.

Susan L. Sakmar, The University of Houston Law Center - Houston, TX
10:30 am

Break
10:45 am

0.50 hr

Mexico Update: Practical Aspects and Risk Mitigation in Developing Energy Infrastructure in Mexico

Learn about the current practical non-technical risks that developers are facing in energy project development in Mexico.

Nicolas Borda, Haynes and Boone, LLP - Mexico City, DF
11:15 am

1.00 hr

Opportunities and Challenges of Implementing Gas & Power Projects in Mexico

Discuss with key federal government agencies of Mexico the current challenges and opportunities to develop energy infrastructure in Mexico and develop efficient, reliable and long term markets for gas and power.

Moderator:
Nicolas Borda, Haynes and Boone, LLP - Mexico City, DF
Panelists:
David Madero-Suarez, General Director, National Center of Natural Gas Control (CENAGAS) - Mexico City , DF
Guillermo Zuñiga-Martinez, Commissioner, Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) - Mexico City, DF
12:15 pm

Pick Up Lunch

Included in registration.
Thursday Afternoon, Sep. 8, 2016
Presiding Officer:
Chris Reeder, Husch Blackwell LLP - Austin, TX
Luncheon Presentation
Thank You to Our Luncheon Sponsor

Husch Blackwell LLP
12:35 pm

0.75 hr

Mexico Keynote

Review of the CRE regulatory agenda and challenges for the next years.

Guillermo Garcia-Alcocer, Chairman, Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) - Mexico City, DF
1:20 pm

Break
1:35 pm

1.00 hr

The Single North American Gas and Power Market?

The energy markets of Canada and the US are already seamlessly integrated. With its recently-enacted energy sector reforms, Mexico is moving quickly to liberalize its natural gas and electric power markets and open them to private and foreign investment. How are Mexico's energy sector reforms going? Will they lead to a single integrated North American gas and power market? Examine the relevant legal framework and market characteristics.

James F. Bowe Jr., King & Spalding - Washington, DC
Kenneth S. Culotta, King & Spalding - Houston, TX
2:35 pm

0.50 hr

Update on Energy Price Formation

For the last two years, FERC has studied the way the various ISOs and RTOs compensate power generators in the organized markets. What is the proper way to compensate a generator for ancillary services, regulation, energy, and capacity? What are proper ways to ensure the development of new generation?

Susan Pope, FTI Consulting, Inc. - Boston, MA
3:05 pm

0.50 hr

Cyber Issues for the Power Industry: Who are the Bad Guys and What Do They Want?

An overview of the state of global cybersecurity, power industry cybersecurity and what your company and legal teams can do to help.

Annessa McKenzie, Calpine Corporation - Houston, TX
Diana M. Woodman, Calpine Corporation - Houston, TX
3:35 pm

Break
3:45 pm

0.75 hr
0.25 hr ethics

Contracting with Government Entities

Contracting with governmental entities carries its own special set of rules that can shape deal structures and determine whether provisions are enforceable. Explore issues attorneys should be aware of when negotiating contracts with governmental entities and the ethical issues that can arise when doing so.

Craig R. Enochs, Reed Smith LLP - Houston, TX
4:30 pm

1.00 hr ethics

Ethics of Negotiation: Are You Smarter than a First-Year Associate?

When it comes to ethics in negotiations, it's anything but anything-goes. Could a tiny white lie here and a teeny puffing there mean the difference between getting the deal done and getting disbarred? These questions and more are answered. Are you smarter than a first-year associate?

Wilson Chu, McDermott Will & Emery - Dallas, TX
Barrett R. Howell, K&L Gates LLP - Dallas, TX
5:30 pm

Adjourn to Reception

Join us for drinks and hors d'oeuvres with program faculty and attendees.

Thank You to Our Sponsor
Reed Smith LLP

Time

Credit

Subject

Speaker
Friday Morning, Sep. 9, 2016
Presiding Officer:
Norma Rosner Iacovo, Tenaska Power Services Co. - Arlington, TX
7:30 am

Conference Room Opens

Includes continental breakfast.
8:00 am

0.50 hr

Environmental Air Quality Regulatory Updates

An update on recent air quality regulatory developments, including how the ozone levels to date in 2016 may impact EPA’s final ozone nonattainment designations and the latest on methane regulations.

Rebecca J. Rentz, Winstead PC - Houston, TX
8:30 am

0.50 hr

Mergers and Acquisitions in the Gas and Power Industry

Turbulent financial times often produce buying opportunities. What assets are attractive takeover candidates in this market and why?

Ammad Faisal, Marathon Capital - Chicago, IL
9:00 am

0.50 hr

Update on CFTC Regulation of Physical and Financial Transactions

Whether hedging, speculating (investing), or simply buying and selling physical commodities, compliance with CFTC mandatory requirements for clearing, margin, registration, reporting, recordkeeping, and position limits has become a major component of everyday life for power and natural gas market participants. News headlines of civil penalties (and jail-time) for regulatory non-compliance, market manipulation and market disruption in commodity markets makes keeping up with the CFTC’s regulations critical! Hear a brief CFTC regulatory update and a peek into the future as we contemplate the potential impacts of this year’s Presidential election.

Phillip G. Lookadoo, Haynes and Boone, LLP - Washington, DC
9:30 am

Break
9:45 am

0.75 hr

A Bankruptcy Primer for Creditors and Contract Counterparties in the Gas and Power Industry

Omer F. "Rick" Kuebel, Locke Lord LLP - New Orleans, LA
10:30 am

0.75 hr

Bankruptcy in the Midstream Sector

Discuss bankruptcy issues affecting midstream companies from the perspectives of the midstream company, the oil and gas producer/customer, and other interested parties. Learn about possible transaction structures between producers and midstream companies and contracting issues as they work together both to avoid bankruptcy and to strengthen their respective positions in the event of a bankruptcy filing by the other party.

Moderator:
Omer F. "Rick" Kuebel, Locke Lord LLP - New Orleans, LA
Panelists:
John P. Melko, Gardere Wynne Sewell, LLP - Houston, TX
Michael P. Pearson, Jackson Walker LLP - Houston, TX
Frank Wright, Coats Rose, P.C. - Dallas, TX
11:15 am

1.00 hr ethics

The Ten Commandments of Ethical Leadership for Lawyers—Based on Lessons Learned From Some of Our Top Presidents of the United States

To fulfill our obligations to clients and society requires acting in accordance with an ethical framework for leadership in satisfying daily tasks. In this presidential election year, what better way to grasp this ethical framework than digging into the lessons from some of our greatest presidents whose timeless wisdom in how they went about their business can help lawyers focus on best practices in fulfilling our professional responsibilities.

Talmage Boston, Winstead PC - Dallas, TX
12:15 pm

Adjourn

Day 1 September 8, 2016
Day 2 September 9, 2016

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Conference Faculty

Nicolas Borda

Haynes and Boone, LLP
Mexico City, DF

Talmage Boston

Winstead PC
Dallas, TX

James F. Bowe Jr.

King & Spalding
Washington, DC

Wilson Chu

McDermott Will & Emery
Dallas, TX

William B. Conway Jr.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Washington, DC

Kenneth S. Culotta

King & Spalding
Houston, TX

Craig R. Enochs

Reed Smith LLP
Houston, TX

Ammad Faisal

Marathon Capital
Chicago, IL

Guillermo Garcia-Alcocer

Chairman, Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE)
Mexico City, DF

James Hoecker

Husch Blackwell LLP
Washington, DC

Barrett R. Howell

K&L Gates LLP
Dallas, TX

Omer F. "Rick" Kuebel

Locke Lord LLP
New Orleans, LA

Phillip G. Lookadoo

Haynes and Boone, LLP
Washington, DC

David Madero-Suarez

General Director, National Center of Natural Gas Control (CENAGAS)
Mexico City , DF

Annessa McKenzie

Calpine Corporation
Houston, TX

John P. Melko

Gardere Wynne Sewell, LLP
Houston, TX

Michael P. Pearson

Jackson Walker LLP
Houston, TX

Susan Pope

FTI Consulting, Inc.
Boston, MA

Chris Reeder

Husch Blackwell LLP
Austin, TX

Rebecca J. Rentz

Winstead PC
Houston, TX

Susan L. Sakmar

The University of Houston Law Center
Houston, TX

Diana M. Woodman

Calpine Corporation
Houston, TX

Frank Wright

Coats Rose, P.C.
Dallas, TX

Guillermo Zuñiga-Martinez

Commissioner, Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE)
Mexico City, DF

Planning Committee

Kathleen E. Magruder—Chair

BP Energy Company
Houston, TX

Chris Reeder—Co-Chair

Husch Blackwell LLP
Austin, TX

John K. Arnold

Locke Lord LLP
Houston, TX

Paul W. Chung

Targa Resources Corp.
Houston, TX

Kenneth S. Culotta

King & Spalding
Houston, TX

Merida De La Pena

Merrill Lynch Commodities, Inc.
Houston, TX

Clare H. Doyle

Reliant Energy
Houston, TX

Craig R. Enochs

Reed Smith LLP
Houston, TX

Ann A. Hawkins

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Houston, TX

Will Hickman

Shell Oil
Houston, TX

Norma Rosner Iacovo

Tenaska Power Services Co.
Arlington, TX

Giji M. John

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Houston, TX

Walter Keneally

Haynes and Boone, LLP
Houston, TX

Philip K. Lau

Locke Lord LLP
Houston, TX

Diana M. Liebmann

Haynes and Boone, LLP
San Antonio, TX

Kaiser Malik

Calpine Corporation
Houston, TX

Thomasine Lowry Pantazis

Conocophillips Company
Houston, TX

Michael P. Pearson

Jackson Walker LLP
Houston, TX

Marty Jo Rogers

Shell Oil Company
Houston, TX

Paul E. Vrana

Jackson Walker LLP
Houston, TX

Sarah B. Wolfe

Shell Trading Gas & Power
Houston, TX

Credit Info

Houston

MCLE Credit

Texas – 12.00 hrs | 2.50 hrs Ethics
Legal Specialization(s): Administrative Law, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law, Real Estate Law

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 Monday. 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

California – 12.00 hrs | 2.50 hrs Ethics

At the conference, you will need to sign in on the Record of Attendance form at the registration desk. Self-report your CLE credit directly to the State Bar of California at calbar.ca.gov. You must claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.

Louisiana – 12.00 hrs | 2.50 hrs Ethics

At the conference, you will need to sign in on the Record of Attendance form at the registration desk. You must claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the Supreme Court of Louisiana Continuing Legal Education Committee within 30 days after the conference.

Oklahoma – 14.50 hrs | 3.00 hrs Ethics

At the conference, you will need to sign in on the Record of Attendance form at the registration desk. You must claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the Oklahoma Bar Association within 30 days after the conference.

Other Credit

TX Accounting CPE – 14.00 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 Laura Tolin, ltolin@law.utexas.edu, if you have additional questions.

Key Dates

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Venue

Hotel Derek

2525 West Loop South
Houston, TX 77027
713.961.3000
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Accommodations

$145 room rate good through August 7, 2016 (subject to availability)

Parking Information

Daily self-parking: $10
Overnight self-parking: $14

Our Sponsors

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Reed Smith LLP

Reed Smith’s Energy & Natural Resources Group is multidisciplinary, combining regulatory, transactional, financial and litigation disciplines with a focus on clients operating in energy & natural resources (ENR), and related industries. ENR lawyers are located in all of Reed Smith’s offices in the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, providing an exceptional global platform for businesses engaged in the extraction, production, and distribution of ENR products and services or the financing of energy and natural resources projects, anywhere in the world.

Our practitioners work in conjunction with the expertise and experience of our lawyers in a range of other disciplines, including litigation, corporate, shipping, finance, global regulatory enforcement, tax and real estate.

reedsmith.com
Husch Blackwell LLP

Husch Blackwell’s energy team draws on an extensive history representing electric utilities and independent power producers in Texas and throughout the United States, bringing targeted knowledge to the full range of matters affecting their business. We have an extensive track record of successful representation in the areas of federal and state regulation, acquisitions and joint ventures, finance, marketing and trading, facility development and operations, and litigation. We have experience in nearly all generation technologies, including single and combined cycle gas-fired generation, coal-fired generation, and renewable resource power generation including wind, solar, hydroelectric, biomass, and landfill gas. Husch Blackwell is also at the leading edge of the business, regulatory and legislative matters affecting electric transmission in the United States. Our team understands the evolving energy markets and how the assets underlying those markets are developed and operated, both with respect to traditional and renewable energy resources. huschblackwell.com
Haynes and Boone, LLP

Lawyers at Haynes and Boone, LLP understand the domestic and international physical and financial energy markets and have been helping clients with their most significant legal matters for more than 40 years. With offices in key energy and financial hubs in Texas, New York, California, Colorado, Illinois, Washington, DC, Shanghai and Mexico City, we have significant depth of practice in power and natural gas transactions, project finance and regulatory matters, ISO and RTO matters, wholesale and retail power sales, and hedging and tolling agreements. We are very active in deals relating to both traditional energy sources and alternative or renewable energy resources. We represent clients in all aspects of the power and natural gas business including power generators, power marketers, electric cooperatives, municipally-owned utilities, liquefied natural gas developers, pipelines, electric transmission companies, and end-users. As a firm with a significant Texas base, we regularly represent a wide variety of industry clients in the energy sector from Fortune100 companies to individuals. Our Energy Practice Group is comprised of more than 100 lawyers and other industry professionals with diverse backgrounds, experiences and skill sets specific to the power and natural gas industries.
haynesboone.com
Jackson Walker LLP

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.

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Locke Lord LLP

Locke Lord provides full service capabilities to our clients in every discipline of the energy business, including: mergers and acquisitions, asset acquisitions and dispositions, operations, contracts, joint ventures, private equity and venture capital, fund formation, capital markets, finance, regulatory, litigation and dispute resolution, project development, environmental, tax, real estate, labor and employment, intellectual property and bankruptcy, restructuring and insolvency. Whether our client's business involves exploration and production, gathering, storage and processing, refining, power generation, alternative and renewable energy, trading and marketing or providing services and equipment to the industry, our team brings its vast knowledge and experience to bear. We know the energy business inside and out. We serve as trusted advisors to our clients from the most complex of transactions and disputes to day-to-day operational needs.
lockelord.com
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

With approximately 1,700 attorneys in 22 offices on four continents, Skadden is widely recognized as one of the world’s leading corporate law firms. In addition, Skadden has one of the world’s most experienced and leading practices focused on energy and infrastructure transactions, including project finance and project development across all fuel types, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, regulatory/litigation and environmental. With energy and project finance attorneys in Texas, Washington, DC, New York, Beijing, Hong Kong, London, Moscow, Singapore and Toronto, Skadden has closed hundreds of difficult and complex transactions throughout the Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East involving energy-related and other infrastructure facilities.

Skadden was recognized as one of the top energy and projects firms in the areas of oil and gas, power, electricity, and renewables and alternative energy in 2016 by Chambers Global and Chambers USA; ranked in the top tier for energy, project finance, and oil and gas by U.S. News — Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” 2015, and ranked in the top tier for energy (renewable/alternative and regulatory) by Legal 500 2015. In the 2013 Financial Times’ “U.S. Innovative Lawyers” report, we received the top ranking in the Corporate & Commercial category for our representation of a consortium of private equity firms to create one of the world’s largest owner/operators of shallow water drilling rigs from the ground up.
skadden.com

15th Annual

Gas and Power Institute

Houston Sep 8-9, 2016 Hotel Derek Conference Concluded

Buy

Related products: eConference Materials

Overview

Event Schedule

Thursday Morning, Sep. 8, 2016

Thursday Afternoon, Sep. 8, 2016

Friday Morning, Sep. 9, 2016

Conference Faculty

Nicolas Borda

Talmage Boston

James F. Bowe Jr.

Wilson Chu

William B. Conway Jr.

Kenneth S. Culotta

Craig R. Enochs

Ammad Faisal

Guillermo Garcia-Alcocer

James Hoecker

Barrett R. Howell

Omer F. "Rick" Kuebel

Phillip G. Lookadoo

David Madero-Suarez

Annessa McKenzie

John P. Melko

Michael P. Pearson

Susan Pope

Chris Reeder

Rebecca J. Rentz

Susan L. Sakmar

Diana M. Woodman

Frank Wright

Guillermo Zuñiga-Martinez

Planning Committee

Kathleen E. Magruder—Chair

Chris Reeder—Co-Chair

John K. Arnold

Paul W. Chung

Kenneth S. Culotta

Merida De La Pena

Clare H. Doyle

Craig R. Enochs

Ann A. Hawkins

Will Hickman

Norma Rosner Iacovo

Giji M. John

Walter Keneally

Philip K. Lau

Diana M. Liebmann

Kaiser Malik

Thomasine Lowry Pantazis

Michael P. Pearson

Marty Jo Rogers

Paul E. Vrana

Sarah B. Wolfe

Credit Info

MCLE Credit

Other Credit

Key Dates

Houston

Venue

Hotel Derek

Accommodations

Parking Information

Our Sponsors

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15^th Annual

Houston Sep 8-9, 2016 Hotel Derek
Conference Concluded