2024

Renewable Energy Law Essentials

Austin Jan 29, 2024 AT&T Conference Center
Conference Concluded

Live Webcast Jan 29, 2024
Conference Concluded

Overview

Come a day early for the Renewable Energy Law Essentials. This afternoon program is a perfect overview for new entrants in the field providing an introduction to renewable energy projects, regulation and interconnection, real estate and title, project finance, permitting, and more.

And stay on for the 19th Annual Renewable Energy Law Conference for two days of the latest developments affecting renewable energy in Texas and nationwide.

Event Schedule

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

Time

Credit

Subject

Speaker
Monday Afternoon, Jan. 29, 2024
Presiding Officer:
Maria Faconti, K&L Gates LLP - Austin, TX
12:30 pm
Austin Only

Registration Opens

Includes complimentary refreshments.
1:00 pm

Welcoming Remarks
1:10 pm

0.50 hr

Lifecycle of Renewable Energy Projects

A discussion of the sequencing of the development of renewable energy projects and how lawyers and developers can best work together to mitigate project risks at each stage of development.

Jenn Goodwillie, Nova Clean Energy - Austin, TX

Jenn Goodwillie, Nova Clean Energy - Austin, TX
1:40 pm

0.75 hr

Basics of Energy Regulation and Interconnection

Introduction into the basics of the US electric grid as they relate to renewable energy resources including, what the US grid looks like; who runs, operates and owns it; and how do renewables fit in and effect its operation. Also, walk through the state and federal regulatory landscape, looking at the role and authority of FERC and state Public Utility Commissions, RTOs and ISOs. Hear an introduction to the key concepts of the wholesale and retail markets, discuss the key mechanisms for compensating distributed energy and large renewable resources for their services to the grid, and look at the examples of state renewable energy incentives (REC procurement, DG rebates etc.).

Tetyana "Tanya" Rabczak, The Accelerate Group - Chicago, IL

Tetyana "Tanya" Rabczak, The Accelerate Group - Chicago, IL
2:25 pm

0.75 hr

Real Estate and Title Basics for Renewable Energy Projects

A primer on real estate and title matters for wind and solar energy projects. From the lens of real estate attorneys, hear a high-level overview of project timelines and milestones, the path to securing site control, key provisions of landowner agreements, navigating title and survey matters, and providing real estate support for contracting, financing, and sale of the project. Gain insight into critical deal points and best practices to help projects proceed efficiently.

Alex Kron, Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. - Des Moines, IA
Tess Pocock, Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. - Des Moines, IA

Alex Kron, Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. - Des Moines, IA
Tess Pocock, Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. - Des Moines, IA
3:10 pm

15-Minute Break
3:25 pm

0.50 hr

Off-Take Contracts: An Overview

A high-level overview of key power purchase agreement structures and terms and the allocation and mitigation of risk in PPA transactions.

Rochelle Rabeler, Holland & Hart - Denver, CO

Rochelle Rabeler, Holland & Hart - Denver, CO
3:55 pm

0.75 hr

Permitting and Siting Regulation Overview

An overview of federal, state, and local permitting and siting considerations that renewable energy project proponents should be aware of and take into account. Review the timing, cost, legal, financing, and other implications.

Brooke M. Marcus, Nossaman LLP - Austin, TX

Brooke M. Marcus, Nossaman LLP - Austin, TX
4:40 pm

1.00 hr

Renewable Energy Project Finance 101

Discuss how various finance tools get stitched together to create a capital stack for a project so it can get developed and built.

Genevieve Fox, Plus Power - Santa Barbara, CA
Benjamin Huffman, SheppardMullin - Chicago, IL

Genevieve Fox, Plus Power - Santa Barbara, CA
Benjamin Huffman, SheppardMullin - Chicago, IL
5:40 pm

0.50 hr

Overview on Construction and O&M Contracts

Katie Hoepfl, RNWBL - Phoenix, AZ

Katie Hoepfl, RNWBL - Phoenix, AZ
6:10 pm

Adjourn

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Conference Faculty

Genevieve Fox

Plus Power
Santa Barbara, CA

Jenn Goodwillie

Nova Clean Energy
Austin, TX

Katie Hoepfl

RNWBL
Phoenix, AZ

Benjamin Huffman

SheppardMullin
Chicago, IL

Alex Kron

Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.
Des Moines, IA

Brooke M. Marcus

Nossaman LLP
Austin, TX

Tess Pocock

Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.
Des Moines, IA

Tetyana "Tanya" Rabczak

The Accelerate Group
Chicago, IL

Rochelle Rabeler

Holland & Hart
Denver, CO

Planning Committee

Matthew Arth

ERCOT
Austin, TX

Lisa Chavarria

Stahl, Davies, Sewell, Chavarria & Friend LLP
Austin, TX

Becky H. Diffen

Norton Rose Fulbright
Austin, TX

Maria Faconti

K&L Gates LLP
Austin, TX

Christine Fernandez Owen

Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
Chicago, IL

Tony Gius

McGuireWoods LLP
Austin, TX

Michael G. Grable

Oncor Electric Delivery
Dallas, TX

Robert Helton

ENGIE
Bay City, TX

Michael J. Jewell

Jewell & Associates, PLLC
Austin, TX

Karen Lessick

Invenergy LLC
Chicago, IL

Dawn M. Lewallen

First American Title Insurance Company
Houston, TX

Diana M. Liebmann

Haynes Boone, LLP
San Antonio, TX

Judd Messer

Advanced Power Alliance
Austin, TX

Tonya Baer Miller

Texas Solar Power Association
Austin, TX

Natalie Neals

Foley & Lardner LLP
Milwaukee, WI

Carolyn E. Shellman

Enoch Kever
Austin, TX

Caitlin Smith

Jupiter Power
Austin, TX

Brent Stahl

Stahl, Davies, Sewell, Chavarria & Friend LLP
Austin, TX

Tyrone Thomas

Doral LLC
Chicago, IL

Carmen Wehmeier

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Austin, TX

MCLE Credit

Texas – 4.75 hrs
Legal Specialization(s): Administrative Law, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law, Real Estate Law-Commercial, Farm and Ranch, Residential, and Property Owners Association

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.

California – 4.75 hrs

You must claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE is required to provide the State Bar with electronic attendance records for any MCLE participatory activity within 60 days of completion of the activity. The California licensee is responsible for reporting their compliance/credit hours earned to the State Bar at the end of their reporting period directly to the State Bar of California at calbar.ca.gov UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.

Illinois – 4.75 hrs

Within 10 days of the conference you must claim and certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, then you will be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE will verify the number of Illinois attorneys in attendance within 10 days after the conference and will report your credit to the MCLE Board of the Supreme Court of Illinois. Failure to submit your credit within 10 days may result in attendance not being reported or may result in additional fees being assessed to you for credit reporting. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.

Kansas – 5.50 hrs

You must claim and certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. For out-of-state seminars, the attorney is responsible for submitting the executed affidavit to Kansas Continuing Legal Education within 30 days after the seminar.
UT Law CLE will provide the affidavit via email once you have completed the claim credit process in your UTCLE.org account. You will then return the completed affidavit form to cleinfo@kscourts.org. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.

Louisiana – 4.75 hrs

At the completion of the conference you must claim and certify 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.

Minnesota – 4.75 hrs

This course has been approved by the Minnesota State Board of Continuing Legal Education for the credit hours indicated in the following category or categories of credit:
(a) standard continuing legal education;
(b) ethics or professional responsibility continuing legal education

You must claim and certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, then you will be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. After receiving your certificate, attorneys must self-report CLE credit directly to the Minnesota State Board of Continuing Legal Education in their OASIS portal at www.cle.mn.gov.
UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.

Nebraska – 4.75 hrs

You must claim and certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, then you will be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the Nebraska Supreme Court Continuing Legal Education Commission within 30 days after the conference. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.

New Mexico – 4.75 hrs

You must claim and certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, you will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the State Bar of New Mexico within 30 days after the conference.

New York – Available Via Reciprocity – 4.75 hrs

As The University of Texas School of Law is a Oklahoma Bar Association presumptively approved MCLE provider (#169), and Oklahoma is a New York Approved Jurisdiction on List A, our courses are approved for MCLE credit based on a 50-minute credit hour, and in accordance with the Program Rules and the Regulations and Guidelines of the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board. More information and details can be found at Section 6 of the Regulations and Guidelines (PDF).

You must claim and certify your credit online in your UTCLE "Briefcase", and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. Self-report your CLE credit directly to the New York State Bar Association. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.

Ohio – 4.75 hrs

You must claim and certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, you 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 Ohio within 30 days after the conference.

Oklahoma – 5.50 hrs

You must claim and certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, then you 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.

Pennsylvania – 4.50 hrs

UT Law CLE is an approved provider of Pennsylvania credit, sponsor #236. You must claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. Attorney attendance will be reported to Pennsylvania within 2 weeks after credit is claimed . Attorneys are not able to report this credit on their own, and UT Law CLE pays all associated fees for the credit hours. Contact us at accreditation@utcle.org if you have additional questions.

Other States – 4.75 hrs

Note on Self-Reporting Your Credits in Another State

If you wish to satisfy MCLE or other professional education requirements in another state for a program offered by the University of Texas School of Law, please check with the state bar or other licensing authority in that state to ensure it will qualify for self-reporting your credits.

You must claim and certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, you will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records and to provided to other licensing authorities as needed.

MCLE credit is presented based on a 60-minute credit hour.

Other Credit

TX Accounting CPE – 5.50 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.

TX Professional Engineer – 4.75 hrs

This course may qualify for self-reporting credits with PELS (TX Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors) - please use the link below to find information on how to track your credit with PELS. When you select this credit type, you will receive a downloadable Certificate of Attendance with date and course information for your records.

https://pels.texas.gov/pecep.htm

TX Real Estate Commission (TREC) – 4.75 hrs

To request continuing education elective credit for real estate related courses approved by the State Bar of Texas for minimum continuing legal education participatory credit, a license holder is required to file an Individual Credit Request for State Bar Course.

https://www.trec.texas.gov/sites/default/files/pdf-forms/CE_CLE-1%2004.10.23.pdf
Use this link to obtain the TREC MCE form for self-reporting your TREC credit. To obtain your Certificate of Attendance you will need to claim credit in your UTCLE account and once claimed you will be able to download a Certificate of Attendance to include with your credit request form.

MCLE Credit

Texas – 4.75 hrs
Legal Specialization(s): Administrative Law, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law, Real Estate Law-Commercial, Farm and Ranch, Residential, and Property Owners Association

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 Completion will be emailed to you upon claiming credit. 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.

California – 4.75 hrs

To claim California MCLE credit, California credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. Verification pop-ups will NOT display when the webcast video player is in "full screen" mode. Furthermore, the notification sound effect alerting pop-ups, will NOT play on mobile devices. We recommend viewing from a computer, as opposed to a mobile device, should MCLE credit, other than Texas, be needed. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.
You must claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE is required to provide the State Bar with electronic attendance records for any MCLE participatory activity within 60 days of completion of the activity. The California licensee is responsible for reporting their compliance/credit hours earned to the State Bar at the end of their reporting period directly to the State Bar of California at calbar.ca.gov. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.

MCLE credit is presented based on a 60-minute credit hour.

Illinois – Expected – 4.75 hrs

To claim Illinois MCLE credit, Illinois credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. Verification pop-ups will NOT display when the webcast video player is in "full screen" mode. Furthermore, the notification sound effect alerting pop-ups, will NOT play on mobile devices. We recommend viewing from a computer, as opposed to a mobile device, should MCLE credit, other than Texas, be needed. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.

Within 10 days of the conference you must claim and certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, then you will be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE will verify the number of Illinois attorneys in attendance within 10 days after the conference and will report your credit to the MCLE Board of the Supreme Court of Illinois. Failure to submit your credit within 10 days may result in attendance not being reported or may result in additional fees being assessed to you for credit reporting. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.

MCLE credit is presented based on a 60-minute credit hour.

Kansas – 5.50 hrs

To claim Kansa MCLE credit, Kansas credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. Verification pop-ups will NOT display when the webcast video player is in "full screen" mode. Furthermore, the notification sound effect alerting pop-ups, will NOT play on mobile devices. We recommend viewing from a computer, as opposed to a mobile device, should MCLE credit, other than Texas, be needed. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.

You must claim and certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, and provide your Kansas Registration number in your UTCLE.org account. UT Law CLE will report credit claimed credit on your behalf to the Kansas Continuing Legal Education Commission (KSCLE) within 30 days after the conference. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.

MCLE credit is presented based on a 50-minute credit hour.

Louisiana – 4.75 hrs

To claim Louisiana MCLE credit, Louisiana credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. Verification pop-ups will NOT display when the webcast video player is in "full screen" mode. Furthermore, the notification sound effect alerting pop-ups, will NOT play on mobile devices. We recommend viewing from a computer, as opposed to a mobile device, should MCLE credit, other than Texas, be needed. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.

At the completion of the conference you must claim and certify 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.

MCLE credit is presented based on a 60-minute credit hour.

Minnesota – 4.75 hrs

To claim Minnesota MCLE credit, Minnesota credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. Verification pop-ups will NOT display when the webcast video player is in "full screen" mode. Furthermore, the notification sound effect alerting pop-ups, will NOT play on mobile devices. We recommend viewing from a computer, as opposed to a mobile device, should MCLE credit, other than Texas, be needed. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.

This course has been approved by the Minnesota State Board of Continuing Legal Education for the credit hours indicated in the following category or categories of credit:
(a) standard continuing legal education;
(b) ethics or professional responsibility continuing legal education

You must claim and certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, then you will be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. After receiving your certificate, attorneys must self-report CLE credit directly to the Minnesota State Board of Continuing Legal Education in their OASIS portal at www.cle.mn.gov.
UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.

Nebraska – 4.75 hrs

To claim Nebraska MCLE credit, Nebraska credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. You must claim and certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, then you will be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the Nebraska Supreme Court Continuing Legal Education Commission within 30 days after the conference. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.

This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.
MCLE credit is presented based on a 60-minute credit hour.

New Mexico – 4.75 hrs

To claim New Mexico MCLE credit, New Mexico credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. Verification pop-ups will NOT display when the webcast video player is in "full screen" mode. Furthermore, the notification sound effect alerting pop-ups, will NOT play on mobile devices. We recommend viewing from a computer, as opposed to a mobile device, should MCLE credit, other than Texas, be needed. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.

New York – Available Via Reciprocity – 4.75 hrs

To claim New York MCLE credit, New York credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. Verification pop-ups will NOT display when the webcast video player is in "full screen" mode. Furthermore, the notification sound effect alerting pop-ups, will NOT play on mobile devices. We recommend viewing from a computer, as opposed to a mobile device, should MCLE credit, other than Texas, be needed. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.

As The University of Texas School of Law is a Oklahoma Bar Association presumptively approved MCLE provider (#169), and Oklahoma is a New York Approved Jurisdiction on List A, our courses are approved for MCLE credit based on a 50-minute credit hour, and in accordance with the Program Rules and the Regulations and Guidelines of the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board. More information and details can be found at Section 6 of the Regulations and Guidelines (PDF).

Upon claiming and certifying your credit, a Certificate of Completion will be emailed to you. Self-report your credit directly to the New York State CLE Board.

New York MCLE credit is based on a 50-minute credit hour. This accreditation requires attendance verification. In compliance with the rules, UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.

Ohio – 4.75 hrs

To claim Ohio MCLE credit, Ohio credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. Verification pop-ups will NOT display when the webcast video player is in "full screen" mode. Furthermore, the notification sound effect alerting pop-ups, will NOT play on mobile devices. We recommend viewing from a computer, as opposed to a mobile device, should MCLE credit, other than Texas, be needed. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.

You must claim and certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, you 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 Ohio within 30 days after the conference.

MCLE credit is presented based on a 60-minute credit hour.

Oklahoma – 5.50 hrs

To claim Oklahoma MCLE credit, Oklahoma credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. Verification pop-ups will NOT display when the webcast video player is in "full screen" mode. Furthermore, the notification sound effect alerting pop-ups, will NOT play on mobile devices. We recommend viewing from a computer, as opposed to a mobile device, should MCLE credit, other than Texas, be needed. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.

The University of Texas School of Law (Provider #169) live webcast presentations meet the requirements and are presumptively approved by the Oklahoma Bar Association for MCLE credit based on a 50-minute credit hour. Upon claiming credit, a Certificate of Completion will be emailed to you. UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the Oklahoma Bar Association within 30 days after the webcast.

Pennsylvania – 4.50 hrs

To claim Pennsylvania MCLE credit, Pennsylvania credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. Verification pop-ups will NOT display when the webcast video player is in "full screen" mode. Furthermore, the notification sound effect alerting pop-ups, will NOT play on mobile devices. We recommend viewing from a computer, as opposed to a mobile device, should MCLE credit, other than Texas, be needed. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.

UT Law CLE is an approved provider of Pennsylvania credit, sponsor #236. Attorney attendance will be reported to Pennsylvania within 2 weeks after credit is claimed and submitted. Attorneys are not able to report this credit on their own, and UT Law CLE pays all associated fees for the credit hours. Contact us at accreditation@utcle.org if you have additional questions.

MCLE credit is presented based on a 60-minute credit hour.

Other States – 4.75 hrs

Note on Self-Reporting Your Credits in Another State

To claim Other States MCLE credit, Other States credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. You must claim and certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, you will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records and to provide to other licensing authorities as needed.

This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.

MCLE credit is presented based on a 60-minute credit hour.

Other Credit

TX Accounting CPE – 5.50 hrs

The University of Texas School of Law (Provider #250) live webcast presentations meet the requirements and 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.

This accreditation requires attendance verification. In compliance with the rules, UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.

To claim Texas Accounting CPE credit, the Texas Accounting CPE credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. Upon claiming credit, a Certificate of Completion will be emailed to you. Self-report your CPE credit directly to the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy.

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

TX Professional Engineer – 4.75 hrs

This course may qualify for self-reporting credits with PELS (TX Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors) - please use the link below to find information on how to track your credit with PELS. When you select this credit type in the webcast, you will receive a downloadable Certificate of Attendance with date and course information for your records.

https://pels.texas.gov/pecep.htm

TX Real Estate Commission (TREC) – 4.75 hrs

Key Dates

Austin – Jan 29, 2024 – AT&T Conference Center

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Live Webcast – Jan 29, 2024

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Last day for full refund cancellation: Jan 23, 2024
$50 processing fee applied after this date
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Individual
Last day for $225.00 Early Bird pricing: Sep 15, 2023
Last day for $275.00 Regular pricing: Jan 17, 2024
$325.00 for registrations received after this time

Group (5 registrants minimum)
Last day for $200.00 Early Bird pricing: Sep 15, 2023
Last day for $250.00 Regular pricing: Jan 17, 2024
$350.00 for registrations received after this time

Group (10 registrants minimum)
Last day for $170.00 Early Bird pricing: Sep 15, 2023
Last day for $220.00 Regular pricing: Jan 17, 2024
$320.00 for registrations received after this time

Cancellation Policy
Last day for full refund cancellation: Jan 23, 2024
$50 processing fee applied after this date
Last day for cancellation: Jan 24, 2024

Venue

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The University of Texas at Austin
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Austin, TX
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Parking Information

Parking is available in the conference center's attached garage, as well as Rowling Hall Garage. Both garage entrances are located on W 20th St. Guests may self-park or use the hotel's valet services at the University Avenue entrance. Parking rates are subject to change without notice.

Self-parking fees:

Hourly Parking:
0-30 minutes, $3
31-60 minutes, $4
1– 2 hours, $6
2– 3 hours, $9
3– 4 hours, $12
4– 5 hours, $15
5– 8 hours, $18
8– 24 hours, $21
Lost ticket, $42

Valet Parking Rates:
Daily valet: $21
Overnight valet: $38

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Stahl, Sewell, Chavarria, Friend & Cohen, LLP

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Since 2000, Stahl, Sewell, Chavarria, Friend & Cohen, LLP has helped clients build more than 30 GWs of solar, wind, energy storage, and gas-fired energy plants. The firm has worked on the development, finance, acquisition and sale of energy projects in Texas, California, Oklahoma, Nebraska, and numerous other states. Its practice includes energy storage projects, commercial real estate transactions, State of Texas sales/franchise tax planning and disputes, and Texas Public Utility Commission work. The firm’s lawyers are experienced in preparing wind, solar, and energy storage leases and easements, and in working on purchase/sale/option agreements, property tax agreements, environmental matters, crossing agreements, BOP/EPC construction contracts, and mineral accommodation agreements. We analyze and resolve the myriad of legal, title, environmental, and survey issues arising in the development of energy and real estate projects. We work closely and collaboratively with project developers and financial parties to coordinate the real estate documents, governmental approvals/permits, surveys, title policies, and legal opinions necessary to close deals.
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First American Title Insurance Company
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Akin is a leading global law firm providing innovative legal services and business solutions to individuals and institutions. With 18 offices and over 900 lawyers and professionals, we are among the world’s largest law firms, yet we strive to provide every client focused and consistent attention. We serve clients in more than 250 areas that range from the traditional, such as corporate and litigation, to the contemporary, such as climate change and cybersecurity. For more than 75 years, Akin has been at the forefront of some of the energy industry’s most transformational transactions. Today, we are working with clients as they seek to decarbonize and invest in technologies powering the energy transition. Our projects & energy transition team provides seamless support on every aspect of energy transition, renewable energy, conventional power, and infrastructure projects and transactions.
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Bernstein Shur
www.bernsteinshur.com/

Bernstein Shur is a Portland, Maine-based law firm advising energy clients across the U.S. and around the world. Our interdisciplinary energy team has a wealth of experience in utility-scale and distributed generation wind, solar, hydroelectric, natural gas, and biomass transactions, including established and emerging energy storage technologies. We routinely act as lead and local counsel on energy projects and transactions throughout New England and around the world at all stages of the project life cycle, ranging from $1 billion electric utility acquisitions to the development of 1-2 megawatt distributed generation projects. We are experienced in all aspects of project development, debt and equity financing, and due diligence, including title and site control, state and local permitting, regulatory, construction, property tax valuation, and environmental matters. But we’re not just energy attorneys; we’re also business partners for our clients, helping them get new products to market efficiently and cost-effectively and strategizing about the best ways to advance their long-term goals.
Haynes and Boone, LLP

Haynes and Boone, LLP
haynesboone.com

Haynes and Boone, LLP is an international corporate law firm with offices in Texas, California, Colorado, Illinois, New York, North Carolina, Virginia, Washington D.C., London, Mexico City, and Shanghai, providing a full spectrum of legal services in energy, technology, financial services and private equity. With more than 700 lawyers, Haynes Boone is ranked among the largest U.S.-based firms by The National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, and The Lawyer. Haynes Boone was recognized in the 2022 BTI Consulting Group’s “A-Team” report, which identified firms commended by in-house counsel for superior client service. The firm’s power and renewables team advises clients involved in some of the most innovative renewable and alternative energy projects in the world, as well as traditional power generation projects. Our clients benefit from our broad experience in regulatory, environmental and transactional legal work and litigation, as well as our strategic planning advice with regard to both regulatory and commercial risks. Our lawyers work with start-ups, investors, joint venture partners, power generators, power marketers, retail electric providers, independent power producers and electric utilities. For more information, visit haynesboone.com.
Locke Lord LLP

Locke Lord LLP
www.lockelord.com/

Locke Lord has one of the leading national practices representing developers, investors and lenders in the development, sale, purchase, financing and operation of renewable energy projects of all types across North America. Our long history in the renewables industry dates back to the early 2000s when we founded the Renewable Energy Coalition and led the effort to deregulate Texas' energy markets, opening the door for the explosive growth of wind energy development in the State. Since then, our practice has expanded to cover the full spectrum of legal issues faced by wind, solar, storage and other types of renewable energy projects across the nation. Our deep experience in development and commercial issues and our national footprint enable us to provide efficient, comprehensive and cost-effective representation on the full life-cycle of our clients' projects, including commercial, acquisition and financing transactions and construction and commercial litigation.
Foley & Lardner LLP

Foley & Lardner LLP
www.foley.com/energy/

Foley’s Energy Industry Team helps clients address regulatory and legal concerns to keep their traditional and renewable source projects on track. Whether you are a company whose core business is energy or you are handling projects that involve some facet of the energy industry, Foley's Energy attorneys are key strategic partners—from due diligence, negotiation, and regulatory approval to closing. We have a long history of successfully managing energy projects and financings, particularly involving renewable fuel sources such as onshore and offshore wind, solar, hydro, geothermal, biomass, ethanol, and biodiesel. Our services to the renewable energy market are comprehensive and include permitting, community relations, land rights, equipment procurement, construction, finance, power purchase arrangements, interconnection and project acquisitions, mergers, securities offerings, compliance issues, litigation, joint ventures, and divestitures. We are one of the most experienced law firms in structuring transactions to best utilize the federal production tax credit, the investment tax credit, and the grant in lieu of investment tax credit―the Section 1603 grant.
Husch Blackwell LLP
Husch Blackwell LLP
www.huschblackwell.com/
With 900+ attorneys spanning 22 cities nationwide, Husch Blackwell provides counsel to national and global leaders in major industries across the United States. We have built our law firm around one idea: to lead our clients from where they are to where they want to be. Our clients demand the highest level of legal services, customized to fit their specific needs. To deliver these services efficiently and effectively, Husch Blackwell is structured by industry rather than by practice. Our Energy & Natural Resources industry unit includes more than 60 attorneys who devote their practice to guiding multinational energy companies through the complex business and regulatory issues facing today’s energy companies.
Our guidance to clients in the energy and natural resources sector includes:

Facility development and construction

Mergers and acquisitions

Project finance

Power markets

Permitting and regulation

Safety and health
McGuireWoods LLP

McGuireWoods LLP
mcguirewoods.com

McGuireWoods LLP is a leading international law firm with 1,100 lawyers in 21 offices worldwide. It continuously ranks among the top firms in Financial Times’ prestigious North America Innovative Lawyers report. The firm has been recognized 17 times on BTI Consulting’s Client Service A-Team — elite firms singled out for client service excellence based on unprompted feedback from clients in major companies. Its full-service public affairs arm, McGuireWoods Consulting LLC, offers infrastructure and economic development, strategic communications and grassroots advocacy, and government relations solutions. For more information, visit www.mcguirewoods.com.

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