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2004

Gas and Power Institute

Houston Nov 11-12, 2004 Hilton Americas
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Overview

The Gas and Power Institute focuses on the marketing and distribution of energy, including related business regulatory and contractual issues. Bringing together leading regulators, industry representatives, firm and in-house counsel, this year’s conference is designed around an integrated series of energy law topics. The Institute will open with a primer and transition into a sophisticated look at the wholesale and retail electric markets, LNG issues, deregulated energy markets, and more.

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Event Schedule

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

  • Day 1 November 11, 2004
  • Day 2 November 12, 2004
  • Time
    Credit
    Subject
    Speaker
  • Thursday Morning, Nov. 11, 2004
    Presiding Officers:
    Jay G. Martin, Baker Hughes - Houston, TX
    Michael P. Pearson, Jackson & Walker, LLP - Houston, TX
  • 8:45 am
    0.50 hr
    Electric Power, Part I: A Primer on the Federal Regulation of Electric Power - Generation and the Wholesale Market
    A discussion of historical federal regulation of electric generation; Federal Power Act; PUHCA; PURPA; Energy Policy Act of 1992; evolution of wholesale electric power markets.

    Jeffrey D. Watkiss, Bracewell & Patterson, LLP - Washington, DC

  • 9:15 am
    0.50 hr
    Electric Power, Part II: A Primer on the Federal Regulation of Electric Power - Transmission and Distribution
    This session will discuss historical federal regulation of electric transmission and distribution; current scope of FERC jurisdiction; status of FERC SMD and RTO initiatives.

    Fredrick G. Yanney, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. - Los Angeles, CA

  • 9:45 am
    0.50 hr
    Electric Power, Part III: Recent Developments in the Wholesale and Retail Electric Markets in Texas - Legislative, Regulatory, Judicial
    Stranded cost true-up cases; wholesale market design; enforcement; market mitigation; competition in non-ERCOT areas; Sunset Commission recommendations for the 2005 Legislative Session.

    Marianne Carroll, Brown McCarroll, L.L.P. - Austin, TX

  • 10:30 am
    0.75 hr
    Electric Power, Part IV: Anatomy of a Retail Electricity Sales Contract - Provider and Customer Perspectives
    Discussion of primary contract issues with suggestions for how the customer, the REP and their attorneys should prepare for contract negotiation.

    Carolyn E. Shellman, CPS Energy - San Antonio, TX
    Michael J. Tomsu, Vinson & Elkins LLP - Austin, TX

  • 11:15 am
    0.50 hr
    Acquisitions and Divestitures: Prospects for Midstream Activity
    Discussion of increased acquisition and divestiture activity in the midstream gas sector and the reasons therefore; the changing faces of the players; changes in perceptions of asset value; the role of private equity; the relationship to trading and marketing; strategic considerations.

    Benjamin Schlesinger, Benjamin Schlesinger And Assoc. - Bethesda, MD

  • 11:45 am
    0.50 hr
    Market Monitoring and Enforcement by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

    Suedeen G. Kelly, Modrall, Sperling, Roehl, Harris & Sisk - Albuquerque, NM

  • Thursday Afternoon, Nov. 11, 2004
    Presiding Officers:
    Jay G. Martin, Baker Hughes - Houston, TX
    Michael P. Pearson, Jackson & Walker, LLP - Houston, TX
  • 1:15 pm
    0.00 hr
    0.75 hr ethics
    Ethics, Part I: “Is It OK to Throw Away These Papers?” - Legal and Ethical Considerations Regarding Record Retention Programs
    Discussion of the principles and mechanics of record retention programs; special issues relating to emails and recorded telephone conversations; application of Sarbanes-Oxley Act to record retention; Committee of Chief Risk Officers’ “Best Practices”; additional legal and ethical considerations.

    Robert L. Levy, Haynes & Boone L.L.P. - Houston, TX

  • 2:00 pm
    0.00 hr
    0.75 hr ethics
    Ethics, Part II: Ethical Considerations and Malpractice Prevention in an Energy Practice
    Discussion of three ethical issues that arise most frequently in energy-related litigation—lying, conflicts of interest, and confidentiality.

    Eugene M. Nettles, Porter & Hedges, LLP - Houston, TX

  • 3:00 pm
    0.75 hr
    Natural Gas; Focus on LNG, Part I: Selected Current Regulatory Issues
    A discussion of Hackberry’s approval of proprietary access to LNG terminals; its effect on development of merchant LNG market; characteristics of terminal use arrangements; issues relating to access to interstate pipeline capacity; gas/quality interchangeability; current FERC initiatives.

    Blaine Yamagata, Jackson Walker, L.L.P. - Houston, TX
    Joel A. Youngblood, Jackson Walker - Houston, TX

  • 4:00 pm
    0.75 hr
    Natural Gas; Focus on LNG, Part II: Separating Fact from Fiction - Environmental and Safety Issues Associated with LNG Projects
    A discussion of required environmental permits, studies; public safety/health risks; consequences studies; onshore/offshore distinctions; public disclosure and homeland security concerns.

    Richard Riley Myers, Earth Consulting Group Southwest, LLC - Houston, TX

  • 4:45 pm
    0.50 hr
    Natural Gas, Part III: Homeland Security and Domestic Energy Infrastructure
    An overview of FERC, DOT, MMS regulations on pipeline transportation, safety; homeland security issues, initiatives.

    Shemin Proctor, Andrews & Kurth - Washington, DC

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    Credit
    Subject
    Speaker
  • Friday Morning, Nov. 12, 2004
    Presiding Officers:
    Jay G. Martin, Baker Hughes - Houston, TX
    Michael P. Pearson, Jackson & Walker, LLP - Houston, TX
  • 8:30 am
    0.75 hr
    Deregulated Energy Markets, Part I: The Changing Face of Energy Trading
    An overview of factors contributing to the decline of the energy trading industry; factors impacting industry recovery; new market participants.

    Loretta Cross, Grant Thornton LLP - Houston, TX
    Dawn S Richter, First Solar, Inc. - Phoenix, AZ
    Richard Stein, Bank of America - Houston, TX

  • 9:15 am
    0.75 hr
    Deregulated Energy Markets, Part II: Marking up the Forms - Common Modifications of Standard Trading Contracts
    Common modifications to the EEI, NAESB, ISDA and Master Netting Agreement, as well as the ISDA Power and Gas Annexes and the EEI Gas Annex.

    Lisa J. Mellencamp, Constellation Energy Commodities Group - Houston, TX
    Dede Russo, Reliant Energy, Inc. - Houston, TX

  • 10:15 am
    0.00 hr
    0.75 hr ethics
    Ethics, Part III: When the Government Comes Calling - Advising Officers and Directors on Civil and Criminal Investigations in the Post-Enron Era
    Discussion of recent developments (e.g., SOX, Thompson Memo, up-the-ladder reporting, noisy withdrawal) which challenge major assumptions about dealing with government inquiries.

    Edward J. Hardin, Rogers & Hardin, LLP - Atlanta, GA
    Russell Hardin Jr., Rusty Hardin & Assoc, P.C. - Houston, TX

  • 11:00 am
    0.50 hr
    Deregulated Energy Markets, Part III: The Present and Future of Tolling Transactions
    Discussion of current environment for gas-to-power tolling; mechanics of and contractual considerations in tolling agreements; cleaning up existing long-term transactions; future of tolling transactions.

    Robert Bohme, Baker Botts L.L.P. - Houston, TX

  • 11:30 am
    0.75 hr
    Current Trends in Litigation Affecting the Gas and Power Industries
    Discussion of often-litigated issues in energy industry contracts; strategies for dealing with these issues during contract negotiations.

    Adam P. Schiffer, King Spalding LLP - Houston, TX

  • Day 1 November 11, 2004
  • Day 2 November 12, 2004
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Conference Faculty

Robert Bohme

Baker Botts L.L.P.
Houston, TX

Marianne Carroll

Brown McCarroll, L.L.P.
Austin, TX

Loretta Cross

Grant Thornton LLP
Houston, TX

Edward J. Hardin

Rogers & Hardin, LLP
Atlanta, GA

Russell Hardin Jr.

Rusty Hardin & Assoc, P.C.
Houston, TX

Suedeen G. Kelly

Modrall, Sperling, Roehl, Harris & Sisk
Albuquerque, NM

Robert L. Levy

Haynes & Boone L.L.P.
Houston, TX

Lisa J. Mellencamp

Constellation Energy Commodities Group
Houston, TX

Richard Riley Myers

Earth Consulting Group Southwest, LLC
Houston, TX

Eugene M. Nettles

Porter & Hedges, LLP
Houston, TX

Shemin Proctor

Andrews & Kurth
Washington, DC

Dawn S Richter

First Solar, Inc.
Phoenix, AZ

Dede Russo

Reliant Energy, Inc.
Houston, TX

Adam P. Schiffer

King Spalding LLP
Houston, TX

Benjamin Schlesinger

Benjamin Schlesinger And Assoc.
Bethesda, MD

Carolyn E. Shellman

CPS Energy
San Antonio, TX

Richard Stein

Bank of America
Houston, TX

Michael J. Tomsu

Vinson & Elkins LLP
Austin, TX

Jeffrey D. Watkiss

Bracewell & Patterson, LLP
Washington, DC

Blaine Yamagata

Jackson Walker, L.L.P.
Houston, TX

Fredrick G. Yanney

Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.
Los Angeles, CA

Joel A. Youngblood

Jackson Walker
Houston, TX

Planning Committee

Michael P. Pearson—Chair

Jackson & Walker, LLP
Houston, TX

Laura H. Burney

Attorney at Law
San Antonio, TX

Marianne Carroll

Brown McCarroll, L.L.P.
Austin, TX

Paul W. Chung

Targa Resources
Houston, TX

Kenneth S. Culotta

King & Spalding
Houston, TX

Clare H. Doyle

Reliant Resources
Houston, TX

Michael J. Esposito

The University of Texas School of Law
Austin, TX

Alan H Goodman

Lemle & Kellener, L.L.P.
New Orleans, LA

Norma Rosner Iacovo

Tenaska Power Services
Arlington, TX

Kathleen C. Lake

Vinson & Elkins
Houston, TX

Jay G. Martin

Baker Hughes
Houston, TX

John W. McReynolds

Energy Transfer
Dallas, TX

Lisa J. Mellencamp

Constellation Energy Commodities Group
Houston, TX

Michael D. Palmer

Devon Energy Corporation
Oklahoma City, OK

Hugh M. Ray Jr.

Houston, TX

Dawn Richter

Winstead PC
Houston, TX

Dede Russo

Reliant Energy, Inc.
Houston, TX

Mark S. Snell

BP America
Houston, TX

Shari S. Stack

Dynegy, Inc
Houston, TX

Michael W. Tankersley

Bracewell & Giuliani, LLP
Dallas, 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.

Key Dates

Houston – Nov 11-12, 2004 – Hilton Americas
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Last day for $350.00 Regular pricing: Nov 3, 2004

$400.00 for registrations received after this time

Last day for cancellation (full refund): Nov 5, 2004

$50 processing fee applied after this date

Last day for cancellation: Nov 8, 2004

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Hilton Americas

1600 Lamar
Houston, TX
713-739-8000 (reservations)
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