2020

Hot Topics in Gas and Power

STUDIO WEBCAST Dec 11, 2020
Conference Concluded

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Hot Topics in Gas and Power
3.75 hrs | 0.75 hr ethics
(Contains material from Jan 2021 to Feb 2021)

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Overview

Connect online with your colleagues in December to hear the latest Hot Topics in Gas and Power.

Webcast highlights:

Federal and State regulatory updates.
Insights on the growing tension between bankruptcy courts, regulatory agencies and counter-parties over assumption and rejection of midstream contracts and power purchase agreements.
Environmental Challenges and Impacts on Energy Infrastructure.
Examine the current state of hydrogen production and how hydrogen transactions will fit within the current gas and power trading framework.
Ethics session on Bordering on the Edge: Multijurisdictional Practice Issues for Inside and Outside Counsel.

Watch live to ask questions of the speakers and live chat with faculty and other attendees. If you cannot watch the entire webcast at its scheduled time, register now and view the recorded eCourse when it is available in “Your Briefcase” after the webcast.

Stay tuned for details on the 2021 Gas and Power Institute in Houston.

Event Schedule

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

Time

Credit

Subject

Speaker
Friday Morning, Dec. 11, 2020
Presiding Officer:
Chris Reeder, Husch Blackwell LLP - Austin, TX
9:00 am

0.50 hr

Federal Regulatory Update

Updates on the latest rulings from The US. Department of Energy and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on matters involving electricity, natural gas, crude oil, and other liquids.

Frederick G. Jauss IV, Husch Blackwell LLP - Washington DC

Frederick G. Jauss IV, Husch Blackwell LLP - Washington DC
9:30 am

5-Minute Break
9:35 am

0.50 hr

State Regulatory Update

Hear the highlights of recent administrative and judicial decisions affecting the Texas gas and electric industries.

Meghan Elaine Griffiths, Jackson Walker LLP - Austin, TX

Meghan Elaine Griffiths, Jackson Walker LLP - Austin, TX
10:05 am

5-Minute Break
10:10 am

0.50 hr

I’ve got the Power! (Or do you?)

The growing tension between bankruptcy courts, regulatory agencies and counter-parties over assumption and rejection of midstream contracts and power purchase agreements.

Charles A. Beckham Jr., Haynes and Boone, LLP - Houston, TX
Kelli S. Norfleet, Haynes and Boone, LLP - Houston, TX
Materials By:
Tom Zavala, Haynes and Boone, LLP - Dallas, TX

Charles A. Beckham Jr., Haynes and Boone, LLP - Houston, TX
Kelli S. Norfleet, Haynes and Boone, LLP - Houston, TX
Materials By:
Tom Zavala, Haynes and Boone, LLP - Dallas, TX
10:40 am

5-Minute Break
10:45 am

0.75 hr

Environmental Challenges and Impacts on Energy Infrastructure

Explore the impact of ESG on the development and operation of energy infrastructure and examine issues related to the electric generation industry and to natural gas flaring and pipeline development.

Moderator:
John K. Arnold, Locke Lord LLP - Houston, TX
Panelists:
Richard A Howell, Jackson Walker LLP - Houston, TX
Michael J. Nasi, Jackson Walker LLP - Austin, TX

Moderator:
John K. Arnold, Locke Lord LLP - Houston, TX
Panelists:
Richard A Howell, Jackson Walker LLP - Houston, TX
Michael J. Nasi, Jackson Walker LLP - Austin, TX
11:30 am

5-Minute Break
11:35 am

0.75 hr

Hydrogen – How does it fit within current trading structures?

Hydrogen is gaining increasing attention as a potential solution in the search for a carbon-free fuel. Examine the current state of hydrogen production and how hydrogen transactions will fit within the current gas and power trading framework.

Craig R. Enochs, Reed Smith LLP - Houston, TX

Craig R. Enochs, Reed Smith LLP - Houston, TX
12:20 pm

5-Minute Break
12:25 pm

0.75 hr ethics

Bordering on the Edge: Multijurisdictional Practice Issues for Inside and Outside Counsel

Although the focus of our gas and power practices may be in Texas, none of us has a practice that is confined to a single state. We’re all working on matters across the country all the time. The client needs our knowledge and experience, and there’s certainly nothing wrong in handling deals in other states where we’re not licensed as long as we have some involvement by a local lawyer, right? Wait! Are you really sure that this is the right “ethical” answer? Nationally-renowned speaker Mike Rubin, with his unique blend of scholarship and humor, and with one of the most unusual multimedia presentations you’ll ever see, will challenge your thinking, raise issues to ponder, and give you something to smile about.

Michael H. Rubin, McGlinchey Stafford PLLC - Baton Rouge, LA

Michael H. Rubin, McGlinchey Stafford PLLC - Baton Rouge, LA
1:10 pm

Adjourn

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Conference Faculty

John K. Arnold

Locke Lord LLP
Houston, TX

Charles A. Beckham Jr.

Haynes and Boone, LLP
Houston, TX

Craig R. Enochs

Reed Smith LLP
Houston, TX

Meghan Elaine Griffiths

Jackson Walker LLP
Austin, TX

Richard A Howell

Jackson Walker LLP
Houston, TX

Frederick G. Jauss IV

Husch Blackwell LLP
Washington DC

Michael J. Nasi

Jackson Walker LLP
Austin, TX

Kelli S. Norfleet

Haynes and Boone, LLP
Houston, TX

Michael H. Rubin

McGlinchey Stafford PLLC
Baton Rouge, LA

Tom Zavala

Haynes and Boone, LLP
Dallas, TX

Planning Committee

John K. Arnold

Locke Lord LLP
Houston, TX

Paul W. Chung

Targa Resources
Houston, TX

Craig R. Enochs

Reed Smith LLP
Houston, TX

Diana M. Liebmann

Haynes and Boone, LLP
San Antonio, TX

Michael P. Pearson

Jackson Walker LLP
Houston, TX

Chris Reeder

Husch Blackwell LLP
Austin, TX

Credit Info

STUDIO WEBCAST

MCLE Credit

Texas – 3.75 hrs | 0.75 hrs Ethics

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 – 3.75 hrs | 0.75 hrs Ethics

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.

Louisiana – 3.75 hrs | 1.00 hrs Ethics

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.

Other States – 3.75 hrs | 0.75 hrs Ethics

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.

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.

Key Dates

STUDIO WEBCAST – Dec 11, 2020

Conference Concluded