Young Natural Resources Professionals Coffee Break Series Conversations with Industry and Foundation Leaders
2020 has been a difficult year for all of us, and each of us has experienced our own unique set of challenges. These may include adapting to working remotely, trying to work while taking care of children, concerns about job stability given the economy and the volatility in energy prices, or adjusting to new expectations from your superiors or clients.
Throughout 2021, the Foundation’s Young Professionals Committee will host an online networking opportunity for up to ten young professionals and students at each session to engage in conversation with an industry or Foundation leader about their career, how they overcame challenges, managed risk, defied conventional standards, and became the unique leader they are today. Take a break for an hour, grab a cup of coffee, and join us for an intimate conversation with a leader. There is no charge to participate in this program.
List of Dates and Presenters:
August 26th at 10am MDT
Guest: Scot Anderson | President of RMMLF | Partner with Hogan Lovells, Denver, CO
Host: Anastasia "Stacie" Carter | Young Professionals Committee | Antero Resources Corporation, Denver, CO
SCOT ANDERSON is the former global head of the Hogan Lovell’s Energy and Natural Resources group, and is currently the President of the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation. Scot is routinely called upon to deliver lectures, presentations, and publications on natural resources matters. Much like his approach to client needs, Scot's practice is equally all encompassing. He advises clients on commercial transactions, including the acquisition, divestiture, and financing of natural resource projects. Scot's work on project development is fulsome, covering finance, regulatory compliance, permitting, and commercial and partnership agreements. Scot is also a go-to resource for disputes and is a certified mediator. He represents extractives clients in administrative proceedings as well as in federal, state, and tribal courts. He addresses issues related to mineral development of federal public lands and Indian lands.
Past Programs
May 20, 2021 at 2:00 pm MST
Guest: Ana Luci Grizzi | Partner | Veirano Advogados | Sᾶo Paulo, Brazil
Host: Emilie Bundock | Partner | Fasken | Montreal, Quebec
Heidi K. Ruckriegle | Senior Associate | Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr | Denver, CO
April 22, 2021 at 5:30 pm MDT
Wine Tasting and Networking Event
March 18, 2021 at 2:00 pm MST
Guest: Kevin Washburn | N. William Hines Dean and Professor of Law | Iowa College of Law, Iowa City, IA
February 18, 2021 at 2:00 pm MST
Guest: Alex Nikolic | Partner | Fasken, Toronto
Host: Emilie Bundock | Partner | Fasken | Montreal
January 21, 2021 at 2:00 pm MST
Guest: Bruce Kramer | Of Counsel | McGinnis Lockridge, Houston, TX
Host: Austin Brister | Partner | McGinnis Lockridge, Houston, TX
December 18, 2020 at 2:00 pm MST
Guest: Pilar Thomas | Partner | Quarles & Brady LLP, Tucson, AZ
Host: Paul M.Tilley | Young Professionals Committee | Associate with DeConcini McDonaly, Yetwin & Lacy, PC, Tucson, AZ
November 18, 2020 at 3:00 pm MST
Guest: Marcilynn A. Burke | Dean and Dave Frohnmayer Chair in Leadership and Law | University of Oregon School of Law, Eugene, OR
Host: Anastasia "Stacie" Carter | Young Professionals Committee | Antero Resources Corporation, Denver, CO
October 16, 2020
Host: Casey A. Furey | Young Professionals Committee | Associate with Crowley Fleck PLLP, Bismarck, ND
Guest: Suedeen G. Kelly | Partner | Jenner & Block, Washington, DC
September 18, 2020
Guest: Stuart R. Butzier | President of RMMLF | Shareholder with Modrall Sperling, Albuquerque, NM
Host: Paul M.Tilley | Young Professionals Committee | Associate with DeConcini McDonaly, Yetwin & Lacy, PC, Tucson, AZ
August 21, 2020
Guest: Elisabeth Eljuri, Independent Arbitrator and Energy Consultant; and former Vice President, Chief Negotiator, and Chief Legal Counsel for Sierra Oil & Gas
Host: Martin Ferreira Pinho, Associate with Fasken, Vancouver, BC and Heidi K. Ruckriegle, Senior Associate, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, Denver, CO
July 17, 2020
Guest: Rebecca Watson, President, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, Shareholder, Welborn Sullivan Meck and Tooley, P.C., formerly the Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management of the U.S. Department of Interior
Host: Casey Furey, Young Professionals Committee, Associate with Crowley Fleck PLLP, Bismarck, ND
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June 19, 2020
Guest: Alex Ritchie, Executive Director, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, formerly the Leon Karelitz Chair in Oil & Gas Law, University of New Mexico School of Law
Host: Zoe Lees, Chair of the Young Professionals Committee Principal Attorney at Xcel Energy
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