67th Annual Institute Proceedings (2021)

This over 1,000-page hardbound volume includes the 32 scholarly and practical papers, edited and cite-checked, that were delivered at or written for the 67th Annual Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute:

• America’s Public Lands—A Look Back, A Look Ahead
  John D. Leshy, Emeritus Professor, University of California, Hastings College of the Law, San Francisco, California
• The Importance of the State-Owned and Private Oil Sector for Successfully Implementing the Energy Transition
  Leonardo Sempertegui, Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, Vienna, Austria
  Frédéric G. Sourgens, Senator Robert J. Dole Distinguished Professor of Law, Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas
• Oil and Gas Update – Texas and the West
  Ann Cox Tripp, Hinkle Shanor LLP, Roswell, New Mexico
• Oil and Gas Law Update—Louisiana and the East
  Katherine M. Gafner, K&L Gates LLP, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 
• Production in “Paying Quantities” in These Challenging Days: How Much Financial Stress Can Your Lease Withstand?
  Patrick S. Ottinger, Ottinger Hebert, L.L.C., Lafayette, Louisiana 
• Water in the Desert—Alternative Means for Raising Capital for Cash Starved Exploration and Production Companies
  Lawrence A. Hall, Baker Botts L.L.P., Dallas, Texas
  Gerald A. Morton, Baker Botts L.L.P., Houston, Texas
  Jeffrey A. Zlotky, NGP Energy Capital Management, LLC, Dallas, Texas 
• The Modern Day Gold Rush: The Race for Helium and Why You Should Care
  Amy E. Seneshen, Welborn Sullivan Meck & Tooley, P.C., Denver, Colorado
  David M. Seneshen, PhD, Geochemical Insight, LLC, Denver, Colorado 
• Don’t Judge a Lessee by Its Relatives: Affiliate Transactions in Royalty Litigation
  Nicolle R. Snyder Bagnell & Nicole A. Jensen, Reed Smith LLP, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  Mark C. Rodriguez & Bilma A. Canales, Beck Redden LLP, Houston, Texas
• Exculpatory Clauses for Operators: When Do They Apply and What Do They Mean?
  Byron C. Keeling & Anna E. Fredrickson, Keeling & Fredrickson, P.C., Houston, Texas 
• Unearthing the Impacts of Foreign Investment Restrictions on the Natural Resources Industries—A Comparison Between U.S., Australian, and Canadian Regimes
  Almira Moronne, Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP, Denver, Colorado
  Sophie Drake, Resource Capital Funds, Perth, Australia
  Navin Joneja & Tori Skot, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, Toronto, Ontario 
• Energy Transition and Mining: Reconciling the Growth of Renewable Energy with the Need for New Mineral Development
  Alexandra B. Klass, Distinguished McKnight University Professor, University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, Minnesota
  Allison J. Mitchell, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Legal Affairs Office, Cloquet, Minnesota
• BLM’s Use of FLPMA and CERCLA to Complete Investigation, Reclamation, and Remediation Work on Abandoned and Inactive Mines on Federal Lands
  Nathalie Doherty, Office of the Solicitor, U.S. Department of the Interior, Portland, Oregon
  Bradley J. Glass, Gallagher & Kennedy, P.A., Phoenix, Arizona 
• Executive Action to Implement Federal Policy for Public Lands: History, Limitations, and Longevity
  Amanda Shafer Berman & Lynn Phan, Crowell & Moring, Washington, D.C.
• Tribal Sovereignty: Recent Developments and Implications for Mineral and Energy Development in “Indian Country”
  Sarah Roubidoux Lawson, Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt, Seattle, Washington 
• Public Lands, the Courts, and the Mining Law of 1872
  Jim Butler, Parsons Behle & Latimer, Reno, Nevada
  Roy W. Fuller, Office of the Solicitor, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C. 
• Practical Challenges to Enforcing Confidentiality Agreements
  Amy Abdo & Brett Gilmore, Fennemore Craig, Phoenix, Arizona
  Luis Sarabia & Chenyang Li, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, Toronto, Ontario 
• Effective Anti-Corruption Compliance Programs
  Kathryn Cameron Atkinson & Andrew T. Wise, Miller & Chevalier, Washington, D.C. 
• ESG and the Future of Resource Company Governance
  Yousuf Aftab, Atelier Aftab P.C., Enodo Rights LLC, New York, New York
  Jonathan Drimmer, Paul Hastings LLP, Washington, D.C.
• Let’s Make a Deal: Selected Issues When Negotiating a Modern Oil and Gas Lease
  John B. McFarland, Graves Dougherty Hearon & Moody P.C., Austin, Texas
  Paul G. Yale, Gray Reed & McGraw LLP, Houston, Texas
  Kelli Tieken Kenney, McElroy, Sullivan, Miller & Weber LLP, Austin, Texas 
• Effective Planning and Drill Site Preparation: A Landman’s Roadmap
  Sarah Black, Range Resources, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania
  Bresee Carlson, Kuiper Law Firm, Lakewood, Colorado
  Elizabeth A. Ryan, ConocoPhillips, Midland, Texas 
• “Show Me the Money!” Resolving Common Partner Payment Issues
  Jamie Jost & Amy Mowry, Jost Energy Law, P.C., Denver, Colorado 
• Annual Environmental Law Update
  Heidi K. Ruckriegle, WilmerHale, Denver, Colorado
• The Pendulum Swings—Analyzing the Biden Administration’s New Priorities and Energy Sector Impacts
  Janice Schneider & Nathaniel Glynn, Latham & Watkins LLP, Washington, D.C. 
• Backseat Driver No More! The Expanding Role of State and Local Government in Reducing Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas Sources
  Jennifer Biever, Carlos Romo & Corey Lim, Williams Weese Pepple & Ferguson, Denver, Colorado 
• Environmental Justice in Modern Legal Practice
  Clifford J. Villa, University of New Mexico School of Law, Albuquerque, New Mexico
• Never the Twain Shall Meet? The Evolving Relationship Between Water and Land Use in Washington State
  Kathleen Callison, Law Office of Kathleen Callison, Tumwater, Washington 
• A Case for Transboundary Watershed Tribunals
  Kenta Tsuda, Conservation Land Foundation, Boston, Massachusetts
• State Water Quality Certifications Under Clean Water Act Section 401: Defining the Shape of the Court and Setting Shot Clock Rules
  Eric L. Christensen, Allyn L. Stern & Megan M. Withroder, Beveridge & Diamond, PC, Seattle, Washington 
• Far and Away—Overcoming Infrastructure and Development Challenges Involving Resource Projects in Remote Areas
  María Luisa Porto Fox, Cenit Transporte y Logística de Hidrocarburos S.A.S., Bogotá, Colombia
  Julie Abouchar, Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP, Toronto, Ontario 
• Record-Breaking International Arbitration Awards—Is International Arbitration an Effective Remedy?
  Natalie Reid & Berglind Halldorsdottir Birkland, Debevoise & Plimpton, New York, New York 
• Protection of Mining Investments Under Investment Treaties: Gold Reserve, Inc. v. Venezuela
  Petr Polášek, White & Case LLP, Washington, D.C.

January 2022 - Hardbound volume - ISBN 978-1-943497-45-4