69th Annual Institute Proceedings (2023)
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This hardbound volume will include scholarly and practical papers, edited and cite-checked, delivered at or written for the 69th Annual Natural Resources and Energy Law Institute:
- Protecting the Great Salt Lake and Its Wetlands in a Changing World
Robin Kundis Craig, University of Southern California Gould School of Law, Los Angeles, CA
- Small Modular Reactors – Reimagining the Future of Nuclear Energy
Ahab Abdel-Aziz, Gowling WLG, Toronto, ON
Stephanie Fishman, Hogan Lovells, Washington, DC
- Annual Oil and Gas Law Update – Texas, Oklahoma, and the West
James T. Kittrell, Liskow & Lewis, Houston, TX
Samuel A. Allen, Liskow & Lewis, Houston, TX
- Drafting and Negotiating Instruments to Acquire Pore Space for CCUS
Keith B. Hall, Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Baton Rouge, LA
- Unclaimed Property Statutes, or How the State of Delaware Aspires to Become the Largest Real Property Holder in the State of Texas
Michelle L. Phillips, Lime Rock Resources, Houston, TX
Gerald W. Walrath, Kirby, Mathews & Walrath, PLLC, Houston, TX
- Drilling in the Courtroom – Calculating Damages in Oil and Gas Disputes
Daniel Charest, Burns Charest LLP, Dallas, TX
- The Evolution and Future of the Public Trust Doctrine
Karrigan S. Börk, University of California, Davis, School of Law, Davis, CA
- Water Wars in the United States Supreme Court
Matthew E. Draper, Draper & Draper LLC, New York, NY
Corinne Atton , Draper & Draper LLC, New York, NY
- The Endangered Species Act’s Continuing Impact on Water Rights and Water Use
David E. Filippi, Stoel Rives LLP, Portland, OR
- Indigenous Rights and Community Relations
Juan Sonoda, Beretta Godoy, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Jaime P. Zaldumbide, Perez Bustamante & Ponce, Quito, Ecuador
- Electricity Market Design During Geopolitical Crises
Catherine Banet, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Alberto Büll, Veirano Advogados, São Paulo, Brazil
Darryl Lew, White & Case, Washington, DC
- Lithium Extraction – Recent Developments for a Critical Mineral
Burke W. Griggs, Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, KS
Florencia Heredia, Allende & Brea, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Scott A. Hynek, Utah Water Science Center, Salt Lake City, UT
- Annual Oil and Gas Law Update – Louisiana and the East
Michael R. Brassett, II, Bradley Murchison, Baton Rouge, LA
- Seven Eighths of the Oil and Nine-Tenths of the Law – Adverse Possession by Oil and Gas Lessees
Ilya Batikov, Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP, Columbus, OH
Steven R. Rech, Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP, Houston, TX
- One Man’s Trash is Another Man’s Treasure – Ownership of Critical Minerals in Produced Water
Jared A. Hembree, Hinkle Shanor LLP, Roswell, NM
Sunnie R. Richardson, Roswell, NM
- Turn Around, Don’t Drown: Oil and Gas Lease “Washouts” and How to Avoid Them
Brandon E. Durrett, Jackson Walker LLP, San Antonio, TX
- Annual Mining and Public Land Law Update
Vicki Marquis, Crowley Fleck PLLP, Billings, MT
- When Can Unpatented Mining Claims Be Occupied for Ancillary Uses? An Examination of the Rosemont Litigation and Its Implications for Mining Operations on Federal Lands
Norman D. James, Fennemore Craig PC, Phoenix, AZ
- In Search of Workable Standards for ESG Management for Mining Projects
Jeffrey Parshley, SRK Consulting, Reno, NV
- Project Development, Finance, and Risk Perspectives
Cynthia Urda Kassis, Shearman & Sterling LLP, New York, NY
Erik Goldsilver, Gowling WLG, Toronto, ON
Alan J. Hutchison , Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LP, Vancouver, BC
- Responsibly Refurbishing, Repowering, and Decommissioning Solar and Wind Projects – End of Performance and Equipment Management Considerations
Taylor L. Curtis, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO
Dietrich C. Hoefner, Lewis Roca, Denver, CO
- Realizing Hydrogen Projects – Deal Structures, Federal Incentives, Financing, and Other Key Development Issues
George Humphrey, Holland & Knight, Houston, TX
Nneka C. Obiokoye, Holland & Knight, Denver, CO
- Negotiation of Corporate Power Purchase Agreements for Renewable Power – What Sellers and Buyers Need to Know
Dana Saric, Capital Power Corporation, Calgary, AB
Zev Simpser, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Minneapolis, MN
- How Secure Is Your Performance Security? Performance Bonds, Parent Guarantees, and Letters of Credit
Kelann B. Stirling, Kirkland & Ellis, New York, NY
Chris Heasley, Kirkland & Ellis, Austin, TX
- And Then Came the Regulators – Understanding the Unique Role of In-House Counsel in Managing Cybersecurity Risk
Laura Colombell Marshall, McGuireWoods LLP, Richmond, VA
Brandi G. Howard, McGuireWoods LLP, Washington, DC
- Ethical Minefields to Avoid When Managing an HSE Crisis
Lily N. Chinn, Baker Botts L.L.P., San Francisco, CA
Paige Laborde, Baker Botts L.L.P., Houston, TX
- Annual Environmental Law Update
Andrea M. Bronson, Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP, Denver, CO
- Between the Metals and the Deep Blue Sea – The Role of Seabed Mining and Its Impacts in the Energy Transition
Scot W. Anderson, Hogan Lovells, Denver, CO
Heath L. Waddingham, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Salt Lake City, UT
- PFAS – Implications for Industry of New Regulation
Mark McDaniel, AlterEcho, Lakewood, CO
Elizabeth R. Taber, King & Spalding LLP, Houston, TX
- NIMBY Déjà Vu – Local Government Roadblocks to the Energy Transition
Blaine A. Lucas, Babst Calland, Pittsburgh, PA
- The March of Co-Management – The Expanding Role of Tribes
Kevin K. Washburn, University of Iowa College of Law, Iowa City, IA
- Recent Developments in the Federal Leasing Program
Sarah Y. Dicharry, Jones Walker LLP, New Orleans, LA
Jonathan A. Hunter, Jones Walker LLP, New Orleans, LA
- Rights of Access to Public Lands
Caroline Lobdell, Western Resources Legal Center, Portland, OR
David Willms, National Wildlife Federation, Cheyenne, WY