Schedule for the 38th annual Review of Energy Law
Program Schedule – Thursday, August 17, 2023
7:45 – 8:30 a.m. Registration & Breakfast
8:30 – 8:40 a.m. Welcoming Remarks - Nick Peters, Foley & Lardner LLP
8:40 – 9:40 a.m. Renewable Project Development: Mineral, Title and Site Control Considerations
Adam Braaten and Nikki Tate, Husch Blackwell LLP (1.00)
9:40 – 9:55 a.m. Break
9:55 - 10:55 a.m. Gathering Agreements 101
Keith Hall, LSU Law School (1.00)
10:55 – 11:55 a.m. Gas Supply to Power Markets
Tade Oyewunmi, University of North Dakota School of Law (1.00)
11:55 – 12:15 p.m. Break for buffet lunch
12:15 - 1:15 p.m. Lunchtime Presentation: Arbitration in the Oil Patch
Geoff Bracken, Foley & Lardner LLP (1.00)
1:15 – 1:30 p.m. Break
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. O&G M&A Trends; Representation and Warranty Insurance in O&G Deals
John Grand and Sarah Mitchell, Vinson & Elkins LLP (1.00)
2:30 – 3:30 p.m. Bitcoin – A Primer and its Relevance to the Energy Industry
Brandon Martin, Martin Legal Group, Gideon Powell, Cholla Energy, LLC,
Brent Whitehead, Giga Energy, Inc. (1.00)
3:30 – 3:45 p.m. Break
3:45 – 4:45 p.m. Eminent Domain Issues Pertaining to Upstream and Midstream Oil and Gas
Tyler Milton, Dawson and Sodd PLLC (1.00)
4:45 – 5:45 p.m. Freeze-Related Lease Litigation: The Growing Storm in the Oil Patch
Thomas G. Ciarlone, Jr., Kane Russell Coleman Logan PC (1.00)
5:45 p.m. Adjourn
Program Schedule – Friday August 18, 2023
7:45 – 8:30 a.m. Breakfast
8:30 – 8:40 a.m. Welcoming Remarks - Nick Peters, Foley & Lardner LLP
8:40 – 9:25 a.m. Trade Secret Issues in the Oil Patch
Rachel Steely, Foley & Lardner LLP (0.75, which includes 0.25 of ethics)
9:25 – 9:40 a.m. Break
9:40 - 10:40 a.m. The Evolving Landscape of Texas Non-Compete Agreements in Light of Proposed FTC Regulations
Ben Riemer and Brent Hockaday, Bell Nunnally; Matt Wilshire, Federal Trade Commission (1.00)
10:40 – 11:40 a.m. Subsurface Trespass Issues in Connection with Carbon Sequestration
Joseph Schremmer, The University of New Mexico School of Law (1.00)
11:40 - 12:00 p.m. Break for buffet lunch
12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Lunchtime presentation - 45Q Tax Credits Can Apply to Oil and Gas Companies
Ryan Sears, O’Melveny Myers LLP (1.00)
1:00 - 1:15 p.m. Break
1:15 - 2:15 p.m. Legal Considerations for Geothermal Applications in Texas
Clifton Squibb, Hamilton, Squibb & Shores, LLP (1.00)
2:15 - 3:15 p.m. Case Law Update
Philip Jordan and Charles Sartain, Gray Reed LLP (1.00)
3:15 p.m. Adjourn