Law Seminars International Presents: The Second Annual Conference on

Air Quality Regulation in California
Critical issues in AB 32 compliance, offset credit emissions markets, mobile source emissions and PM 2.5

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(For this past program, we offer two options for purchase: a Homestudy (DVD and written materials) or written materials alone.)

April 14 & 15, 2008
Marriott Los Angeles Downtown Hotel in Los Angeles, CA

Who Should Order This Homestudy

Air quality professionals, including attorneys, regulators, business executives, engineers and compliance managers who are interested in cutting-edge topics of California air quality regulation

Why Order

AB 32, the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, codified California's goal to reduce global warming emissions to 1990 levels. Regulatory efforts to implement AB 32 have begun and continue to drive the evolution of air quality rule making. How are districts responding? How are other agencies, such as the California Air Resources Board, getting involved? How can industry best apply current thinking to develop adaptation strategies under these new regulations?

Our second annual conference on California air quality regulation will afford you the opportunity to hear from leading legal, government and industry experts on what to expect as regulatory agencies begin implementing this significant legislation. You will also hear the latest expert views on other major air quality topics, including the emerging issue of fine particle (PM 2.5) emissions. Join us for the latest information on the evolving regulatory environment of air quality in California.

~ Shari B. Libicki, Ph.D. and Rick R. Rothman, Esq., Program Co-Chairs

You Will Learn About

Agenda

Monday, April 14, 2008

8:00 am

Registration and Continental Breakfast

 
8:30 am

Introduction to Day One: Greenhouse Gas and Related Issues

Shari B. Libicki, Ph.D., Program Co-Chair, Global Air Quality Practice Area Leader
ENVIRON Holdings, Inc. / Emeryville, CA

Rick R. Rothman, Esq., Program Co-Chair
Bingham McCutchen LLP / Los Angeles, CA

 
8:45 am

Special Opening Address: CARB as Policeman and its Enforcement Priorities

Given the current greenhouse gas mandate, how is CARB going to invest its limited resources?

James R. Ryden, Esq., Chief, Enforcement Division
California Air Resources Board / Sacramento, CA

 
9:30 am

Federal Interaction with California: New Federal-Level Developments Likely to Impact Greenhouse Gas Regulation in California

How the U.S. Federal Government's approach to climate change relates to California's approach

James W. Rubin, Esq.
Hunton & Williams LLP / Washington, DC

 
10:15 am

Break

 
10:30 am

Voluntary Initiatives and Early Reductions under AB 32

Jonathan Evans, Staff Attorney
Center for Biological Diversity / Los Angeles, CA

Jocelyn Niebur Thompson, Esq.
Weston Benshoof Rochefort Rubalcava & MacCuish LLP / Los Angeles, CA

 
12:00 pm

Lunch (on your own)

 
1:15 pm

AB 32: Industry Approaches for Developing Successful Strategies

A discussion of new AB 32 rules and industry approaches to compliance and success

Shari B. Libicki, Ph.D., Program Co-Chair, Moderator
ENVIRON Holdings, Inc. / Emeryville, CA

Developer perspective

Glenn Adamick, Vice President Forward Planning & Entitlement
The Newhall Land and Farming Company / Valencia, CA

Energy industry perspective

Anne E. Mudge, Esq.
Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP / San Francisco, CA

Port perspective

Sandi L. Nichols, Esq.
Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP / San Francisco, CA

 
3:00 pm

Break

 
3:15 pm

Scott Porter, Director of Corporate Development and Carbon Origination
3Degrees Inc. / San Francisco,, CA

The Offset Market

Views on the status of the offset credit emissions market(s) and creative options as prices within this market rise

Kevin Poloncarz, Esq.
Bingham McCutchen LLP / San Francisco, CA

 
5:00 pm

Reception for Faculty and Attendees Sponsored by Bingham McCutchen LLP and ENVIRON Holdings, Inc.

 

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

8:00 am

Registration and Continental Breakfast

 
8:30 am

Introduction to Day Two: Mobile Emissions, Fine Particulate Matter (PM 2.5) and a Look at the Future

Shari B. Libicki, Ph.D., Program Co-Chair
ENVIRON Holdings, Inc. / Emeryville, CA

Rick R. Rothman, Esq., Program Co-Chair
Bingham McCutchen LLP / Los Angeles, CA

 
8:45 am

Mobile Emission Sources

The federal-state controversy: Who holds jurisdiction to regulate mobile emission sources?

Richard A. Penna, Esq.
Van Ness Feldman / Washington, DC

Overview of ARB's statewide programs and strategies to reduce the emission of smog-forming pollutants and toxics by mobile sources

Kevin T. Haroff, Esq.
Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP / San Francisco, CA

 
10:15 am

Break

 
10:30 am

Update on PM 2.5: The Scope of the Problem

An overview of the sources of the problem

Matt Russell, Ph.D, Associate
ENVIRON Holdings, Inc. / San Francisco, CA

Industry concerns and perspective on the best approaches for moving forward

Michael S. McDonough, Esq., Counsel
Bingham McCutchen LLP / Los Angeles, CA

 
12:00 pm

Lunch (on your own)

 
1:15 pm

Solving the PM 2.5 Problem: Regulatory and Compliance Strategies

Overview of PM 2.5 compliance in SCAQMD

Elaine C. Chang, DrPh, Deputy Executive Officer
South Coast Air Quality Management District / Diamond Bar, CA

The interplay between air quality policy and energy policy

Joseph W. Hower, P.E., DEE, Managing Principal
ENVIRON Holdings, Inc. / Los Angeles, CA

Dealing with the scarcity of PM offsets

Gary Rubenstein, Founding Partner
Sierra Research, Inc. / Sacramento, CA

 
3:15 pm

Break

 
3:30 pm

Legal Ethics

Ethical issues in the administrative law setting

Ellen A. Pansky, Esq.
Pansky & Markle / South Pasadena, CA

James I. Ham, Esq.
James Ham Legal / Los Angeles, CA

 
4:30 pm

Evaluations and Adjourn

 

Cancellation

There is a $25 cancellation fee for Course Materials orders and $50 for Homestudy orders

Continuing Education Credits

Law Seminars International is a State Bar of California approved MCLE provider. This program qualifies for 13 California MCLE credits, including 1 ethics. Upon request, we will apply for CLE credits in other states and other types of credits.

Cost

Our complete Homestudy Course, consisting of a VHS or DVD recording and the written course materials, is available for $905. The written course materials alone are available for $100. We will ship your Homestudy order via UPS ground within two weeks after the seminar or the date we receive payment (whichever is later).
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Faculty Bios

Shari B. Libicki, Ph.D., Program Co-Chair and Global Air Quality Practice Area Leader at ENVIRON Holdings, Inc., specializes in air quality and greenhouse gas management, including, air pathway risk assessment, air quality compliance and permitting negotiations, and the development of greenhouse gas management strategies. She is experienced in using chemical engineering models to estimate greenhouse gas and chemical emissions from processes, assists in compliance and permitting negotiations and advises industries on compliance with emerging greenhouse gas regulations, including California's AB 32.

Rick R. Rothman, Program Co-Chair, chairs the Environmental Practice Group at Bingham McCutchen LLP, and is experienced in state and federal reporting, variances, warning requirements, enforcement actions, due diligence reviews, permitting and appeals. He has been recognized for Environmental Litigation by The Legal 500 - U.S. and as a "Southern California Super Lawyer" in Environmental Law by Los Angeles magazine.

James R. Ryden is Chief of the California Air Resources Board's Enforcement Division. Previously he was a prosecutor and an administrative law judge.

Glenn Adamick is Vice President of Planning for The Newhall Land and Farming Company. Previously he was an associate planner for the City of Santa Clarita.

Elaine Chang, DrPh., Deputy Executive Officer of Planning, Rule Development and Area Sources at the South Coast Air Quality Management District, is experienced in air pollution control, alternative energy technologies and health risk assessment.

Jonathan Evans is a Staff Attorney for the Center for Biological Diversity within the Climate Air and Energy and Urban Wildlands Programs. He is currently litigating several cases involving challenges to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act for failing to analyze global warming and greenhouse gas emissions.

James I. Ham, principal and founder of James Ham Legal, represents clients in litigation, regulatory and legal ethics matters. He assists law firm management and lawyers with ethical and legal professional responsibility compliance obligations and assists a Native American Indian tribe in emissions trading credits and project development negotiations at the Public Utilities Commission.

Kevin T. Haroff, partner with Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP's Environmental Law and Climate Change practice groups, has experience handling complex environmental regulatory and litigation matters and has been recognized by Chambers USA as a leading California environmental lawyer.

Joseph W. Hower, Managing Principal and Southern California Air Quality Practice leader at ENVIRON Holdings, Inc., is experienced in regulatory compliance, permitting, expert witness testimony; risk management and pollution control engineering.

Michael S. McDonough, counsel at Bingham McCutchen LLP, focuses on environmental litigation, compliance and counseling for air, soil and water quality issues. He co-authored "The U.S. Supreme Court Interprets EPA's Authority Under the Clean Air Act in Two Landmark Decisions".

Anne E. Mudge, partner at Cox, Castle & Nicholson, practices land use and environmental law including the siting and permitting of major energy projects and land use litigation. She has been a Northern California "Super Lawyer" every year since 2003.

Sandi L. Nichols, partner at Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP, focuses her practice on environmental and land use matters and litigation. She largely represents ports, oil companies, developers and commercial landowners in CEQA, Clean Water Act, CERCLA and state hazardous waste matters.
Full bio and contact info for Sandi L. Nichols at Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP

Ellen A. Pansky, co-founder of Pansky & Markle, represents attorneys in professional liability litigation and state bar disciplinary proceedings, provides ethics consultations and testifies regularly in legal malpractice proceedings. She is past president of the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers and current member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association's Professional Responsibility and Ethics Committee.

Richard A. Penna, member at Van Ness Feldman, specializes in environmental law and regulation, advising clients on motor vehicle emissions standards, fuel economy regulations, permitting, compliance and enforcement matters. He was previously involved in the development of the federal vehicle emission program while with the EPA and is listed in both Best Lawyers and Chambers USA.
Full bio and contact info for Richard A. Penna at Van Ness Feldman

Kevin Poloncarz, partner in Bingham McCutchen LLP's Environmental Practice Group, counsels on environmental compliance and enforcement including air quality regulations and climate change initiatives. He is experienced in air quality permits, emission reduction credits and voluntary greenhouse gas reductions.

Gary Rubenstein, Founding Partner of Sierra Research, has an extensive background in air pollution control, including air quality planning, strategy development and analysis, emission inventory development, emission control system design and evaluation and automotive emission control design.

James W. Rubin, senior attorney at Hunton & Williams LLP, practices federal environmental law focusing on environmental litigation and climate change policy. He counsels businesses on domestic and international environmental compliance and transactional matters and was previously in the U.S. Department of Justice.

Matt Russell, Ph.D. is an Associate at ENVIRON Holdings, Inc., specializing in air quality and greenhouse gas management.

Jocelyn Niebur Thompson, partner, Weston Benshoof Rochefort Rubalcava & MacCuish LLP, specializes in compliance and permitting hearings, environmental auditing and due diligence associated with mergers, acquisitions and financing.
Full bio and contact info for Jocelyn Niebur Thompson at Weston Benshoof Rochefort Rubalcava & MacCuish LLP

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