Law Seminars International Presents: Second Annual Conference on

Climate Change Regulation and Policy
Managing the risks and taking advantage of related business opportunities

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April 14 & 15, 2008
Sheraton Crystal City Hotel in Arlington, VA

Who Should Attend

Private law practitioners, in-house counsel, government lawyers and policy-makers, climate consultants and those involved in what localities, states and regions in the United States and certain key players overseas (EU, China, India, Japan, Brazil, Canada) are doing to address this important issue

Why Attend

Climate change, its implications for the global environment, and how best to mitigate its impact, is shaping up to be the preeminent environmental issue of our time. Over the past year, public awareness of and Congressional focus on this issue has intensified. National greenhouse gas emission regulation, affecting major emitting sectors of the U.S. economy, would be the first major environmental regulatory program adopted in the U.S. in over two decades. Climate change will continue to pose an enormous regulatory challenge throughout the careers of all those presently engaged in the issue.

The mission of this program is to provide the information and analysis needed to keep abreast of fast-breaking legal and policy developments at the state, national and international levels, to manage corporate risk associated with climate change and to take maximum advantage of related business opportunities.

These and other questions questions will be addressed in this program by some of the top practitioners and policy experts in the field.

~ F. William Brownell, Esq., Program Chair

You Will Learn About

Agenda

Monday, April 14, 2008

8:00 am

Registration and Continental Breakfast

 
8:30 am

Introduction and Overview

F. William Brownell, Esq., Program Chair
Hunton & Williams LLP / Washington, DC

 
8:45 am

The 2008 Bush Administration's Climate Change Strategy

The Big 15 and what the Administration is trying to accomplish

Robert J. Meyers, Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation
U.S. EPA / Washington, DC

 
9:15 am

International Policy Update: The Future of the Kyoto Process

New international negotiations; addressing global carbon emissions post-2012; alternative approaches to Kyoto and AP-6

Harlan L. Watson, Ph.D., Senior Climate Negotiator
U.S. Department of State / Washington, DC

How to insure that U.S. climate change actions fit in with what is happening internationally; how to address inaction by China, India and other major emitters

Jeffrey B. Margulies, Esq.
Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. / Los Angeles, CA

 
10:30 am

Break

 
10:45 am

Carbon Market Strategies Here and Abroad

The impact of international negotiations on the voluntary carbon market in the U.S.; What will take the place of the Kyoto Protocol post-2012?

Annie Petsonk, Esq., International Counsel
Environmental Defense / Washington, DC

 
11:30 am

Keynote Address

Climate change policy: The road ahead for the United States and the world

The Hon. John W. Warner, Jr., Senator
United States Senate / Washington, DC

 
12:00 pm

Lunch (on your own)

 
1:15 pm

Prospects for New Federal Legislative Initiatives

The debate rages as the Senate moves forward but will greenhouse gas emissions control legislation be enacted in the 110th Congress or only after the 2008 Presidential election? What are the prospects and possible timelines?

Jason S. Grumet, Esq., Executive Director
National Commission on Energy Policy / Washington, DC

The debate rages as the Senate moves forward but will greenhouse gas emissions control legislation be enacted in the 110th Congress or only after the 2008 Presidential election? What are the prospects and possible timelines?

Joseph C. Stanko, Jr., Esq.
Hunton & Williams LLP / Washington, DC

 
2:30 pm

Update on State Initiatives

Efforts in California, the Pacific Northwest, Midwest and Northeast to develop and implement GHG emission control regimes; Governor's Conference update

Neal H. Weinfield, Esq.
Greenberg Traurig LLP / Chicago, IL

 
3:15 pm

Break

 
3:30 pm

Update on Local Initiatives

Impacts of local initiatives on local economies, land use and governments

Michael G. Lufkin, Esq.
Marten Law Group / Seattle, WA

 
4:15 pm

EPA: New and Proposed Rulemakings

Federal regulatory response to the Massachusetts case; steps that the EPA may take to regulate mobile emissions and how that applies to future regulation under the CAA of stationary sources

William L. Wehrum, Esq.
Hunton & Williams LLP / Washington, DC

Federal regulatory response to Massachusetts case; steps that the EPA may take to regulate mobile emissions and how that applies to future regulation under the CAA of stationary sources

Chet M. Thompson, Esq.
Crowell & Moring LLP / Washington, DC

 
5:30 pm

Reception for Attendees and Faculty Sponsored by Hunton & Williams LLP

 

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

8:00 am

Registration and Continental Breakfast

 
8:30 am

Litigation Watch: What the Courts Have Said and What the Future May Hold

Case study: EPA mileage standard for trucks and SUV's

Peter S. Glaser, Esq.
Troutman Sanders LLP / Washington, DC

The Supreme Court case (Massachusetts v. EPA) and other key climate litigation

Norman W. Fichthorn, Esq.
Hunton & Williams LLP / Washington, DC

 
10:00 am

Break

 
10:15 am

Greenhouse Gas Transactions: What are the Financial Opportunities? Who Will Come Out Ahead?

Market structures: Chicago Climate Exchange; trading renewable energy credits; green tag certification programs for generating facilities

William M. Ferretti, Ph.D., Vice President
Chicago Climate Exchange, Inc. / Chicago, IL

The business of climate change: The potential impact on American business of operating in a carbon constrained world; business opportunities that are created

Kenneth Berlin, Esq.
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP / Washington, DC

Trading and investment opportunities created by Kyoto; the EU Trading System; prospects for a more robust trading market in the U.S.; the growing voluntary market in the U.S. and the signals needed pre and post 2012

William Tyndall, Esq., Managing Director
Natsource Asset Management LLC / New York, NY

 
12:00 pm

Lunch (on your own)

 
1:15 pm

Technological Solutions: Private Sector, Federal Research and Development Efforts, and Liability Issues

Back to baseload: Nuclear, clean coal with carbon capture and storage, and energy efficiency

David W. Conover, Esq., Principal
David Conover and Associates / Alexandria, VA

Impediments such as risk and liability; federal research and development efforts

Marianne L. Horinko, Esq., President
The Horinko Group / Washington, DC

Risk-based policy incentives for financing clean energy: Optimizing public sector resources in bioenergy, alternative fuels and renewable power projects

Andrew Paterson, Director, Economics & Finance Consulting, North America
Econergy International / Washington, DC

 
2:30 pm

Break

 
2:45 pm

Panel Discussion on Developing Your Strategy for the Future

Key components of successful plans to take advantage of business opportunities and reduce business risks

F. William Brownell, Esq., Program Chair, Moderator
Hunton & Williams LLP / Washington, DC

Stuart Eizenstat, Esq.
Covington & Burling LLP / Washington, DC

Douglas W. Smith, Esq.
Van Ness Feldman / Washington, DC

Mary Anne Sullivan, Esq.
Hogan & Hartson LLP / Washington, DC

Robert M. Sussman, Esq.
Latham & Watkins LLP / Washington, DC

 
4:00 pm

Evaluations and Adjourn

 

Tuition

Regular tuition for this program is $995 with a group rate of $895 each for two or more registrants from the same firm. For government employees, we offer a special rate of $795. For students and people in their job for less than a year, our rate is $497.50. All rates include admission to all seminar sessions, food and beverages at breaks, and all course materials. Make checks payable to Law Seminars International.

Cancellation & Substitution

You may substitute another person at any time. We will refund tuition, less a $50 cancellation fee, if we receive your cancellation by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 8, 2008. After that time, we will credit your tuition toward attendance at another program or the purchase of a Homestudy. There is a $25 cancellation fee for Course Materials orders and $50 for Homestudy orders.

Continuing Education Credits

This program qualifies for 12 VA CLE credits. Upon request, we will apply for CLE credits in other states and other types of credits.

Location

The conference will be held at the Sheraton Crystal City Hotel at 1800 Jefferson Davis Hwy in Arlington, VA 22202. Call the hotel directly at 1-888-627-8209 for reservations at the special negotiated rate of $289 and mention that you are attending a Law Seminars International conference. Rooms are on a first come, first served basis.
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If You Cannot Attend

Our complete Homestudy Course, consisting of a VHS or DVD recording and the written course materials, is available for $1005. 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

F. William Brownell, Program Chair, partner at Hunton & Williams LLP, focuses on environmental litigation and regulation, including clean air regulation, environmental licensing and climate change issues. He has been lead counsel in appellate cases challenging EPA and other rulemaking, including defense of D.C. Circuit challenges to EPA's Clean Air Act New Source Review rules and is listed in "Best Lawyers in America."

Kenneth Berlin, partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, heads the Environmental Practice. Previously he was the Chairman of the Board of the Environmental Law Institure. He is listed in Chambers USA.
Full bio and contact info for Kenneth Berlin at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

David W. Conover is an attorney in private practice and Counsel to the Bipartisan Policy Center-National Commission on Energy Policy. Previously he was President Bush's Director of the U.S. Climate Change Technology Program and Assistant Secretary (Acting) for Policy and International Affairs at the U.S. Department of Energy.

Stuart Eizenstat, head of the International Practice at Covington & Burling LLP, was President Carter's Chief Domestic Policy Adviser and Ambassador to the EU, Under Secretary of Commerce, Under Secretary of State and Deputy Treasury Secretary in the Clinton Administration. He was the chief negotiator of the Kyoto Protocol and for Holocaust restitution. Stuart Eizenstat heads the international practice at Covington & Burling OOP. He was President Carter's Chief Domestic Policy Adviser, and Ambassador to the EU, Under Secretary of Commerce, Under Secretary of State, and Deputy Treasury Secretary in the Clinton Administration. He was the chief negotiator of the Kyoto Protocol and for Holocaust restitution. He has received seven honorary PhDs and the high awards from several foreign governments."

William M. Ferretti, Ph.D., Vice President at the Chicago Climate Exchange, Inc., focuses on recruitment and liaising with governmental and public policy entities. Previously he was Executive Director of GLOBE USA, where advanced the Congressional debate over climate change policy.

Norman W. Fichthorn, partner at Hunton & Williams LLP, focuses on the Clean Air Act and global climate change issues. He was lead counsel for electric utilities in litigation in the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals addressing EPA authority to regulate GHG emissions under the Clean Air Act.
Full bio and contact info for Norman W. Fichthorn at Hunton & Williams LLP

Peter S. Glaser, partner at Troutman Sanders LLP, represents energy industry companies and associations on regulatory and commercial matters. He specializes in environmental regulation and litigation in the area of air quality and global climate change.

Jason S. Grumet, Executive Director of the National Commission on Energy Policy, helped design the organization and recruit Commission members. He also oversees the strategic direction, technical analysis, policy development and advocacy.

Marianne L. Horinko is President of The Horinko Group. Previously she was Assistant Administrator for the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response at the U.S. EPA and Acting EPA Administrator.

Michael G. Lufkin, partner at Marten Law Group, focuses on environmental and natural resource litigation and climate change issues. Previously he was Assistant Attorney General for Washington as Counsel for the Environment. He was named a "Rising Star" by Washington Law & Politics.

Jeffrey B. Margulies, partner at Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P., advises on international, federal, state and local environmental and regulatory issue and is the Environmental Department's liaison to its international offices. He heads the Climate Change Practice Group in the California office.
Full bio and contact info for Jeffrey B. Margulies at Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.

Andrew Paterson, Director of Economics & Finance Consulting, North America at Econergy International, develops and manages projects for energy, environmental and power sector clients. He has been the lead commercial market analyst in studies with the Department of Energy.

Annie Petsonk, International Counsel of the Climate and Air Program at Environmental Defense, coordinates the advocacy efforts on international environmental law, international agreements and institutions.

Douglas W. Smith, member at Van Ness Feldman, was General Counsel to FERC and Deputy General Counsel for Energy Policy at the U.S. Department of Energy. He specializes in electricity, natural gas, efficiency and climate change regulation.

Joseph C. Stanko, Jr., partner at Hunton & Williams LLP, focuses on issue advocacy before Congress, Executive Branch officials and federal agencies in the Clean Air Act and environmental laws. He was named by The Hill Newspaper as a top lobbyist in: Clean Air/Global Warming, Chemical and Refining.
Full bio and contact info for Joseph C. Stanko Jr. at Hunton & Williams LLP

Mary Anne Sullivan, partner at Hogan & Hartson LLP, focuses on climate change and alternative energy technologies. Previously she was the U.S. Department of Energy's General Counsel and Deputy General Counsel for environment and nuclear programs.

Robert M. Sussman, partner at Latham & Watkins LLP, focuses on environmental, toxic tort and energy issues. He was Chief Operating Officer and Regulatory Policy Officer of the Environmental Protection Agency and is listed in Chambers USA and The International Who's Who of Environmental Lawyers.

Chet M. Thompson, partner at Crowell & Moring LLP, in the Environment & Natural Resources Group, focuses on representation of clients under the Clean Air Act and CERCLA. Previously he was Deputy General Counsel at the U.S. EPA.

William Tyndall, Managing Director at Natsource Asset Management LLC, develops opportunities in clean energy. Previously he was VP of Corporate Development and Strategy at Cinergy Corp. and on the staff of the Energy and Commerce Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. EPA.

The Honorable John W. Warner, Opening Address, serving his twenty-ninth year in the U.S. Senate, is the former Chairman and now the second-ranking Republican of the Senate Armed Services Committee and serves on the Environment and Public Works Committee. He is the principal co-author, with Senator Lieberman, of the Lieberman-Warner Bill, which is comprehensive climate legislation.

Harlan L. Watson, Ph.D., is Senior Climate Negotiator and Special Representative at the U.S. Department of State. He is alternate head of the U.S. delegations to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and heads U.S. delegations of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

Neal H. Weinfield, shareholder in the Environmental and Energy & Natural Resources Departments at Greenberg Traurig LLP, represents clients and litigates cases in environmental compliance and permitting on power plants, alternative fuels and landfill gas to energy projects and carbon trading. He is a Super Lawyer and Leading Lawyer.

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