Spring 2023 Symposium
2023 Speakers:
2023 Topics:
Angela Adolph
Dionne Rousseau
Shawn Daray
Paul Simon
Jamie Manuel
Keith Hall
Offshore Oil Drilling
Offshore Wind Development
Carbon Capture and Storage
Environmental Social Governance (ESG) Issues
Spring 2022 Symposium
2022 Speakers:
2022 Topics:
Michael Brassett
David E. Dismukes
Shelley Eichenlaub
Joe Wilson
Nicholas Bryner
Kathleen Doody
Anthony “Tony” Marino
Keith Hall
Solar Power Developments
Decarbonization
Regulations on New Energy Infrastructure and Resources
2023 Topics:
Spring 2021 Symposium
2021 Speakers
Michael Brassett, Partner, Bradley Murchison, Baton Rouge
John Lehrer, Partner, BakerHostetler, Washington, D.C.
Blake Canfield, Executive Counsel, State of Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, Baton Rouge
Stephen “Steve” Lee, Director of the Injection and Mining Division of the Office of Conservation, State of Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, Baton Rouge
Corey Shircliff, Petroleum Scientist Manager in the Injection and Mining Division of the Office of Conservation, State of Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, Baton Rouge
Poe Leggette, Partner, BakerHostetler, Denver & Houston
Melissa Baustian, Ph.D., Coastal Ecologist, The Water Institute of the Gulf, Baton Rouge
Keith Hall, Director and Professor of Law, Mineral Law Institute at Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Baton Rouge
Patrick Martin, Director and Professor of Law, Emeritus, Mineral Law Institute at Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Baton Rouge
Patrick Ottinger, Founder, Ottinger Hebert, Lafayette, and Adjunct Professor of Law, Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Baton Rouge.
David Dismukes, Executive Director and Professor, Center for Energy Studies at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge
Hunter Johnston, Attorney representing Lake Charles Methanol; Partner, Steptoe & Johnson LLP
2021 Topics
Carbon Capture and Sequestration Overview and Tax Incentives (9:15 – 10:15 a.m.)
Federal and State Regulatory Schemes (10:20 – 11:05 a.m.)
National Policies (11:10 – 11:55 a.m.)
Nature-based Carbon Capture and Storage in Coastal Louisiana Habitats (12:45 – 1:30 p.m.)
Oil & Gas Leases and Servitudes (1:35 – 2:35 p.m.)
Transportation and Pipelines (2:40 – 3:25 p.m.)
Lake Charles Methanol’s use of Carbon Capture (3:30 – 4:00 p.m.)
Spring 2020 Symposium
2020 Speakers
Chris Dalbom, Tulane Institute on Water Resources Law & Policy
Frank Holleman, Southern Environmental Law Center
Jim Wilkins, Louisiana Sea Grant Law & Policy Program
Beaux Jones, Water Institute of the Gulf
Margaret Viator, Phelps Dunbar, LLP
Susan Miller, Bisong, Modrall Sperling
Andrew Martin, Davidson Summers
Stan Millan, Jones Walker
Elise Henry, Jones Walker
Brad Finney, U.S. Eastern District of Tennessee
Saul Newsome, Newsome International Law
E. Barrett Ristroph, Ristroph Law, Planning, and Research
2020 Topics
An Overview of Louisiana Riparian Law
The Groundwater Conduit Theory: Actionability under the Clean Water Act
Coastal Land Loss: Recent Developments & Legal Impacts
Hydraulic Fracturing Fluids: Use, Reuse and Disposal
Future Outlook of the “Waters of the U.S.” Rule
Geo-Engineering in Waterbodies
Spring 2019 Symposium
2019 Speakers
Claire Gonzales, Marine Biologist at Blue Latitudes
Anthony Marino, Slattery Marino & Roberts
Jana Grauberger. Liskow & Lewis
Keith Couvillion, Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
John T. Nesser, Shell Oil Co.
Alida C. Hainkel, Jones Walker
Uisdean Hugh Vass, Ledingham Chalmbers
Dr. Greg Gordon, Univ. of Aberdeen
Carson Haddow, Liskow & Lewis
Amber Jackson, Co-Founder of Blue Latitudes
Dr. Eduardo G. Pereira, International Energy Law Advisory Group
2019 Topics
Setting the Framework
Transactional Issues and Contractual Clauses
What the Regulations Require and How Decommissioning Differs Between the Pacific and Gulf of Mexico
Bonding and Financial Assurance under U.S. Law
Regulatory Issues on the United Kingdom Continental Shelf
Offshore Issues in Brazil
Transactional Issues on the United Kingdom Continental Shelf and How They Compare to U.S. Transactional Issues
Rigs-to-Reefs: Environmental Concerns
Spring 2019
Hotel Accomodations
The Cook Hotel at LSU
3828 W. Lakeshore Drive
225-383-2665
Hamption Inn & Suites
462 Lafayette Street
225-382-2100 or 800-426-7866
Downtown Baton Rouge
Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center
201 Lafayette Street
225-344-5866 or 800-955-6962
Downtown Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge Marriot
5500 Hilton Ave.
225-924-5000 or 800-228-9290
Spring 2018 Symposium
From Left: Jessica Bozell, Austin Dooyema, Scott Dorman