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MANAGING EDITOR
Brit Brown
Beirne, Maynard,
& Parsons L.L.P.
Houston, Texas
ASSISTANT EDITOR
Janice Hartrick
Dallas, Texas
INTERNATIONAL EDITOR
Harry W. Sullivan, Jr.
Senior Counsel
ConocoPhillips
Houston, Texas
OIL AND GAS EDITOR
Thomas T. Hutcheson
Chair - Energy & Environmental Law
Practice Group
Winstead PC
Houston, Texas
POWER / ALTERNATIVE
ENERGY EDITOR
Sheila S. Hollis
Duane Morris LLP
Washington, D.C.
YOUNG ENERGY
PROFESSIONALS EDITOR
Steven P. Otillar
Baker & McKenzie
Houston, Texas
INSTITUTE FOR
ENERGY LAW
The Center for American and International Law
5201 Democracy Dr.
Plano, Texas 75024
Tel: 972.244.3400
Fax: 972.244.3401
Tim T. West
Chair, IEL Advisory Board
Associate General Counsel
Devon Energy Corporation
Houston, Texas
David B. Winn
IEL Director and
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Volume 3, No.4 -- December 2009 |
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Alien Tort Claims Act - An Expanding List of "Law of Nations" Claims
Submitted by Jeffrey C. Torres, Lathrop & Gage (Chicago)
A wide range of industries - oil companies, fruit growers, beverage producers, automotive companies, tire producers, pharmaceutical companies - have been subject to suits brought in the U.S. in the last decade or so under the ever resilient Alien Tort Claims Act (ATCA). To date, major brands including Unocal, ChevronTexaco, Union Carbide, ExxonMobil, Gap, Coca-Cola, Del Monte, Citigroup, Ford and Nike have been sued under the ATCA and the list is growing.
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Brazil's Pre-Salt Contracts
Submitted by Aaron Ball and Paula Galhardo, Looper Reed & McGraw PC (Houston)
Brazil's massive pre-salt reserves and the need for development open up opportunities for service providers. This piece outlines and discusses the necessary steps to entry.
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Potential GHG Measures may put Coal and Gas Interests in Conflict
Submitted by James Smith, Beirne, Maynard & Parsons, L.L.P. (Houston)
Several provisions in the greenhouse gas (GHG) Bill passed by the United States House of Representatives, along with possible amendments from the United States Senate, indicate a desire and expectation for increased coal usage, based on carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) technology. Basically, CCS technology involves eliminating carbon dioxide emissions from burning coal, and storing or sequestering those emissions below ground, thus eliminating their escape to the atmosphere.
To comment on this article, meet me at the IEL Advisory Board Forum on LinkedIn.
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Andy Pickens, formerly of Gibbs & Bruns LLP, is pleased to announce the formation of Strawn Pickens LLP. Mr. Pickens will combine his experience in energy law with the talents of John Strawn. Mr. Strawn has tried more than thirty cases to a jury verdict. Both John and Andy look forward to continuing their practices in commercial and energy matters. |
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David Bloom
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Andrew Langan
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Sustaining member BP America Inc. added Donna Ward (Attorney - HSSE, Houston)(not pictured) as an advisory board member.
Sustaining member Kirkland & Ellis LLP added Andrew Langan (Chicago) as an advisory board member. |
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Sustaining member Mayer Brown LLP added David Bloom (Washington, D.C.) as an advisory board member.
Sustaining member Winstead PC added Koy Killen (Ft. Worth) as an advisory board member. |
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Kirk Worley
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Patrick Mattingly
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Brian Wells
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Supporting member ConocoPhillips added Chris J. Dodson (Managing Counsel - Corp. E&P, Houston)(not pictured) as an advisory board member.
Supporting member Haynes & Boone, LLP added Kirk Worley (Houston) as an advisory board member. |
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Wyatt Tarrant & Combs, LLP increased their membership to the Supporting level. Patrick Mattingly (Louisville) and Brian Wells (Lexington) join Karen Greenwell (Lexington) as advisory board members. |
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Mark Gunnin |
Steven Reed
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Sponsoring member Hunt Oil Company appointed Mark C. Gunnin (Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Dallas) as the new advisory board member.
Sponsoring member Steptoe & Johnson LLP appointed Steven Reed (Washington, D.C.) as the new advisory board member. |
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New Associate members are Derek Anchondo (Chief Counsel - Global Marketing, Business Development & AME, Pride International, Houston)(not pictured), James T. Carroll (Coghlan Crowson, LLP, Longview), Andrew Haynes
(Deputy General Counsel, BG Group, Reading), Cecilia Vidigal Monteiro de Barros (Xavier, Bernardes, Bragança, São Paulo)(not pictured), Frank Omadhebor (Lighthouse Partners, Abuja)(not pictured), Howard Steinberg (Shearman & Sterling, LLP, New York), Wesley R. Ward (Watt Beckworth Thompson & Henneman, L.L.P., Houston) and Mauri Whitacre (Landman, Dallas)(not pictured). |
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James T. Carroll |
Andrew Haynes |
Howard Steinberg |
Wesley R. Ward |
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A new Government member is Lillian Adebayo (Senior Legal Office, National Assembly, Abuja)(not pictured). |
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The Institute for Energy Law celebrates this year the 60th anniversary of its Annual Oil & Gas Law Conference and the 50th anniversary of the Institute itself. Click here to view the anniversary video. |
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Participate in the IEL Advisory Board LinkedIn Group
Share your thoughts on current issues and developments in the field with other members of the Advisory Board in our new members-only IEL Advisory Board LinkedIn group. If you are not already a member of LinkedIn, click here for directions on how to join. |
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Visit the Advisory Board Members website
To visit the members website, click here and enter the password that was sent to you recently by email (If you need the email sent to you again, please email iel@cailaw.org). Here you will find current information about the Institute, the Advisory Board and the members themselves, including member photo rosters, committee descriptions and rosters, and a calendar of upcoming events. Here you can also access our new members-only online forum on LinkedIn, our bimonthly newsletter The Energy Law Advisor, our Online Articles Index, our other publications, and a description of Sponsorship Opportunities at upcoming programs. |
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Annual Advisory Board Meeting and Reception and Dinner
February 17, 2010 | Houston, Texas |
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Executive Committee Meeting
February 17, 2010 | Houston, Texas |
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61st Annual Oil and Gas Law Conference
February 18-19, 2010 | Houston, Texas |
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IEL-ANADE Conference on the Exploration and Production of Oil and Gas in Mexico: The New Contractual Regime
March 11-12, 2010 | Mexico City, Mexico |
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3rd Annual Power & Alternative Energy Law Conference
April, 2010 |
Houston, Texas |
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Shale Play Short Course
Summer, 2010 | Ft. Worth, Texas (TBC) |
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International Energy Law, Contracts & Negotiations: Upstream Issues & Agreements
September 13-17, 2010 |
Houston, Texas |
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Oil & Gas Law Short Course
October 18-22, 2010 |
Houston, Texas |
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