IEL Mini-Conferences are half-day educational programs on more focused topics than more general conferences. Mini-Conferences are designed to allow individuals to attend in a morning or an afternoon, thereby allowing the attendee to avoid missing a full day of work. They also do not feature lunches, which allows tuition to be lower.

Co-Chairs

Clare Bienvenu
Liskow & Lewis
New Orleans, Louisiana

Roy D. Prather, III
Beveridge & Diamond PC
Baltimore, Maryland

Registration Options

$125 - Regular Registration Fee
$100 - IEL Advisory Board Member
$100 - IEL Supporting or Sustaining Member Employee
$100 - IEL Young Energy Professional Member
$15 - Law Student
$0 - Current South Texas College of Law Houston Professor or Student

Schedule and Faculty

8:30 a.m. - Registration/Check-In

8:55 – 9:00 a.m. - Welcome, Overview and Introductions

9:00 – 9:45 a.m. - Building EJ: Using EJ Tools to Inform Project Siting

Screening tools use socioeconomic, environmental, and other data to help identify communities vulnerable to environmental hazards. These results can inform project siting and permitting decisions, as well as strengthen community outreach and engagement. Ms. Truskowski and Ms. Reynolds will describe and demonstrate the latest EJ screening tools and discuss how they can be best used to facilitate project siting.

Melinda Truskowski, Global Energy Sector Leader, Ramboll, Denver, Colorado
Adriana Reynolds, Senior Environmental Health Consultant, Ramboll, Seattle, Washington

9:45 – 10:45 a.m. - EJ Best Practices: Actionable Steps and Meaningful Engagement

When preparing for new projects or permit renewal, there are a number of key steps that will assist in determining how to best ascertain potential environmental justice issues that could delay or derail plans. This session will explore how to identify and implement actionable steps to get in front of potential EJ issues and valuable methods for meaningful corporate engagement with communities surrounding a project.

Hilary T. Jacobs, Beveridge & Diamond PC, Washington, D.C.
Dawn Santoianni, Haley & Aldrich, Inc., Midlothian, Virginia
Shanisha Y. Smith, HSE Counsel, LyondellBasell, Houston, Texas

10:45 – 11:00 a.m. - BREAK

11:00 – 11:45 a.m. - EJ Litigation Challenges

With the Biden administration continuing its increased focus on environmental justice through the passage of various executive orders, NGOs as well as agencies at the state and federal level are frequently grappling with approaches to implementing environmental justice in project development. This includes raising environmental justice concerns as a basis for permit challenges and other litigation. Hear a presentation on recent developments in environmental justice-related litigation and other legal challenges.

Emily von Qualen, Liskow & Lewis, APLC, New Orleans, Louisiana

11:45 a.m. - ADJOURN

CLE Credit

This course is approved for 2.5 hours of MCLE credit, no ethics, by the State Bar of Texas. Course ID 174199576.

IEL will directly apply (if requested) for course accreditation in the following additional states: California, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas and West Virginia. Attorneys may be eligible to receive CLE credit through reciprocity or attorney self-submission in other states, which may require you to pay an additional fee. Credit hours vary depending on the jurisdiction. IEL conferences are typically accredited by all mandatory CLE states. Please review your jurisdiction’s MCLE regulations for more information on the ability to obtain credit for this program.

Sponsorship Opportunities

Platinum Sponsor of Environmental Justice in Energy Mini-Conference - $4,000 (exclusive)

Recognition from the podium as the Platinum Sponsor of the Environmental Justice in Energy Mini-Conference
Recognition in all marketing, which will be sent to several thousand legal and business professionals
Company/firm logo prominently displayed on website for the Environmental Justice in Energy Mini-Conference
Recognition at the event on handouts and slides
6 complimentary registrants at the Environmental Justice in Energy Mini-Conference
Recognition as Gold Sponsor of the Intellectual Property in Energy Mini-Conference with all benefits provided to Gold Sponsors of that mini-conference, including 2 complimentary registrants
A table for display of company/firm materials at both mini-conferences (only three display tables allowed during mini-conferences)

Platinum Sponsor of Intellectual Property in Energy Mini-Conference - $4,000 (exclusive) - SOLD

Recognition from the podium as the Platinum Sponsor of the Intellectual Property in Energy Mini-Conference
Recognition in all marketing, which will be sent to several thousand legal and business professionals
Company/firm logo prominently displayed on website for the Intellectual Property in Energy Mini-Conference
Recognition at the event on handouts and slides
6 complimentary registrants at the Intellectual Property in Energy Mini-Conference
Recognition as Gold Sponsor of Environmental Justice in Energy Mini-Conference with all benefits provided to Gold Sponsors of that mini-conference, including 2 complimentary registrants
A table for display of company/firm materials at both mini-conferences (only three display tables allowed during mini-conferences)

IEL Mini-Conference Gold Sponsors - $1,000

Recognition in all marketing for both mini conferences, which will be sent to several thousand interested counsel and business leaders
Name/logo included on websites of both mini-conferences
Recognition on handouts and slides at both mini-conferences
2 complimentary registrants at each mini-conference
This sponsorship level does not include a display table at either mini-conference

For more information about sponsorship opportunities, please contact Lilly Hogarth, Sponsorship Director at lhogarth@cailaw.org or (972) 244-3424.

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