ESG in the States
The New Fault Lines for Energy Companies and Their Counsel
Hosted by IEL’s ESG Practice Committee
June 2, 2026
Webinar begins at 12:00 pm Central
Duration: 1 hour
IEL: +1.972.244.3422
E-Mail: iel@cailaw.org
Overview
California is setting the rules. Texas is testing the limits. Courts are reshaping the battlefield. Join the ESG Committee for a practical, lawyer-focused update on state level ESG mandates, anti-ESG laws, and what they mean for energy transactions, compliance, and litigation risk in 2026.
Webinar begins at 12:00 pm Central
Duration: 1 hour
Speakers
Elizabeth B. Dawson
Crowell & Moring LLP
Washington, D.C.
Elizabeth B. Dawson is a partner in the Environment and Natural Resources Group at Crowell & Moring's Washington, D.C., office, a leader of the firm's global ESG Advisory Team, and chair of the firm's Sustainability Committee. Ellie counsels clients on a broad range of ESG and sustainability issues and helps clients navigate federal environmental and climate-related laws and regulations, comment on and litigate agency rulemakings, and defend against enforcement actions. Prior to joining Crowell & Moring, Ellie spent over five years as a trial attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice's Environment & Natural Resources Division, where she gained invaluable insight into agency policies and procedures. Ellie has co-chaired the ABA's Clean Technology and Climate Change Committee and holds a Certificate in Sustainable Capitalism & ESG from Berkeley Law Executive Education.
Ryan Meltzer
Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
Austin, TX
Ryan Meltzer is a partner at Norton Rose Fulbright. As a member of the firm’s Regulations, Investigations, Securities and Compliance group, Ryan focuses on securities litigation and investigations, including shareholder lawsuits and activism, M&A disputes, and regulatory enforcement matters. He has represented companies and individuals across the energy industry in a wide array of disputes, both with private parties and with government regulators. Ryan also regularly advises clients on compliance with state and federal securities, ESG, anticorruption, and antidiscrimination laws.
Lynne C. Rhode
SVP, Chief Risk and Compliance Officer
Hope Utilities
Morgantown, WV
Lynne Rhode is SVP and Chief Risk & Compliance Officer for Hope Utilities. Prior to joining Hope Utilities, Lynne served as Assistant Deputy General Counsel at Norfolk Southern, specializing in Markets & Regulations and Environmental. She previously led the Environmental and Natural Resources Department of the Virginia Attorney General's Office. Her prior utility experience includes serving as Chief Legal Officer for a large utility, outside counsel through her work at Troutman Pepper in Virginia, and as an employee of Dominion early in her career.
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