Blank Rome LLP

4th Annual Significant Legal Developments Affecting the Chemical, Oil & Gas Industries

Philadelphia, PA & Houston, TX

October 10, 2012 & October 17, 2012
[Past Event]

Please join us for a complimentary, full-day CLE program. Designed to address developments in the law that are of particular interest to those in the chemical, oil & gas industries and those who do business with, or invest in, entities in those industries, this event features highly experienced speakers. They include, among others, counsel in the legal departments of chemical or energy companies and Blank Rome attorneys. We will present this seminar in Philadelphia on Wednesday, October 10, as well as in Houston on Wednesday, October 17. Additionally, we are very pleased to announce that the keynote speaker in our Houston program will be Michael L. Krancer, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.

*  Request for approval to offer CLE credit for this program has been made of the states of California, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Texas.  Participation in this program is anticipated to earn 6 substantive CLE credit hours in California, Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Texas, and 7.0 substantive CLE credit hours in New York. 

PHILADELPHIA, PA

PROGRAM

"Significant Legal Developments Affecting the Chemical, Oil & Gas Industries" will present panels addressing the following subjects:

• Securing Your Trade Secrets: Taking Effective Action Against Misappropriation.
• Shale Oil & Gas Forum.
• Geographic Differences in PR Challenges and Crisis Management Strategies.
• Significant Legal Developments Affecting Public Companies: New Capital Raising Options Under the JOBS Act; SEC Comment Letter Trends; Insider Trading Risks When Company Shares Are Pledged.
• Toxic Tort Litigation Trends and Developments
• Toxic Substances Control Act: Regulatory and Legislative Issues and Initiatives.

PRESENTERS

• Michael P. Broadhurst, Partner, Blank Rome LLP, Philadelphia
• Leigh Ann Buziak, Associate, Blank Rome LLP, Philadelphia
• Scott E. Coburn, General Counsel, Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors
• Heather L. Demirjian, Associate, Blank Rome LLP, Philadelphia
• Steve Forde, Vice President, Policy and Communications, Marcellus Shale Coalition
• Earl M. Forte, Partner, Blank Rome LLP, Philadelphia
• Terry M. Henry, Partner, Blank Rome LLP, Philadelphia
• Margaret A. Hill, Partner, Blank Rome LLP, Philadelphia
• Craig A. Kasper, Chief Executive Officer, Hull & Associates, Inc.
• John Krohn, Communications Director, Energy In Depth
• Jeffrey S. Moller, Partner, Blank Rome LLP, Philadelphia
• Mary Ann Mullaney, Partner, Blank Rome LLP, Philadelphia
• Kevin M. Passerini, Associate, Blank Rome LLP, Philadelphia
• Michael E. Plunkett, Partner, Blank Rome LLP, Philadelphia
• Joseph G. Poluka, Partner, Blank Rome LLP, Philadelphia
• Angela Rodriguez, Chief Financial Officer, UGI Energy Services, Inc
• Frederick J. Salek, Vice President and General Counsel, Heraeus Incorporated
• Laurie A. Salita, Partner, Blank Rome LLP, Philadelphia
• Michael W. Silberman, Assistant General Counsel, FMC Corporation
• Peter Terranova, Vice President of Midstream Services, UGI Energy Services, Inc.
• Michael P. Walls, Vice President of Regulatory and Technical Affairs, American Chemistry Council, Inc.

DATE, TIME AND LOCATION

Wednesday, October 10, 2012
8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
The Rittenhouse Hotel
210 West Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

A reception for networking, mingling and/or sharing thoughts, ideas and concerns will immediately follow the substantive portion of our program.

HOUSTON, TX

PROGRAM

"Significant Legal Developments Affecting the Chemical, Oil & Gas Industries" will present panels addressing the following subjects:

• Challenging Jurisdictions: I've A Feeling We're Not In Kansas Anymore and This Is No Place Like Home.
• Sink or Swim: Updates on Maritime Issues for Chemical & Energy Companies.
• Inside, Outside: Perspectives On Environmental Regulatory and Litigation Issues.
• A Challenging Year: Key Supreme and Circuit Courts Rulings Affecting Chemical & Energy Companies.
• A Fracking We Will Go: Regulatory and Public Issues In Shale Gas and Unconventional Energy Production.
• Reverse Twists in Securities Regulation: Dodd-Frank Throws Recent Curves at the Industry and JOBS Act Aids Businesses in Capital Formation
• An Old Dog Gets New Tricks: Update on Corporate Internal Investigations.

PRESENTERS

Keynote Speaker:
Michael L. Krancer
Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

• James J. Balaschak, Principal, Deloitte Services LP
• David Blackmon, Managing Director, FTI Consulting
• Kevin J. Bruno, Partner, Blank Rome LLP, New York
• Henry N. Butler, Executive Director, Law and Economics Center, George Mason University School of Law
• Edward N. Cahn, Of Counsel, Blank Rome LLP, Philadelphia
• Steven D. Cook, Senior Counsel, Global HSE, LyondellBasell Industries
• Mark S. Greenfield, Partner, Blank Rome LLP, Los Angeles
• Margaret A. Hill, Partner, Blank Rome LLP, Philadelphia
• Gregory F. Linsin, Partner, Blank Rome LLP, Washington DC
• Lisa A. Ketai, Senior Counsel, EHS&S Ligitation, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP
• Josh M. McMorrow, Vice President and General Counsel, PSC
• Marsha Rabiteau, Executive Director, Legal Policy Strategies Group, Washington, DC
• William Rish, Environmental Market Leader, Hull & Associates, Inc.
• Susan D. Rosenthal, Partner, Blank Rome LLP, Houston
• Robert Scott, Partner, Blank Rome LLP, Houston
• Joseph F. Speelman, Partner, Blank Rome LLP, Houston
• Eileen K. Uy, Associate, Blank Rome LLP, Los Angeles
• Jonathan K. Waldron, Partner, Blank Rome LLP, Washington DC

DATE, TIME AND LOCATION

Wednesday, October 17, 2012
8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
The Four Seasons Hotel
1300 Lamar Street, Houston, Texas

A reception for networking, mingling and/or sharing thoughts, ideas and concerns will immediately follow the substantive portion of our program.