DEVELOPING A GREEN LEGAL THUMB:
EMERGING PRACTICE ISSUES
Co-Sponsored with The Green Roundtable
Please Note: This course has already
been held.
Date: Thursday, October 08, 2009
Location: Suffolk University Law School, 120 Tremont St., Boston, MA
Time: 04:00 PM - 07:30 PM
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This conference will put you at the epicenter of the latest significant changes and developments in Massachusetts and New England regarding “green” power developments for every element of legal practice – business, real estate, litigation, and regulatory. In the past year, there has been a host of new state statutes and regulations and federal regulation stressing green buildings, new community-scale initiatives for renewable energy development, a new “smart” grid, and energy efficiency. It is time that we focus on the new tasks for legal counsel associated with these developments.
At the conclusion of this compact late afternoon program, you will have developed a “green” legal thumb. Legal counsel from the key state utility, environmental, and energy regulatory agencies will take the audience into the new “green” environment of recent regulations and legal opportunities. We will cover net metering, long-term contracting, benefiting from renewable credits and alternative compliance mechanism. Representatives of the Cape Wind project and local wind projects, as well as representatives of an industry that has implemented energy efficiency options, will complement these presentations.
Lawyers involved in corporate law and business, regulatory representation, litigation, energy law, environmental law, and real estate will benefit from attending this conference.
Attend and Learn:
- About the dramatic shifts on the state and federal regulatory stage
- What are the new opportunities, as well as requirements, for businesses across the Northeast
- About the significant financial opportunities for any business or property that chooses to net-meter its electricity supply
- How to create and trade renewable and carbon credits in Massachusetts
- How new Federal building codes augment local building codes
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Professor Steven Ferrey, Chair
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Suffolk University Law School, Boston, MA |
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Ani E. Ajemian, Esq., LEED AP, Planning Committee
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Sherin and Lodgen LLP, Boston, MA |
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Mitchell Jacobs, Esq., Treasurer and General Counsel
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Cape Wind, Boston, MA |
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Kenneth L. Kimmell, Esq., General Counsel
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Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs |
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Lisa L. Mead, Esq.
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Blatman, Bobrowski & Mead, LLC, Newburyport, MA |
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Laura S. Olton, Esq., General Counsel
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Department of Public Utilities, Commonwealth of MA |
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Dawn Perry, Esq., Director of Business Law
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Stop & Shop Supermarket Company LLC, Quincy, MA |
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Ronald W. Ruth, Esq., LEED AP
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Sherin and Lodgen, LLP, Boston, MA |
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Robert F. Sydney, Esq., General Counsel
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Division of Energy Resources, Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs |
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| S C H E D U L E / A G E N D A |
| 4:00 |
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS |
| Professor Steven Ferrey
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| 4:10 |
THE STATE IN THE EYE OF THE HURRICAINE: NEW STATE REQUIREMENTS AND INITIATIVES-INCLUDING NEW COMMUNITY NET METERING, LONG-TERM CONTRACTS, NEW WRINKLES IN RENEWABLE CREDIT MARKETS |
| Laura S. Olton and Robert F. Sydney
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| 5:10 |
GREEN REAL ESTATE ISSUES |
- Why Get Rated with LEED System
- Special Issues in New Construction
- Retrofitting
- How to Handle Zoning and Permitting
- Litigation-The Dark Side of Green
- How to Counsel Your Clients
Lisa L. Mead, Dawn Perry, and Ronald W. Ruth
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| 6:35 |
IMPLEMENTING THE CHANGES AND OPPORTUNITIES: PROJECTS WITH A LEGAL GREEN THUMB |
- What Are the Renewable Options
- Costs/Benefits of Various Options
- How Do Local Requirements Impact
- What Are the Lessons Learned from Cape Wind Project
Mitchell Jacobs and Kenneth L. Kimmell
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| Date: |
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Thursday, October 08, 2009 |
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$149; or $125.00 for Suffolk alumni and attorneys admitted to the Bar after 2006.
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| Walk-Ins: |
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Space is limited. Registrations at the door are welcome, but please register in advance to reserve a seat and your written course materials or call to confirm space availability.
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| Refunds: |
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If for some reason you are not able to attend, you may send a substitute or call no later than the business day before to receive a refund less a $15.00 cancellation fee. Otherwise, you will receive the course materials.
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| Location: |
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Suffolk University Law School, 120 Tremont St., Boston, MA
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Approved for CLE Credit in RI, NH, VT & ME
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If you have special needs addressed by the Americans with Disabilities Act, please notify us as soon as possible.
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Are available to any attorney or professional employed in public service, or for whom attendance would otherwise present a financial hardship. For more information, call 617-573-8627.
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