Public Utility Law 2019

NYSBA Member: $125 | Federal Communications Bar Association Member & Business Law Section Member: $100 | Non-Member: $225

Public Utility Law 2019

The Public Utility Law Committee of the New York State Bar Association’s Business Law Section is pleased to present Public Utility Law 2019, featuring experienced practitioners presenting on topics of particular importance and timeliness in the energy and telecommunications areas. An outstanding faculty representing corporate attorneys, government agencies, and leading law firms will cover some of the latest developments in these areas, as described in the agenda. Utility legal staff, regulators, and all practitioners representing energy and telecom providers are strongly encouraged to attend.

Sponsored by the Public Utility Law Committee, the Business Law Section and the Committee on Continuing Legal Education.

Thursday, May 2, 2019
9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

This program is being recorded and streamed as a live webcast.

New York State Bar Association
1 Elk Street
Albany, NY 12207

7.0 MCLE Credits: 5.0 Areas of Professional Practice, 2.0 Ethics

NYSBA Member: $125 | Federal Communications Bar Association Member: $100 | Business Law Section Member: $100 | Non-Member: $225

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Program Agenda | Faculty Biographies

Includes a luncheon Keynote address by John B. Rhodes, Esq., Chair of the NYS Public Service Commission.

Program Chair
George M. Pond, Esq. | Chair, Public Utility Law Committee | Barclay Damon, LLP

Agenda Topics
> Energy Storage
> Value of Distributed Energy Resources
> Telecom: ROW and Access Issues
> Electric: Article 10 Siting
> Data and Cybersecurity
> Litigation and Regulatory Trends
> Ethics: Interaction with Lobbying Act

Program Faculty
Janet M. Audunson, Esq. | National Grid
Jessica Azulay | Alliance for a Green Economy
Michael S. Blazer, Esq. | Invenergy LLC
Steven Blow, Esq. | Barclay Damon, LLP
Neil H. Butterklee, Esq. | Con Edison Company of New York, Inc.
Michael Cucchiara | Nexamp, Inc.
John W. Dax | The Dax Law Firm, P.C.
Michael DeSocio | New York Independent System Operator
Gavin J. Donohue | Independent Power Producers of NY Inc.
Michael L. Epstein | Lightening Energy
David Gahl | Solar Energy Industries Association
Justin M. Gundlach, Esq. | Sabin Center for Climate Change Law
Kimberly A. Harriman, Esq. | New York Power Authority
Robert L. Hoch, Esq. | Altice USA
Chris Hogan | Verizon
Ruth E. Leistensnider, Esq. | Nixon Peabody LLP
Erin R. Lynch, Esq. | NYS Joint Commission on Public Ethics
Joseph Post, Esq. | Verizon
John B. Rhodes | Chair | NYS Public Service Commission
Michael J. Santorelli, Esq. | New York Law School
David P. Warner, Esq. | Con Edison Company of New York, Inc.
Rory Whelan | Crown Castle

Tuition Assistance: Any New York attorney who has a genuine financial hardship may apply for tuition assistance for a CLE program. Learn more at www.nysba.org/TuitionAssistance.

Newly Admitted Attorneys: To receive skills credit, newly admitted attorneys must take accredited transitional CLE courses in traditional live classroom settings that have been approved by the CLE Board for use by newly admitted attorneys.  For more information about the CLE Rules, please go to www.nycourts.gov/Attorneys/CLE.

Out-of-State Accreditation: This program has also been approved for MCLE credit by the State Bar of California, the Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education Board and the Board of Continuing Legal Education of the State of New Jersey.  If you require MCLE credit in other states, we can provide you a Uniform MCLE Form.

Partial Credit for Program Segments Not Allowed: Under the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board Regulations and Guidelines, attendees at CLE programs cannot get MCLE credit for a program segment (typically, a lecture or panel, of which there are usually several in a program) unless they are present for the entire segment. Those who arrive late, depart early, or are absent for any portion of the segment WILL NOT receive credit for that program segment.

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