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Presented at ACCA’s Annual Meeting 2000; Program - Electric and Gas Utility Deregulation

Presented at ACC’s Annual Meeting 2000; Program - Electric and Gas Utility Deregulation

This article discusses general information regarding general electric sale contracts and how to avoid risk during sale/purchase.

Learn lessons from the EPA, OSHA, the Clean Air Act and more. A panel of experts will share their experiences in compliance programs and the tools and techniques they have successfully used. They'll discuss who should be at the table, effective interview and fact-gathering techniques, what risk assessments can and should produce, assessing risks created by third parties, avoiding risks from risk assessments and considering ethical consequences.

Deep within the Dodd-Frank Act lies a surprise for companies that use tin, gold, tungsten or tantalum in their products: a requirement to disclose whether you use these minerals and, if so, whether they come from conflict mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo or surrounding countries. An unrelated but similar requirement is found in California's Transparency in Supply Chain Act: a requirement to disclose efforts to

Acquire insight into the most significant legal issues encountered by companies in industries with the most experience in Africa -- oil, gas and mining -- in various regions; and learn how to address the challenges presented by these unique and vital environments.

This program will explore what companies are required under SEC guidance, or may soon be required (by regulation or consumer demand), to disclose regarding how much carbon their products have generated, the chemicals used in their products, the origin of product materials and the well-being of the workers making their products. This may soon be required of the entire supply chain for products.

Enforcement is back and fines are going up. Does your company have all of the environmental permits it needs? Does your reporting calendar cover all reports and deadlines? How do you keep up with the many changes and new environmental requirements at the local, state, federal and international level? This program will review the basic requirements most companies face for environmental permits and reporting for air, water and waste, including what to do when the inspector shows up, and how to find the help you need to remain in compliance.

This material addresses the most significant risk management issues facing in-house lawyers involved in energy transportation, storage and trading, including discussion of best practices and potential pitfalls in identification of risk and risk control (including counterparty and credit risk), contract negotiation and drafting, insurance and indemnity.

Energy companies are required to comply with myriad laws, rules and regulations. With increased penalty authority for many regulators, staying in compliance is a necessity. Explore several hypothetical compliance cases, participate in determining whether they present compliance problems and suggest how companies should respond to those problems, in collaboration with the speakers.

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