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Are you versed in the requirements surrounding mandatory vs voluntary reporting of environmental releases and violations? It’s likely your company is relying on you to provide legal guidance on this issue, but are you prepared to answer the questions if/when they come up? If not, our panel will first detail the legal requirements triggering the mandatory reporting of environmental releases and violations and then focus on the more difficult situation of voluntary reporting or disclosure of releases and violations that are not covered by current reporting rules.

As in-house counsel, you are likely the first line of defence or corporate "spokesmodel" in a crisis situation. When press or regulators come knocking at your door will you be prepared? This interactive session focused on BP's largest and most complex refinery and the incident that occurred on March 23, 2005.

Companies are looking for ways to cut energy costs and become more energy efficient. Some are developing their own onsite power sources, such as wind turbines. The panel will address the rules and economic incentives applicable to onsite energy projects. The panelists will describe their experiences and offer practical guidance and advice on potential pitfalls. The interactive panel will show how a company’s management team should pitch a power project idea to its board of directors.

For those companies who embrace sustainable, eco-friendly and green (SEG) business practices, whether it's through the construction of LEED certified buildings, office waste recycling programs, electronic communications to customers in lieu of paper, or other climate actions taken to reduce the size of their carbon footprints, many challenges may arise.

Sustainability concerns are poised to fundamentally change the way your organization does business. Corporate counsel are increasingly called upon to participate in everything from investing in alternative energy, sustainable products and technologies, to “greening” their companies’ facilities and operations, to verifying compliance with proliferating green reporting and disclosure requirements. The legal department will be a key focal point, and virtually every legal specialty can play a part.

Presented at ACCA's Annual Meeting 2000; Program - Conducting Environmental Compliance Audits

Overview of environmental enforcement issues. Includes review of compliance assistance and audit developments.

Overview of environmental information and considerations to be examined in an M&A Transaction

907 From Problems to Opportunities: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Managing Environmental Liabilities

With so many companies turning to contractors to perform tasks outside of their core business, compliance with federal and state safety and health laws can be a challenge for your clients. In this program we will look at the ways to use contracts to mitigate your company's safety liabilities. We will examine each of the phases of a contract, pre-qualification, qualification, bidding, contract formation, administration, enforcement, corrective action, and disengagement. You will receive an overview of the legal issues involving use of contractors within your facilities.

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