Product Description

Serious environmental and land use attorneys know that MCLE’s Annual Environmental, Land Use & Energy Law Conference is “the place to be” on February 6th. Join your colleagues at this premier event to learn what happened in the legislature, state agencies, and courts, and what’s new at the municipal level. Find out what you need to know for your clients and your career, and catch up on what you missed during this busy year.

The Conference is designed for attorneys who specialize in, and those who are brand new to, the field, as well as attorneys who occasionally encounter these issues in their practices. The panelists survey the critical new developments in each of the major fields of environmental law, energy law, land use, and related litigation.

For those who have attended the Conference in prior years, attending annually refreshes your knowledge and helps keep you up-to-date on the latest developments. And for those new to the Conference, attending is a great way to broaden and deepen your knowledge by learning from well-known experts who have been tracking trends, cases, and statutory changes of which you need to be aware.

Keep track of court decisions, current regulations, and pending bills—and spot new ideas for your federal, state, or local practice. Among the topics covered this year are surveys of important court decisions, new programs at EPA and MassDEP, and presentations on key energy law trends of practical note to attorneys. The agenda concludes with a roundup of significant evolving practice areas affecting environmental and land use clients.

Hear the Featured Speaker, Anne L. Kelly, Vice President, Government Relations, Ceres, share her perspective on “The Changing Climate for Business and Government.” She discusses the opportunities, challenges, and risks posed by climate change—and how they may affect the arc of environmental, energy, and land use law.

Leading practitioners in the field and accomplished MCLE speakers and authors share their practical expertise. The plenary format gives you the latest information on a variety of hot topics. Get what you need directly from the experts.

Come EARLY to meet and reconnect with colleagues at the NETWORKING BREAKFAST!

Agenda & Materials

• 8:45 - 9:15 am

  Networking Breakfast - Come Early!
• 9:15 - 9:20 am

  Welcome and Introduction

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• 9:20 - 11:20 am

  Survey of Cases: Significant Jurisprudence for Massachusetts Attorneys
• Environmental Permitting Litigation

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  Environmental and land use litigation, including jurisdiction, standing, procedure, discovery, expert witnesses, remedies, and important holdings

  Sarah A. Turano-Flores, Esq., Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP , Hyannis
  
• Subdivision and Zoning Cases

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  Presentation of the leading Supreme Judicial Court, Appeals Court, Land Court, and Superior Court decisions dealing with the Subdivision Control Act and the Zoning Act

  Martin R. Healy, Esq., Goodwin Procter LLP , Boston
  
• DEP & Home Rule Cases

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  An annual compilation of state environmental agency rulings, DEP administrative cases, and court decisions on wetlands and other topics, plus court rulings under municipal House Rule environmental bylaws.

  Richard A. Nylen, Jr., Esq., Lynch, DeSimone & Nylen LLP , Boston
  
• 40B Cases

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  Court Cases related to affordable housing projects under G.L. c. 40B and other land use cases

  Mark Bobrowski, Esq., Blatman, Bobrowski, Haverty & Silverstein LLC , Concord
  
• 11:20 - 11:30 pm

  Networking and Refreshment Break
• 11:30 - 12:30 pm

  Government Updates: U.S Environmental Protection Agency and the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
• EPA Update

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  New regulations and program initiatives at the EPA, including air, water, hazardous waste, and climate change

  Carl F. Dierker, Esq., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 1 , Boston
  
• MassDEP Update

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  Current program initiatives and priorities for permitting and enforcement

  Martin J. Suuberg, Esq., Department of Environmental Protection, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
  
• 12:30 - 1:30 pm

  Lunch (on your own)
• 1:30 - 2:15 pm

  Featured Presentation: The Changing Climate for Business and Government

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  Anne L. Kelly, Vice President, Government Relations, Ceres, Inc. , Boston
  Christopher P. Davis, Esq., Investor Network Ceres , Boston
  
• 2:15 - 3:00 pm

  Energy Law
• Energy Resources

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  The changing landscape of energy resources and facilities

  Julie P. Barry, Esq., Prince Lobel Tye LLP , Boston
  
• Energy Projects

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  Overcoming barriers to renewable energy projects in the current market

  Jonathan S. Klavens, Esq., Klavens Law Group, PC , Boston
  
• 3:00 - 3:10 pm

  Networking and Refreshment Break
• 3:10 - 5:00 pm

  Significant Evolving Practice Areas
• Trends in Municipal Law

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  Article 97, Dover Amendment, Municipal Vulnerability Planning and related local issues

  Kathleen M. O'Donnell, Esq., Law Office of Kathleen M. O'Donnell , Milton
  
• Transportation from an Environmental and Energy Perspective

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  Update on environmental and energy implications of projects in progress and proposed to address our transportation needs

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• Brownfields Redevelopment & 21 E Update

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  The latest in practice for hazardous waste cleanup and brownfields redevelopment, including important policy updates

  Paul W. Locke, Department of Environmental Protection, Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
  
• Climate Change: Update on Mitigation and Adaptation

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  New Massachusetts regulations and programs; Status of regional and federal programs

  Aladdine D. Joroff, Esq., Commonwealth of Massachusetts , Boston
  

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