2025 TJOGEL Symposium Overview
Presented by the Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, and Energy Law, the 2025 TJOGEL Symposium is on Thursday, January 23rd and Friday, January 24th.
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This year's symposium will be in a "hybrid" format, with the Symposium being held in person at the Austin Public Library and streamed simultaneously on Zoom. That said, we encourage all participants to join us in person! Registration fees for in-person and Zoom participation are the same.
This course has been approved for Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit by the State Bar of Texas Committee on MCLE in the amount of 15 credit hours, of which 3 credit hours will apply to legal ethics/professional responsibility credit. The University of Texas School of Law is a State Bar of California approved MCLE provider (#1944), an Oklahoma Bar Association MCLE presumptively approved provider (#169), and a Pennsylvania Accredited Provider. Approved hours may vary by jurisdiction.
Please check back in for a full schedule and speaker's list. This year's program will feature a diverse range of speakers from all corners of the energy law industry.
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If you have any questions, please email symposiumdirector@tjogel.org.
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January 23-24, 2025
8:30am - 5:00pm
Austin Public Library
710 W. Cesar Chavez St
Austin, TX 78701
Symposium Registration Fees:
Individual Registration without Texas Bar Energy Section membership
Individual Registration with Texas Bar Oil, Gas & Energy Section Membership
Individual Government Employee
Firm Group Registration (Up to 6)
Firm Unlimited Group Registration
Sponsor Firm Registration (Free with Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum Sponsorship levels)
Government Group Registration
Register for TJOGEL's annual oil, gas, & energy law Symposium! Attendees will have the opportunity to listen to a wide variety of energy-related presentations from leading attorneys in the industry. Secure you and your firm's tickets now:
2025 TJOGEL
Symposium Schedule
Thursday, January 23rd
8:15-8:45am Registration
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8:45-9:00am TJOGEL Opening Remarks
Jack Tucker | TJOGEL Editor-in-Chief
Caroline Colgin | TJOGEL Symposium Director
9:00-10:00am Railroad Commission Update
Alex Schoch, Scott Larson, Haley Cochran & Natalie Dubiel |
Railroad Commission of Texas
10:00-11:00am Lay of the Land – An Analysis of Preferential Rights and Other Common Transfer Restrictions
in Texas and Beyond
Cody Carper & Greg Kerr | Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
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11:00-12:00pm Reining in the Wild West: A Survey of Carbon Capture Legislation in the United States
Michael P. Darden, Rahul D. Vashi & Graham M. Valenta | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP​
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12:00-1:00pm Lunch
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1:00-2:00pm The New Texas Courts & Their Implications for the Energy Industry
The Honorable Grant Dorfman | The Texas Business Court, 11th Division
The Honorable Patrick Sweeten | The Texas Business Court, 3rd Division
The Honorable Scott Field | The Fifteenth Court of Appeals of Texas
2:00-3:00pm The Expanding Energy Landscape: Renewables, LNG and Network Infrastructure
Adam Arikat, Shamus Crosby & Katy Lukaszewski | Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
3:00-4:00pm Electrifying the Oilfield: Infrastructure Development and Behind-the-Meter Power Sales
Jared Berg & Bryan Clark | Bracewell LLP
4:00-5:00pm The Changing Landscape of the Legal Profession
Katerina Lewinbuk | South Texas College of Law - Houston
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Friday, January 24th
8:00-8:30am Registration
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8:30-9:30am Management Incentive Equity: Rights and Restrictions
Sarah McLean | Willkie Farr & Gallagher
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9:30-10:30am The End of Chevron Doctrine: What does it mean for Texas Administrative Law, especially
Texas' two energy related agencies—the Texas Railroad Commission and the Public Utility
Commission of Texas
Barry Smitherman | Texas Geothermal Energy Alliance, Smitherman + Associates, L.P.
10:30-11:30am Litigation Update & Trends: A Look Inside What’s Happening and What’s to Come in
Energy Litigation in Texas and Beyond
Stephanie Noble & Patrick Mizell | Vinson & Elkins LLP​
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11:30-12:30pm The Lawyer’s Conscience
Michael Ariens | St. Mary’s University School of Law
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12:30-1:00pm Lunch
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1:00-2:00pm Renewable Natural Gas: Legal Landscape, Private Sector Interest, and Future
Opportunities for Investment
Megan Ridley Kaye & Niki Roberts | Hogan Lovells​
Charlotte Nicholas | Jordan, Lynch & Cancienne PLLC
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2:00-3:00pm M&A/A&D – Texas Law and its Alternatives
Jonathan Bobinger & Joclynn Marsh | Clifford Chance LLP
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3:00-4:00pm How to Avoid Legal Malpractice Claims
Sam Johnson | Scott Douglass McConnico LLP
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4:00-5:00pm Antitrust in the Oil Patch: The Law, Recent Trends in Enforcement, and Outlook under the
Trump Administration
Audrey Hendricks, Kay Dannenmaier & Luke Schamel | Yetter Coleman LLP