2023 TJOGEL Symposium Overview
Presented by the Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, and Energy Law, the 2023 TJOGEL Symposium will take place on Thursday, February 23 and Friday, February 24.
This year's symposium will be a "hybrid" format: the Symposium will be held in-person at the Austin Public Library and the Symposium will also be simultaneously on Zoom. However, we encourage all participants to join us in-person! Registration fees for in-person and Zoom participation are the same.
Please see below for a full schedule and speaker's list. This year's program features a diverse range of speakers from all corners of the energy law industry.
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)
TJOGEL
Symposium Schedule
Thursday, February 23rd
8:30-8:45am Registration
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8:45-9:00am TJOGEL Opening Remarks
Sarah Kaplan, TJOGEL Symposium Director
9:00-10:00am Commercial Contracts in the Renewable Natural Gas Space
Chad Smith & Isaac Bate, Kirkland & Ellis
10:00-11:00am The Impact of US Cabotage Law & the Jones Act on Offshore Wind
Utsav Mathur, Norton Rose Fulbright
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11:00-12:00pm Cows, Trains and Gunpowder – Only in Texas Land Titles
Richard Hemingway, Holland & Knight
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12:00-1:00pm Lunch
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1:00-2:00pm Your Brain on Ethics – How That Thing Between Your Ears Can Lead You Astray
Jonathan E. Smaby, Beverly Bell Godbey, Kevin Dubose, & Robert A. Prentice, Texas Center for Legal Ethics
2:00-3:00pm Fossil Fuel Bans and the Energy Transition
Omar Samji & Sarah George, Shearman & Sterling
3:00-4:00pm Managing Joint Interests – A Legal and Accounting Perspective
Phil Eisenberg, Locke Lord LLP & Mike Cougevan, Martindale Consultants, Inc.
4:00-5:00pm Trending Issues in Oil and Gas Litigation
David Leonard & Jeremy Walter, Gray Reed
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Friday, February 24th
8:00-8:30am Registration
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8:30-9:30am Cr
David Leonard, Gray Reed
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9:30-10:30am Acreage Swaps: Commercial, Title and Tax Considerations
Julia Pashin & Stephen Boone, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
10:30-11:30am Ethics Jeopardy
Claude Ducloux, Law Offices of Claude E. Ducloux
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11:30-12:30pm Railroad Commission Update – SB3 Implementation
Alex Schoch, Haley Cochran, & Natalie Dubiel, Texas Railroad Commission
12:30-1:00pm Lunch
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1:00-2:00pm The Energy Transition in the U.S.
Professor David Spence, The University of Texas School of Law
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2:00-3:00pm Decommissioning Offshore Oil and Gas Structures: Plugging, Abandonment, and Litigation
Geoffrey Harrison, Susman Godfrey
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3:00-4:00pm In-House Perspective
Kelly Rose, ConocoPhillips
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4:00-5:00pm New Developments in Professional Responsibility and Legal Malpractice
Professor Vincent Johnson, St. Mary’s University School of Law