Environmental Regulation 2012: Hot Topics, Commercial Implications and Management Strategies

Environment Co-Chair Amy Edwards will speak at Practising Law Institute's Environmental Regulation 2012: Hot Topics, Commercial Implications and Management Strategies.

This program focuses on recent regulatory and litigation developments in the environmental arena and new changes that are on the horizon. Seasoned practitioners, senior government officials and experienced environmental consultants will provide practical advice on new regulatory requirements and their commercial implications. Topics will include:

• impacts of new initiatives in Clean Air Act and climate change regulation and energy policy
• new regulatory actions to address hydrofracking and water pollution and their commercial implications
• the effect of substantial developments in Superfund, Clean Air Act and other environmental litigation
• management strategies for corporate compliance
• practical implications of ethical rules in the environmental context