Time: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM ET

Speakers: Robert B. McKinstry, Jr., Ballard Spahr LLP; Thomas D. Peterson, Center for Climate Strategies; Amy M. Trojecki, Exelon Corporation

October 17, 2013

A New Action Plan: Taking the Initiative to Combat Climate Change
Agenda Summary: This webinar is designed to review President Barack Obama’s climate change plan and the law relating to regulation of greenhouse gas emissions from utility units, describe the regulatory options for the utility industry under consideration and related implications, and discuss international and state considerations raised in the plan.

Time: 1:00 PM. - 2:30 PM ET

Speakers: Amy Edwards, Holland & Knight, and Christopher M. Roe, Fox Rothschild LLP, and Edward L. Strohbehn, Jr.,Bingham McCutchen

October 29, 2013
Managing Risk in Transactions: An Era of Changing Environmental Due Diligence Standards
Agenda Summary: This webinar is designed to analyze due diligence issues under the current and revised versions of the ASTM E 1527 Phase I environmental site assessment standard; provide a status update on the EPA’s proposed AAI rule and discuss its potential effect on CERCLA liability protection and business risks; discuss the strategic considerations of partnering with a technical consultant in performing Phase I assessments; address contractual considerations in a real estate transaction such as representations and warranties and other key contract provisions; and provide examples of successful real estate deals in which significant environmental challenges were surmounted.

Time: 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET

Speakers: Donald J. Patterson, Jr., Beveridge & Diamond, and Steven A. Herman, Beveridge & Diamond, and Laura K. McAfee, Beveridge & Diamond

EPA’s Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives: Looking Ahead to 2014
November 5, 2013

Agenda Summary: This webinar is designed to identify the EPA’s priorities in pursuing administrative, civil and criminal enforcement actions; consider options for defending EPA enforcement action under the current administration; and evaluate the pros and cons of voluntary disclosure under the EPA’s audit policy and the current implementation of that policy.