Oil and Gas Disputes Course by Joan Williams

Oil & Gas

Disputes Course NEGOTIATION ARBITRATION LITIGATION

Hot Topics • Environmental Checklist When Preparing for Negotiations – Things to Consider • Demonstrative Evidence in Oil and Gas Cases • Discovery Issues in Oil and Gas Litigation • Fracking Litigation • Underground Trespass

LIVE Houston January 8-9, 2015 One site only! Course Amenities • Coffee, pastries, and lunch provided • Complimentary on-site parking • Complimentary wireless connection available • Materials included in the price of the course – choose hard copy, PDF download, or both!

MCLE CREDIT 14 HOURS (1.5 ETHICS)

TexasBarCLE presents the

Oil & Gas Disputes Course NEGOTIATION

ARBITRATION LITIGATION

Cosponsored by Texas Tech University School of Law, the Environmental & Natural and the Oil, Gas and Energy Resources Law Section of the State Bar of Texas

Members of the Environmental & Natural Resources Law Section or the Oil, Gas & Energy Resources Law Section can save $75!

LIVE Houston January 8-9, 2015 Norris CityCentre Register by December 29, 2014 and save $50!

Purpose and Scope The Oil and Gas Disputes Course will focus on three options for dispute resolution - negotiation, arbitration, and litigation - and take you through them step by step. We will begin with how to draft contracts that reduce the likelihood of disputes arising in the first place. How do you negotiate for your client both ethically and effectively? What traps do you need to watch for? How do you handle international leases? When you choose arbitration, how do you effectively work with an arbitration panel? When is mediation the best option? And finally, if you do end up in litigation, what is the best way to present your evidence to sway a jury? How do you deal with expert witnesses? Preserving error? This course will provide you with the answers to these questions and more.

Thursday 6.5 hours including .75 ethics 8:00 Registration Coffee & Pastries Provided 8:50 Welcoming Remarks Course Director Bruce M. Kramer, Keystone, CO Maddox Professor of Law (Ret.) McGinnis Lochridge & Kilgore 9:00 Don’t Let Your MOU Become an IOU: 5 Best Practices for Negotiating and Drafting PreContractual Agreements .75 hr D. Marie Wagner, The Woodlands Anadarko

MCLE CREDIT

9:45 Drafting Oil and Gas Leases .75 hr Elizabeth “Becky” Miller, Austin Scott Douglass & McConnico 10:30 Break

10:45 Inter-Company Agreements 1.5 hrs Lamont Larsen, Denver, CO Davis Graham & Stubbs

William W. Pugh III, Houston Liskow & Lewis

12:15 Break - Lunch Provided 12:30 Luncheon Presentation: Ethical Constraints in Negotiation .75 hr ethics John P. Holden, Dallas Jackson Walker 1:15 Break 1:30 Drafting International Petroleum Agreements to Mitigate Political Risks .75 hr David F. Asmus, Houston Morgan Lewis & Bockius 2:15 LNG Project Agreements .5 hr Vera De Gyarfas, Houston King & Spalding

14 HOURS (1.5 ETHICS) MCLE COURSE NO: 901299591 Applies to the College of the State Bar of Texas and the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Oil, Gas and Mineral Law.

2:45 Break

Mark Your Calendar! Oil, Gas, & Mineral Title Examination

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Westin Memorial City Hotel June 25-26, 2015

3:00 How Does an Entity Prepare for Negotiation of an Oil and Gas Transaction? .75 hr Harry W. Sullivan, Jr., Dallas ConocoPhillips

10:00 Do You Want to Arbitrate? Managing the Process When You Do 1.5 hrs Jack Gardiner Carnegie, Houston Strasburger & Price

3:45 Environmental Checklist When Preparing for Negotiations Things to Consider .75 hr James C. Morriss III, Austin Thompson & Knight

Hon. Deborah G. Hankinson, Dallas Hankinson LLP

11:30 Break - Lunch Provided

Friday

11:45 Luncheon Presentation: International Commercial Oil and Gas Disputes .5 hr James M. Gaitis, Whitefish, MT International Arbitration Chambers

7.5 hours including .75 ethics

12:15 Break

8:00 Coffee and Pastries Provided

12:30 International Investment Disputes: Choice of Law in Drafting International Agreements .5 hr Judith Young Robertson, Houston Attorney at Law

4:30 Adjourn

8:25 Announcements Course Director Bruce M. Kramer, Keystone, CO Maddox Professor of Law (Ret.) McGinnis Lochridge & Kilgore 8:30 Mediation 1.25 hrs (.25 ethics) Moderator Paul Yale, Houston Gray Reed & McGraw

Hon. John A. Coselli, Houston Attorney, Mediator, Arbitrator

James M. McGraw, Houston Gray Reed & McGraw

Dick Watt, Houston Watt Beckworth Thompson Henneman & Sullivan

2:15 Discovery Issues in Oil and Gas Litigation .5 hr (.25 ethics) Jordan Mullins, Austin McGinnis Lochridge & Kilgore 2:45 Break 3:00 Preserving Error .5 hr Hon. William J. Boyce, Houston Justice, 14th Court of Appeals 3:30 Nuisance Lawsuits Against Oil & Gas Companies .75 hr Michael J. Mazzone, Houston Haynes and Boone 4:15 Underground Trespass .75 hr Donald David Jackson, Houston Haynes and Boone 5:00 Adjourn

1:00 How to Deal with the Expert Witness .75 hr (.25 ethics) Bruce M. Kramer, Keystone, CO Maddox Professor of Law (Ret.) McGinnis Lochridge & Kilgore

Jesse R. Pierce, Houston Pierce & Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neill

1:45 Demonstrative Evidence in Oil and Gas Cases .5 hr John Connor, Houston GSI Environmental Inc.

9:45 Break

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Ways to Save on This Course! Register by December 29, 2014 and Save $50 because early registrations help us ensure that sufficient course books, seating, and refreshments are available. Course materials and seating will be reserved for preregistrants until the start of the first topic. Environmental and Natural Resources Law Section Members and Oil, Gas and Energy Law Section Members Can Save $75 by registering by December 29 (thereafter, save $25). Not a member? To join, e-mail sections@texasbar.com or phone 800-204-2222, x1425. Please do not send Section membership payment with your registration fee. Earn Discounts by Registering Five or More from your firm or agency. Contact Firm & Group Sales Manager Laura Angle at 512-250-5575 or laura.angle@texasbar.com. HALF OFF for Attorneys Licensed 5 Years or Less! You read that right! See the registration form. Need Financial Assistance to Attend? TexasBarCLE offers a limited number of scholarships to attend a live course, video replay, archived online class, or webcast, or to subscribe to our Online Library. To apply or to learn more, call Mon-Fri 8am-5pm CT to Sara at 800-204-2222, x1490. Please apply at least four weeks prior to the CLE event. Active State, County, and Texas-Area Federal Judges, Administrative Law Judges, Hearing Examiners, and Judge’s Staff Attorneys May Attend for Free, Provided: (1) the course directly relates to the judge’s tribunal’s jurisdiction, (2) the judge is a full-time judge or retired under a judicial retirement system and (3) space is available for all paying registrants. This privilege does not extend to prosecutors, receivers, trustees, other court staff, or persons serving part-time in a judicial capacity. Actual attendance is required to receive course materials. Parking Information for Attendees Not Staying at the Hotel is provided for the convenience of the attendees, is subject to change without notice and is not a guarantee of availability NORRIS CITYCENTRE: Self-parking is complimentary. ROOM BLOCK AT THE WESTIN MEMORIAL CITY: $12.99 selfparking, $22 valet if staying at the hotel. If You Need Special Accommodations to Attend, please contact us as soon as possible at 800-204-2222, x1748. Registered But Can’t Attend? Still Earn MCLE Credit and receive course materials by taking the course online later, in which case you’ll automatically be sent the course materials. If you wish a refund instead, mail or fax (512-427-4443) your request so that we receive it at least one business day before the program. FREE TO OUR REGISTRANTS! Online Videos and Mp3s of the Topics will be available to registrants 6-8 weeks after the course. Provide your e-mail address when preregistering to be notified when and how these benefits may be accessed. (Note: Presentation lengths may vary from that which was advertised.) There’s no extra charge; as a registrant, you’re already entitled! Interested in Sponsoring or Exhibiting at This Course or Others? Contact Julie Marshall at 512-427-1797 or julie.marshall@texasbar.com. Policy of Impartiality The State Bar of Texas does not endorse political candidates. When a candidate for public office is included in promotion for or participates in a TexasBarCLE event, the State Bar is not taking a position for or against anyone’s candidacy.

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Planning Committee Cynthia J. Bishop.............................................................Dallas John P. Bowman.........................................................Houston Emma Cano..........................................................San Antonio Jeffrey Civins................................................................... Austin David E. Harrell, Jr........................................................Houston Elizabeth Miller............................................................... Austin Ricardo E. Morales......................................................... Laredo Michael Nasi................................................................Houston Jesse R. Pierce..............................................................Houston Benjamin Rhem.............................................................Austin Cynthia Cooke Smiley..................................................... Austin Constance C. Westfall.....................................................Dallas Paul Yale......................................................................Houston

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