Cleantech Briefing: The 10 Most Critical Legal Issues Related to Cleantech and Sustainability Every Company Should Know
| Date: 09/16/2009
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Time:
Registration: 7:30 am – 8:00 am
Program: 8:00 am – 10:00 am
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Location:
Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center
650 15th Street
Denver, Colorado
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| Speakers:
Whitney Holmes, Michael Steel, James J. Mullen |
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| Contact: Wendy Olson |
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| Contact Phone: (303) 592-2262
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Description:
“We have no intention of backing away from our historic commitment to the fight against global warming because the economy
has slowed down. The green rules and regulations that will help save our planet will also revive our economies.”
-- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger,
United Nations Climate Change Conference, Poznan, Poland, Dec. 2008.
In the long run, the world-wide “green” revolution may have as powerful an impact on business as the preceding digital revolution--affecting
which products and services will be competitive and how they will be marketed, made, and sold. In the United States, the revolution
is gaining momentum, despite the troubling economic times. Recently inaugurated President Obama and the new Congress are committed
to investing billions to catalyze renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. Moreover, the sustainability imperative,
driven both by government mandate and consumer demand, has and will continue to generate the need for a new legal framework
-- reaching far beyond current environmental and energy regulations.
All companies, regardless of whether or not they focus on the “Cleantech” sector, will be affected by these new opportunities,
rules, and regulations. Understanding the emerging framework and, in many cases, taking action now, is essential not only
to mitigate potential risk and liability but also to capture some of the benefits and new business opportunities generated
by the green revolution.
Morrison & Foerster LLP and CORE Colorado invite you to a panel of Cleantech industry experts and legal practitioners. Together these leaders in the field will address the
top ten legal issues related to Cleantech and Sustainability that every company should know.
Discussion Topics:
- Corporate Governance
- Carbon
- M&A and Restructuring
- Alternative Energy
- Sustainable Operations
- Intellectual Property Management
- Green Building
- Green Marketing
- Risk/Insurance
- International Operations
Speakers will include:
- Jeffrey Nathanson, Executive Director of Business Development, National Jewish Health (moderator)
- John Imse, Principal, Environ International Corporation
- Beth Chacon, Environmental Policy Relations Manager, Xcel Energy
- Whitney Holmes, Partner (Corporate), Morrison & Foerster
- Michael Steel, Partner (Land Use and Environmental), Morrison & Foerster
- James Mullen, Partner (Intellectual Property), Morrison & Foerster
For specific directions to the Hyatt Regency, please use this link: Map & Directions
