Originally appeared as a Steptoe & Johnson Legal Insight on August 4, 2023. By: Mark G. Jeffries, John R. Merinar Jr. On August 2, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the Board) decided a case called Stericycle, Inc. This case is the latest in what...
Spotlight On Jennifer Hicks
Current law firm or association: I am a Shareholder in Litigation at Babst, Calland, Clements & Zomnir, P.C., a great law firm, with excellent lawyers who are also just nice people to work with. Past associations: I spent the first half of my career at Dinsmore...
EMLF Seeks Fall Intern
The Energy & Mineral Law Foundation (EMLF) is looking for an enthusiastic and creative person to assist its staff with all stages of marketing campaigns and contribute to the overall communications strategy of the organization, as well as assist its staff with...
The 14th Appalachia Energy Law Conference Slated for Early September
Registration is now open for the 14th Appalachia Energy Law Conference, which will be held on Thursday, September 7, 2023, at the Omni William Penn Hotel in Pittsburgh. The conference, formerly known as the Shale Law Conference, will be held in Pittsburgh and has...
Natalie Jefferis Receives 2023 John L. McClaugherty Award
The Energy & Mineral Law Foundation (EMLF) is proud to announce it has presented its 2023 John L. McClaugherty Award to Natalie N. Jefferis. The McClaugherty Award is the Foundation’s highest honor and recognizes outstanding contributions to the field of energy...
Registration Open for 14th Appalachia Energy Law Conference
Registration is now open for the 14th Appalachia Energy Law Conference, which is hosted by the Institute for Energy Law and the Energy & Mineral Law Foundation. The conference will occur September 7th at the Omni William Penn Hotel, with a welcome reception on...
Fall Symposium Call for Topics and Volunteers
EMLF is putting out a call for topics and planning committee volunteers for the 2023 Fall Symposium. Join us for the committee planning call here at 2 p.m. August 7. The Symposium will be held October 10-12, 2023, in all the all-new Central Bank Center in Lexington,...
EMLF Holds Successful 44th Annual Institute in Charleston
By Keith Hall Approximately 170 energy professionals, guests and law students on Schetroma Travel Grants attended EMLF’s 44th Annual Energy & Mineral Law Institute in Charleston, South Carolina. Attendance increased for the third year in a row, as participation...
Save the Date for Historic Fall Symposium
By Mark Heath As the Fall Symposium -- f/k/a the Kentucky Mineral Law Conference -- approaches its 50th year in 2025, the conference, to be hosted at Lexington's all-new Central Bank Center, has become one of the longest running continuous programs on Energy Law in...
Substantive NEPA Amendments in Debt Ceiling Bill
Originally appeared as a Perkins Coie Update on June 8, 2023 By: Edward (Ted) Boling, Thomas C. Jensen and Kerensa Gimre President Joe Biden signed into law the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (FRA), colloquially referred to as the Debt Ceiling Bill, on June 3,...