Public Utility Law Conference 2024
Date: Apr 26, 2024 9:10 a.m. – 5:10 p.m.
Location: New Jersey Law Center, and Online
Member Price: $195
Non-Member Price: $244
Section Price: $183
Areas of Law: Public Utility
Earn up to 8.2 credits, including 1.2 in Ethics and 1.2 in Diversity! (More Information)
Keynote
- Marian Abdou
- Commissioner, New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
Moderator
- Deborah M. Franco, Esq.
- Liberty New York Water, Merrick
Presenters
- Stefanie Brand, Esq.
- Stefanie Brand, Esq., Lambertville
- Maura Caroselli, Esq.
- New Jersey Division of Rate Counsel, Trenton
- Jennifer Danis, Esq.
- Institute for Policy Integrity At NYU School of Law
- Paul Flanagan, Esq.
- New Jersey Division of Rate Counsel
- Lora L. Fong, Esq.
- Past Trustee, NJSBA
Assistant Attorney General & Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer
Office of Attorney General, Trenton - Stephen B. Genzer, Esq.
- Saul Ewing, LLP, Newark
- Mary Patricia Keefe, Esq.
- Elizabethtown Gas
- Daniel Lapato
- Associate VP, State Affairs
American Gas Association - David S. Lapp
- Maryland Office of People's Counsel
- James H. Laskey, Esq.
- Norris McLaughlin, P.A., Bridgewater
- Mark A. Lazaroff, Esq.
- Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Philadelphia
- Melissa E. Liebermann, Esq.
- Office of Attorney General, Trenton
- Brian O. Lipman, Esq.
- New Jersey Division of Rate Counsel, Trenton
- Arjun Ramadevanahalli, Esq.
- Morgan Lewis
- Paul Reed
- RSunrise Energy LLC
- Bethany M. Rocque-Romaine, Esq.
- New Jersey Division of Rate Counsel, Trenton
Presented in cooperation with the NJSBA Public Utility Law Section and NJSBA Renewable Energy, Cleantech and Climate Change Special Committee
Don’t miss the premier, full-day CLE and networking event of the year for New Jersey’s Public Utility Law practitioners.
The agenda includes:
- 8:30 | Networking Breakfast
- 9:10 | Welcome from Section Chair - Deborah M. Franco, Esq.
- 9:15 | Rate Case Basics
Presented by two accomplished practitioners with many years of experience in the private and public sectors, this panel reviews the basic parts of a rate case and explains how a rate case is developed. Learn the basics of rate cases, data sources, test years, and many other key elements of the rate development process.
- Moderator: Deborah M. Franco, Esq.
- Speakers: Stephen B. Genzer, Esq. and Brian O. Lipman, Esq. - 10:45 | Break
- 10:50 | Public Utility Law: An Historical Perspective
Join three seasoned public utility lawyers who will discuss the wonderful world of public utility law and how we got here, reminiscing through their many years of public utility law practice. The speakers on this panel will provide their perspective of the industry through their experiences in the private and public sectors.
- Moderator: Bethany M. Rocque-Romaine, Esq.
- Speakers: Paul Flanagan, Esq.; Mary Patricia Keefe, Esq. and Stefanie Brand, Esq. - 12:10 | Commissioner Marian Abdou
- 12:20 | Lunch
- 1:00 | The Future of Gas
- Moderator: Maura Caroselli,
- Speakers: Jennifer Danis, Esq., David S. Lapp and Daniel Lapato - 2:00 | Break
- 2:10 | 2024 Renewables Update
This panel will explore trends in decarbonization and sustainability; discuss and provide an update on FERC Order No. 2222; review New Jersey regulatory and legislative updates and the New Jersey Energy Master Plan; and explore the developer’s perspective on energy storage.
- Moderator: Mark A. Lazaroff, Esq.
- Speakers: Arjun Ramadevanahalli, Esq.; James H. Laskey, Esq. and Paul Reed - 3:10 | Ethics and Diversity Panel
- Moderator: Deborah M. Franco, Esq.
- Speakers: Lora L. Fong, Esq. and Melissa E. Liebermann, Esq. - 5:10 | Adjourn
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