Please join us for this seminar that will focus on recent air emission studies and issues related to oil and gas operations. As concerns over increased oil and gas activity using hydraulic fracturing continue to mount, significant efforts and focus have turned to air emissions – both from oil and gas operations generally, and hydraulic fracturing specifically. In this session, our speakers, who have been and are involved in the forefront of these issues, will present an overview of completed and ongoing studies regarding the impact of airborne emissions associated with oil and gas operations.

Topics will include a general overview of air emissions studies focused on oil and gas activities to date, and a detailed discussion of the ongoing Garfield County Gas Emission Study conducted by Colorado State University and Air Resource Specialists, Inc. with input from a technical advisory committee. Finally, we will briefly highlight the latest litigation and regulatory developments related to hydraulic fracturing.

Speakers for this program are:

• Dr. Jeffrey L. Collett, Professor and Department Head, Colorado State University Department of Atmospheric Science
• Eric Waeckerlin, Associate, Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP

Moderated by:

• Gail Wurtzler, Partner, Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP

Event Details

Friday, September 20

Breakfast | 8:30 AM
Program | 9-10:00 AM

Event Materials

• Characterizing Air Emissions from Natural Gas Drilling and Well Completion Operations, Dr. Jeffrey L. Collett, Professor and Department Head, Colorado State University Department of Atmospheric Science
• A Survey of Key Oil & Gas-Related Air Emissions Studies, Eric Waeckerlin, Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP
• Fracking Litigation Update & Watch List, Gail Wurtzler and Eric Waeckerlin, Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP

Please join us as we discuss important air-quality permitting, compliance, and enforcement issues related to non-road and stationary engines. Operators in the oil and gas and other industrial sectors rely on these engines to power their operations. Yet, a complex patchwork of state and federal air quality rules and regulations often make compliance difficult, which can significantly impact day-to-day business operations. Attendees will get an in-depth look at a variety of issues that manufacturers, owners, and operators of these engines in Colorado, and elsewhere, need to be aware of to avoid compliance pitfalls and serious business interruptions, including:

• Changes to Colorado’s Regulation 3 governing Internal Combustion Engines
• Colorado Permit Process including Air Pollutant Emission Notice (APEN), Construction Permit, and Portable Permit
• Applicability of Quad Z requirements governing Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines
• Applicability of Quad J requirements governing Stationary Spark-Ignition Internal Combustion Engines
• Applicability of Non-Road Large Spark Ignited (LSI) rules and regulations, and their overlap with stationary engine requirements
• A unique perspective from EPA Region 8 on compliance and enforcement considerations under EPA’s engine regulations

Our speakers are at the forefront of air quality issues related to both non-road and stationary engines throughout the Rocky Mountain West and across the country. This session will offer critical compliance and practical advice for any business facing engine-related air quality issues, including manufacturers, owners, and operators.

The Moderator for this program is:

• Randy Dann, Associate, Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP

Speakers for this program are:

• Alex North, Environmental Scientist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Melissa Green, Project Manager, Weaver Boos Consultants
• Eric Waeckerlin, Associate, Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP

Event Details

Tuesday, August 6

Breakfast| 8-8:30 AM
Program | 8:30-10 AM

Wells Fargo Hershner Room
1700 Lincoln St.
Suite #5000
Denver, CO 80203

Event Materials

• Alexis North, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, RICE MACT Rules
• Melissa Green, Weaver Boos Consultants, Regulation 3 Changes, Air Permitting Process, and RICE NESHAP
• Eric Waeckerlin, Davis Graham & Stubbs, Air Quality Permitting, Compliance, and Enforcement for Stationary Engines

Join Davis Graham, CCIA, and the Colorado Energy Coalition for a legislative review seminar. The session will focus on HB 1001, the Advanced Industries Acceleration Act; HB 1110, the Special Fuel Tax Electric Vehicle Use Tax Fund, and; SB 252, which increases CO’s Renewable Energy Standard.

Event Details

July 17, 2013

Denver Metro chamber of Commerce
1445 Market Street
Denver, CO 80202

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Please join us for the second session of a two-part series on Hydraulic Fracturing Water Resources and Management. Water, as a critical component in oil and gas development, can at times become a limiting factor that can impact production and new development.

In this session, our speakers will discuss the legal, regulatory, and practical aspects of acquiring water supplies for oil and gas operations in Colorado.

Speakers for this program are:

• Kevin Rein, Deputy State Engineer of the Colorado Division of Water Resources
• Zach Miller, Partner, Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP

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Join Our Energy Group and newest attorney addition, Randy Pharo, for a Stranahan’s Whiskey Tasting.

Event Information

Wednesday, May 15, 2013
5:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Davis Graham & Stubbs
Denver, CO 80202

Please join us for this seminar that will focus on changes in Colorado and federal employment laws and will provide practical guidance to ensure compliance.

Topics will include:

• Colorado Family Care Act (Colorado’s expansion of federal Family & Medical Leave Act)
• Marijuana in the workplace
• Colorado Civil Unions Act and its impact on the workplace
• Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act amendments and their impact on employers
• Colorado Employment Opportunity Act and its impact on employee credit checks
• Colorado and federal developments regarding social media

Event Information

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Breakfast | 7:30 AM
Program | 8:00 – 9:00 AM

Please join us for the first session of a two-part series on Hydraulic Fracturing Water Resources and Management. Water, as a critical component in oil and gas development, can at times become a limiting factor that can impact production and new development. Managing the large volumes of waste water produced during hydraulic fracturing operations presents a myriad of logistical and regulatory challenges.

In this session, our speakers will present a demonstration on the use of a dynamic simulation modeling tool as an approach to evaluating the short and long term logistical and capital planning aspects of water management.

Additionally, attendees will get an in-depth look at the legal and regulatory framework governing the management of hydraulic fracturing waste fluids, including flowback water and produced water. We will address state and federal legal requirements governing the storage, transportation, and disposition (recycling, underground injection, land application, and surface discharge) of these fluids.

Speakers for this program are:

• Tekla Taylor, U.S. Energy Services Leader, Golder Associates
• Adam Cohen, Partner, Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP

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Please join us as we discuss significant securities litigation and regulatory updates from the past year and look ahead at the landscape for 2013.

Attendees will get an in-depth look at issues relevant to the regulatory and securities litigation landscape. Topics will include:

• Trends in derivative litigation and circumstances that are candidates for claims
• Recent developments in securities case law
• Defining a security under Colorado law
• Insider trading exposure and SEC and DOJ enforcement outlook