Program Chair:
Sarah A. Slack
Foley & Lardner LLP
Madison
Presenters:
Delanie Breuer
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren, S.C.
Madison
Arthur J. Harrington
Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.
Milwaukee
Lisa Ashenbrenner Hunt
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Madison
Jeanne Burns-Frank
Madison Gas and Electric
Madison
Scott Inman
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Madison
Christopher J. Jaekels
Davis & Kuelthau, S.C.
Milwaukee
Robert A. Kaplan
United States Environmental Protection Agency
Chicago, IL
Patrick F. Kenny
WEC Energy Group
Chicago, IL
Michael J. Kowalkowski
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Madison
Jodi Arndt Labs
Law Firm of Conway, Olejniczak & Jerry, S.C.
Green Bay
Diane L. Milligan
Department of Natural Resources
Madison
Todd E. Palmer
Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Madison
R. Lynn Parins
Foley & Lardner LLP
Madison
Timothy J. Pierce
State Bar of Wisconsin
Madison
David P. Ruetz
Von Briesen & Roper, S.C.
Milwaukee
Jason A. Treutel
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Madison
Hillary Vedvig
Foley & Lardner LLP
Madison
Vanessa Disbrow Wishart
Stafford Rosenbaum LLP
Madison
Edward (Ned) B. Witte
Godfrey & Kahn, S.C.
Milwaukee
8:00 a.m. : Registration
8:15 a.m. : Welcome and Introductions
Sarah A. Slack
8:30 a.m. : Keynote Address
Robert A. Kaplan, EPA Region 5 Regional Counsel
9:15 a.m. : Great Lakes Panel Discussion
- Scope summary
- Design and remediation
- Wisconsin permits
- U.S. Army Corp of Engineer permits
Moderators:Edward (Ned) B. Witte
Panelists: Arthur J. Harrington, Scott Inman, Patrick F. Kenny, Michael J. Kowalkowski, Jason A. Treutel
10:15 a.m. : Break
10:30 a.m. : ESG - What Environmental Lawyers Need to Know
R. Lynn Parins, Sarah A. Slack, Hillary Vedvig
11:20 a.m. : PFAS Update
Delanie Breuer
12:10 p.m. : Networking Lunch Break - All Welcome
1:15 p.m. : Ethics for the Environmental Lawyer
- How to identify your client when representing an organization
- Compare privilege and confidentiality
- Mandatory vs. permissive disclosures
- Communications with corporate officers and employees
Christopher J. Jaekels, Jodi Arndt Labs, Timothy J. Pierce
2:05 p.m. :Wisconsin Audit Programs – Opportunities
Lisa Ashenbrenner-Hunt, Jeanne Burns-Frank, David P. Ruetz
3:00 p.m. : Break
3:15 p.m. : Air Update
Todd E. Palmer
4:05 p.m. : Water Update
Jane Landretti, Vaness Disbrow Wishart
5:05 p.m. : Program Concludes
Following program start times, webcast replay schedule may vary slightly from above listed times.
- Understand key developments in environmental regulations, initiatives, and enforcement
- Hear updates directly from the EPA Region 5 Regional Counsel
- Stay current on the status of PFAS initiatives and regulations in Wisconsin
- Find out what environmental lawyers should know about environmental, social, and corporate governance
- Receive a review of your ethical obligations as an environmental law practitioner
- Environmental lawyers
- Agricultural law attorneys
- Real estate lawyers
- Construction lawyers
- Municipal and government lawyers
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