Co-sponsored by ALI CLE
Why You Should Attend
Endangered Species Act (ESA) issues are common and significant considerations in land, water, and energy development activities in many parts of the nation. The Act’s provisions also heavily affect other key economic activities, such as timber harvesting, agriculture, aquaculture, electric power generation, and coastal development. Major lawsuits have been filed challenging the application and even the constitutionality of the ESA, and the Act’s importance to the species, agencies, landowners, developers, and citizens that fall within the ambit of the broadly worded legislation cannot be understated.
Attend this one day course and get both a both a primer on the federal ESA and detailed discussions of ESA provisions and related issues and developments.
What You Will Learn
A diverse faculty drawn from the ranks of practicing attorneys in the private bar and attorneys and related professionals in government, the public interest community, academia, and corporate settings ensures full coverage of the Act and of the legal and policy considerations that underlie it, including up-to-date perspectives on current regulatory and legislative proposals.
An optional introductory lecture outlines the basic structure of the ESA and its key provisions. A full optional hour of ethics instruction is offered over the lunch break.
Go HERE for a current agenda, list of topics, and more information.
Who Should Attend
This course is appropriate for lawyers and related professionals that advocate on behalf of environmental interests, or those with clients whose activities require compliance with the parameters of the ESA, such as developers, utilities, and agriculturalists.