Overview
Event Details
Our Third Annual Regulatory & Legislative Symposium will be offered as a hybrid event. Please indicate your preferred format (in-person or virtual) in the registration form.
"Progressive" has been one of the more frequently used adjectives (or nouns) in Washington this year. It was the progressive views, for example, that President Biden was said to be endorsing when he issued the Executive Order on Competition, which calls for more vigorous enforcement of the antitrust laws and directs or encourages more than a dozen federal agencies to implement specific new regulatory policies. What does this possible move to the progressive left mean for regulated businesses? Is it an unalloyed risk, or an amalgam of risks and opportunities?
At our plenary session, a group of distinguished policymakers from all walks of regulated life, including the Honorable Allison Clements (FERC) and the Honorable Patrick Fuchs (STB), will explore the question with us.
Following this broader discussion, we will narrow our focus by offering four breakout sessions, with each topic seen through the lens of our overall theme:
- The New Antitrust Agenda: Too Little, Too Late … or Too Much, Too Early?
- Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Issues: The Race to be More Progressive – Who Will Win? The US, UK, or EU?
- The Standoff Between Regulators and Courts: A Progressive Administration and a Conservative Judiciary
- Grid Modernization: Establishing Rules of the Road for Our Energy Future
More detailed information about these breakout sessions is included in the agenda.
Date: Thursday, December 9, 2021
Time: 12:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. ET
A cocktail reception will follow for those attending in person.
Location: Virtually or Steptoe's Washington office (1330 Connecticut Avenue, Washington, DC 20036)
For those joining in person, we will adhere to the guidelines and recommendations set forth by the CDC and the District of Columbia.
Confirmed Speakers:
- Andrew Archer, Partner - Head of ESG Advisory, Investor Update
- Coleman Bazelon, Principal, The Brattle Group
- Jeff Blum, Executive Vice President, External and Legislative Affairs, DISH Network
- Allison Clements, Commissioner, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
- Amanda Conner, Vice President, FERC and RTO Strategy and Policy, American Electric Power (AEP)
- Patrick Fuchs, Member, Surface Transportation Board (STB)
- Michael K. Hyun, Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, PSEG
- Elizabeth Salerno, Lead, Transmission and Technology Initiatives for Chairman Glick, FERC
- Steven C. Salop, Professor of Economics and Law, Georgetown Law
- Rob Schwartz, Acting General Counsel, US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
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Ben Tejblum, Associate General Counsel, Clean Energy, The AES Corporation
- Christy Walsh, Senior Advocate – Sustainable FERC Project, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
Steptoe Speakers: Shannen Coffin, Micah Green, Matt Kulkin, Will Keyser, Pantelis Michalopoulos, Monique Watson, and Michael Weiner
Additional speakers will be announced in the coming weeks.
CLE Credit Available: Steptoe is an accredited CLE provider in New York, California, and Illinois and is pleased to offer credit for participation in our breakout sessions during the live event. Please click here to access the program agenda for additional information on the types of credit and number of hours for each session. If you are seeking credit in other jurisdictions, please make a note in your registration form and we’ll apply on your behalf.
- New York: This program is approved for 1.0 hour of CLE credit including 1.0 hours in areas of
professional practice. The content and format are suitable for both newly admitted and experienced
attorneys. - California: 1.0 hour of CLE credit. No credit may be claimed for required CLE in legal ethics,
recognition and elimination of bias in the legal profession, and competence issues. - Illinois: 1.0 hour of General CLE credit.
