Presented by the State Bar of Texas – ENRLS

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

This symposium convenes legal, corporate, and financial leaders to examine the legal and regulatory frameworks shaping climate and energy transition projects. Through expert-led sessions, the program explores dispute resolution, private capital deployment, community engagement, and the evolving role of legal professionals in enabling the success of low-carbon technology, infrastructure, and projects.

Speakers include:

• Ryan Andress, Partner, Beveridge & Diamond
• Paul Barker, Partner, Kirkland & Ellis
• Jeff Civins, Senior Counsel, Haynes & Boone
• Mike Dillinger, CLO CCO, Grassroots Carbon
• Mark Ehrhardt, President, The Ehrhardt Group
• Prof. Monika Ehrman, SMU Dedman School of Law
• Mave Gasaway, Partner, Davis Graham
• Sara Grey, Partner, Arnold & Porter
• Greg Johnson, Partner, Liskow
• Lauren Lankenau, Associate, Beveridge & Diamond
• James McGuire, Partner, Holland & Knight
• Ashleigh Myers, Partner, Pillsbury
• Jayne Piana, Partner, Brown Rudnick
• Trajan Perez, Partner, Miller Nash
• Peter Silverman, Founder, Early Dispute Resolution Inst.
• Sean Voight, CEO Energy Innovation Hub

AGENDA

9:00 AM – 9:30 AM | Registration and Breakfast

9:30 AM – 9:45 AM | Opening Remarks

• Nathan Block, Symposium Planning Chair

9:45 AM – 10:45 AM | Session 1 – Disputes Impacting the Energy Transition

• Jayne Piana, Brown Rudnick | TBD
• Mave Gasaway, Davis Graham| TBD
• Sarah Grey, Arnold Porter| TBD
• Moderator:  Trajan Perez, Miller Nash

10:45 AM – 11:00 AM | Break

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Session 2 – Early Dispute Resolution

• Peter Silverman, Founder and Trustee, Early Dispute Resolution Institute
• Moderator:  TBD

12:00 PM – 1:15 PM | Lunch and Session – Nature-Based Solutions – Carbon Offset / Carbon Credit Markets

• Mike Dillinger, CLO, CCO, Grassroots Carbon

1:15 PM – 2:30 PM | Session 3 – Private Capital in Low Carbon Financing

• Paul Barker, Kirkland & Ellis | TBD
• Sean Voight, CEO, Energy Innovation Hub| TBD
• Moderator:  Ryan Andree, Beveridge & Diamond

2:30 PM – 2:45 PM | Break

2:45 PM – 3:45 PM | Session 4 – Community Engagement / Developing Community Support for Project Success

• Mark Ehrhardt, The Ehrhardt Group – Public Relations Strategies
• Greg Johnson, Liskow Lewis – Legal and Regulatory Strategies
• Moderator:  Nathan Block, bp

3:45 PM – 4:00 PM | Break

4:00 PM – 5:15 PM | Session 5 – Molding Legal Professionals for 21st Century Challenges

• Nathan Block, bp – Practical Wisdom for Lawyers
• Monika Ehrman, SMU Dedman School of Law | TBD
• Jeff Civins, Haynes & Boone | TBD
• Trajan Perez, Miller Nash – Observations on new lawyers
• Moderator:  Ashleigh Myers, Pillsbury Winthrop