Insights

Jon Welner will be interviewing Larry Goldzband, the Executive Director of the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC), on the Commission’s new plan to prepare the SF Bay Area for sea-level rise. BCDC is the agency responsible for permitting all development on the shoreline of San Francisco Bay. On December 5, 2024, the BCDC adopted the Regional Shoreline Adaptation Plan (RSAP). The RSAP is a region-wide plan for the San Francisco Bay shoreline that guides the creation of coordinated, locally planned sea level rise adaptation actions that work together to achieve a regional One Bay Vision. This includes BCDC’s guidelines for how local governments must meet the requirements of SB 272, a new State mandate that requires all local governments along the shoreline to prepare a Subregional Shoreline Adaptation Plan by 2034.

The Crisis of Investment Arbitration: What's Next? explores the challenges of protecting the environment within the current international investment law regime. It offers a comprehensive overview of International Investment Law, focusing on emerging trends that seek to integrate environmental values into arbitration between states and foreign investors. The panel will highlight key developments and challenges, while assessing potential pathways for harmonizing environmental protection with investment arbitration practices. It will also provide insights into how the evolving landscape might better accommodate environmental goals.

Join Amy Symonds for a paneled discussion during the ABA/CLA Annual Meeting titled: PFAS Regulation and Their Impacts on Pesticide Products.

As the focus on corporate sustainability intensifies, so does scrutiny around greenwashing, leading to a surge in litigation related to carbon offsets and greenwashing claims, and various kinds of ESG frauds.

Join us in Houston to connect with hundreds of international attorneys from some of the most distinguished law firms, energy companies, and governmental institutions worldwide. Together, we will explore current issues in energy and cutting-edge strategies to address them.

This conference marks the first anniversary of the revised EU Action Plan Against Wildlife Trafficking, created in 2016, which provided for a framework for European countries to implement regulations regarding legal trade in wildlife within the EU. Discussion panels at this event include topics regarding enforcement challenges in source and consumer countries, and EU legislation and illegally sourced wildlife. Speakers in this event include EUROPOL, EcoJust, a former member of the Convention in International Trade in Endangered Species Act (CITES) Secretariat, and former enforcement personnel.

“Owls and Eagles and Wolves, Oh My! The Endangered Species Act 50 Years Later,” 31st Fall Conference on Environmental, Energy, and Resources Law, October 11-13, 2023, Washington, D.C.

The ABA’s Fall Conference returns to Washington, D.C. for updates on the latest developments and challenges facing the field of environmental law. Programming includes panel discussions and debates, as well as a variety of topics from Supreme Court rulings, Clean Energy, America’s Electric Grid, to the Endangered Species Act. Leading environmental, energy, and resources law professionals will share their knowledge while networking and engaging in breakout sessions, aa here, in our nation’s capital.

Crowell Partner Ellie Dawson will be speaking on a panel at the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) Environmental, Energy and Resources Law Summit. The summit will be taking place May 4-5, 2023. Ellie's panel, "The ABC's of ESG (Environment, Social and Governance)," will take place on May 4 at 4:00pm-5:00pm. The summit is presented by the CBA Environmental, Energy and Resources Law Section.

Crowell Partner Ellie Dawson will be speaking at this year's National Stone Sand and Gravel Young Leaders Meeting. The meeting will be taking place on April 23-26, 2023 at the Fort Lauderdale Marriott Harbor Beach. Ellie's presentation, "ESG Progress and Pitfalls," will take place on April 24, 10:30am-11:30am (EDT).