Greenberg Traurig is proud to be a sponsor and a member of the planning team for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute’s Annual Environmental Law Forum, taking place April 10-11, 2024. As a gathering ground for attorneys in private practice and public service, engineers, consultants, professors, and scientists, this event facilitates learning, networking, exchanging, and debating current policy, climate and technical issues, litigation trends, and development and infrastructure.
GT attorneys and leadership will lead a number of sessions at this annual two-day CLE and networking gathering of the Pennsylvania Bar’s Environmental Section.
- David Mandelbaum will co-lead the Wednesday late session, “Planners’ Roundtable: Climate Conscious Lawyering Revisited” (Ethics and Environmental Policy) – In last year’s keynote address, Prof. John Dernbach challenged all of us to consider the extent to which climate change affects ordinary legal practice. Let’s do that. What is a lawyer (in private practice, government, or an NGO) professionally required to do or permitted to do in advising clients, advocating on their behalf, or managing their office?
- Matthew N. Beekhuizen, GT’s Chief Pricing and Innovation Officer, will co-present late Wednesday, “Assessing the Practical and Legal Aspects of Generative Artificial Intelligence” (Ethics, Technical) – Artificial intelligence (AI), generative AI in particular, is rapidly evolving and has gained a lot of momentum in recent months. From generating fun poems and graphics to drafting briefs and predicting legal outcomes, the spectrum of possibilities and functionality is broad, but so are the risks. This session will discuss the emergence of generative AI, explore various generative AI tools, and discuss the legal aspects and considerations of generative AI, including privacy, security, current laws, regulations, executive orders, and court opinions.
- Caleb Holmes will co-present the Thursday morning session, “Site Remediation / Act 2” (Updates) – This panel will summarize the year’s regulatory and case law developments in CERCLA, Pennsylvania’s Hazardous Site Cleanup Act, and the Department of Environmental Protection’s Act 2, Superfund, and Storage Tanks programs. Topics will include noteworthy case law, important pending cases, and significant program developments important to the regulated community under Pennsylvania’s Land Recycling Program.
- Kaitlyn Maxwell will co-present the late Thursday morning session, “ESG: What Is It and How Important Is It?” (Climate & Sustainability) – This panel will discuss evolving ESG issues including stakeholder demands, program development, and reporting obligations and whether ESG will play a significant role in corporate philosophy, structure, and how businesses are operated in the future. Additionally, the panel will review recent trends in ESG litigation and identify risk mitigation strategies.
The event concludes with the PBA EEL Section Reception followed by the Section’s Annual Dinner celebrating this year’s Environmental Achievement Award recipient.
April 10-11, 2024
Harrisburg Hilton & Towers
One North Second Street
Harrisburg 17101-1601
United States