North Dakota's Bakken Shale has transformed the state's economy and made it the nation's second largest producer of oil behind Texas.
We invite you to join us for a program about the unique issues and challenges associated with operating in the Bakken. Our Haynes Boone speakers will be joined by North Dakota lawyers John W. Morrison and Paul J. Forster of Crowley Fleck and Lawrence Bender of Fredrikson & Byron who have counseled companies operating in the Bakken for many years.
Moderator:
- Michelle Scheffler - Haynes Boone
Speakers:
- Lawrence Bender - Fredrikson & Byron
- Paul J. Forster - Crowley Fleck
- John W. Morrison - Crowley Fleck
- David Ammons - Haynes Boone
- D.J. Beaty - Haynes Boone
- Morgan Haenchen - Haynes Boone
- Garrett Martin - Haynes Boone
- Arsalan Muhammad - Haynes Boone
- Martha Wyrick - Haynes Boone
Topics will include:
- North Dakota Oil & Gas Royalty Update
- An Overview of Counterparty Bankruptcy Issues in the Oil & Gas Industry
- The “Top Ten” Legislative, Regulatory, and Litigation Developments in North Dakota
- Exploring Professional Ethics in the Bakken Shale
Thursday, October 15
11:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. CT
CLE CREDIT:
Texas: This course has been approved for Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit by the State Bar of Texas Committee on MCLE in the amount of 2.25 credit hours, of which 0.5 credit hour can be applied toward the Ethics requirement.
New York: This transitional program has been approved in accordance with the requirements of the New York State CLE Board for a maximum of 2.5 credit hour, of which 0.5 credit hour can be applied toward the Ethics/Professionalism requirement.
California: This activity is approved for MCLE credit by the State Bar of California in the amount of 2.25 credit hour, of which 0.5 credit hour can be applied toward the Ethics requirement.
Colorado: Application for Colorado accreditation of this course or program is currently pending.
North Dakota: This course has been approved for Continuing Legal Education credit by the State Bar Association of North Dakota in the amount of 1.75 general credit hours, plus 0.5 Ethics credit hour, for a total of 2.25 CLE credits.
AAPL educational credits: This program has been accredited for 2 RL, RPL or CPL recertification credit(s) (CEU), and 0 CPL/ESA, and/or .5 Ethics credit(s) (CEU Ethics), for a total of 2.5 credit(s).
