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Environmental Law Section Petroleum Spills Symposium

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Bar Center
One Elk Street
Albany, NY 12207
(518) 487-5681

FOURTH ANNUAL
PETROLEUM SPILLS SYMPOSIUM

11:45 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

The Environmental Law Section’s Petroleum Spills Committee will host its Fourth Annual Petroleum Spills Symposium on April 17, 2013 from 11:45 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. at the New York State Bar Association Bar Center in Albany.  The Symposium will be a number of lively interactive round table discussions focusing on pending State legislation that impacts petroleum spills, including proposed changes to the State Brownfield Cleanup law, as well as discussions on environmental liens, remediation cleanup goals and remediation strategies, among other timely topics.  The Symposium will include an update on the Oil Spill Fund activities, as well as a review of the recent Navigation Law cases.  The Fourth Annual Petroleum Spills Symposium will continue its tradition of providing practitioners with a forum to discuss timely topics and exchange ideas related to petroleum spills in the State of New York.

The Symposium does NOT provide MCLE credit.  Please contact Wendy Marsh wmarsh@hancocklaw.com if you are interested in presenting a topic, or if you have a topic to suggest and/or a hypothetical to cover.  A light lunch will be provided and there will be a cocktail reception following the Symposium.

Fees
$50 for Environmental Law Section Members
$75 for all others

Click to view/download the Agenda and/or Registration Form.

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