James J. Hoecker, former chair of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, now senior counsel and energy strategist at Husch Blackwell LLP; Marvin Griff of Husch Blackwell; Environmental Program Fellow Jessica Wentz; Associate Dean Lee Paddock, and Sarah Vail of Husch Blackwell
SHAPIRO CONFERENCE FOCUSES ON SUSTAINABLE ENERGY “LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR A Sustainable Energy Future: Legal and Policy Challenges” was the subject of the 2013 J.B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Conference. The first of an anticipated series of meetings exploring the evolution of U.S. energy networks, the conference brought together leaders from academia, government, nonprofits, and the private sector to discuss the capital deployment, technology development, and public policy changes that are critically needed to produce a more sustainable energy
supply system by 2030. Byron Dorgan, former U.S. Senator (D-N.D.) and senior fellow, Bipartisan Policy Center, delivered the keynote address on the “Four Faces of Energy Sustainability: Law and Policy.” GW worked closely with the Husch Blackwell firm in organizing the event, which was supported by a $450,000 grant from the Constellation Energy Foundation. The Journal of Environmental and Energy Law, which is produced jointly by the Law School and the Environmental Law Institute, will publish a symposium edition based on the conference.
Professor Dinah Shelton
DINAH L. SHELTON RECEIVES BURHENNE AWARD PROFESSOR DINAH L. SHELTON received the 2012 Burhenne Award for her “extraordinary contributions to environmental law, and in particular, for her work on the International Covenant on Environment and Development; on the link of human rights and the environment; and on indigenous peoples’ rights.” She accepted the award at the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s World Conservation Congress, held in September in Jeju, Korea.
WORLD BANK COLLABORATIONS THE LAW SCHOOL HAS FOR THE PAST two years partnered with the World Bank on the development of its Global Forum on Law, Justice, and Development. Associate Dean Lee Paddock serves as co-lead of the forum’s Thematic Working Group on Environment and Natural Resources. He also helped establish and serves as co-lead of the “Legal Aspects of Sustainable Energy for All” Communities of Practice, which focuses on ways the legal community can assist in the effort to provide access to energy for the 1.4 billion people in the world who do not have access to reliable energy sources. As part of the bank’s Law, Justice, and Development Week last December,
Donna Attanasio
Hernando de Soto, president of the Institute for Liberty and Democracy, talks with guests including Professor Sean Murphy.
GW Law hosted a reception featuring Hernando de Soto, president of the Institute for Liberty and Democracy, as guest speaker. In the spring, GW Law hosted a presentation on Courts, Rule of Law and the Environment.
WELCOME, DONNA ATTANASIO DONNA ATTANASIO JOINED THE Law School July 1 as senior adviser for energy law programs, a new position made possible by a $450,000 grant from the Constellation Energy Foundation. A 20-year veteran of the energy law field, she served as president of the Energy Bar Association and as a board member of the Energy Law Foundation. WINTER 2014 | www.law.gwu.edu
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