Schedule for the 40th annual Review of Energy Law

Program Schedule – Thursday August 21, 2025

7:45 – 8:25 a.m.     Breakfast

8:25 – 8:30 a.m.     Welcoming Remarks - Lauren Telep, Freeman Mills PC

8:30 - 9:30 a.m. Conflicts and Confluences between the Surface and Mineral Estate with CCUS - Professor Joseph Schremmer, The University of Oklahoma School of Law (1.00)

9:30 - 10:30 a.m. Emerging Lessor Issues: What We Are Seeing - Andrew Clinton, R. Reese & Associates, PLLC (1.00)

10:30 - 10:45 a.m. Break

10:45 - 11:45 a.m. 2025 Case Law Update - Philip Jordan and Charles Sartain, Gray Reed (1.00)

11:45 - 12:00 p.m. Break for buffet lunch

12:00 - 1:00 p.m. The History of Oil and Gas in Dallas - Becky McGee/Kris Terry/John B. Holden, Jr./Charlie Sartain (1.00)

1:00 - 1:15 p.m. Break

1:15 - 2:15 p.m. Arbitration in the Oil Patch - Geoff Bracken, Foley & Lardner LLP (1.00)

2:15 - 3:15 p.m. Ready to Perform: Nuclear Energy Takes Center Stage - Jill A. McWhirter, King & Spalding LLP (1.00)

3:15 - 3:30 p.m. Break

3:30 - 4:30 p.m. The Meaning of ‘Other Minerals’ and Other Incidents of Mineral Ownership - Professor Monika Ehrman, SMU Dedman School of Law (1.00)

4:30 - 4:45 p.m. Closing Remarks/Adjourn

Program Schedule – Friday August 22, 2025

8:00 – 8:55 a.m.       Breakfast

8:55 – 9:00 a.m.       Welcoming Remarks - Lauren Telep, Freeman Mills PC

9:00 - 10:00 a.m. Legislative Update – Bill Keffer, Ph.D., Texas Tech Law Center (1.00)

10:00 - 11:00 a.m. The Interplay between Cryptocurrencies and Energy - Dr. Felix Mormann, Texas A&M University School of Law (1.00)

11:00 - 11:15 a.m. Break

11:15 - 12:15 p.m. Energy Business Valuation – Greg Scheig and Rodney Lacey, Stout (1.00)

12:15 - 12:30 p.m. Break for buffet lunch

12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Avoiding Common Ethical Pitfalls in Workplace Investigations - Liz Coleman, Balfour Beatty Investments (1.00 ETHICS)

1:30 - 1:35 p.m. Closing Remarks/Adjourn