Schedule for the 41st annual Review of Energy Law

Program Schedule – Friday August 21, 2026

7:45 – 8:25 a.m.    Registration and Breakfast

8:25 – 8:30 a.m.    Welcoming Remarks - Jordan Smith, Jackson Walker LLP

8:30 - 9:15 a.m. Contract Construction - Douglas Hafer, Curnutt & Hafer, LLP (0.75)

9:15 - 10:00 a.m. Clean Energy Tax Credits - Nathan Smithson, Jackson Walker LLP (0.75)

10:00 - 10:15 a.m. Break

10:15 - 11:00 a.m. Royalty Interpretation and Presumed Grant After Van Dyke and Clifton - Corey F. Wehmeyer, Santoyo Wehmeyer (0.75)

11:00 - 11:45 a.m. Negotiating Rep & Warranty Insurance - Sarah Mitchell, Vinson & Elkins (0.75)

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

12:00 - 12:45 p.m. ABS Financing - Kim Mai and John Craven, Haynes Boone (0.75)

12:45 - 1:45 p.m. Ethics of Using Landmen - Professor Keith Hall, LSU School of Law (1.0 ETHICS)

1:45 - 2:30 p.m. Lost Profits Damages - Christopher Hogan, Hogan Thompson Schuelke (0.75)

2:30 - 2:45 p.m. Break

2:45 - 3:30 p.m. Use of AI in the Practice of Law - Travis Wussow, Jackson Walker LLP (0.75)

3:30 - 4:15 p.m. Case Law Update - Prof. Christopher Kulander, Univ. of Texas School of Law (0.75)

4:15 - 4:30 p.m. Closing Remarks/Adjourn

4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Networking/Happy Hour