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U.S. Representative Joe L. Barton to Deliver Day One Luncheon Address

Congressman Joe Barton was first elected to serve the Sixth District of Texas in 1984. In 2004, he was selected by his colleagues to be the Chairman of the House Committee on Energy & Commerce – the oldest standing legislative House committee. The Energy & Commerce Committee has arguably the broadest non tax-oriented jurisdiction of any congressional committee, with principal House responsibility over matters relating to commerce, public health and marketplace interests. Barton currently serves as the Ranking Republican of the full Energy and Commerce Committee.

The “House GOP's leading expert on energy policy" (Wall Street Journal, 10/02), Barton has led the House charge to pass comprehensive national energy policy legislation. In the past two congresses, he has shared authorship of the two most comprehensive energy policy packages to pass in the House since the 1930s. Barton has committed himself to passing legislation promoting an environment of high supply, low demand, consumer-friendly prices and environmental protection. A proponent of competition, Barton is additionally responsible for both the first electricity deregulation legislation to pass a House subcommittee, and for legislation which deregulated the natural gas industry.

Joe Barton was born on September 15, 1949 in Waco, Texas. An avid baseball player growing up, he earned a four-year Gifford-Hill Opportunity Award scholarship to Texas A&M University, where he was the outstanding industrial engineering student for the Class of 1972. After earning a Master’s of Science degree in Industrial Administration from Purdue University, he joined Ennis Business Forms, where he rose to the position of Assistant to the Vice President. In 1981, he was selected for the prestigious White House Fellows Program, and served as an aide to then-Energy Secretary James B. Edwards. He returned to Texas in 1982 as a natural gas decontrol consultant for Atlantic Richfield Oil and Gas Company before being elected to Congress.

Corporate Counsel Magazine's "Legal Issues in the Energy Industry" is designed for general counsel, senior legal in-house counsel and executives working in the Energy Industry. It will cover the latest regulatory, legal and business issues in this continuously evolving industry. This conference will cover both traditional and alternative energy industries.

Topics to Be Covered include:

• Obama Administration Approach Towards Energy
• Arbitration Issues in the Energy Industry - Domestic and International
• Infrastructure and Alternative Energy
• 2009 FERC Enforcement Issues
• Legislative Initiatives at the State and Federal Level for Energy
• Current Trends in Royalty Litigation:
  Private Actions
  State Actions
  Class Actions
• Energy and Water Management Issues:
  Impact of Exploration/Production and Water Resources
• Climate Change and Energy
• Energy and the Environment:
  Prospects for Partnership?

Who Should Attend:

• In-house Counsel for Energy Companies
• Corporate Executives for Energy Companies
• Law Firms with Energy Practices

This conference will offer CLE and CPD Credit!