California Environmental Law & Policy Center
CONFERENCE AGENDA
KALMANOVITZ APPELLATE COURTROOM, KING HALL, U.C. DAVIS
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8:00-9:00
Registration & Continental Breakfast
9:00-9:15
Welcome & Introductory Remarks
- Kevin Johnson , Dean, U.C. Davis School of Law
- Richard Frank , CELPC Director & Professor of Environmental Practice
9:15-10:45
Four Decades of CEQA: A Diverse Retrospective
- Kip Lipper
, Consultant, Office of the California State Senate President Pro Tem - Hon. Ronald Robie , Associate Justice, California Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District (Sacramento)
- E. Clement Shute , Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger ( San Francisco)
- Christine Sproul , Deputy Attorney General, California Department of Justice (Sacramento)
- Susan Brandt-Hawley , Brandt-Hawley Law Group (Glen Ellen) [Moderator]
10:45-11:00
Morning Networking Break
11:00-Noon
Comparing CEQA’s Evolution to NEPA, Other States’ Little NEPA Statutes & Foreign Environmental Impact Assessment Laws
- Dan Selmi , Professor, Loyola School of Law (Los Angeles)
- Richard Frank , Professor of Environmental Practice, U.C. Davis School of Law
- C. Aylin Bilir, J.D. King Hall 2011 [Moderator]
Noon-12:30
Lunch (Provided)
12:30-1:15
Keynote Address
- Ken Alex , Senior Advisor to California Governor Jerry Brown & Director, Governor’s Office of Planning & Research (Sacramento)
1:15-2:30
Applying CEQA in Challenging Times and Contexts
- Meea Kang , President, Domus Development, LLC, President, California Infill Builders Association (Davis)
- Renee Robin , Director of Permitting & Senior Counsel for Regulatory Affairs, SunPower Corporation (Richmond)
- David C. Smith , Senior Vice President, DMB Associates, Inc. (Irvine)
- Susan Hori , Manatt Phelps & Phillips, LLP (Orange County) [Moderator]
2:30-2:45
Afternoon Networking Break
2:45-3:45
The Future of CEQA—Legislative, Local Government & Planning Perspectives
- Joe Krovoza , Mayor, City of Davis
- Senator Lois Wolk , California State Senate (Davis)
- Terry Watt , AICP, Terrell Watt Planning Consultants (San Francisco)
- Al Lin , Professor of Law, U.C. Davis [Moderator]
3:45-5:15
The Future of CEQA—A Conversation With Some of California’s Premier CEQA Attorneys
- Jim Moose , Remy Thomas Moose & Manley (Sacramento) [Host & Moderator]
- Richard Drury , Lozeau/Drury (Oakland)
- Jennifer Hernandez , Holland & Knight (San Francisco)
- Margaret Sohagi , Sohagi Law Group (Los Angeles)
- Bill Yeates , Kenyon/Yeates (Sacramento)
- Michael Zischke , Cox Castle & Nicholson (San Francisco)
5:15-5:30
Concluding Remarks
- Richard Frank , Director, California Environmental Law & Policy Center, U.C. Davis
5:30-6:30
Hosted Reception (King Hall Courtyard)
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